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1 Q. The result at the end was an agreement with the union in
2 1989?
3 A. Well, it may have been then. There certainly exists
4 one today. Whether it was the same one or a different one,
5 I could not confirm or deny the date.
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7 Q. You were kept informed through memos about what was
8 happening in Denmark?
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10 MR. JUSTICE BELL: When are we talking about?
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12 MR. MORRIS: In 1989?
13 A. Mr. Morris, I did not begin to get involved in any
14 management capacity with Denmark at all until about 3 and a
15 half years ago.
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17 Q. But you had ----
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19 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Ask a question, because if you put it as a
20 statement you make me think I must have fallen asleep for a
21 while, you see, because Mr. Preston said he got involved
22 with Denmark 3 or 3 and a half years ago and now you are
23 telling him he had memos in 1989. Why not ask him if he
24 did have any memos 1989?
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26 MR. MORRIS: Do you remember you were sent a memo on 26th April
27 1989 informing you about the situation in Denmark?
28 A. I may have been sent a memo, maybe other people in
29 Europe have been sent a memo, I do not know whether I did
30 or not. It did not affect me. I would not have taken any
31 particular notice of it if I was.
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33 Q. Did you do memos from time to time about what is happening
34 in other countries?
35 A. From time to time I did.
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37 Q. To keep you informed of developments?
38 A. From time to time I do, yes.
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40 Q. Whether or not you have direct responsibility or not,
41 people in McDonald's do pass information that might be of
42 interest or relevance?
43 A. Occasionally.
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45 Q. Just for the record, there is a memo on this subject. I do
46 not want to dig it out. It is pink volume 14, and it is
47 tab A, 70A. It says "copied to Paul Preston".
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49 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Are you hopeful of getting some admissible
50 evidence from Mr. Preston or is that the end of the road?
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52 MR. MORRIS: I think that is about the end of the road on that
53 subject. Do you know who Tom Alim is?
54 A. I know who he is, yes, or who he was.
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56 Q. Who was he?
57 A. He was the individual who was the top management
58 relationship partner for that part of the world prior to
59 me.
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