Day 077 - 25 Jan 95 - Page 79
1 A. At that time (and I am speaking from memory) I think
2 Braslo was buying meat from Anglo, but that was not my
3 business and it was not what I was there for.
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5 Q. I understand that. You were not importing ready-made
6 hamburgers from Brazil, were you?
7 A. Oh, no.
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9 Q. You were importing -----
10 A. Boneless chuck and blade.
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12 Q. That was direct from Weddel?
13 A. That was direct from -- Weddel was the agent, direct
14 from the meat plant at Barretos.
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16 Q. I see. You spent the Monday at Weddel office in San Paulo?
17 A. Yes.
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19 Q. Did you go to Barretos?
20 A. Yes.
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22 Q. Do you remember when, what day, Monday night/Tuesday
23 morning?
24 A. I honestly cannot remember now. I can remember flying
25 up there. I can remember being met by a car at the
26 airport. I was amazed at the man who met me I knew,
27 because we had been together in Australia, which was a
28 coincidence. Those sort of things I can remember but
29 I cannot remember whether I went out Monday evening or
30 Tuesday morning.
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32 Q. Did you discuss with anybody when were you out there where
33 the beef had been grown, where it came from?
34 A. Oh, yes.
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36 Q. With whom did you discuss that question?
37 A. A fellow by the name of Peter Day.
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39 Q. What company did you work for?
40 A. He worked for Frigorifico, Barretos, Weddel plant.
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42 MS. STEEL: Could you repeat that?
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44 MR. RAMPTON: He worked for the Vesty Company -- it is difficult
45 -- the Refrigerated Anglo Company; is that right?
46 Frigorifico Anglo, I think it is called.
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48 MR. JUSTICE BELL: In Barretos itself? Did you say in Barretos?
49 A. In Barretos itself, yes.
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51 MR. RAMPTON: Did you leave Barretos at any time during your
52 stay and go out into the country?
53 A. Yes, I did.
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55 Q. With whom?
56 A. With Day.
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58 Q. For what purpose?
59 A. To look at cattle growing.
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