Day 068 - 16 Dec 94 - Page 41
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2 MR. JUSTICE BELL: He cannot answer that. You have given him
3 the opportunity to explain what Mr. Cesca says there, and
4 that is the most you can do, I think, Mr. Morris.
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6 MR. MORRIS: We can move on now, Dr. Gonzales.
7 A. Are you going to ask me another question?
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No. You can put that back.
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11 MR. MORRIS: Who was the Purchasing Manager at McDonald's,
12 Costa Rica, or who is?
13 A. Rudolfo Madrigal.
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15 Q. Since when has he been the purchasing manager at McDonald's
16 Costa Rica?
17 A. He has been the purchasing manager -----
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19 Q. Approximately?
20 A. Approximately eight years.
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22 Q. If we just go back to the sources of beef in Costa Rica,
23 which is an issue in the case, do you actually know the
24 regions -- you say it is dry forest or dry grassland -- the
25 regions where you get the beef from?
26 A. It is dry forest.
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28 Q. Dry forest. Do you know the actual regions, or just name
29 the regions where the beef supplies would be allowed to
30 come from?
31 A. In Costa Rica?
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33 Q. Yes.
34 A. The region that I am familiar with is called
35 Guanacaste.
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37 Q. Is that in the northwest of Costa Rica?
38 A. It is in the north part. It is difficult to say
39 northwest; it is very thin.
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41 Q. In the north?
42 A. North, yes. The rainforest is in the south.
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44 Q. Are there specific regions in the northern part of
45 Costa Rica, is there just one region or is there -- what
46 I am saying is, the north of Costa Rica is a strip, is it
47 not?
48 A. That is correct.
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50 Q. Are there specific areas in the north -- anywhere in the
51 north is fine -- or are there specific areas where you
52 get -----
53 A. It is, basically. I have not seen anything that would
54 indicate otherwise.
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56 Q. Anywhere in the northern region?
57 A. Yes.
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59 Q. Guanacaste is in the northern region; yes?
60 A. Yes.
