Day 241 - 26 Apr 96 - Page 41


     
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     2   MR. ATKINSON:  What I was thinking is that perhaps Mr. Morris
     3        would read out the first page.  No, sorry, that is from
     4        Mr. Morris, is it not?
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     6   MR. MORRIS:  The first page is.
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     8   MR. ATKINSON:  That is from Mr. Morris, I see.  No then, I mean,
     9        I do not really know whether it is sensible to read the
    10        whole interview.
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    12   MR. MORRIS:  Just for completeness.
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    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What it is - I wonder if you have the right
    15        one.  It is a transcript, "English interviews from Costa
    16        Rica."
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    18   MR. ATKINSON:  I have got it.
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    20   MR. MORRIS:  I think it should be read as complete because then
    21        there is no doubt over it.
    22
    23        Continuing to read:
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    25        "Question:  You are here in Montecillos in the largest
    26        factory for meat production in Costa Rica.  Can you tell me
    27        something about the significance of meat production, its
    28        export and the custom of meat export in your country?
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    30        Answer:  Yes.  Meat is the third most important
    31        agricultural product in Costa Rica.  We export it - large
    32        amounts of meat are used in the United States.  We export
    33        what we call `industrial meat'.  That accounts for
    34        approximately 70 per cent of the meat we produce"...;"
    35
    36        Then it says: "Broken off, beep again."
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    38   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Just read the questions and the answers.
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    40   MR. MORRIS:  OK.  Continuing to read:
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    42        "Question:  We are here in Costa Rica's largest meat
    43        production factory.  Can you tell me something about the
    44        work which is done here, where the meat is delivered and
    45        what significance it has for your country?
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    47        Sergio Quintani:  Montecillos is indeed one the largest
    48        factories in the country.  Meat is our country's third most
    49        important agricultural product.  We export the meat to the
    50        United States and 70 per cent of the meat goes to food 
    51        production outlets, such as restaurant chains like 
    52        McDonald's, Wendy's and others - the rest of the meat is 
    53        delivered to local supermarkets.  There are different
    54        special parts [of the animal] which are used for
    55        fast-foods, that is chiefly the meat which is described as
    56        lean meat, which is particularly good for use in fast-food
    57        production.
    58
    59        The country has been exporting meat to foreign markets for
    60        20 years and we are one of the small countries which

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