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     1        property was taken there was no action by the authorities?"
     2
     3   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  I had not taken that as a direct challenge.
     4
     5   MR. RAMPTON:  Then I am content and if Mr. Morris is content
     6        that he has not challenged it, that is perfectly all right
     7        with me.
     8
     9   MR. MORRIS:  If I could just deal with one matter fairly
    10        briefly, hopefully?  The dispute over Freshco ---
    11        A.  Yes.
    12
    13   Q.   -- in the Salinas Valley, lettuce and the United Farm
    14        Workers Union?
    15        A.  Yes.
    16
    17   Q.   How long did you spend trying to resolve this dispute?  Did
    18        it go on over a long period of time or what?
    19        A.  No, it did not.  I took a trip out to the Salinas
    20        Valley and, all told, because it is the West Coast, in
         flying time, I actually spent probably almost a full day
    22        there, but it takes travel time back and forth.  Then
    23        I invited Mr. Bruce Church to my office for probably about
    24         -- we probably had about a three or four hour meeting.
    25        Other than that, it would be some telephone calls, so
    26        I think you can add it up from there.
    27
    28   Q.   After you met with the person from Bruce Church, he flew
    29        over to Oak Brook?
    30        A.  That is correct.
    31
    32   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  When you say, it was Bruce Church himself,
    33        the eponymous Bruce Church, was it?
    34        A.  Yes, I am not sure of your term.
    35
    36   Q.   That means that the name of the firm is the name of the
    37        man.
    38        A.  Yes, there is a Bruce Church senior and Bruce Church
    39        junior, my Lord.
    40
    MR. MORRIS:  We might as well get it right which one it was.
    42        A.  Junior.
    43
    44   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Anyway, it was the Bruce Church, one of the
    45        Bruce Church's?
    46        A.  As the principal owner of that company.
    47
    48   MR. MORRIS:  This was around 1983 and 1984, yes?  It is probably
    49        accepted; I cannot remember, I have not got the witness
    50        statement. 
    51        A.  Yes, and I am trying to pour through my mind. 
    52 
    53   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It is put as 83 to 84.
    54
    55   MR. MORRIS:  Would you accept it is around that time?
    56        A.  I would accept it is around that time.
    57
    58   Q.   You demanded that Bruce Church stop the United Farm Workers
    59        from organising a boycott of McDonald's products?
    60        A.  I do not understand what you have just said.  Do you