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W:

I met him some considerable time before that.

D:

Such as?

W:

About eighteen months, I presume. Eighteen months prior to that time.

D:

What kind of relation did you have to him then?

W:

It was purely on a casual friendship. Friendship is not the right word.

S:

Acquaintance.

W:

Acquaintance level. The affinity was serviceman to serviceman. That was basically the affinity.

D:

Did you say that the company Longreach was founded in April '86? Is that correct?

W:

That was when it was incorporated:

D:

Incorporated

W:

Yes.

D:

And before that? Had you had anything to do with Longreach before April '86?

W:

We had obviously had discussions in the formation of the company, but the company started to operate on or about the time of incorporation.

D:

There has been said that Longreach in fact was a cover-up for the security police in South Africa. What is your comment on that?

W:

Certainly in my involvement it was strictly commercial and it was overtly commercial. What happened to Longreach post my departure I cannot answer, because I had left South Africa. But during the period of time that I