Difference between revisions of "Savoy Mafia"
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|description=A deep state group tied to UK arms deals. | |description=A deep state group tied to UK arms deals. | ||
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|members=? | |members=? | ||
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==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
| − | The 'Savoy Mafia' were a group of [[financier]]s, [[businessmen]], [[arms dealer]]s, senior | + | The 'Savoy Mafia' were a group of [[financier]]s, [[businessmen]], [[arms dealer]]s, senior [[Ministry of Defence]] officials, [[spook]]s and [[conservative]] [[politicians]] who met regularly at the Savoy Grill. ''[[Financial Times]]'' [[journalist]] [[Richard Donkin]] reports that [[Gerald James]] opined that what most of its members had in common was a desire to make a lot of money exploiting export credit guarantees – a government-backed (that means taxpayer backed) system that underwrites export deals.<ref name=CTSD>[[Document:Closing the Stable Door]]</ref><ref>''Dead Men Don't Eat Lunch'' By [[Geoffrey Gilson]], pp.187-188</ref> |
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| + | ==Leadership== | ||
| + | ''[[The Independent]]'' reported on the group in 1994, naming its leader as [[Alan Curtis]], the former chairman of [[Lotus]] and long-time friend of [[Denis Thatcher]].<ref name=indep>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/the-mark-thatcher-affair-arms-deal-triumph-for-batting-for-britain-steve-boggan-examines-the-history-of-the-biggest-weapons-agreement-ever-struck-between-two-countries-1441987.html</ref> | ||
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
| − | Members of this group, "were instrumental in finding work in the US for [[Mark Thatcher]]".<ref name= | + | Members of this group, "were instrumental in finding work in the US for [[Mark Thatcher]]"<ref name=CTSD/>, whose name alone, it was decided "would be sure to impress the Arabs".<ref name=indep/> Together with [[Le Cercle]], they would seem to have been involved in the [[Al-Yamamah arms deal]]. |
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| + | == Exposure == | ||
| + | [[Simon Regan]] published about the Savoy Mafia in ''[[Scallywag]]''.<ref>https://forums.richieallen.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1348</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:28, 24 August 2022
 Savoy Mafia  | |
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| Type | • secret •  deep state |
| Interests | Al-Yamamah arms deal |
| Interest of | Simon Regan |
| Membership | [[|?]] |
| A deep state group tied to UK arms deals. | |
Origins
The 'Savoy Mafia' were a group of financiers, businessmen, arms dealers, senior Ministry of Defence officials, spooks and conservative politicians who met regularly at the Savoy Grill. Financial Times journalist Richard Donkin reports that Gerald James opined that what most of its members had in common was a desire to make a lot of money exploiting export credit guarantees – a government-backed (that means taxpayer backed) system that underwrites export deals.[1][2]
Leadership
The Independent reported on the group in 1994, naming its leader as Alan Curtis, the former chairman of Lotus and long-time friend of Denis Thatcher.[3]
Activities
Members of this group, "were instrumental in finding work in the US for Mark Thatcher"[1], whose name alone, it was decided "would be sure to impress the Arabs".[3] Together with Le Cercle, they would seem to have been involved in the Al-Yamamah arms deal.
Exposure
Simon Regan published about the Savoy Mafia in Scallywag.[4]
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Closing the Stable Door | webpage | 6 March 2007 | Richard Donkin |
References
- ↑ a b Document:Closing the Stable Door
- ↑ Dead Men Don't Eat Lunch By Geoffrey Gilson, pp.187-188
- ↑ a b http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/the-mark-thatcher-affair-arms-deal-triumph-for-batting-for-britain-steve-boggan-examines-the-history-of-the-biggest-weapons-agreement-ever-struck-between-two-countries-1441987.html
- ↑ https://forums.richieallen.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1348
