Savoy Mafia

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Group.png Savoy MafiaRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Type•  secret
• Deep state.jpg deep state
Interest ofSimon Regan
Membership [[|?]]
A deep state group tied to UK arms deals.

Origins

The 'Savoy Mafia' were a group of financiers, businessmen, arms dealers, senior civil servants, 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]

Activities

Members of this group, "were instrumental in finding work in the US for Mark Thatcher".[1]

 

Related Document

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Closing the Stable Doorwebpage6 March 2007Richard Donkin
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  1. a b Document:Closing the Stable Door
  2. Dead Men Don't Eat Lunch By Geoffrey Gilson, pp.187-188