Bank props
By John Spencer
1969John SpencerIrelandAfrica Read the scan at ETOL (PDF) →Read from the scan by machine and not corrected: headlines and words can be misread, and a caption or advert can run into the text. For anything you quote, read the scan.
right-wing Unionist (Tory) William Craig was enthusiastically applauded by the Paisleyites when he appeared on a balcony to acknowledge cheers.
The Paisleyites' close links with the Unionist party rightwing, illustrated by this incident, cannot be ignored.
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It shows that Paisley and • section of Unionists are agreed on the type of measures necessary to take on the Irish Much bigger struggles are clearly on the way. briet interruptson in the dee velopment of the Northern Ireland struggles, caused by the arrival of the British troops, is coming to an end.
British commandos were By our own correspondent IN a report tabled in the Rhodesian parliament on Tuesday, the Committee of Public Accounts claimed that the Smith government had given favoured treatment to Barclays Bank in connection with a £2.25 million loan for the construction of the Kyle Dam.
The Bank of England's refusal to authorize the transfer of sterling from the Rhodesian Reserve Bank in London to Barclays led to the Smith regime establishing—with the agreemnt of Barclays-a trust fund into which payments would be made on behalf of the British bank.
The report stated it had 'no doubts at all' that this agreement gave Barclays Bank more favoured treatment than other British residents who had subscribed to loans raised in London.
This agreement between Barclays Bank and the Smith regime indicates the ease with which Salisbury is able to maintain its links with leading financial circles in Britain— despite nearly four years of 'sanctions' by the Wilson government.
and the Middle East PAGE October 2, 1969