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  Britain Secretly Built Iraqi Chemcial Warfare Plant
Paul Channon, then trade minister, concealed the existence of the chlorine plant contract from the US administration, which was pressing for controls on such exports.
The papers show that Mr Channon rejected a strong plea from a Foreign Office minister, Richard Luce, that the deal would ruin Britain's image in the world if news got out: "I consider it essential everything possible be done to oppose the proposed sale and to deny the company concerned ECGD cover".
Paul Channon, since ennobled as Lord Kelvedon, was last night holidaying on the Caribbean island of Mustique.
www.rense.com /general35/brit.htm   (611 words)

  
 Paul Channon: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Henry Paul Guinness Channon, Baron Kelvedon of Ongar (b.
Channon's time as Secretary of State for Trade and Industry was marred.
The major issue of the day was a takeover by the Guinness (A kind of bitter stout) group using an inflated stock value.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/paul_channon.htm   (136 words)

  
 Thatcher backed British firm in building "chemical weapons" plant in Iraq
He appealed to the Trade Minister Paul Channon (now Lord Kelvedon) to oppose ECGD cover being given to the contract, and explicitly stated that there was a possibility that the plant could be used towards the manufacture of chemical weaponry.
Luce repeated the point at several meetings with Channon, the minutes of which show clearly that concerns were expressed about the possibility of the plant’s use for chemical warfare purposes.
The concession he won from Channon in exchange for the agreement was that negotiations should continue with the US over a general ban on export of precursors.
www.wsws.org /articles/2003/mar2003/chem-m13.shtml   (1302 words)

  
 Dick Jones' Patteran Pages
The decision, based on Thatcher's policy, was taken by Trade and Industry secretary Paul Channon in spite of protests from the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Office minister Richard Luce.
Channon, however, wasn't prepared to put his head too far above the parapet - he insisted the deal be kept secret and Luce, now the Queen's Lord Chamberlain, agreed.
What a comfort it must be for our troops, facing the prospect of being gassed in the desert, to know Paul Channon, the man who quite possibly signed your death warrant, is sunning himself in the Caribbean.
blogs.salon.com /0002065/2003/03/09.html   (726 words)

  
 "Chips": The Diarys of Sir Henry Channon Book at Shop Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Whatever kind of bisexual, cad, and/or prototypical social-climber he was, Chips Channon was one of the three unquestionably great diarists of the 20th century (the other two being the unequalled James Lees-Milne and the runner-up Alan Clark).
It is said that his son Paul Channon is reluctant to allow an expanded version of Chips' diaries because of the quite well-deserved scandal they would engender.
Since Paul's political career is over, he ought to add a few more pounds to his bank balance and put all two million words of his father's diaries into print.
www.shopireland.ie /books/detail/1857994930   (552 words)

  
 JUNTO A Charivari of The Lit'ry Life: 02/01/2004 - 02/29/2004
I was fascinated by Channon's almost limitless access to power and glamour and, given his lacklustre Chicago provenance, his uncanny and unprecedented dual role as a pre-war Society host and wily Westminster operative.
Channon had clinched social position and wealth with grand finality by marriage to Lady Honor Guinness, one of the ''Golden Guinness Girls'' and the eldest daughter of the second Earl of Iveagh.
Channon, remarkably enough, was also a novelist, producing two dreary works, today only notable for their autobiographical allusions.
junto.blogspot.com /2004_02_01_junto_archive.html   (4519 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | The strange case of Falluja 2
Mr Channon and his officials concealed the existence of the Falluja contract not only from the British public, but also from the US administration, which was trying to curb sales of chemical warfare equipment.
He wrote to Mr Channon on March 8: "I consider it essential that everything possible be done to oppose the proposed sale and to deny the company concerned ECGD cover." He added: "We understand from the experts in the Ministry of Defence that production from such a factory could be used...
He added: "Mr Channon and Mr Luce have given assurances in the House of Commons that no items of equipment would be authorised for Iran or Iraq which it was thought would in any way contribute to the manufacture of chemical weapons...
www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,908236,00.html   (1270 words)

  
 Mail & Guardian Online:
The papers show that Channon rejected a strong plea from a Foreign Office minister, Richard Luce, that the deal would ruin Britain's image in the world if news got out: "I consider it essential everything possible be done to oppose the proposed sale and to deny the company concerned ECGD cover".
But Channon, in line with Mrs Thatcher's policy of propping up the dictator, said: "A ban would do our other trade prospects in Iraq no good".
The British taxpayer was even forced to write a compensation cheque for £300 000 to the German-owned company after final checks on the plant, completed in May 1990, were interrupted by the outbreak of the Gulf war.
www.mg.co.za /articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__international_news&articleid=16765   (682 words)

  
 Mike Channon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
True Greats, your premier knowledge resource about Mike Channon, is the one website you can’t afford to be without.
Alternatively, you could log on to True Greats — many of the players from the last 50 years of premiership and league football are there to share their memories with you.
The stories and experiences of the retired managers and coaches are often very different from the players’.
www.truegreats.com /Mike_Channon.htm   (380 words)

  
 Taking the Blame
Channon then announced that the Dumfries and Galloway Police—the smallest police force in Britain- had concluded a brilliant criminal investigation into the Lockerbie crash.
Channon, still playing the lobby game, promptly denied that he was the source of the story.
It was a pity that Paul Foot fell at the final fence in his otherwise impeccable canter over the course of the Lockerbie scandal, as set out in Trail of the Octopus, the book I wrote with Lester Coleman (LRB, 6 January).
www.druglibrary.org /schaffer/media/lockrbie.htm   (8348 words)

  
 Freedom of the Borough :: News :: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The Lord Kelvedon PC Henry Paul Guinness Channon was born on October 9th 1935 and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
The son of political diarist and former MP for Southend West Chips Channon, it seemed inevitable that on his father’s death that Paul should contest the Southend West seat.
However, Paul was destined for higher honours than that of MP.
www.southend.gov.uk /news?id=948   (896 words)

  
 1987 British leaders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Moore, Secretary of State for Transport (1986-1987)
Paul Channon, Secretary of State for Transport (1987-1989)
Paul Channon, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1986-1987)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1987_British_leaders   (341 words)

  
 U.K. Political Quiz Questions
In 1958, On the retirement of his father, diarist Henry ("Chips") Channon, he won the nomination for the seat against minor local criticism.
Foot was the candidate in Birmingham, Stechford and polled 1% of the vote.
Greville Janner succeeded Sir Barnett Janner in Leicester, North-West in 1970; Paul Channon succeeded Henry Channon in Southend, West in 1959; Hilary Armstrong succceded Ernest Armstrong in Durham, North West Durham in 1987.
www.australianpolitics.com /uk/quiz.shtml   (5131 words)

  
 HPI Racing [Europe] - Special Events - British Indoor Winter Series 2002/3 Round 4
In second position we had Colin Price who was really pushing Paul this round it was good to see someone giving him some close competition, in third position we have Phil Channon who has also been going very well and well on the 'pace'.
On second position we had Phil Channon who has been going very well this year followed by Colin Price who needed to finish in a high position today to have any chance of snatching the championship from Paul.
At the 5 minute mark we had Paul Ashcroft taking his fourth win closely followed by Colin Price in second position and Ian Robinson in third, between these 3 there was less than 3 seconds all 3 drivers drove a very clean and very consistent race.
www.hpieurope.com /eventreport.php?content=ws0204   (1320 words)

  
 Britain kept deadly gas plant secret from US - smh.com.au
The trade minister, Paul Channon, concealed the existence of the chlorine plant contract from the US, which was pressing for controls on such exports.
In 1986 Conservative trade ministers also insisted on selling a key precursor of the nerve gas sarin to Egypt, knowing it was likely to reach Iraq.
Mr Channon, now Lord Kelvedon, issued a statement through his secretary, who said: "He can't object to the story.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/03/07/1046826532673.html   (414 words)

  
 Channon swoops on ilion – in concert with Landis boss | The Register
Troubled distributor ilion group today saw a chunk of shares bought by former CEO Wayne Channon and Paul Kuiken from rival Landis Group.
Channon, former ilion chairman and CEO, and Kuiken, president and CEO of Landis, bought 1,666,416 ordinary shares at 5p each.
Channon appears to be fighting for his old company, having recovered from the "throwing himself on his sword" episode at his resignation over the distributor's woes last December.
www.theregister.co.uk /1999/04/08/channon_swoops_on_ilion   (345 words)

  
 Results
Paul Routley was the only Class 4 racing with the Class 6 cars of Nick Cleal, Ken Grist and Adrian Kinchen.
He was chased hard by both Paul Booth and Darren Parkin who is really making his mark in Class 1 now he's among the seniors.
Adrian Kinchen and Paul Lumley had a battle throughout the race for the second and third places in Class 6 and eventually settled in that order.
www.stotti.freeserve.co.uk /results01.html   (6433 words)

  
 My Old Photos - Club Cobra
He is known to drive the car to races and change the wheels and compete.
Two shots of Paul Channon and COB 6039.
Paul Channon brought his Cobra to the Haynes Day last September - it is now part of his family, but his 'modifications' are an acquired taste!!!!
www.clubcobra.com /t61745.html   (1078 words)

  
 Paul Foot: Tories, arms and the Scott report (1995)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
We print extracts from PAUL FOOT’S recent speech at the Marxism 95 conference in London this summer on the scandals that have already emerged.
This difference between selling them arms and saying they were not selling lethal equipment went on until three politicians – Sir Richard Loose, Sir Adam Butler and Paul Channon – decided that something ought to be done about it.
These three had all – by complete coincidence – been at university together and they were the ministers of state at the foreign office, the defence ministry and the department of trade.
www.marxists.org /archive/foot-paul/1995/08/scott.htm   (1733 words)

  
 [A-List] UK exports success story: Iraq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
We have discovered that the plant was sold and installed by a British company in Hounslow, Uhde Ltd. British ministers in the Thatcher government knew there were clear signs of chemical warfare purpose, but gave it UK government financial backing.
Hostile critics would undoubtedly make much of any British involvement in such a project (particularly the provision of ECGD cover)." At a meeting with Mr Channon on March 18, Mr Luce renewed his pleas.
He added: "There were indications that the Iraqis were using chemicals again in their conflict with Iran." But Mr Channon refused.
lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2003-March/024142.html   (1714 words)

  
 Saints Match Reports 751206 Sunderland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
There was little to choose between the sides in an entertaining first-half as Jim Montgomery did well to save shots from Mick Channon and Jim McCalliog, while at the other end Ian Turner kept out efforts from Dick Malone, Ian Porterfield, Mel Holden and Tony Towers.
Peter Osgood set Saints on the victory path early in the second-half with his first goal of the season after a fine run and cross by Mick Channon.
The Sunderland keeper brilliantly saved a Mick Channon penalty after he had brought down the England striker, then Channon's flying header struck a post before Mel Blyth headed in a late fourth goal from a David Peach corner.
home.freeuk.net /achinery/saints_match_reports_751206_sunderland.htm   (205 words)

  
 NTI: Global Security Newswire
Then-British trade minister Paul Channon concealed the arrangement from the United States and the British public, the Guardian reported.
Channon overrode objections and wrote, “A ban would do our other trade prospects in Iraq no good.”
A spokesman for Uhde’s German parent company said, “This was a normal plant for the production of chlorine and caustic soda.
www.nti.org /d_newswire/issues/thisweek/2003_3_6_chmw.html   (1288 words)

  
 Indymedia UK - Response to pro-war MP
Last Thursday, the Guardian published serious allegations about the chemical weapons plant sold to Iraq from England, cleared in secret by the then Trade and Industry Secretary, Paul Channon, and paid for by the British taxpayer through the Export Credit Guarantee Department.
I am reminded of the still unresolved case of the dismissal of Jose Bustani from the OPCW that is brought up as a question in parliament every month since last April.
I read in the Washington Post last year of Paul Wolfowitz's similar attempt at obtaining the dismissal of Hans Blix from Unmovic because he was perceived, like Jose Bustani, as being too effective at his job and likely to get in the way of war.
www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2003/03/56575.html   (1004 words)

  
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 Fallujah - A Shooting Too Far?
More recently Fallujah was provided by the UK, in the 1980's with a fourteen million £ chemical factory to produce chlorine and phenol, named the Tariq plant.
The deal was allegedly concealed from Parliament by the then Trade Minister, Sir Paul Channon.
When the Gulf war disrupted production at the Fallujah plant, Iraq successfully claimed three hundred thousand pounds compensation from the UK government"s Export Credit Guarantee Department.
www.commondreams.org /views03/0429-11.htm   (811 words)

  
 OOC Forum
Steve, Channon and Paul - Jenn on Aug 11, 2000
:) :) :) :) :) - Channon on Jul 17, 2000
Jen, Rachel, Erica, and Hez (sp?) - Channon on Jun 5, 2000
www.network54.com /Forum/56044/page-18   (330 words)

  
 New Scientist Premium- Safety signals set at danger - Focus
Four months earlier, 35 people had died in a triple train pile-up near Clapham Junction.
Faced with the new accidents the transport secretary, Paul Channon, asked the public inquiry into the Clapham disaster to widen its investigations to include the Purley and Glasgow crashes.
Even before the Clapham accident, British Rail had been examining a system called automatic train protection which would have prevented the Glasgow and Purley crashes - though not the one at Clapham.
www.newscientist.com /backpage.ns?id=mg14719862.100   (261 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: "Chips": The Diarys of Sir Henry Channon: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Buy "Chips": The Diarys of Sir Henry Channon with The Harold Nicolson Diaries: 1919-1964 today!
The Journals of Woodrow Wyatt: Thatcher's Fall and Major's Rise Vol 2; Paperback ~ Woodrow Wyatt
Super interesting diary covering a host of fascinating events.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1857994930   (789 words)

  
 New Scientist Premium- Forum: Exploitation and the art of survival - As an evolutionary strategy, exploitation has had ...
Forum: Exploitation and the art of survival - As an evolutionary strategy, exploitation has had its day
NICHOLAS Ridley (who wants to sell the nation's nature reserves); Paul Channon (who wants to run motorways through the nicest parts of it); and Margaret Thatcher (from whom they take their instructions) are not evil.
In one way, they may be seen as paradigmatic: expressing, in extreme form, the central idea of Western civilisation.
www.newscientist.com /article/mg12316725.700.html   (291 words)

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