THE BANK OF ENGLAND ITS DIRECTORS AND THEIR CORPARATE AFFILITATIONS (The information contained in this document is correct to 1 / 2 / 1995) Board of directors of the Bank of England Edward A.J. George governor Rupert L Pennant-Rea The Economist Newspaper Ltd. (1) deputy governor Sir George Cadbury IBM U.K. Holdings Ltd (2) National Exhibition Centre Ltd Sir Colin Corness Chubb Security Plc (3) Nationwide Building Society (Chairman) (3) Redland Plc (chairman) Union Camp Corparation (U.S.A.) Unitech Plc S. G. Warburg & Company Plc Francis Heaton Lazard Brothers Ltd (1) Sun Alliance Group Plc (4) Sir Christopher Hogg Courtalds Plc Reuters Plc SmithKline Beecham Plc (5) J.P. Morgan International Council Ford Foundation Sir Martin Jacomb Barclays Plc Delta Plc Marks & Spencer Plc Prudential Corparation Plc R.T.Z. Corparation Plc (6) Telegraph Plc (7) Sir John Keswick De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd (South Africa) (8) Hambros Plc (9) Persimmon Plc Gavin H Laird Amalgamated Engineering & Electrical Union Scottish General Electric Co. Scottish Television Plc Sir David Lees Courtalds Plc G.K.N. Plc Sir Christopher Morse Zeneca Plc (10) Brain Quinn Sir David Scholey British Telecommunications Plc Chubb Security Plc (3) Ford Foundation Advisiory Group on United Nations Financing General Electric Company Plc S.G. Warburg & Company Plc (Chairman) (11) Sir Roland Smith Equitable Life Assurance Hepworth Plc Sir Colin Southgate Thorn EMI Plc (chairman) (12) Powergen Plc Notes (1) The Economist Newspaper ltd has the following major shareholders Pearson Plc 50 % Rothschild family Between 0 - 50 % Pearson Plc largest shareholder is the David-Weill family of Lazard's, the merchant bank based in London, Paris and New York (with 10.25%). Pearson Plc holds 50 % of Lazard Partners L.P. (U.S.A.), the groups holding company, the remainimg 50 % being held by the David-Weill family. The David-Weills also have a large deal of influence within the Italian economy due to their 4.73% stake in insurer Generalli and 2% of Mediobanca. They are also linked to the Agnelli family via Fiat. Michel David-Weill is a Member of the Trilateral Commission. (2) Sir Evelyn De Rothschild is a director of this company, he is also chairman of N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd. (3) A large shareholder in Chubb Security Plc is Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Plc with 4.98% of the common shares. Guardian Royal Exchange Plc has close links to the Hambro family, Lord Hambro being Chairman of the company. Guardian Royal Exchange Plc holds 10% of the common shares of Hambros Plc. Nationwide Building Society has close links with the Hambro family Group. The vice chairman being a director of Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Plc, of which Lord Hambro is chairman. (4) Leopold De Rothschild is a director of this company. The Rothschild's were the founders of one of group company. Leopold De Rothschild is also a director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd. A major shareholder in the company being Transatlantic sercurities Plc with 3.01% of the ordinary shares. See note (3). (5) J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc holds 55.54% of SmithKline Beecham Plc B shares S.G. Warburg & Co. Plc holds 6.61 % of the A shares (6) R.T.Z. has close links to the Rothschild family. Lord Armstrong, a non exec. director of the company is a director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd. The Rothschilds were one of the origional backers of the company. (7) The Telegraph Plc is controlled by Conrad Black, a senior member of the Trilateral Commission. Directors of the Telegraph include Sir Evelyn De Rothschild, chairman of N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd, Rupert Hambro, a member of the Hambro family and a director of the Anglo-American Corp. of South Africa Ltd. Which is controlled by the Oppenheimer family. Also on the board of The Telegraph Plc is Henry Keswick, chairman of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd. Henry Keswick's Brother is Chairman of Hambro's Bank Ltd and a director of De Beer's Comsolidated Mines Ltd. De Beer's is controlled by the Oppenheimer Family. (8) De Beers Consolidated Mines is controlled by the South African Oppenheimer family. It has close links to both the Rothschild and Hambro families as well as to S.G. Warburg & Company Plc, through its international investment arm, Minorco s.a. (L). Through it's links to Transatlantic Holdings Plc it has a small stake in Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance Plc which holds 10% of Hambros Plc. De Beers also has a stake in Hattron Ltd, the holding company for the Hambro family Diamond interests. (9) Hambro's Plc is the centre piece in the Hambro family sphere of influence. The former Governor of the Bank Of England (Lord Kingsdown) is a director of Hambro's Plc. Despite the family split, they still retain close links with the Oppenheimers and have arm's lengh business agreements such as the holdings in Hattron Ltd in which most of the Hambro family are shareholders, directly or indirectly. The Hambro's are probably Britain's best connected financial family operating a huge informal interest group. (10) Zenecca Plc was demerged from Imperial Chemical Industries Plc. Its largest shareholder is S.G. Warburg & Co. Plc which holds 10.07% of the ordinary shares and has a director on the board. (11) S.G. Warburg & Co. Plc is London's most poerfull merchant banking group. It was founded by German refuges from Nazism in the 1930's and has grown to become a world leader in the financial services sector. Though it appears to be under a cloud at the moment following a failed merger with U.S. bank Morgan Stanley. It continues to have links to its founding family. Two relations of the late Sir Siegmund Warburg being directors (P von Simpson and O.M. Lewinsohn). Its major shareholders are the Oppenheimers with 2.23% via Minorco s.a., The Canadian State Railways Pension Plan with 2.24% (Represented by T. Cederashi who is a director of a number of companies associated with Conrad Black.), Munich Reassurance with 5.78%, the Italian De Benedetti family / Mediobanca with 2.20% and the company itself acting on behalf of investment clients There has been a history of relationships between S.G. Warburg & the General Electric Company Plc which is controlled by the Weinstock family Simon Weinstock being a former employee of the firm. Scottish General Electric of which Gavin Laird (q.v.) is a director is a subsiduary of this firm. (12) S.G. Warburg & Co. Plc is the largest shareholder in this firm with aprroximately 13% of the common shares. * * * * * * * * * Scheme of influence E Oppenheimer & Sons Ltd (South Africa) Oppenhimer Family | | | | | | De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd---------Anglo Amercian Corp of South Africa Ltd Close Links to Rothschild family Rupert Hambro is a director of Company Sir Chips keswick chair of Hambro's Bank is a director of co. Hambro's Plc floats loans for company | | | | | | | Minorco s.a. (Luxembourg) | | International Investment arm of Oppenheimer | family companies. | | Peter Wilmot-Sitwell, director of S.G. Warburg and co Ltd | is a director of this firm. Minorco holds 2.23% of the | ordinary shares. Lord Roll, President of co. is a member | of the Trilateral Commission | | Minorco owns 4.23% of Transatlantic securities Plc which is | controlled by South African financier Donald Gordon (& family) | who are close associates of the oppenheimer Family. | The Oppenheimers and the Gordons jointly control South African | Breweries and Premiere Group, two of South Africa's consumer | firms. | | | | | | | Transatlantic Securities Plc has the following shareholdings | | | | | | | | | | | 50% | 3.01% | | | | | Guardian Royal Sun Life Plc Sun Alliance Plc | Exchange Assurance Plc This firm has close | 1.85%. Donald Gordon links to the Rothschild | holds 0.04% as well. family. | G.R.E. has close links | to the Hambro family | | | | | | 10 % | | | Hambros Plc | | | | | 20% ? | 40% ? | | | | Hattron Ltd------------------40% ?--------J.O. Hambro and Sons Ltd Holding company for Hambro Rupert Hambro is a director family diamond intrests. of the Anglo Amercian Corp. Buys diamonds off independent of South Africa Ltd producers on behalf of De Beers (which has an intrest in the co) to sell at the London diamond sights. Minorco also owns 20 % Normandy Poisedion - Australia's largest gold miner 1-2 % Bank of Novia Scotia (Canada) 20 % Johnson Matthey Plc (links to Hambro family) 49 % Frantasch a.g. (Austria) Paper 30 % Engelhard Corp 54 % Terra Industries Inc (U.S.A.) 5 % Independent Newspapers Plc (Ireland) 40 % Delmonte foods The Oppenheimers also control merchant bank Henry Ansbacher & Company Ltd (London) through the First National Bank of South Africa Ltd, which acts as a holding co for many Oppenheimer international banking intrests. The Lazard Banking house and its controlling David-Weill family are also close aids to the Oppenheimers. They are also linked to the Rothschilds. Michel F David-Weill is a member of the Trilateral Commission Transaltantic Lord Hambro & Family Securities Plc | | | |1.85% | 1% ? | 2% ? | | | Guardian Royal Exchange -------------10%--------------->Hambros Plc | | > Peninsular & Oriental Steamship Co 18.15% Preferred Shares, Lord Hambro director Owns 1.65% Hambros Plc > Taylor Woodrow Plc Lord Hambro director. Trustee for loan stock > MAI Plc Hambros Plc owns 2.64% Three directors on Board including Chairman & Managing director > Guardian & Manchester Evening News Plc Hambros Plc has one director on board. Has holding (unknown) in preferred shares Co. is large shareholder in Hambro European Currency Fund Plc. > General Oriental Investments Ltd (Bermuda). Sir James Goldsmiths Company. Has large gold holdings. Backers include Lord Hambro, Lord Rothschild and Australian media magnate Kerry Packer > Conservation Corparation (Pty) Ltd (South Africa) Hambros Plc shareholder with board representation Other shareholders are Anglo Amercian, De Beers AECI (South Africa) and Harry Oppenheimer. > Nationwide Building Society Close links with Guardian Royal Exchange, Hambros Plc subsiduary - Hambro Countrywide Plc There thus exists a situation where the bank of England is controlled by 4 international banking groups / families. Theese are the David-Weills, Hambro's, Rothschilds and Warburg successors. All have close links to the Oppenheimer family of South Africa. There is also a certain amount of influence over the bank by the Ford Foundation and Conrad Black, both of which are linked to the Trilateral Commission and associated entities. * * * * * * * * * * THIS DOCUMENT WAS PREPARED BY OPEN EYE RESEARCH THE WRITERS CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INACCURACIES THAT OCCUR. 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