Sultan Of Brunei And The House Of Fraser

EDM number 680 in 1989-90, proposed by DN Campbell-Savours on 08/03/1990.

That this House notes that the Department of Trade and Industry report into the House of Fraser Holding states that all the evidence points to the Sultan of Brunei being the source of the funds used by the Al Fayeds in the takeover of the House of Fraser; notes that on 23rd October 1985 His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam wrote to Mr Mohammed Al Fayed stating there was no connection between the Al Fayed family, the House of Fraser and the Sultan of Brunei; asks those who compiled the Department of Trade and Industry report why they failed to publish this letter which came from a head of state of a country very friendly to Britain; believes that the implication of the comments of those who rightly or wrongly accuse the Al Fayeds of lying is that not only is Mr Mohammed Al Fayed lying but also friend of Britain, The Sultan of Brunei; believes that this is a very grave allegation for an honourable Member or Tiny Rowland to level against a foreign head of state; questions how it is that honourable Members are prepared to leave in Brunei a battalion of Ghurka troops whilst accusing its head of state of being a liar; and calls upon Mr Tiny Rowland to divest himself of control of The Observer newspaper.

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