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By John Donovan
All the text below in italics is taken directly from “A History of Royal Dutch Shell Vol 1.” A work authored by eminent historians hired by Shell who had access to Shell’s archives.
Although beholding to their rich client (Shell) they concede that the “resignations” of Jewish directors in frightening circumstances from Shell’s German subsidiary Rhenania-Ossag took place with the full approval of “Central Offices” i.e. Royal Dutch Shell Group HQ offices in “London and The Hague”.
Royal Dutch Shell founders meetings with Hitler, strong antiSemitic views and financial support for the Nazis
(From page 07/478)
Confirmation of Sir Henri Deterding’s claim that he met Hitler
Nazism and the New Order in Germany were congenial to Deterding’s authoritarian being and his fervent anti-communism; he does not appear to have understood its political or indeed social ramifications. Deterding now began to take a greater interest in the Group’s German affairs, normally Kessler’s remit. This brought him into contact with the new regime’s leaders. He cautiously welcomed Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor in January 1933, but two months later he sought an audience with Hitler, presumably to present a proposal for sponsoring a series of radio lectures on the evils of communism, to celebrate the coming to power of such a vociferous anti-communist. He was rebuffed, but in November Deterding claimed to have met Hitler the other day.
By John Donovan
Toxic ramifications from Nazi business connections continue to make news headlines several decades after the end of WW2.
Two weeks ago we published a story about Shell arising from a New York Times article published on 14 June 2019 revealing that billionaire descendants of a family who control a company which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and a number of other famous brands are grappling with the exposure of an unspeakable secret – a Nazi history. See No atonement from Royal Dutch Shell for its Nazi history
Robert Finn, the Shell Director who was a vitally important functionary of the Nazi WW2 economy
By John Donovan
A spotlight was shone on the Nazi past of the German Robert Finn after a Hamburg Sports Club Hall was to be named in his honour. Finn was a former chairman of the sports club.
Following a renovation of the hall in 2006, a major re-inauguration ceremony in honour of Finn was organised – with numerous prominent guests from sports and politics (who were informed about Finn’s role in the Nazi war economy) with his sons as guests of honour.
There was also controversy about clubhouse design elements, including symbols of the Nazi regime, such as swastikas, to be on open public display.
Its employees — there are 180,000 around the world — have reported that customers accuse them of “working for Nazis.” There have been boycott threats…By John Donovan
A New York Times article published on 14 June 2019 reveals that billionaire descendants of a family who control a company which owns Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Pret A Manger and a number of other famous brands are grappling with the exposure of an unspeakable secret – a Nazi history.
Extracts:
Decades after World War II, Benckiser evolved into one of the largest consumer goods conglomerates on the planet. Known today as JAB Holding Company…
For decades, they say, they did not know about their father’s Nazism and the abuses that took place at the company they inherited:
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“Annul Shell’s dealings with Allseas – a company which apparently celebrates Nazi crimes by glorifying a perpetrator”
“It is interesting to note on the Shell portals’ list of associated countries, the conspicuous absence of Israel”
Paris, 5 February 2015
In a letter to Royal Dutch Shell CEO, Ben van Beurdon, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, noted, “Shell has contracted from the Swiss-based offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction company, Allseas Group, their crane-ship Pieter Schelte, to service Brent oil platforms on the British continental shelf.”
Shell House before the bombing. At the time of the bombing, it was painted in camouflage colours
Operation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark during the Second World War which caused significant collateral damage. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, used as Gestapo headquarters in the city centre. It was used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens during interrogations. The Danish Resistance had long asked the British to conduct a raid against the site. The building was destroyed, 18 prisoners were freed and anti-resistance Nazi activities were disrupted.
References to the Kindle book by John Donovan “Sir Henri Deterding and the Nazi History of Royal Dutch Shell” are made on pages 110 & 636.
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From: John Donovan <johndonovanBBC Newsnight aired a related package on Friday 14 Sept drawing attention to the subject and the Church of England’s numerous questionable investments. In particular, its holdings in BP and Shell, both described as being “toxic”. Bearing in mind the history set out below, particularly the Nazi aspect and the antisemitism, how could the Church of England invest in such a toxic business, as Shell?
Shell has targeted perceived enemies, such as Greenpeace and The Body Shop, with undercover activity using Hakluyt & Co, the commercial offshoot of MI6 set up partly by Shell and BP.
EMAIL BEING SENT THIS WEEKEND TO EVERY UK MP. Justin Welby is in hot water again. He has criticised another controversial company, last time Wonga and this time the tax-shy Amazon. Both later embarrassingly revealed to be businesses in which the Church of England is an investor.
BBC Newsnight aired a package on Friday 14 Sept drawing attention to the subject and the Church of England’s numerous questionable investments. In particular, its holdings in BP and Shell, both described as being toxic.
I can speak with some authority in relation to the toxicity of Shell.
Sir Henri Deterding was Director General of the Royal Dutch Shell Group when his initial massive donation of food to Nazi Germany was announced in a Reuter’s Wireless report dated 20 December 1936.
The donated food on that occasion filled 7,000 railway wagons.
Despite criticism in the news media, specifically linking the money saved on food to Nazi rearmament, Deterding continued to donate Dutch food for Nazi Germany, where he now lived after marrying his secretary, a young German woman. Like him, an ardent Nazi.
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By John Donovan
In the “Fortune Global 500 Ranking by Revenue 2010”, Royal Dutch Shell Pic was ranked as the second largest company in the world, after Wal-Mart Stores.
Many people know something about the oil giants’ controversial track record in Nigeria. Itincludes decades long plunder and pollution, with involvement in espionage, corruption, torture, murder, and other human rights abuses.
Some people are aware of Shell’s unscrupulous dealings with despotic regimes in Iraq, Iran, and Libya. Shell deliberately disguised shipping movements of Iraqi and Iranian oil during UN sanctions.
Extracts
At the end of his life, he established his main residence in Germany, not only because he had founded his third home, but mainly because he saw in Hitler the most serious defense against invading Bolshevism. . His hatred of the Soviet regime, which had spoiled the Royal Dutch from its petroliferous lands in Russia, was the obsession of the last years of his life. His fortune has sometimes been estimated at 65 million pounds, or about 11 billion and a half francs.
Mr. Maurice Lewandowski reports a solemn circumstance in the life of Deterding: it was the visit that this one made to Pope Pius X1. Deterding was able to see Mussolini with the backseat of finding in Italy a fulcrum for his industrial and financial policy…
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (Berlin): Sir Henri Deterding
BERLIN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON THE DEATH OF SIR HENRI DETERDING
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