UNSCAM: Pascua and Galloway

Report on oil allocations granted to Charles Pasqua and George Galloway BBC

United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Norm Coleman, Chairman Carl Levin, Ranking Minority Member

Report on oil allocations granted to Charles Pasqua and George Galloway prepared by the majority and minority staffs of the permanent subcommittee on investigations released in conjunction with the permanent subcommittee on investigations May 17, 2005

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On June 19, 1999, two days after SOMO’s June 17th letter concerning Pasqua, Tariq Aziz’s staff informed SOMO that Bernard Guillet was the authorized representative of Charles Pasqua:

Please be informed that Mr. Bernard Guillet) is the diplomatic and political advisor of Mr. (Charles Pasqua), the French politician and former Minister of the Interior; Mr. Guillet represents Mr. Pasqua in receiving the oil allocation allotted to the latter.38 That same day, the Executive Director of SOMO and the Oil Minister held a telephone conference to discuss the allocation to Charles Pasqua. The substance of that conference was captured in a follow-up letter from SOMO to the Oil Minister.39 That letter was entitled “The French Personality Charles Pasqua” and states: With reference to the telephone conversation with your Excellency

This morning, 06/19/1999, the Swiss company Genmar is the authorized company by Mr. Charles Pasqua to lift the quantity allocated to him in phase 6. SOMO then indicated that it would execute a contract with Genmar for Pasqua’s allocation. [. . . . ]