Stumbled over this. Starts at 8:15, if you are interessted

The Lost Gospel Q

I am listening to some "conspiracy" things and want to share some names or things I heard and check out!

From 1996

John Loudon, 90, Ex-Head Of Royal Dutch/Shell Group

John H. Loudon, who headed the Royal Dutch/Shell Group when it was the world's second largest oil company and guided it through times of turmoil in the Middle East, died on Saturday. He was 90.

He died of respiratory failure at the Haarlem Hospital in Haarlem, the Netherlands, his son John said.

During his 14-year tenure as head of the sprawling Anglo-Dutch oil empire, Mr. Loudon helped to rebuild the company's operations from the devastation of World War II, guided it through the shutdown of the Suez Canal in 1956 and the war that followed and worked hard to preserve the oil group's influence in the Middle East during the 1960's.

As the power grew of the nations that eventually formed the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Mr. Loudon used his friendships with the sheiks and the leaders in the region to defend the Shell group's interests.

A tall athletic man who spoke five languages, he moved easily in the realm of political leaders as diverse as de Gaulle and the Shah of Iran. He kept close friendships with such business leaders as David Rockefeller and Henry Ford II.

After he took over as director general of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group in 1951, he took steps to diversify the management of the closely knit and secretive company.

Seeing that nationalism was growing in many countries where oil was being discovered and produced, he established training programs to groom executives from countries in the Middle East and elsewhere. He also sought to prevent discrimination and put in policies to have the European managers treat the nationals as equals.

According to a Time magazine profile in 1960, Mr. Loudon sent his managers out to foreign operatons with this advice: "Be a good citizen, obey the laws but never get mixed up in politics. Never contribute to political campaigns and never pay baksheesh. Never. Never."

After he stepped down as chairman in 1965, he continued to be active in the company as chairman of the board of supervisory directors for 11 more years.

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When David Rockfeller, the president of Chase Manhattan Bank, set up an advisory committee in 1965 to counsel the bank on its growing international business, Mr. Loudon was named as chairman. He retired from the group in 1977.

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/09/business/john-loudon-90-ex-head-of-royal-dutch-shell-group.html

Knights Of Rhodes

The Knights of Rhodes was the name given to the Knights Hospitaller after they occupied the Island of Rhodes, and established their headquarters there. The scheme had the approval of the Pope and the King of France. A Crusade was preached, without mention of its destination. The Greek Emperor, Andronicus, refused to give up his claim upon Rhodes, and, when Villaret and his knights landed on the island, they were met with strong resistance.

After fierce fighting, with considerable losses on both sides, on August 15, 1310, Rhodes was in possession of the Knights of Saint John, who from then on became known also as the Knights of Rhodes.

http://www.medieval-spell.com/Knights-Hospitaller/Knights-Of-Rhodes.html

The Knight Templars & the Knights of Malta

In 1523 the Turkish siege of Cyprus put the Knights Hospitaller on the move again, and they found refuge in Malta, given to them by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, where they became known as the Knights of Malta or the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

https://www.maier-files.com/the-knight-templars-the-knights-of-malta/

William J. Casey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Casey

Alexander Haig

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Haig

Lee Iacocca

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Iacocca

James L. Buckley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Buckley

John A. McCone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._McCone

Alexandre de Marenches

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_de_Marenches

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val%C3%A9ry_Giscard_d%27Estaing