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https://www.smh.com.au/national/downer-joins-eddington-at-spy-company-20081014-506f.html

Former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has joined Kevin Rudd's infrastructure chief, businessman Sir Rod Eddington, in advising a secretive British firm that sells intelligence on government policy intentions - including those in Australia - to big business.

The firm, Hakluyt & Co, was founded by former officers of British spy agency M16. Hakluyt has been embroiled in several corporate spying scandals and was caught in 2001 paying a former German intelligence agent to infiltrate green groups in Europe on behalf of the oil companies Shell

and BP.

Hakluyt employs many former British intelligence officers and provides companies with high-level business and political intelligence on investment opportunities.

Mr Downer, the UN special envoy to Cyprus, was appointed to Hakluyt's advisory board in May. As foreign minister, he oversaw the Australian Secret Intelligence Service and had top-level access to information from Australia's spy agencies.

Sir Rod has served on Hakluyt's advisory board since 2005, but is not paid for his services.

In February, he was appointed chairman of Infrastructure Australia, a Rudd Government body charged with modernising the nation's water, transport, communications and energy assets through the $20billion Building Australia fund.

The former British Airways chief now faces conflict of interest allegations due to his roles with Hakluyt and Infrastructure Australia.

Greens leader Senator Bob Brown last night said Sir Rod should cut ties with Hakluyt because it was a "direct conflict of interest with his Infrastructure Australia role. "We will move to amend the Building Australia legislation when it comes through Parliament in a few weeks to ensure there are no conflicts of interest on the Infrastructure Australia board, Senator Brown said.

A roundabout tie to Hakluyt….

http://www.enron-mail.com/email/skilling-j/deleted_items/Hakluyt_Co_Ltd.html

So it would be an entire possibility that all these clowns got together around the time of Enron then when portions of the Mueller group where looking into E.

From: anna.youens@hakluyt.co.uk

To: jeff.skilling@enron.com

Subject: Hakluyt & Co Ltd

Cc:

Bcc:

Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 08:02:38 -0700 (PDT)

Dear Mr Skilling,

Your office has asked me to outline Hakluyt's services. Rather than fall back on the usual corporate information that we have sent to your people previously, I would say simply this; Hakluyt is what you make of it - it places an unparalleled private intelligence network at the personal disposal of senior commercial figures.

The range of deployments we have completed for core clients is wide. In all cases we guarantee complete confidentiality. And, although we work for divisional directors on tactical issues, we have found our most rewarding work in personal dealings with CEOs who wish - for whatever reason - to have a confidential agency at their own disposal. It was this, which prompted Phil Carroll to write to you about us in April as he has found our work of considerable value to him personally. We look at people and the issues, which often drive them to make the decisions or act as they do. All our work is unattributable.

Our ability to generate intelligence is as strong in the developed economies as in the emerging markets, and we have operated in every major industrial, trade and service sector. We have operated in 82 countries to date some involving Brussels/European Union related issues. The recent GE/Honeywell incident is a good example of where we could have provided timely, accurate insights into the agenda and thinking in Brussels.

We also have an association with Kissinger/McLarty Associates for although our work is very different the services we both provide can be complementary. Our US client base is increasing well but at the same time we wish to remain small and discreet.

I would be delighted to call on to tell you more about our operations and to discuss how we could be of value to you. If this is of interest perhaps I could get my office to contact yours to look for a convenient time.

Yours sincerely

Christopher James

Managing Director

Hakluyt & Co. Ltd

34 Upper Brook Street

LONDON W1K 7QS

Tel: + 44 20 7491 7091