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The role of the British Ambassador

Post  Tony Bennett on Tue Aug 23, 2011 3:20 pm

Not least of the intriguing things in this part of Amaral's book is this bit:

He would be prepared to hand over this recording to the British Ambassador in exchange for a sum of money to be sent to his lawyer.

I find it disturbing how often the role of the 'British Ambassador' comes into this whole affair. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the British Ambassador intervene in matters in this case more than once, including allowing the McCanns to dispose of some of their clothes?

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Re: The role of the British Ambassador

Post  tigger on Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:37 pm

Tony Bennett wrote:Not least of the intriguing things in this part of Amaral's book is this bit:

He would be prepared to hand over this recording to the British Ambassador in exchange for a sum of money to be sent to his lawyer.

I find it disturbing how often the role of the 'British Ambassador' comes into this whole affair. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the British Ambassador intervene in matters in this case more than once, including allowing the McCanns to dispose of some of their clothes?


He must have had instructions from the FO, ambassadors aren't really free agents as far as I know. They may have their own opinions, but have to do as they're told by 'him indoors'.

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Re: The role of the British Ambassador

Post  Luz on Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:33 pm

Dear Mr. Bennett, nowhere in Amaral's books (directly related to the case - neither Truth about the Lie or The English Gag) did I find such a reference. I wish you could provide us with more details in order to understand what you are referring to.

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Re: The role of the British Ambassador

Post  Gillyspot on Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:47 pm

It is from Chapter 18

"The second piece of information comes to us from further afield: Beirut, capital of The Lebanon. Imagine this: an Arab shiekh possessed a video of an orgy by other shiekhs on which Madeleine was allegedly recognisable. He would be prepared to hand over this recording to the British Ambassador in exchange for a sum of money to be sent to his lawyer. Once again, we are stupified."

http://truthofthelie.com/the-book/chapter-18/

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INFORMATION IS TAKING A LONG TIME TO COME FROM GREAT BRITAIN

Post  Tony Bennett on Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:05 am

Thank you, Gillyspot, there is also this from Chapter 3 of Amaral's book:


THE VISITS BY THE CONSUL AND THE AMBASSADOR; INFORMATION IS TAKING A LONG TIME TO COME FROM GREAT BRITAIN

At ten in the morning, twelve hours after the disappearance, the British Consul to Portimão goes to the Department of Criminal Investigation. We inform him of the actions taken up to then and the next stages being considered. He doesn't seem satisfied. Someone hears him on the telephone saying that the police judiciaire are doing nothing. Now, that's strange! Why that untruth? What objective does he have in mind? Giving another dimension to the case? Perhaps, I don't know a thing about it, but this is not the time for conjecture; we have to concentrate on our work, of finding the little girl.

We're not getting any response from Great Britain. We've had no reports on the subject of the couple, their children and their friends, which doesn't help us to tighten up the investigation. We would like, for example, to know if Madeleine was adopted by the couple, which would allow us to eliminate the hypothesis of parental abduction. If the information is not reaching us, it's obviously reaching the British Ambassador. We are astonished by this prompt mobilisation of the English authorities. So, who are the McCanns? Who are their friends? We don't need diplomatic intervention: what we would like, is answers to the questions sent to the British police authorities by Glen Power.


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Who phoned the consul?

Post  tigger on Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:56 am

The night of the 3/4th May, someone phoned the British consul. I think it was one of the group. Rachel M phoned Sky and BBC I think, possibly before the police even got their first call. But I remember reading that someone had called the consul or the embassy.
It's only now percolating to my brain that the consul (usually a local businessman, not necessarily of British nationality) would only contact the Embassy the following morning at the earliest around 9.00 am.
Unless it was the Consulate General in Lisbon which got the night call. Even then, I would think a duty officer would take the call and not pass it on to a consul or the Ambassador until working hours started.
So what was the British Consul in Portimao doing at the police station at 10.00 a.m.? Apart from telling the Ambassador nothing was being done?
IMO that means the call hadn't been to the Portimao Consul, but straight to the Embassy in Lisbon. The ubiquitous Ambassador then got the local Consul to go to the police.
So, along with Sky and BBC news, was the ambassador also on someone's speed dial?

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Re: The role of the British Ambassador

Post  Angelique on Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:02 am

Gillyspot wrote:It is from Chapter 18

"The second piece of information comes to us from further afield: Beirut, capital of The Lebanon. Imagine this: an Arab shiekh possessed a video of an orgy by other shiekhs on which Madeleine was allegedly recognisable. He would be prepared to hand over this recording to the British Ambassador in exchange for a sum of money to be sent to his lawyer. Once again, we are stupified."

http://truthofthelie.com/the-book/chapter-18/

Hope this helps.


Sorry if I am butting in but is this just spurious information probably from TM.

GA is merely mentioning it and showing he "discards this information".

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Well, of course.

Post  tigger on Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:23 pm

Angelique wrote:
Gillyspot wrote:It is from Chapter 18

"The second piece of information comes to us from further afield: Beirut, capital of The Lebanon. Imagine this: an Arab shiekh possessed a video of an orgy by other shiekhs on which Madeleine was allegedly recognisable. He would be prepared to hand over this recording to the British Ambassador in exchange for a sum of money to be sent to his lawyer. Once again, we are stupified."

http://truthofthelie.com/the-book/chapter-18/

Hope this helps.


Sorry if I am butting in but is this just spurious information probably from TM.



I doubt that it comes from TM. Because it was so clearly designed to derail the PJ investigation. That's why GA mentions it and discards it. It's nonsense,
but a video that has connections to the Middle East and allegedly has Maddie on it to prove she isn't dead, it pretty damning in any case. GA was in effect told it was 'evidence' held in reserve in case.... they arrested the McCanns?

GA is merely mentioning it and showing he "discards this information".

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Re: The role of the British Ambassador

Post  Guest on Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:26 pm

I thought the video was around before Madeleine even went missing !! So of course he will discount it as evidence she is still alive.

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