The Boeing recommended upset recovery (which all EU crews should have completed, I believe), says you may need to reduce power in a nose high low speed situation AND bank if necessary to get the nose down.
BOAC, I bow to your superior knowledge but is this an "upset recovery"? Surely it's an "Approach to Stall Recovery" according to Boeing? I quote:-
"The following is immediately accomplished at the [I]first[I] indication of stall buffet
or stick shaker
PM Advance thrust levers to
maximum thrust
Smoothly adjusting pitch attitude to avoid ground contact or obstacles
Level the wings (do not change flaps or landing gear configuration)
Retract the speedbrakes
When ground contact is no longer a factor:
Adjust pitch attitude to accelerate while minimising altitude loss
Return to speed appropriate for the configuration
The Upset Recovery in the Boeing QRH also states
inter alia:-
"These techniques assume that the aircraft is not stalled. A stalled condition can exist at any attitude and may be recognised by continuous stick shaker activation accompanied by one or more of the following:-
Buffeting which could be heavy at times
Lack of pitch authority and/or roll control
Inability to arrest descent rate
If the airplane is stalled, recovery from the stall must be accomplished first by applying and maintaining nose down elevator until stall recovery is complete and stick shaker activation ceases."