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Old 22nd Feb 2010, 20:03
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John Eacott
 
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Originally Posted by Spanish Waltzer
Many moons ago mil crews in the FI were encouraged to purchase shares in an oil exploration company there with strong promises of great returns......are they about to become rich??!!
Depending when they bought, the share price has had its ups and downs

The oil issue is not new, but I still firmly believe that the exploration done 6-9 months before the FI invasion was more than coincidental. The rig found substantial reserves when drilling (with Argentine workers on the rig) and then left to work with us in the Bass Strait. After the Pacific crossing we flew to take off the transit crew (including Argentinians) near Eden, NSW, on the very day of the invasion. The silence on the find at the time was more telling than if it had been well publicised.
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