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White's is the oldest and most exclusive gentleman's club in London.[1]
Yemen meeting
White's was the venue for a meeting in around April 1963, which led to an unofficial British covert operation against the Egyptian-backed government of the Yemen. Those present included Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home, Aviation Minister Julian Amery, Neil McLean and Brian Franks.[2]
Current and former members
- Sir Stephen Hastings[2]
- William Whitelaw[2]
- David Stirling[2]
- Randolph Churchill[2]
- Prince Charles[3]
- Conrad Black][3]
- Anthony BamfordCite error: Closing
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- Edward Garnier QC MP[5]
- Brooks Newmark MP[6]
- Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP[7]
- Nicholas Soames MP[8]
- Simon Mann[9]
Notes
- ↑ Brian Wheeler, 'If anybody wants me, I'll be at my club', BBC News, 24 November 2003.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Alan Hoe, David Stirling: The Authorised Biography of the Creator of the SAS, Warner Books, 1992, pp.356-359. Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Dan Whittle, Revealed: The exclusive club memberships of Tory MPs, Left Foot Forward, 16 April 2011.
- ↑ Dan Whittle, Revealed: The exclusive club memberships of Tory MPs, Left Foot Forward, 16 April 2011.
- ↑ Dan Whittle, Revealed: The exclusive club memberships of Tory MPs, Left Foot Forward, 16 April 2011.
- ↑ Dan Whittle, Revealed: The exclusive club memberships of Tory MPs, Left Foot Forward, 16 April 2011.
- ↑ Dan Whittle, Revealed: The exclusive club memberships of Tory MPs, Left Foot Forward, 16 April 2011.
- ↑ Tim Butcher, Cry Havoc by Simon Mann: review, the Telegraph, 7 November 2011.
