It was a twist of fate. In the same month as Jardine Fleming sacked one of its senior executives for being involved in gun-running for rebels in Papua New Guinea, another man with miltary ties was airing his views on the similarities of banking and soldiering in Fleming’s monthly research reports.
The guest writer in April’s edition was Sir Peter de la Billiere, commander of the British forces during the Gulf War and a former member of the elite SAS (Special Air Service).
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