Westland affair - Bid accepted
- Title
- Westland affair - Bid accepted
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 12 Feb 1986
- Year of production
- 1986
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- Duration
- 00:06:18
- Description
- Report back to the studio on a Westland Helicopters shareholders’ meeting going ahead despite the revelation of the existence of six mystery shareholders, and on the agreement that the American Sikorsky-Fiat bid should be accepted. Includes Westland Chairman, John Cuckney on the background to the saga; defence correspondent Paul Maurice interviews Alan Bristow, shareholder and failed takeover bidder; and comments on the meeting’s outcome. Reporters not identified.
- Contributors
- Paul Maurice; Alan Bristow; John Cuckney
- Keywords
- Companies; Conservative Party; Defence; Share dealing; Meetings; Business acquisitions; Helicopters; Westland Helicopters; Alan Bristow; Sikorsky; Fiat
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