Accusations and Fall Out

G20 has come and gone and they all had a good chat, pledged Billions of dollars american ( should have been Euro's) and passed the buck to the IMF. Dear friends I have never moved in those circles so cannot really comment from direct xperience. Thought of course is a different matter as I am not certain the IMF is the right organisation to channel through , will have to wait and see if actual funds are forthcoming .

Sorry to see images of the Italian Prime Minister behaving rather 'silly' again,he seems to be getting worse, doesn't he. His family must be getting quite concerned, also Italy in general and as we older folk men in particular certainly know about and have to guard against. Its an aging thing as far as I am concerned particularly in the presence of young ladies, but also social ocassions. I do hope someone has a word with him, the best ones usually our wifes who know us best.

The next big one, I suppose is the Climate Conference in Holland, where the Worlds top climate ananlyts will battle it out with the polititions on targets and timings, in an effort to get agreement on how to get the best results for the future. I published my ideas to the G20 in my essay Think- A Proposal for a major change within the financial systemand matters relating. In the matters relating section.

I just cannot help smiling when the Iranian President, gets on the front foot and accuses Isreal of , was it , being 'Cruel and Racial' , he's certainly a man who puts his head above the parapit, thats for sure. True or false , its up to the individual to decide. He was talking about Isreal and not the jewry in general, certainly the phospurus showers were real on the UN compound as well as palestinian targets. In the past we are told ,Isreal and Iran did some clandestine trade and a book was published on that period ,I wonder if they are still in business.

As we know a lot of candidate walked out of the room at the Presidents remarks at the Racial Distrimination conference in a herd instinct then walked back in again, what a lot of overpaid over got ,lot they were. To there credit they carried and completed the conference with a lack lustre communique. Thats enough of the serious stuff.

During April out eldest Grandson Oscar 14 visited and of course enjoyed his time with our soccer playing Great Dane 'Binx' plus driving lessons with his Grandad, thats me.We went driving around this forest property in the old Susuki four by four , all noise anf no speed in four wheel low. Of course I set a rarther difficult route around trees and undergrowth and dear granson repeatedly hit a almost hidden log head on. Oscar now knows what its like to be stopped dead by something heavy and non negotiable, it is now known as Oscar Folly. He is doing just fine on his own, great fun.

Always enjoy local festivals, Patricia myself and 'Binx' went to a local seaside event and entered Binx in the pet show in 'the most glamarour section' . With a garland of tinsel he came third . First of course was a little girl in her fairy dress and to dogs with ballerina skirts, we have not told mix that that spray painted pig came second and he third . The pig quickly put back in the van has it had caught the eye of Binx and a couple of Siberian Huskies, no doubt at all they had lunch in mind.

In May I will be reminising on my life in the Motor industry and its players,with some home truths for all of us .
Bye for now-------=-=Malcolm Mason
Book – Profits of War by Ben Menashie --- Allen and Unwin 1992.

Book – Under Five Shahs by General ----------- and there I have no further detail.
I purchased the book at a market stall at a fete in the Blue Mountains west of
Sydney some twenty or more years agoe. It was a facinating read , more so as it was signed and a note inside which said that the writer had met the author during his time in Iran. It seemed that the writer was Canadian, probably at the Canadian Embassy or whatever to his wifes mum. Anyway silly me sent it off to the Canadian High Commission in Canberra as maybe they could return it to the sender. Never heard anything since, I damned if I can find further reference on either the author or the publisher.
My interest in this well educated country was twofold as I had once been involved in tendering for
the truck supply for a n update of their abbatior network in the last days of the Shah and worked with the chap who played a large part in the establishment of their motor industry- remember the Hillman from the then Rootes group, propably still going as taxis .

Fin.