Black condemned the 1966 decision made by Harold Wilson to … - Conrad Black

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Black condemned the 1966 decision made by Harold Wilson to pull out of the Persian Gulf and scrap the Royal Navy's aircraft carriers. He regarded the resignation of Christopher Mayhew, Minister of Defence for the Navy as "the last resonance of good sense in that country until Maggie Thatcher came in."

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Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, PC, OC, KCSG (born 25 August 1944) is a Canadian and British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and historian who was, for a time, a newspaper magnate with the third largest business in the world. In 2007, Black was convicted of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice.

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Alternative Names: Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour • Hon. Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour

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