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Deception in High Places reveals the corruption endemic in Britain's biggest arms deals over the last fifty years. Based on painstaking research in government archives, collections of private and court papers and documents won by the author in a landmark Freedom of Information Tribunal against the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the book illuminates a shadow world of bribery and elite enrichment. Deception in High Places charts British government involvement in arms trade corruption and presents the fullest history yet of bribery in Britain's arms deals with Saudi Arabia. It includes the backstory of the controversial termination of a Serious Fraud Office corruption investigation following pressure by the Saudi Royal Family and the British establishment.
List of contents
Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Bribery and BAE's first Saudi deals (1963-66) 2: Whitehall's involvement in bribery schemes (1968-73) 3: Bribery and the Saudi Arabian National Guard (1968-72) 4: Britain's "special relationship" with the Shah of Iran (1970-78) 5: British and American corruption scandals (1975-76) 6: Keeping corruption at arm's length (1976-78) 7: Thwarting international action against corruption (1975-80) 8: Business as usual for Britain (1980-2001) 9: The Serious Fraud Office investigation of BAE Systems (2004-10) Conclusion Notes Index
About the author
Nicholas Gilby led the Campaign Against Arms Trade's efforts to expose corruption in Britain's arms deals with Saudi Arabia. He is the author of Deception in High Places: A History of Bribery in Britain's Arms Trade (Pluto, 2014) and The No-Nonsense Guide to the Arms Trade (2009). His research has featured in the Guardian, BBC's Newsnight and Al Jazeera.
Summary
Reveals the corruption endemic in Britain's biggest arms deals over the last fifty years.
