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MA Thesis - 4

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Footnotes

Chapter One

1) Interview with Frank Hansen of the Danish an-ti-Tvind movement ("Foreningen -mod Tvind") in Aarhus,

Denmark, 16 April, 1994. Also Norsk Telegra,nbyraa, Norway-(wire story), 15 October, 1991 (ART 5-851-10),

EhrzraBladet,-Copenhagen,

27 March, 1994, and Jyllandpo&ten, Aarhus, 10 March 1991.

Footnotes

1) Interview with Frank Hansen of the Danish an-ti-Tvind movement ("Foreningen -mod Tvind") in Aarhus,

Denmark, 16 April, 1994. Also Norsk Telegra,nbyraa, Norway-(wire story), 15 October, 1991 (ART 5-851-10),

EhrzraBladet,-Copenhagen,

2) Frank Han-sen -and Bent Johannesen, 16 April 1994. Also Thomas -Hansen, who was interviewed in "Tvind -

pan sejrens vej", ThT documentary by Danmaris- Radio, Copenhagen, 1985, and Ekstra Blade', -Copenhagen, 27

March, 1-994.

3) Frank ~Hanseri, 16 April, 1994. ("I looked at my watch, and was shacked to find it was already two in the

morning".)

4) This is thoroughly described in Chapter 2, p.11 and 12

5) VrUNederland, Amsterdam, 6 January', 1990.

6) These 5tQriC5 were exposed in Danmarks Radio: "Tvind - paa sejrens vej",-Copenhagen, ~1985. The essential

history described in the following seven paragraphs is also taken from the documentary, but information has

also been confrnned through interviewing other ~journalists, notably Kurt Simonsen (of Ekstra Blade',

Copenhagen), 10 August 1994.

7) As above, with additional information from -Frank Hansen and Bent Johannesen, 16 April, 1994.

8) Information, Copenhagen, 28 Febri~ary 1979

9) Three examples: Mikala Gottlob, who i-s registered as secretary for Humana UK with the Charity

Commission, was one of the Faelleseje founders in 1977 (Appendix l). Another Dane, Jesper Pedersen, heads

UFF Norway. -He is also a member of the Tvind Teacher Group, according to-his own statements in Aftenposten,

Oslo, 16 July, 1993, p.16. Henry He~nn~ng, aka Henning Bjornlund, another Faelleseje co-founder (Appendix I),

has signed for Humana in Holland (Vri~I Nederland, Amsterdam, 6 January, 1990) as well as the Jersey -company

Talata Ltd (Dagens Naeringsliv, Oslo, 9 February, 1991,p.16-17).

10) -Interview with Rick Catlin of The Caymanian Compass, 11 August 1994, Dagens Naeringsliv, Oslo, 9

February, 1991,p.16-17.

11) Danmarks Radio, Copenhagen, 1985

12) TheHumane UK accounts for 1991 show a turnover of 1,002,558 and donations totilling 118,223.

13) Dagens Nyheter, -Stockholm, 22 February, ~199 1

14) Dalane Tidende, Egersund, 3 February 1991

15) In-terview with an inside source, but also a well-publicised fact.

16) Dalane Tidende, Egersund, 3 February -1991

17) Appendix JI, see also Footoote 9)

18) Interview on -29 June, 1994

19) Kiassekampen, Oslo, 26 July, -1984

20) Berlin gske Tidende, ~Copenhigen, 24 October, 1981

21) Appendix III (copy of letter), also interview in Antenne Ti documentary, Norsk Rikslrringkasting

~orwegian Broadcasting Corporation), Oslo, 1991.

22

23) Information supplied by Kurt Simonsen of Ekstra Blade' during interview, 10 August, 1994.

24) Szavanger Aftenblad, Stavanger, 11 October, 1991, Daily Telegraph, 25 September, 1993.

25) -Kurt Simonsen ofEkstraBladet, interview, 10 August, 1994

Interview on 16 April, 1994

 

Footnotes

I) Bcrgen.~ Tidende, Bergen, 24 June, ~992. The Guardian, London, 9 July 1993 (to name but two).

2) Al] of Clare Ward's quotes, and facts about her stay in the school, stem from a telephone inten'iew on 17

August, 1994.

3) Information obtained.from Turid Y~orch of "Lan dsforcningcn mot ~T"ind" (the Norwegian anti-t~~ind

movement), who informed me over the phonc ib~at she had sent a letter to Norwegian authorities, urging them to

follow Sweden's example. However, I have not been able to get c-onfirmation from Sweden.

4) The Guardian, London, 8 July 1993

5) Interview on 6 September, 1994

6) Appendix IV (copy of ad)

7) Folkeskolen, Copenhagen, -issue 33, 1993

-8) Interview, 4 September, 1994

9) 45 schools in Denmark, according to Ekstra Bladet journalist Kurt Simonsen -(interview 10 August 1994),

plus two in England (confirmed by Small Scho~ official in interview, 13 September, 1994), one Tra"elling

High School in Norway and uncomfermed reports about schools in the USA and the -Carribbean.

10) The structure is outlined in Humana's 1991 accounts (available from the Charities Commission), which also

states the charity's turnover as 1,002,558.

11) This will be-thoroughly-dealt with -in Chapter 3.

12) The Guardian-, -London, 9 July 1993

13) Rachel Rarusay

--Guardian after his articles on July -8 and 9, 1993, plus an inte~'iew ~th-them on July 7, 1994.

14) Paul Lalcin's.story is also based on a letter to Ian Katz, The Guardian, July, 1993.

15) The Guardian, London, 9 July, 1994

1-6)DanmarksRadio, Copenhagen: "Tvind -J)aa sejrens vei" ~' documentary), 1985.

-17) Interviews with former students an-d members of the Teacher ~Group ~urt Simonsen and Frank~Hansen in

-Denmark, Anne Ellingsen and. Hanne Mari Otterbech in Norway), -plus interviews in Danmarks Radio,

Copenhagen: "Paa sejrens vej", 1985, and Antenne Ti, NP~ Therasynet, Oslo ~orwegian Broadcasting Corp.

current affairs program), 1991.

18) Same as above

19) During 1994, I have interviewed~ representatives of the Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, and German branches.

20) Bjorn Andersson's-sto~ is based on a telephone interview on 12 August, 1994.

21) Telephone interview on 16 August, 1994

22) Verdens Gang, Oslo, December, 1991

23) Interviewed herself and her mother on 6 January and 9 September, 1994

24

in this case, as all of~Tvind's witnesses .used almost exactly the same words wben they testified.

25) Interview on 29 ~June, 1994, but incident has been reported in -the press, for instance Bergens Tidende,

Bergen, 24 June, .1992.

26) Information, Copenhagen, 28 February, 1979

27) Jyllands-posten, 22 February, 1991

28) Interview, 10 Augus-t, 1994

29) The entire story is taken from DanmarksRadio,-Copenhagen: -"Pan sejrens vej", 1985

30) Deifri aktuelt, 29 Octrober, 1992, p.23

31)-One of the 100 Faelleseje founders (Appendix I).

32) The Advocate, ~Williamstown UAass.), 21 August and 16 October, ~1991

33) Same as above

34) According to Ekrtra Bladet journalist, Kurt Simonsen.

35) Interview on 12 August, 1994

36) Interview on 8 August, 1994

37) According to Carsten Ringsmose, then headrnaster, in his letter of resignation (Appendix ~

38) Estimate by Kurt Simonsen

39) See Appendix V

40) This and following informati.on has been -taken from Berlingske Tide nde, 21 October, 1991, plus.

unsourcable press clippings from Denmark and Nor','ay.

41) See Appendix V

42) Same as 40)

43) Ante-nne Ti documentary, N~K Fjemsy.net (Norwegian Broadcasting corporation), Oslo, 199-1.

44) Politiken, Copenhagen, 21 March, 1989

45) Politiken, Copenhagen, 12 April, 1989

46)ELvrraSladct,

47) Telephone intcr"icw on 13 Septambcr, 1994

48) Folkcskolcn, Copenhagen, Issue 33, 19 August, 1993

 

 

Footnotes:

I) Humana accounts (availabic from the Charities Commission) show a turnover of ~,002,558 and donations totalling

118,223. ('t has also been reported in Thc Guardian, London, 8 July 1993.) Accounts Jor 1992 show a turno~er of

1,344,417 and donations totalling 116,039. Humana claim these figures ~ive a wrong impression, because thQ~' donated

almost 200 tonnes of clothes. which is not reflected in the accounts. However, this claim is unsupponed by evidence.

2) Copy of communique is available from the U"',, 'ICEF press office, London.

3) Same as above

4) Humana annual reports are available from their main branch in Hi] bum High Road, London 1',"9,'-6

5) mis structure is outlined in the Humans accounts for 1991

6) MI charities have~rung out from the funds of the Teacher Group at T'.ind. ~Elaboration to come

7) Humanist, Oslo, issue 3/4, 1994, p28. (1t is the Human-Ehtics societ,' magazine)

8) A weU-publicised fact, which was confurned to me by an inside source

9) Every'thing is off the record in the EU, that's ius~ the way it works-tolls

10) Interview with the World Bank Zambia officer, 6 September, 1994. Same goes for next paragraph.

11) This will be dealt with later in the chapter

12) lnte~iew with Bjom Westlie of Dagens Naeringsh'v, 4 January 1994. Also: D~~rLs Radio, CQperthag en: "Tvind

paa sejrens vei" ~ documentary), 1985.

13) Ml of th,is is well described -in Dannsarks Radio, Copenhagen: "Tvind paa seirens-vel" Cp\7 documentary), 1985.

14) See Appendix I

15)

l⁶)~Interviews ~with former students ~d mernbers -of the Teacher Group (Kurt Sirnonsen -and Frank Hansen in Denmark,

Anne Ellingsen and Hanne Mari Otterbech in Norway), plus inten'iews in Dan'narks Radio, Copenhagen: 'Tvind - -paa

sejrens vei" ~ documentary), 1985.

17) According to Kurt Simonsen of Ekstra Biade.'.

18) Confirmed by-a teacher at Small School, Norwich.

19) DagensNaeringsiiv, Oslo, 9 Fe~bruary, 1991. p16-17

20) Danmarks Radio, Copenhagen: 'Tvind - paasejrens vei" ~V documentary), 1985.

21) See Appendix II

22) Humana accounts

23) Bjorn Andersson and others (See Chapter 2)

24) Verdens Gang,

25)J

26) Same as 24), see also Bjorn Ariders son in Chapter 2

27) DagensNaeringsh'v, Oslo, 9February', 1991, p16-17

28) Humana UK accounts, 1991

29) Ste,~& Saks, Copenhagen, August 1993, p20

30) Information, 10 January 1994

31) Same-as 29)

32) The Times, Narnibia, 11 April, 1991

33) DagensNyheer, StocIthoIm, 22 Felrru~'ry', 1991

34) Dalane Tidende, Egersund, 3 February', 1991

35

36) Oslo, plus some Belgian and Swedish boroughs.

37) Confirmed by Haraid Djorhe, spealting for UFF Norway -in a phone interview on 12 September

38) Off-the-record information by Norwegian journalist made-in Febuary', 1991

39) Kirsten Riisgaard of Jylianats-poslen, inteniewed on 2 February', 1991

40) Interviews with former students, notably Anne -Ellingsen of Landsforerringen mot Tvind, -Norway.

4-1) Interviews with former students and members -of the Teacher Group (Kurt ~⁵irnorsen -and Frank Hansen in Denmark,

Anne Ellin~sen, Hanne Mari Otterbech and Ove Johansen in Norway)

42) The Estate 1987 accounts show Farm One and Cowpen Farms -in Belize as a subsidiary'. -See also Appendix \'t, which

consists of documents showing the link bet','een Fellesele in Norway and Talata on Jersey, and between Tvind and Tropical

Farming.

43) Although Mr Jorgensen did~not admit it before I pointed it out to him.

44) See Appendix VT

45) Inten'iew with Frank ~Hansen and Bent Johannesen of Foreningen mod Tvind, 16 April 1994. Also Thomas Hansen, who

was inteniewed in Danmarks Radio, Copenhagen: 'Tv~ind - paa sejrens vei" (T\' documentary'), 1985.

46) widely reported incident, for example Jyliands-posten, Aarhus, 3 July 1991

47) Interview with Frank Hansen of Foreningen mod Tvind, 16 April 1994.

48) According to the Cayman company register, Tropical Fanning, Furtherl and Mango Farm, ~&B Shipping. Disrributors

International, Tropical Froduce Company and Westpae Hamlin (formerly Talata) were registered under P.O. ~ox 103,

Bodden Town. The register also showed a company ~alled DAPP International. See Appendix \'Jll for copy of the land

register mentioned in the same paragra~ph. As for the vill~, this information was given to me -by Rick Catlin of the

Caymanian Compass

49) Same as

50) Difn aI~ue1:,

51) Faelieseje accounts, 1992

52) See Appendix V~

53) Cavmanian Compass, Grand Cayman, 25 AL~ust, 1993, p3

54) According to Kurt &imonsen of ELstra Jiade.', Frank Hansen of Foreningen mod Tvind and Thomas Hansen in

Danmarks Radio,

55)

vTitten about it in his paper, Eksira Bladez.

56)

57) Faalleseje accounts, 1992.

58) See Appendix \~IB

59)DagensNatringsliv,

60) Internal memorandum of 19 october 1989 ~ef. PHESIRLIl 1/1/I). -Hounslow borough, England

61 )~Ths and the next three paragraphs is all information from Dannat'Ls Radio, Copenhagen: "Tvind - paa sejrens vei' (TV

documentary), 19-8-5.

62) Vr')Nederland, Amsterdam, 6 January' 1990

Appendices omitted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
  

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