EMAIL TO SHELL LEGAL DIRECTOR RICHARD WISEMAN REGARDING HAKLUYT AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND: "You will know if he is the genuine intended recipient if he sports an eye patch, walks with a limp and is obsessed with Dr Evil."

3 June 04

Dear Mr Wiseman

I received an email today from The Church of England. It was from one of their solicitors. My fax to Hakluyt was received by a fax machine at The Church of England offices in London. As it was beyond the scope of his imagination to conceive that there could possibly be a connection between The Church of England and the Hakluyt/MI6 firm, he reasonably concluded that the fax must have been received in error.

After speaking to Hakluyt I sent the following self-explanatory email to the relevant solicitor: -

Dear Sir

Thanks for taking the trouble to let me know the situation. It was predictable that things would not be entirely straightforward given the nature of Hakluyt. However I did not anticipate receiving a response from a Church of England solicitor.

I have now spoken to Hakluyt. They did receive my faxed letter okay and apparently decided to seek advice from their legal advisor at your offices, but apparently the fax never reached him. They are now telephoning the unidentified legal advisor (one of your colleagues) to give him your name so that he can collect the fax from you.  You will know if he is the genuine intended recipient if he sports an eye patch, walks with a limp and is obsessed with Dr Evil. 

As least I now know that the tentacles of Hakluyt extend even into the very heart of the British establishment - The Church of England.

It is all rather intriguing...

Many thanks again

Alfred Donovan

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