Timothy Landon
| Timothy Landon link (Soldier, arms dealer) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1942, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 6 July 2007 |
| Nationality | UK |
One of Britain's wealthiest men, an arms dealer who facilitated the 1970 coup in Oman. | |
Timothy Landon was one of Britain's wealthiest men, after a friendship with Sultan Qaboos.[1] {{#subobject: |Has superobject=Timothy Landon |Has objectClass=Quotation |Has author=|+sep=, |Has text=“The key British power broker with influence in Oman is Timothy Landon. In 1970, the sultan ran a bloodless coup against his father with the help of Landon, a British military and intelligence figure. Known as the "Lawrence of Arabia" of Oman, Landon, who now lives in England, was the sultan's college buddy at Sandhurst. According to British intelligence sources, Shackley has a working relationship with Landon's associates and operatives.” |Is about=Timothy Landon,Oman, Timothy Landon, Ted Shackley, Oman/1970 coup|+sep=, |Has wikipediaPage= |Has location=|+sep=, |Has publicationDate=24 June 1988 |Sourced from=EIR |Has sourceDetails= |Has sourceTitle= |Has sourceName=EIR |Has sourceURL=
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“The key British power broker with influence in Oman is Timothy Landon. In 1970, the sultan ran a bloodless coup against his father with the help of Landon, a British military and intelligence figure. Known as the "Lawrence of Arabia" of Oman, Landon, who now lives in England, was the sultan's college buddy at Sandhurst. According to British intelligence sources, Shackley has a working relationship with Landon's associates and operatives.”
(24 June 1988) [2]
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