On February 3, 1977, the Brierley/Jones Investments channel closes, allegedly due to decisions made by Colby and Parsky, who supposedly then open separate channels for Brierley and Jones.
Jones’s money supply is allegedly to come through the Nugan Hand Bank’s Sydney branch; Brierley’s funding is allegedly to be arranged by Myron Du Bain and is to come via Chase Manhattan Bank through National Insurance to City Realties, and via United California Bank through COMPAC (new Hebrides to National Insurance and City Realties.
Parsky allegedly establishes Industrial Equity Pacific (Hong Kong) to expand the Brierley/I.
E. L. organization.
Brierley’s new holding company, A.B.
Consolidated, begins operations in September, 1977.
H. W. Revell is appointed Deputy Chairman and B. Hancox General manager; newly appointed directors include S, Cushing, B. judge, O. Gunn and P. Goodman, linked with Renouf, Fletcher and Papps through I. E. L. /N.
Z. U. C. The supposed rationale behind the machinations of the past six months is to target and divide key sectors of the Australasian economy for takeover, exploitation and monopolization, using the Hong Kong facility, I. E. P. Fletchers allegedly intends to extend the Travelodge operation by taking holdings in Vacation Hotels and Intercontinental Properties.
Muldoon and Shell/BP/Todd’s John Todd allegedly sign an October, 1977 agreement whereby the New Zealand Government will take a 24.5 percent equity position in the Great South Basin for US$1.65 billion; Hunt will reduce his holdings from 45.5 percent to 27.5 percent and Arco will sell its 6.5 percent.
Supposedly, Hunt does not possess the technology to pump oil from deep water; Gulf reportedly does have the technology but keeps this a secret from Hunt and from Arco.
In November, 1977, Muldoon introduces the S. I. S. Amendment Bill, allegedly designed to keep the New Zealand economy free of obstruction and to help uncover obstructive elements.
The Bill, allegedly crafted with CIA input, approves telephone taps, mail tampering and other surveillance methods.
Muldoon reportedly travels to the United States to meet top Rockefeller-connected officials including Warren Christopher, Deputy Secretary of State, and Richard Holbrooke, who are in charge of the State Department’s new “South Pacific Desk” allegedly established by Rockefeller to target exploitation of both New Zealand and Australia.
In Los Angeles, Muldoon allegedly meets with top Rockwell executives Robert Anderson (Rockwell Chairman, also a director of the Security Pacific National Bank supposedly owned by Kashoggi) and P. Larkin (Rockwell Director and Chairman of Security Pacific National Bank Executive Committee and Marac director).
In 1977, Australian novelist Colleen McCullough publishes her epic of the Outback, “The Thorn Birds,” which quickly garners a wide international following.
Australian film director Peter Weir releases his provocative “The Last Wave” in 1977.
Fraser’s Liberal-Country party coalition wins a huge majority in the Australian general election of December, 1977.
