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From: David Stern c === To: Jeffrey Epstein <jeevacation@gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: Greetings Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:32:15 +0000 Begin forwarded message: From: "The Duke" •cl Date: 25 July 2010 18:37:36 GMT+01:00 To: < Subject: FW: Greetings As requested. HRH The Duke of York KG From: Terence Allen [make,: Sent: 25 July 2010 17:33 To: The Duke Subject: Re: Greetings Your Royal Highness Pleased to understand you are getting a break in the Western Isles. We all need some time for ourselves. We need some of the drizzle in Abu Dhabi (as always) but also in East Sussex where I am currently surveying the damage due to lack of water on the garden and surrounding forest. Actually I am told your Great Grandmother - HRH Queen Mary used to visit the house frequently as a weekend guest of the then owner. I found some information in the village records accordingly, from that time. I will be in the UK in theory till 6th August. Should you wish to meet up, or have me meet anyone, please let me know. I would be delighted to see you in Abu Dhabi, and invite you for dinner? Ramadan is a very special time. Naturally if your agenda with MBZ is MI I will quite understand. Thank you for your email. There are two interesting points to raise. 1. Would you object if I were to pursue Aston Martin? You need not be involved, but the inside information" would be invaluable. Surely the aim is to keep the brand going, and to keep it "British" in nature. I know Tata would have a plan for promoting new models etc. They have the marketing ability, but have their hands full with Jaguar, and not so much ready cash to do a deal to buy from the Kuwaitis. But if the management are thinking about an assembly plant in Kuwait, they would be better off having a plant in the UAE under Tata management. I am sure I can raise money from Abu Dhabi for this. In a sense I am suggesting "nothing ventured - nothing gained". Therefore it would not harm you in any way, if it does not succeed. BUT we could all draw enormous satisfaction if it should succeed. 2. Dubai loan. EFTA00736900 Again you need not be involved officially. If there is an introduction from you to Mr. Al Shaban (or whoever is working this at the Dubai end) I can arrange the Libya end if the amount is around 3 b as I believe you mentioned originally. They know me in Dubai, but would associate me with Abu Dhabi only, and would not normally ask for my help for their situations. Therefore I would need a reference from you to the folks in Dubai. This way neither yourself nor our friends in Dubai need to be involved in negotiations with Libya, and thus it can be arranged quietly and discreetly. What do you think? 3. Looking forward to catching up with David again. The oil barter deal is there for the making, but the folks in Abu Dhabi have been away. They will be back soon for Ramadan, and hopefully we can get something done them. If you recall I was going to use the proceeds for the basis of an offer to David Kahili. (David Stern is not aware of that). There may well be an angle for you to chat with MBZ on your visit and see if we can't link all this together. You may want to pick up the discussion with David Kahili.? I realize he is a friend for both you and MBZ. I envisage some exciting times ahead. With S I want to help — sincerely. I am barely acquainted with either of you, so a little lost at what to suggest. Financially I can help. But it seems more meaningful if we find a worthwhile business role within her capabilities. Will you allow me to find something? I don't want to intrude if you prefer to handle this within the "family"-- so to speak. I hope the weather becomes what you wish up North. You need some sunshine, we need some rain. Best personal regards Sincerely Terry Original Message --- From: The Duke To: Terence Allen Sent: Sun Jul 25 15:01:15 2010 Subject: RE: Greetings Dear Terry, My sincere apologies about taking so long to respond to your email. I am afraid that time and motion have been against me and I had to choose to wait to respond in full to your email as things have been changing rapidly recently. In answer to your points in order: 1. Aston Martin —I have been kept in the picture by the relevant people in the UK about the possibilities for Aston and I am afraid that I am further from suggesting a solution than I was when I last saw you. The conflicts between internal parties and the issues with the management and their relationship with their owner and the State of Kuwait am far from easy and in fact very difficult and without some change in internal recognition of their problems at management level let alone at ownership level there is little 1 can do and stepping into this one at this stage is not going to have a pleasant outcome for all involved. (I have even heard that the CEO thinks that having Members of our Royal Family as owners is counter productive to their image....) it is all very sad and strange. Also it has been reported that the CEO has been or is going to Kuwait to discuss with the PM a plan to build a plant there. All in all I am afraid that this is a lost cause at the moment. 2. The Bond for Dubai is in a panic stage according to my sources and I am today trying to get this back on track with a couple of calls to contacts around the world. I am slightly hamstrung by the US Senate being difficult over Libya and am trying to orchestrate EFTA00736901 this from behind the scenes as I can't be seen to be up front on this as the media are playing fast and loose with this topic. One thing you should know and that is the allegation that BP could have influenced the decision to release Magrahi is complete nonsense and the US Senate are ignorant of the way we conduct our constitution, not surprising but very annoying. And the idea that a sovereign government is subject to investigation by the US Senate beggars belief! I am on the case and if it wasn't for poor coverage where I am in Scotland I would have more of an idea if I am being successful or not. 3. I have seen Stephen Hester and his head of retail Banking and the head of retail says that the position of Drummonds in the panoply of RBS is going to be reviewed and brought more integrated in to the Coutts side of the business but Stephen Hester is of the opinion that his subsidiary brands am at the moment no problem therefore he isn't thinking about doing anything with them and certainly the idea of selling a stake or whatever isn't in his mind because he has more important things to worry about. (you should also know that the decision to pull out of Formula One Motor racing sponsorship is also the subject of some concern in the UK and I have tried to get the government to understand this as well. In the course of this I have discovered from UKF1 that Stephen Hester isn't all that well thought of and there are any number of balls being dropped in the management of RBS.) This is still ongoing and I think that there is a solution to this but that RBS haven't got the capacity to see it yet. 4. David has just returned from China and as I had to leave on Friday didn't get to see him after his trip. We are coordinating our trip there in September and he is working with my office to organise and bring us up to date as to the way to engage in China. The idea that you write about he has mentioned to me but only in passing and from what I remember he was excited about it and we could work on this in September whilst there. I have some private days prior to the official programme starting. I'll be there from 2nd to 6th privately and then from 7th to 12th officially. Lastly I have been mostly preoccupied with Sarah's plight. An update: all her staff have been made redundant. (this seems to be the problem area rather than S herself) I have now got a handle on the debt situation and am working my way through sorting this out in a constructive way. I am trying not to have to go to IVA or B. And am working through the problem one creditor at a time. I have about 100 to deal with over the summer costing in total £170K. I am paying these off as I go, mostly personal stuff and some family stuff. The remaining dozen are big ones and corporate in nature and will negotiate with them in a tougher way and if I have to will take the IVA or B route depending on their responses. There are 2 amongst these that hold nearly 75% of the debt and neither are going to put S at any risk. That's me and one other who I have already seen and spoken to about the issues (he has the farm in Argentina and the jewellery as collateral and isn't going anywhere with either). So all in all I am now in a much more certain and happy condition about S and all that I am now doing is letting those who are willing to work with her going in to the future that I am dealing with the past and that this should no longer be a problem for them if they want to work with her in the future. Media are being handled and they are not unsympathetic but when there are leaked stories from outside we are being hammered and we have to get some of our own stories out there and this is now happening. That's my update and hope that we will have time to see you soon. If you are in AD during Ramadan then I will be there from 25th to 29th August seeing MBZ. Yours from a drizzly Western Isles! A HRH The Duke of York KG EFTA00736902 From: Terence Allen Sent: 08 July 2010 14:53 To: The Duke Subject: RE: Greetings mailto Your Royal Highness I wish to recap several points we touched on during our recent meeting, and seek your guidance as to whether you wish me to pursue further or not. 1. Aston Martin --- No confidences have been breached. But I can confirm there would be an interest from Tata to consider purchase and development of the brand. Alternatively I can probably place the deal with the Mahendra family in India. ( Apart from their huge tractor and agricultural vehicle business, they are also with Nissan & Renault.) Do you wish me to go forward with either? You do not have to be "exposed" —so to speak. 2. Loan to Dubai — I now know that Libya will look favorably on this. If there is a clear mandate from our friends in Dubai it can be done quickly. I am not sure if you wish to talk with your friends on this? Or whether you would like it to be done discretely without your personal involvement.? Again I seek guidance whether you wish me to pursue further. 3. I will have an answer from RBS in regards to Drummonds after the weekend. They think it is an enquiry from UAE. Clearly there is a bunch of assets for sale. (n.b. we are looking at some of their distressed real estate for ow clients). 4. I have finally been in touch with David in regards to China. I have outlined the exchange deal of private placement for oil. We will be pursuing in due course. N.b. I saw Mervyn briefly on Sunday. He brought up the subject of S. I am happy to help in any way possible. Best personal regards Sincerely yours Terence EFTA00736903 Terence D. Allen Allied Investment Partners PJSC, 3rd Floor, Emirates Bank building, AlNeem Tower Shaikh Khalifa Street PO Box 109248, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Email: <mailto. This e-mail (including any file attachment) contains confidential information and/or may also be legally privileged. If you are not the named addressee you should not transmit, copy, print, disclose or otherwise make use of and/or place any reliance on this e-mail and its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, you should immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete all copies from your system. The views, opinion or advice as may be contained herein are those of the sending individual and do not necessarily represent or bind Allied Investment Partners PJSC. E-mails can be corrupted, altered or falsified and Allied Investment Partners PJSC shall not be liable for any alteration, falsification or virus. You should take full responsibility for virus checking. Allied Investment Partners PJSC does not accept liability for any errors, omissions, or virus. From: The Duke Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 1:16 PM To: Terence Allen Subject: RE: Greetings mailto: Good question! I know that the only person who can make this decision is the Colonel himself. I will just ask ow Libyan friend Tareq to see where he is on the subject as he has the ear of the private office of Brother Leader. Things in Libya could change soon with the imminent death of Al Magrahi. A EFTA00736904 HRH The Duke of York KG From: Terence Allen Sent: 30 June 2010 09:49 To: The Duke Subject: Greetings mailto Your Royal Highness It seems I am about to be introduced to Bashir Saleh Bashir in Jo'Burg on 11th July. I have no previous connections in Libya worth mentioning, but he, I understand, is the Number 2 to the good Colonel. In light of our conversation last week in relation to Dubai, is there anything I can do there for you?? Regards Terry EFTA00736905