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25-Sep-2007 At 6:21:53 PM JamesMc

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On 25/09/2007 Capt_mulch wrote:
>So does anyone know the full story about the Henry Barber / Rob Taylor
>Kilimanjaro incident? I tried Googling it without much luck - small reference
>on Wikipedia but that's about it.

I read Rob Taylor's book 'The Breach' about 30 years ago, and still remember it (which is saying something). It was really bitter, like when Paul Keating gets mentioned in Bob Hawke's autobiography.

At the time, I didn't realise it was talking about Henry Barber, as he was given a false name, presumably to keep the lawyers happy It wans't 'till years later that I realised that Harley Baker (?) was Henry Barber. If you're really interested, buy a copy of the book or read the reviews on amazon at

http://www.amazon.com/Breach-Kilimanjaro-Conquest-Self/dp/0963018809/ref=sr_1_1/105-0153160-9891654?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190707540&sr=8-1

You could always go along to Henry's talk and ask him yourself.

James Mc

PS for those who haven't read Bob Hawke's autobiography.....
Everything good that ever happened in the whole world was because of Bob Hawke.
Everything bad that ever happend in the whole world was because of Paul Keating.