The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Reference | FCO 82/454 |
| Department/Office | Foreign Office |
| Title | Activities of British firms in USA (1974) |
| Description | Limited, and AIRCO, Incorporated, Corporations in which BOC are charged with violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act and BOC respondents and respondent Airco, incorporated are further charged with violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act through the acquisition by BOC Financial Corporation of four million shares (35%) of the stock of Airco for $80 million by means of a public tender offer. The Federal Trade commission issued its complaint approximately two months after the said acquisition occurred. The complaint alleges that the effect of the acquisition of Airco stock by BOC respondents may be substantially to lessen competition or to tend to create a monopoly in the manufacture, distribution or sale of industrial gases, inhalation anaesthetic equipment, inhalation therapy equipment, and medical gas pipeline systems or any submarkets of the above markets throughout the US. Detail of other UK companies involved in Anti-trust cases in the US are also included. |
| Date | 1974 |
| Collection | The Nixon Years, 1969-1974 |
| Region | North America, Europe |
| Countries | United States, United Kingdom |
| Places | Africa; Asia; Australia; Bangladesh; Brazil; Britain; Canada; Europe; Fiji; Germany; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Italy; Japan; New Zealand; Pakistan; Rhodesia; South Africa; Thailand; United Kingdom; United States of America |
| People | Maitland, Donald |
| Topics | Aid; Arab; British Embassy; Census; Coal; Congress; Defence; Department of State; Draft; Drugs; Economy; Energy; Exports; Federal Trade Commission; General Motors; Health; Japanese; Law and Order; Oil; organisation; Price controls; Protectionist; Recession; Royal Family; Shipping; State Department; Supreme Court; Textiles; The Nine; Trade; Vice President; Welfare |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
