By Alexander Kwiatkowski
Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s nominated director on the board of Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia’s second-largest oil and natural-gas producer, resigned with immediate effect.
Shell, which has a 34 percent stake in Woodside, expects to nominate a replacement for Russell Caplan in coming weeks, Perth- based Woodside said today in an e-mailed statement. Caplan, who is chairman of Shell in Australia, stepped down to focus on the company’s operations in the region, Shell said in a separate statement.
“Shell has become increasingly active in Australian LNG and gas projects as well as exploration activities,” according to the statement.
Before the announcement was made, Woodside shares closed up 3.9 percent at A$54.41 in Sydney. The stock has gained 43 percent this year, valuing the company at A$37.5 billion ($33.8 billion.)
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Last Updated: October 11, 2007 12:48 EDT
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Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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