Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:06am EDT
By Tom Bergin
LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has contacted Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research) about potential violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) which may lead to fines, the oil major said on Monday.
The Anglo-Dutch company said the DoJ was investigating its use of Basel-based logistics firm Panalpina (PWTN.S: Quote, Profile, Research), which has said it is helping the DoJ in relation to suspected bribery in Nigeria, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia.
“Shell’s U.S. subsidiary, Shell Oil, was contacted by the U.S. Department of Justice regarding Shell’s use of the freight forwarding firm Panalpina, Inc,” Shell said in its annual report published on its Web site on Monday.
Shell said it started an internal investigation and is cooperating with the DoJ and with a probe launched by U.S. markets regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.
Panalpina has quit its Nigeria operations following the probe and said last week in a statement that it had “certain indications that, in the past, violations of the FCPA may have occurred.”
The company has agreed with the DoJ on investigation plans in a number of countries.
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssEnergyNews/idUSL1775263320080317
(Story tip to Reuters by John Donovan of www.royaldutchshellplc.com)
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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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