Carroll et al. 1976, section 4: "The SAS recruiting team, headed by arms dealer Les Aspin". Carroll, Raymond; Younghusband, Peter; Jaffe, Andrew; Macpherson, Malcolm (9 February 1976). "The Mercenary Life". Newsweek. Johannesburg-Huambo-London: 20.
Carroll et al. 1976, p. 20: "...and former Royal Marine Frank Perren". Carroll, Raymond; Younghusband, Peter; Jaffe, Andrew; Macpherson, Malcolm (9 February 1976). "The Mercenary Life". Newsweek. Johannesburg-Huambo-London: 20.
Carroll et al. 1976, p. 20: "Last November, when Roberto saw the need for foreign mercenaries, he dispatched a personal emissary-a dishonorably discharged British paratrooper named Norman Hall-to London to hire professional soldiers". Carroll, Raymond; Younghusband, Peter; Jaffe, Andrew; Macpherson, Malcolm (9 February 1976). "The Mercenary Life". Newsweek. Johannesburg-Huambo-London: 20.
Carroll et al. 1976, p. 20: "With $25,000 of Roberto's money in his pocket, Hall had little trouble in making contact with the organization called Security Advisory Services". Carroll, Raymond; Younghusband, Peter; Jaffe, Andrew; Macpherson, Malcolm (9 February 1976). "The Mercenary Life". Newsweek. Johannesburg-Huambo-London: 20.
Carroll et al. 1976, p. 20: "...they were joined by a Roberto aide named Terence Haig, who brought with him a bundle of $84,000 in fresh hundred-dollar bills". Carroll, Raymond; Younghusband, Peter; Jaffe, Andrew; Macpherson, Malcolm (9 February 1976). "The Mercenary Life". Newsweek. Johannesburg-Huambo-London: 20.
Campbell 1978, p. 11: "...John Banks set up his Security Advisory Services (SAS!) recruiting organisation above a laundrette". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 7: "...the highly organised network for the employment of former SAS members-a network that many in the SAS itself fear is transforming the regiment into a training ground for other people's private armies". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 7: "...The apparent involvement of serving and recently serving officers of the SAS and the Special Branch in the mercenary trade is an alarming feature of the evidence gathered during our enquiry". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 11: "SAS Group Intelligence, he claimed, 'employs, controls and runs intelligence gathering and activities in alien paramilitary organisations in the UK. It runs assassination teams, snatch teams, infiltration teams and was run by Dare Newell, retired SAS officer'". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 8: "...an article on the front page of the Times announced a new company - Saladin Security Ltd said to be specialising in 'kidnap and ransom protection'". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 8: "...Major Russell West, ex-SAS squadron commander and one time managing director of Thor Security Systems Ltd. Last July, the Sunday Times reported that Thor was offering for sale, in confidential brochures sent to overseas clients, secret details of security equipment". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 7: "Few people have heard of KMS Ltd. Fewer still know what the name means". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 8: "A director of a city insurance firm Thomas Nelson (Insurance) Ltd, Johnson has freely used his company's name to provide 'cover' for the mercenary activities". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 8: "The activities of Control Risks Ltd were well known to ex-soldiers looking for employment". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 9: "As the Yemen war tailed off, David Stirling set up a new organisation which soon became recognised as the most prestigious private military organisation perhaps ever created-Watchguard (International) Ltd.". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 9: "Watchguard was ostensibly designed to supply private bodyguards to overseas heads of state in Africa and the Middle East". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 9: "The special forces, the brochure claimed, would train others to 'combat insurgency and guerilla warfare'". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
Campbell 1978, p. 10: "Among Watchguard's employees were, at one time or another, John Banks". Campbell, Duncan (27 July 1978). "Soldiers of Fortune SW5"(PDF). Time Out (433): 7-11.
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Hills 1976, section 5: "...Security Advisory Services was the outfit that hired nearly 200 men to fight for FNLA". Hills, Ben (13 July 1976). "Master of 'the yobs of war'". The Age. Melbourne. p. 1.
Hills 1976, section 6: "...Untrained, ill-equipped, some aged as young as 17, the recruits were". Hills, Ben (13 July 1976). "Master of 'the yobs of war'". The Age. Melbourne. p. 1.
Weinraub1 1976, section 1: "One is said to be Leslie Aspin, a former smuggler and double agent who negotiated an arms deal in Amsterdam for the Irish Republican Army in 1973 and then tipped off the police". Weinraub, Bernard (1 January 1976). "Elusive Group in Britain Is Recruiting for Angola". New York Times. p. 1.
Weinraub2 1976, section 1: "Mr. Banks, who last year tried to recruit white mercenaries to help black Rhodesian nationalist guerrillas". Weinraub, Bernard (3 February 1976). "Briton Recruiting for Angola Group". New York Times. p. 7.
Weinraub1 1976, section 1: "That plan, for an abortive venture against white troops in southern Rhodesia, attracted about 300 replies and resulted in a dossier of names". Weinraub, Bernard (1 January 1976). "Elusive Group in Britain Is Recruiting for Angola". New York Times. p. 1.
Weinraub1 1976, section 1: "Mr. Hall, who bore a letter of accreditation signed by Mr. Roberto as well as $25,000—enlisted the help of Security Advisory Services". Weinraub, Bernard (1 January 1976). "Elusive Group in Britain Is Recruiting for Angola". New York Times. p. 1.
Weinraub1 1976, section 1: "...Security Advisory Services, based over an automatic laundry live and run by a former paratrooper, has recruited at least 90 mercenaries some sources place the figure as high as 200". Weinraub, Bernard (1 January 1976). "Elusive Group in Britain Is Recruiting for Angola". New York Times. p. 1.
Weinraub1 1976, section 2 Third Key Figure: "...Mr. Banks, who accompanied one group of 43 mercenaries from Heathrow Airport on Wednesday aboard a Sabena airliner to Brussels from there the men—without Mr. Banks, who later returned to London—flew on a charter flight to Kinshasa, the capital of Zaire". Weinraub, Bernard (1 January 1976). "Elusive Group in Britain Is Recruiting for Angola". New York Times. p. 1.
Weinraub1 1976, section 2 Third Key Figure: "A second group of about 50 men left on a plane for Antwerp, Belgium, later in the day for another charter flight to Zaire". Weinraub, Bernard (1 January 1976). "Elusive Group in Britain Is Recruiting for Angola". New York Times. p. 1.
Weinraub2 1976, section 1: "Mr. Banks said in a telephone interview that he had received $86,000 in cash for the wages and fares of 116 Britons sent last week to fight in Angola's civil war". Weinraub, Bernard (3 February 1976). "Briton Recruiting for Angola Group". New York Times. p. 7.
Weinraub2 1976, section 3 Served as Mercenary: "Mr. Banks said that the men were being paid $300 a week in cash, and that each man was being offered a bonus of $10,000 for any Russian captured". Weinraub, Bernard (3 February 1976). "Briton Recruiting for Angola Group". New York Times. p. 7.
