Last year Hutchison Telecom exchanged its highly successful Orange mobile phone operation in Britain for 10% of Germany's Mannesmann services conglomerate.
The pull-out leaves the American giant with only one European operation, in Britain, where it owns Asda, the country's number two supermarket chain.
Odey Asset Management, another hedge-fund titan, says it is in the process of establishing a Swiss operation in order to give itself some options, although it is unlikely that the whole operation would leave Britain.
America also badly needs Britain's co-operation, both as proof that America is not isolated (Britain has 12, 000 soldiers in Iraq, far more than any other American ally) and for Mr Blair's skills as a salesman to the rest of the world.
While this operation was centered in Great Britain, it was sophisticated.
Later in a speech delivered in French, the Queen highlighted the importance of co-operation between nations, and highlighted Britain and France's shared spirit of scientific discoveries.
Even on the question of the third pillar, which governs co-operation in justice and home affairs, Britain is not isolated.
"We look forward to an inquiry that is truly independent and looks not only at potential criminal responsibility but also at Britain's co-operation agreements with the United States and other countries, " says Mr Cordone.
One report published last year by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that Britain spends 1.1% of GDP on pre-primary spending for children, higher than the average national spend for other countries.
That's the conundrum posed by this weekend's sting operation in which the News of the World, Britain's best-selling Sunday tabloid, set up a group of people who, it says, wanted to buy bomb-making material on behalf of a Saudi backer.
Tata Sons, with the biggest China operation, mainly sells Range Rover cars, made in Britain, and IT services, largely employing local Chinese staff.
The aircraft made up a small part of Operation Bolero, a build-up of allied aircraft in Britain championed by President Franklin Roosevelt.
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Museum representatives are working with the British Embassy in Cairo and Britain's Ministry of Defence on a possible recovery operation.
The Arctic convoy crews worked to keep supplies flowing through German blockades to Britain's ally, the Soviet Union, in Operation Dervish.
More than 3, 000 men died in the Arctic as they kept supplies flowing through German blockades to Britain's ally, the Soviet Union, in Operation Dervish.
Operation Atalanta has some two dozen ships from EU nations - including Britain, France, Germany and Italy - patrolling an area of about two million square miles off the Horn of Africa.
In 2009, the EU launched Operation Atalanta, with over 20 ships from EU nations - including Britain, France, Germany and Italy - patrolling an area of about two million square miles off the Horn of Africa.
Britain was not informed in advance of Algeria's military operation Thursday, Cameron said.
Shadow foreign secretary William Hague said the potential disruption of the intelligence-sharing operation between the UK and the US would have "serious consequences" for Britain's national security.
Neither Facebook nor the FBI has shared many details yet about the operation, which allegedly involved farflung suspects in the U.S., Britain, several Balkan countries, Peru, and New Zealand.
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He said the operation was being well co-ordinated by the UN, and added that Britain was already in talks with the Indonesian government about the long-term recovery and rehabilitation of the area.
In operation they can respond quickly to changes in power prices, which is useful in Britain's cut-throat market.
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Yet despite their close ties with Israel, Australia and Britain expelled Israeli diplomats who supposedly had either a hand in the alleged operation or who work for the Mossad.
Neither the United States nor Britain, for instance, was told in advance about Algeria's military operation Thursday.
During Operation Algebra, Lothian and Borders Police identified up to 70 contacts of the group throughout Britain and abroad.
Britain's BA and Iberia of Spain have unveiled a new co-operation agreement aimed at cutting costs and improving customer service.
On Friday November 21st, President George Bush finished a three-day state visit to Britain, complete with red carpets, banquets, cannon salutes and a vast security operation.
But Britain cannot do this alone and we call on other donor countries to join in this relief operation.
Specifically, because we know the importance of peace in Darfur I am announcing today more help from Britain to train, equip and deploy African troops for the joint UN-African Union peacekeeping operation.
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