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Trump: Salmond assured me 'there would be no wind farm'
Speaking at a Holyrood inquiry, he said the First Minister assured him that because of objections from the Ministry of Defence and the proximity of shipping lanes he was led to believe there would be "absolutely no wind farm".
April 26, 2012
by Brian Currie
in The Herald
Donald Trump has claimed Alex Salmond told him over a dinner in New York that there would be no offshore wind turbines near his Aberdeenshire golf course.
Speaking at a Holyrood inquiry, he said the First Minister assured him that because of objections from the Ministry of Defence and the proximity of shipping lanes he was led to believe there would be "absolutely no wind farm".
However, Mr Salmond's spokesman said the claims were "total nonsense".
George Sorial, Mr Trump's executive vice-president, said the dinner was hosted by Scottish Development International in October 2007.
Mr Trump said: "We had a dinner, we talked for... [continue via Web link]
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