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THE MONOPOLIES and Mergers Commission has rejected P&O's claims that

24th March 1984, Page 16
24th March 1984
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Page 16, 24th March 1984 — THE MONOPOLIES and Mergers Commission has rejected P&O's claims that
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its road haulage services could suffer in the event of a takeover by Trafalgar House.

In clearing the bid by Trafalgar House, the Commission said it had received no conclusive evidence that little of P&O's haulage interests would continue to operate following any merger.

Trafalgar House has no existing road haulage interest, but it made plain it had no intention of disposing of them.

But P&O said the merger would result in a loss of strategic direction leading to a smaller turnover, and fewer overseas earnings and UK jobs.