Grand Hotel

"On Tuesday, January 22, 1991, eight people from Tetra Pak gathered at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm: Bertil Hagman with his wife, Jörgen Haglind, director of communications, Bengt Eckerwall, head of research in Lausanne, Lennart Ohlsson, head of finance in Lausanne, the secretaries Rosemarie Werner and Kristina Kessel, and the trusted chauffeur Bengt Jensen. All the rooms were reserved under their names and not the company’s. Three of the rooms were converted into offices. The blackout was total; hotel staff were forbidden to clean at regular times and to prevent leaks, all transportation to and from the hotel was handled by Bengt Jensen. The Tetra people even had their own telephone and fax lines installed to minimize the risk of eavesdropping."

"Major Dorand, who was in charge of this Section, at Chalais-Meudon just outside Paris, greeted Bugatti cordially and explained the kind of aeroengine needed. Bugatti set to work at once, alone in his room at the Grand Hotel, to design all the parts of a new type of engine. His designs, which were completed without the help of a drawing office, had no need to be touched up when the engine was being made. Spe- cialists will realize the amount and the complexity of the"