Indonesia

"The 1960s were a period of consolidation as well as expansion of Rupert’s tobacco and cigarette interests. The takeover of Carreras and Rothmans led to expansion in other parts of the world. Using Rothmans as his flagship, he created a stir with his philosophy of industrial partnership in various countries where he embarked on new initiatives. Partnership companies were established on a bilateral basis in Australia and New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Canada, Jamaica, Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe) and Nyassaland (now Malawi) − eventually even beyond the Iron Curtain in Russia and China."

"In 1950, my father became Sweden's first envoy to the independent Indonesia, and together with a couple of colleagues, he established diplomatic relations under rather primitive conditions. For two years, my mother lived half the year in Sweden and half in Indonesia. I was informed that I would start the third grade at the Sigtuna Foundation’s Humanistic Gymnasium (SHL), which today corresponds to seventh grade, and live in the dormitory Kvarnbranten. It was terrible news."