also said that "the Secretary of State during his recent safari displayed his dedication to 'Black Power'". Another of his protests was to Lord Aylestone of the Independent Broadcasting Authority over the Weekend World television programme about Rhodesia which, he said, "gave more support to terrorists than to their victims." Soref was an outspoken critic of the IRA, and issued a press statement on behalf of the Monday Club in November 1974 calling for capital punishment "for traitors and those engaged in civil war". The previous month, gunmen shot at a London businessman's chauffeur-driven car close to Soref's residence, and Scotland Yard were convinced that it was mistaken identity and the work of the IRA, because of the striking resemblance between the victim, who later died, and Soref. The shooting had taken place at the time Soref normally arrived home, but he had been delayed that night. Both the victim and Soref had similar cars. Later, Soref received an anonymous telephone call saying that the shots were meant for him. On 26 January 1981, Soref presided at the Monday Club's Africa Group Dinner at St Stephen's Club, Westminster, when the MP Nicholas Winterton was the guest of honour. Business career In 1947, Soref founded Jewish Monthly magazine, which he also edited until 1951. From 1959, Soref was Managing Director of Soref Brothers Limited, becoming Chairman in 1976, and remaining at the firm until 1988. Personal life and death Soref died in London on 14 March 1993, aged 76. References Sources Dod's Parliamentary Companion 1973, 160th edition, Sell's Publications Ltd., Epsom, Surrey. Copping, Robert, The Monday Club - Crisis and After (Foreword by John Biggs-Davison, M.P.), Current Affairs Information Service, Ilford, Essex, May 1975, (P/B), pps: 6 - 10,15,16,18, 22–23. Soref, Harold, with John Biggs-Davison, M.P., Julian Amery, M.P., Stephen Hastings, M.C.,M.P., and Patrick Wall, M.C.,M.P., Rhodesia and the Threat to the West, Monday Club, London, 1976, (P/B). Who's Who, London, 1986, p. 1631, External links 1916 births 1993 deaths Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford British Army personnel of World War II Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies English people of Romanian-Jewish descent Intelligence Corps officers Royal Scots officers UK MPs 1970–1974