Introduction
and key findings ............................................................................................
3
Development
of UK policy, April to June
2002 ..................................................................
3
A UK
contribution to US-led military
action .................................................................
3
JIC
Assessment, 19 April 2002 ...................................................................................
6
Mr Blair’s
interview on BBC
Breakfast with Frost, 21 April
2002 ................................ 9
Resolution
1409 (2002) ..............................................................................................
9
Discussions
with the US and France ........................................................................
14
Definition
of the UK’s objective .................................................................................
18
Meeting
with Secretary Rumsfeld, 5 June 2002 .......................................................
21
The need to
address the legal basis for military action .............................................
25
Cabinet, 20
June
2002 ..............................................................................................
26
Development
of UK policy, July
2002 .............................................................................
27
Mr Hoon
asks for a collective discussion on Iraq ......................................................
28
Sir Kevin
Tebbit’s advice, 3 July 2002 ......................................................................
30
JIC
Assessment, 4 July 2002 ....................................................................................
31
The
Treasury’s concerns ..........................................................................................
33
Mr Straw’s
advice, 8 July 2002 .................................................................................
34
Sir
Christopher Meyer’s advice, 9 July 2002 ............................................................
35
Lord
Goldsmith’s request for information ..................................................................
36
Liaison
Committee, 16 July 2002 ..............................................................................
37
Cabinet
Office paper, 19 July 2002: ‘Iraq: Conditions for Military
Action’ .................
40
No.10
advice, 19 July 2002 ................................................................................
49
Sir Jeremy
Greenstock’s advice to Mr Straw ............................................................
51
The mood in
Washington ..........................................................................................
53
MOD advice
to Mr
Hoon ...........................................................................................
55
Mr Blair’s
meeting, 23 July 2002 ..............................................................................
58
Request for
advice on Saddam Hussein’s military capabilities and
intentions ...
65
Sir
Christopher Meyer’s view ....................................................................................
66
Mr Blair’s
press conference, 25 July 2002 ................................................................
67
FCO advice,
26 July 2002 ........................................................................................
68
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