The Report of the Iraq Inquiry

Differences between the US, the UK, France and Russia remain unresolved ....... 276

Security Council open debate, 16 and 17 October 2002 ........................................ 290

The US offers compromise language for OP10 ...................................................... 302

Mr Blair’s meeting with Mr Straw and Mr Hoon, 17 October 2002 ......................... 307

Cabinet, 17 October 2002 ....................................................................................... 309

Legal views on the draft resolution ......................................................................... 310

Lord Goldsmith’s conversations with Mr Powell and Mr Straw,

17 and 18 October 2002 .................................................................................. 312

Lord Goldsmith’s meeting with Mr Blair, 22 October 2002 ............................... 316

Discussion of the US/UK draft resolution of 23 October 2002 ...................................... 320

Decision to offer a land contribution to the US for planning purposes .................... 329

Final stages of the negotiation of resolution 1441 .................................................. 331

Cabinet, 7 November 2002 .............................................................................. 336

Mr Straw’s conversation with Lord Goldsmith, 7 November 2002 .................... 337

Mr Straw’s statement to Parliament, 7 November 2002 ................................... 339

Resolution 1441 (2002) ................................................................................................. 342

Explanations of Vote ............................................................................................... 346

Statements by the Permanent Members of the Security Council ........................... 351

What was resolution 1441 intended to achieve? .................................................... 358

Lord Goldsmith’s role in the negotiation of resolution 1441 .................................... 366

The role of FCO Legal Advisers in the negotiation of resolution 1441 .................... 375

Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 386

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