Introduction
and key findings ............................................................................................
4
The
response to resolution 1441 ......................................................................................
5
Iraq’s
response ...........................................................................................................
5
Cabinet, 14
November
2002 .......................................................................................
7
UK
assumptions about Iraq’s position ........................................................................
8
JIC
Assessment, 14 November 2002: ‘Iraq: Regime Cohesion
Under
Pressure’ ...................................................................................................
8
Psychological
profile of Saddam Hussein ..........................................................
10
Concerns
about the US view on the threshold for a material
breach .......................
12
The Prague
Summit, 21 November 2002 .................................................................
19
Intelligence
update, 21 November 2002 ...................................................................
25
Mr Blair’s
meeting with Dr Blix, 22 November 2002 .................................................
26
Security
Council, 25 November 2002 .......................................................................
29
Debate on
resolution 1441, 25 November 2002 .......................................................
30
Cabinet, 28
November
2002 ..............................................................................
34
Iraq’s
declaration of 7 December and the response .......................................................
35
JIC
Assessment, 6 December 2002: ‘Iraq: Military
Options’ .....................................
42
Iraq’s
declaration, 7 December 2002 ........................................................................
43
The UK’s
initial response ..........................................................................................
43
JIC
Assessment, 13 December 2002 .................................................................
49
Mr Blair’s
conversation with President Bush, 16 December 2002 .....................
51
Sir Richard
Dearlove’s visit to Washington, December 2002 .............................
53
Mr Straw’s
statement, 18 December 2002 .........................................................
54
Prime
Minister’s Questions, 18 December 2002 ................................................
55
Mr Hoon’s
statement, 18 December 2002 ..........................................................
56
JIC
Assessment, 18 December 2002 .......................................................................
56
Cabinet, 19
December 2002 .....................................................................................
61
Security
Council, 19 December 2002 .......................................................................
62
The need
for a communications strategy ..................................................................
67
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