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SECTION 3.8
DEVELOPMENT OF UK STRATEGY AND OPTIONS,
8 TO 20 MARCH 2003
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................... 402
The end of the UN route ............................................................................................... 402
Mr Straw’s statement, 10 March 2003 .................................................................... 412
Informal consultations in New York .................................................................. 416
President Chirac’s interview, 10 March 2003 .......................................................... 421
Events of 11 March 2003 ........................................................................................ 426
Mr Straw’s minute to Mr Blair ........................................................................... 426
Ministerial meeting to discuss legal issues and the military plan ..................... 429
Telephone diplomacy, 11 March 2003 .............................................................. 432
Consultations in New York ............................................................................... 442
Events of 12 March 2003 ........................................................................................ 446
Mr Straw’s meeting with Mr Blair ...................................................................... 446
Prime Minister’s Questions, 12 March 2003 .................................................... 449
Sir Jeremy Greenstock’s proposal to revise the draft resolution of 7 March .... 452
Sir Jeremy Greenstock’s meeting with Mr Annan ............................................. 453
Mr Straw’s conversation with Mr Igor Ivanov .................................................... 454
Mr Blair’s conversation with President Bush, 12 March 2003 .......................... 455
US concerns about UK diplomatic activity ....................................................... 459
Security Council open debate, 11 and 12 March 2003 ..................................... 460
Presentation of the UK’s position ..................................................................... 461
Consultations on UK proposals to identify key tests for Iraq ............................ 463
French concerns about the UK presentation of President Chirac’s remarks .... 467
JIC Assessment, 12 March 2003 ..................................................................... 468
Events of 13 March 2003 ........................................................................................ 470
Cabinet, 13 March 2003 ................................................................................... 472
France’s position .............................................................................................. 477
Ministerial meeting to discuss the military plan ................................................ 481
Mr Blair’s conversation with President Bush, 13 March 2003 .......................... 482
Developments in New York, 13 March 2003 .................................................... 484
The divisions in the Security Council ............................................................... 486
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