The Report
of the Iraq Inquiry
Events of
14 March
2003 ........................................................................................
490
President
Chirac’s conversation with
Mr Blair ..................................................
490
Mr Blair’s
conversation with President
Bush ....................................................
493
Mr Blair’s
conversations with President
Lagos .................................................
494
Developments
in New York, 14 March
2003 ....................................................
496
The UK
decision that Iraq had committed further material
breaches ...................... 497
The
exchange of letters of 14 and 15 March
2003 ........................................... 497
The FCO
paper of 15 March, ‘Iraqi Non-Compliance with UNSCR 1441’ ........
499
Events of
15 and 16 March
2003 ............................................................................
505
The FCO
game
plan .........................................................................................
506
Mr Blair’s
conversation with President Bush, 15 March
2003 .......................... 507
Mr Blair’s
contacts with other
leaders ..............................................................
510
Tripartite
declaration, 15 March
2003 ...............................................................
512
Ministerial
statements, 16 March
2003 ............................................................
513
Mr Blair’s
conversation with Prime Minister
Balkenende ................................. 514
Mr Blair’s
conversation with Mr Annan, 16 March
2003 ................................... 515
The Azores
Summit, 16 March
2003 ................................................................
517
President
Chirac’s interview with CNN, 16
March 2003 ................................... 524
The end of
activity on the second
resolution ..........................................................
526
Mr Blair’s
conversation with President Bush, 17 March
2003 .......................... 527
Russia’s
position ..............................................................................................
527
Sir Jeremy
Greenstock’s announcement, 17 March
2003 ............................... 528
Mr Ivanov’s
statement, 17 March
2003 ............................................................
533
Impact of
the US military
timetable ..................................................................
534
The
decision to take military
action ...............................................................................
537
The
military
plan ...............................................................................................
539
Mr Scarlett’s
advice, 17 March
2003 ................................................................
539
Cabinet, 17
March
2003 .........................................................................................
539
Statements
to Parliament, 17 March
2003 .............................................................
544
Mr Straw’s
statement, 17 March
2003 ..............................................................
544
Mr Cook’s
resignation statement, 17 March
2003 ............................................ 550
President
Bush’s ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, 17 March
2003 .......................... 552
Events of
18 March
2003 ........................................................................................
556
Australia
commits
troops ..................................................................................
556
President
Chirac’s
statement ...........................................................................
557
Mr Blair’s
conversation with President Bush, 18 March
2003 .......................... 559
CDS’
Directive for military
operations ...............................................................
559
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