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BACKGROUND NOTE

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1 . An d r e wMa c Ki n l a yi s a membe r o f t h e Fo r e i g nA f f a i r sCo mmi t t e e , a n dp r e s s e dDr K e l l yo n h i s c o n t a c t s w i t hj o u r n a l i s t sdur i n g h i s e v i d e n c e s e s s i o no n 1 5 J u l y. Th e FAC h a v e f o l l o w e dt h i se v i d e n c eup wi t h a l e t t e rr e q u e s t i n gd e t a i l so f Dr K e l l y ' sc o n t a c t s.

2 . Th e p r o p o s e d a n s w e r - l i s t s. t h eme e t i n g st h a t Dr K e l l yh a s r e c o r d s o fh av i n gh e l d. I t c o v e r s b o t h I r a qa n d n o n - I r a qm a t t e r s. I t d o e s n o t c o v e rb r i e f i n g st h a tDr K e l l yg a v e a t t h e FCO ( a n yd o n e a t MOD o r UN r e q u e s t ? )

s I n a d d i t i o n ,Dr K e l l yw i l lh a v e h a d c o n t a c t sw i t hj o u r n a l i s t st h a ta r e n o t i n h i sr e c o r d s: s u c hc o n t a c t swo ul d i n c l u d es e mi n a r s ,t e l e ph on ec on v er s at i o n s( a n do c c a s i o n a l" s o u n d b i t e "i n t e r v i e w s ). ( Wha t a b o u t i n t e r v i e w sl i k et h eo n eq uo t e d b y F&C?) .

3 . I t i sn o t p os s i b l e t o l i s twi t h a n y c e r t a i n t ya l l t h e c on t a c t s Dr Ke l l y h a sh a d wi t h j o u r n a l i s t s. Th e a n s w e r i s t h e r e f o r er e s t r i c t e dt o t h os e o f wh i c h DrKe l l y h a s r e c o r d sa n d wh i c h we r es p e c i f i c a l t ya r r a n g e d b y t h e j o u r n a l i s ta n dh i m.

REMEMBER y o u a r e a c c o u n t a b l ef o r t h ea c c u r a c ya n d t i me l i n e s so f t h e a d v i c ey o up r o v i d e. De p a r t me n t a lI n s t r u c t i o n so n a ns we r i n gPQs c a n b e v i e we d on t h eCHOTSp u b l i ca r e a a n d o n DAWN P l e a s es e n dt o PARLI AMENTARY QUESTI ONS .

DRAFh ED BY .*

TEL : *AUTHORI SED BY : * TEL : *GRADE/ RANK . *

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DECLARATI ON : l h a v e s a t i s t i e dmy s e l f t h a t t h ea b o v e a n sw e r a n d b a c k g r o un dn o t e. t r ci n a c c o r d a n c e w i t ht h eGo v e r n me n t ' sp o l i c yo n a n s we r i n g PQs , De p a r t me n t a li n s t r u c t i o n s( DCI GEN 1 5 0 / 9 7 ) ,a n d t h eOpe n Go v e r n me n tCod e ( DCI GEN 5 4 / 9 8 ).