Arms to Africa affair

Keith Lockstone G-Net 701 7401 keith.lockstone at gecm.com
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:25:29 +0100 (BST)


> And now BBC R4 Today program tells us that the committee *will* be shown
> a summary of the telegrams. And that they will get to talk to Robin Cook
> (i.e. not anyone who ever saw the originals and can let out the exact
> wording). And then, in order to verify that the summary is accurate a
> sub-set of the committee will be allowed to visit FCO and see the
> original text, behind locked doors,  *after* everyone has seen the
> summary. And presumably won't be allowed to write it down...

The way ULTRA material was handled should be required reading in the 6th
form....

Keith.