File:Laurie-Evidence.pdf

 legal document  by Michael Laurie dated 3 June 2010

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Subjects: Chilcot Inquiry
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Chilcot Inquiry

Transcript Major General Michael Laurie of Evidence session - 3 June 2010

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THE CHAIRMAN: This morning we welcome Michael Laurie, head of intelligence collection for DIS at the material time and I will, if I may, ask you at the end of my little opening just to tell us how you got to be head of intelligence collection for DIS. You contacted the inquiry in January to comment on the position taken by Alistair Campbell during his evidence to us on 12 January and we will be asking you about that. We will also take the opportunity to ask about other issues arising involving the DIS.

The session is being held in private because we recognise much of the evidence in the areas we want to cover will be sensitive within the categories set out in the Inquiry's "Protocol on sensitive information", for example on the grounds of national security. We will apply the Protocol between the Inquiry and HMG regarding documents and other written and electronic information in considering whether and how evidence given in relation to classified documents and/or sensitive matters more widely can be drawn on and explained in public either in the Inquiry report or, where appropriate, at an earlier stage. If other evidence is given during this hearing which neither relates to classified documents nor engages any of the categories set out in the "Protocol on sensitive information", that evidence would be capable of being published, subject to the procedures set out in the Inquiry Secretary's letter to you...