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11 July 2003

Thank you for your iefier of 10 July about Dr David Kelly.

I understand that Dr Kelly met Mr Gilli,an on 22 May at about 1700 at the

Charing Cross Hotel.

You also ask that Dr Kelly appears before the FAC on Tuesday 15 July at
1500 . As you know, the Government has already suggested that the
Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) might wish to interview Dr Kelly as
part of their continuing inquiry. (A copy of the MOD's press statement of 8
July is attached for convenience). The Chairman of the lSC has now asked
that Dr Kelly appears before them, also on next Tuesday, at 1230 for about 45
minutes. I am writing to Ann Taylor today agreeing to this request .

Although the FAC has now completed its own inquiry, I can understand why
you also wish to see Dr Kelly. 1 am prepared to agree to this on the clear
understanding that Dr Kelly will be questioned only on those matters which
are directly relevant to the evidence that you were given by Andrew Giltigan,
and not on the wider issue of Iraqi WMD and the preparation of the Dossier.
pr Kelly was not involved in the process of drawing up the intelligence parts of
the Dossier.

The Rt Hon Donald Anderson MP

House of Commons
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As I noted above, Dr Kelly will have appeared ear4+er the s_-^_" rre day befors the
~'air. i '`,1Dpe iha; you will bear t,`les 3a mind and not detain 1`llli S tr longef than

about the same ce^od of time indicated by the iSC As he is not used to this
degre~-- of public ex,;os,~~a, DI- Kelly has asked if he cau :d be accompanied by
ai,(351E-.agL;~ . MOD o Ilclal^s 'Nfi! discuss this 7tlrther `lJ<}1 n3 Clerk .

I should be gratetui ff you could confirm that you are content to proceed on
this basis,

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