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Dear Der,

Tnan4. you for your icttet yeeterday ¢<kutg for a corrcctron to our a<cetYion that the MOD
were forewarned of the t6NM story we broadcast on May 29' My understanding, frorn
ccntcmporanceus progrzmnc notes is as (ollcws

" At :pm on N4ay 2£° the Tocsy rroryramr e pct in e bid to the MOD (or an intervlcw
On c:uslcC bOmbl

At 6 :vpn7 .e,;,G-vv G+n,£an s,rol<e to XAtc 0'Cernnor, the MOD press ofliccr. about
the C :Us1cr bomb mlsrvitR' EaC7 addeC thert- would bc another story running on VJI'D

Between 6 .30pm and Jpm rronuccr Ma.nha Fi-,d)av spoke to MOD press efficcr
Riehard Ws11e_v and Confirms the brd has wiacred trom c)ustca bombs to rvetudc
W'MD
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~'l~S,`~L,(~~ C~nILlRL.~iN 0 ketween £ and E 30pm the MOD ez11< the Today pmpammc and confirms AV,
interview wirh Adatn lngtarn on C :u.ncr bombs bu ; does not con rim
. that he will speai
ebout Wtv11r

At ?,a3 pm the MOD press office rings the Tooay programme to conflnn Idr Ingtarr,
will speak about W'1vID as wc ~I .
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AE the transcnpt o: hi : tatcrvlcw shows (sce attachcd) M! 1Wain was well bnefed in advanet
on the item and able to rcspond to aucnicns WIth somc detail. In light of this we see no need
n c--4- S~)rJ'tL' to correct John humphrys a:scrtion to you rhat the MOD wes forewarued . Downing St's
denial was nlso gtven prcmmcoce in the programmc

You also ecscrted ycsterdny that Anarew Gilht"an's report in some way flouted the BBC's
Frodvccr Guidelsnes It did not 1 act. ch tht relevant sectons An entFraly proper editorial
process was followed in advance of broadca<t

Given the prommance of your virxs yesterday ; am reJcastr.fr t}vs Icr.rr to Ore prcss

RZChard Sambroo} ~
Dlret:nr, BBC Nfw

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