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» Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Asked if there had been any further contact between the Government and BP, the PMS said DECC was in regular contact and had been receiving updates.

Suggested that the Prime Minister may be concerned that President Obama might ask BP to make financial commitments that could damage the company, the PMS referred to an interview the Prime Minister had given earlier in the day where he was quoted as saying where there are cases of liability they need to be dealt with .

When it was questioned who the Prime Minister had spoken to at BP, the PMS said he had spoken with the Chairman.

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to the US about the fact that he thought there should be distinctions made about compensation so that BP could be clear and so could stay stable, the PMS said that he would have to check the point and respond at a later stage. However, he said it was clearly in everyone’s interest that there was as much certainty as possible for the company. The Prime Minister and the President had agreed in their telephone call that it was not in anyone’s interest to undermine the value of the company.

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