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» Wednesday, June 23, 2010

General McChrystal

Asked if the UK would get consulted on who was in charge of British troops in Afghanistan and whether the subject was brought up in the Prime Minister’s call with President Obama, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the subject was raised by the President during the discussion.

They agreed that they were both fully supportive of the current strategy in Afghanistan. The President said that he would continue to consult closely with the Prime Minister. The PMS said that on the specific issue of General McChrystal, these comments were about the US administration and therefore it was a matter for them.

Asked whether the call had already been in the diary before the events surrounding General McChrystal had taken place, the PMS said that the call was going to happen anyway, ahead of the G8 and G20.

Asked whether the Prime Minister believed that replacing General McChrystal would help the war in Afghanistan, the PMS said that that was a hypothetical question.

Put that General McChrystal was in charge of British troops in Afghanistan, the PMS said that it was a NATO strategy, which we supported. The comments were made about the US administration and therefore it was a matter for them.

When asked if the Prime Minister still had faith in General McChrystal, the PMS replied that he would not get drawn on the subject further. It was a matter for the US administration.

Asked whether President Obama would consult with the Prime Minister before any decision was taken on General McChrystal’s future, the PMS said he was not aware of any calls planned. The Prime Minister and the President would be seeing each other this weekend.

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