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Military Action/War on Terror

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Foreign Secretary that there were no circumstances under which military action in Iran would be justifiable the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that she didn't see any reason why the Prime Minister would disagree with that. Asked then if the Prime Minister also agreed with Geoff Hoon's prediction in the New Statesman that sophisticated countries with a significant military would be involved in Iraq style medium sized wars for the foreseeable future the PMS said that she did not see a problem with Geoff Hoon's comments either.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

European Summit

Asked if the Prime Minister was going to try to persuade his European colleagues to adopt a more conciliatory and constructive partnership with the US the PMS said that she thought her colleague had addressed this issue in the morning briefing. He had said that no doubt the US election would be discussed but that we would not brief on discussions before they had taken place.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Middle East

Asked if there was now an opportunity for the Americans to take advantage of Mr Arafat's illness, the PMOS replied that he did not wish to comment in any way about the speculation surrounding Chairman Arafat.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

US Relations/Policy

Asked what the Prime Minister could point to as the benefit of his relationship with President Bush, the PMOS answered that in terms of a working relationship with President Bush, whether it was in Afghanistan, Iraq, or on other issues, the Government had never adopted a "tick box culture" that said something was "their" idea or "our" idea, nor would they start now. The important thing was that there was a continuing conversation that worked towards communal objectives. The Prime Minister believed that this was possible.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Black Watch

Asked about reports that the area the Black Watch were covering was larger than had been originally planned, the PMOS replied that he would rather reply with the official response, and not unofficial rumours.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)

Brussels

Asked what the main goal of the EU Council meeting in Brussels was, the PMOS answered that what the EU had been working towards was to agree an action plan to help Iraq, specially in the areas of policing, criminal justice and administration. Those would be the main areas that the meeting would concentrate on.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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