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» Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Libya

On what had been discussed at Cabinet in terms of Libya, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary gave an update; the general tone had been that there were grounds for optimism and progress was being made. The PMS added that it was felt that the alliance was holding up well, but clearly we needed to turn up the pressure; we may need to prepare for the long haul, but the mission was going in the right direction.

Asked what had happened recently that was any different from what had happened six weeks ago, the PMS replied that in the last few days, the US had announced drones taking part in missions, the Italians, French and UK had sent mentoring teams, the Italians would now be taking part in bombing missions, the ITNC were stepping up their contact with the outside world and there had been some success in Misrata.

Asked if the Italians had actually started bombing missions, the PMS advised people to check with the MOD. Asked if there were signs of the mission going to plan, the PMS replied that the phrase that characterised the situation was that there were grounds for optimism.

On whether UN Resolution 1973 was being properly or successfully implemented following heavy fighting in Misrata, the PMS said that the situation in Misrata was of course a concern, but this was one reason behind Liam Fox’s visit to the United States; to see what more could be done. We were doing as much as we could through the alliance.

Asked about military being involved for the long haul, the PMS said that it was a case of sensible planning to ensure that we were enforcing UNSCR 1973.

Put that the impression given by leaders at the beginning of the process was that the campaign would only take a matter of days, the PMS said that Qadhafi was being put under increasing pressure and we were exploring all the options.

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