INQUIRY BY LORD HUTTON INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES

SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF DR KELLY

ANNEX JS6

This is Annex JS6, as referred to in the witness statement ofJohn Scarlett .

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CONFIDENTIAL

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Date: 21 July 03

John Scarlett

Copy: Sir David Omand

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1, note of 9 july described the analysis that the Security Service
has provided of the "45 minute report" references in the press and transcript of
Gilligan's appearance before the FAC. We have now received returns from the
relevant departments on the extent of the exposure of your--note to_ Alastair._
Campbell of 20 September 02 within departments. 1n addition, DSOs have also
reported onfhecirculafion of a note from Alastair Campbell to Sir David Omand .
of 11 February 03 . Sir David's office suspected this could have been the source of
the reports that AC had apologised to "C" in respect of the February dossier.
However Security Service analysis found no indication that a copy of this
document had been obtained. Details are attached at Annex A.

DSO Returns

2. Overall the returns from departments reveal that your note had a relatively limited
circulation in departments, however in total over 130 staff across ten departments
had access to it. This figure includes staff who were not copied the note, but who
have access to any files the copies were placed upon . Because your note was
marked CONFIDENTIAL it did not attract the greater range of circulation
controls and logs that a SECRET or above asset would; however DSOs have
approached this rigorously and we are satisfied that the figures give a reasonable
indication of the numbers involved.

Next Steps

3. In parallel with~ earlier advice of 9 July, you may wish to consider whether
it would be helpful to pursue this further . Any investigation would need to narrow
the field of potential culprits significantly to have a reasonable chance of success.
However, the absence of formal circulation controls, and because the considered
view was that it would not be appropriate to attempt recovery of the note The
Sunday Times may have seen (to identify any manuscript markings that could
point to a source department), will limit the scope to do this.

4. Please let me know if you require anything further.

By e-mail.

Security Policy Division

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JS to AC (20110/02) Approximate Exposure

MOD 10 (potentially another 12**)
No10 7
HMT 3
FCO 20
SIS 26
Security Service 7 (plus*)
GCHQ 8 (plus*)
DTI 32
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Cabinet Office ~ 22
Total 136
AC to SDO (1112/03)
MOD 4 (***)
No10 5
FCO 7
SIS 25
- Security Service 12
GCHQ 27 (plus*)
Home Office 28
[ Cabinet Office 9
Total 117

* Plus : could include messengers, registry and private office staff not accounted for in
some returns.

** The final draft dossier was copied to 12 others - at this stage MOD cannot confirm
if JS's minute was copied with it.

*** MOD have identified that the note was also enclosed with other correspondence
under a restricted minute from Jonathan Powell to Simon McDonald in the FCO,
copied to Geoff Hoon's PS, who in turn copied it to two others . We have not followed
up this separate circulation.
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