Straw implicated in the naming of Kelly

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Straw implicated in the naming of Kelly
By Kim Sengupta
09 September 2003


Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, was implicated for the first time
yesterday in the naming of David Kelly in documents freshly released by the
Hutton inquiry.

The documents also show Mr Straw playing a part in the "sexing up" of the
September Iraq arms dossier, urging the strengthening of references to
weapons of mass destruction and demanding a "killer paragraph". But it is
the revelations about his department's role in the disclosure of Dr Kelly's
identity which is potentially the most damaging for Mr Straw, who has so far
been relatively untainted by the controversy surrounding the scientist's
death.

In hitherto undisclosed internal memorandums, two of Mr Straw's most senior
officials appear to be pushing for Dr Kelly's name to be disclosed to the
media. One says he will "be happy" for the scientist to be named, while the
other declares this will not cause a problem for the Foreign Office. It
would be extraordinary if these comments were made without Mr Straw's
knowledge, Whitehall sources said.

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