Foreign Office Warned Blair: Tell Salmond About Libya Deal Exclusive Prime Minister Ignored Political and Legal Advisers
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THE prime minister, Tony Blair, ignored advice from his own officials that Alex Salmond should have been consulted on the secret deal with Libya that could lead to the transfer of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi.
Senior civil servants in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told Downing Street that the Scottish Executive was entitled to be made aware of the explosive "memorandum of understanding" between the UK and Libya, but were rebuffed.See the full content of this document
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Foreign Office Warned Blair: Tell Salmond About Libya Deal Exclusive Prime Minister Ignored Political and Legal Advisers
FCO officials also told the Libyan government during the Sirte talks that Scotland was a "minor complication" on prisoner transfer which Libya did not need to "worry about", senior sources have told the Sunday Herald.
The claim was allegedly made to Libyan officials who questio...See the full content of this document
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