Examination of Witness (Questions 1460
- 1464)
TUESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 1998
VICE ADMIRAL
ALAN WEST
1460. If Mr Penfold were employed by an
arm of the intelligence services you and your colleagues would
know of such employment.
(Vice Admiral Alan West) Not necessarily. If he
was employed by me I would. If he was employed by the DIS, the
MoD, I would, but I would not necessarily know if he was employed
by somebody else.
Chairman: Admiral
West, I believe you have been extremely helpful to the Committee.
You have been open and I thank you very much.
Sir Peter Emery
1461. Can I just ask one last question?
You know of the meeting that we have referred to on 3 December
in which the FCO and Executive Outcomes, it is suggested, were
providing arms to the Kamajors. I understand that there was somebody
from your office or from MoD at that meeting. Is there a memo
in your department of that meeting or of that conversation?
(Vice Admiral Alan West) I am not aware of there
being one.
1462. That is fine. There is no reason why
you should at this moment.
(Vice Admiral Alan West) This is the meeting where
my analyst gave his assessment?
1463. That is right. Would you perhaps look
to see if there is a minute of that meeting and, if there is,
could you make it available to us?
(Vice Admiral Alan West) Yes, certainly.[8]
Chairman
1464. I will not rehearse the thanks but
they were sincere.
(Vice Admiral Alan West) Thank you very much.
8 Note by Witness: The FCO record was copied
to DIS. Back
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