Letter to the Chairman of the Committee from the
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 9 December
2004
Thank you for your letter of 18 November about
the progress of work carried out by the FCO to implement the recommendations
of the Butler Review.
Please assure your Committee colleagues that,
whilst the majority of the Butler recommendations do not apply
specifically to the FCO, we are committed to participating fully
and actively at senior level in the Whitehall process led by Sir
David Omand who has established a Committee of senior officials
on which Michael Jay sits. Another senior member of the FCO has
been seconded to the Cabinet Office to lead a Study Team reporting
on the current organisation and practice of intelligence analysis.
They will report to Sir David's committee by the end of January.
We will look very carefully at the results of the Study Teams
work and its consequences for the FCO.
Rt Hon Jack Straw MP
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
9 December 2004
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