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Former BBC director general Greg Dyke felt he was "mistreated" by the BBC's governors and was "shattered" to be forced out of his job, documents show.Former BBC director general Greg Dyke felt he was "mistreated" by the BBC's governors and was "shattered" to be forced out of his job, documents show.
Dyke resigned in January 2004 in the wake of the Hutton Report, which was critical of the BBC's reporting.Dyke resigned in January 2004 in the wake of the Hutton Report, which was critical of the BBC's reporting.
The corporation has released previously secret minutes of meetings at which the board of governors decided what to do.The corporation has released previously secret minutes of meetings at which the board of governors decided what to do.
They reveal that the governors concluded Dyke should resign - and he was "very surprised" by their stance.They reveal that the governors concluded Dyke should resign - and he was "very surprised" by their stance.
The minutes of a meeting on 28 January 2004, at which the board decided the corporation's response to the report, were released after a ruling by the freedom of information tribunal.The minutes of a meeting on 28 January 2004, at which the board decided the corporation's response to the report, were released after a ruling by the freedom of information tribunal.
Files giving details of a second meeting on 5 February were released voluntarily by the BBC.Files giving details of a second meeting on 5 February were released voluntarily by the BBC.
READ THE MINUTES Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 28 January 2004 [35KB] Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 5 February 2004 [59KB] Most computers will open these documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here BBC chairman Gavyn Davies resigned at the start of the first meeting before governors discussed Dyke's fate.READ THE MINUTES Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 28 January 2004 [35KB] Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 5 February 2004 [59KB] Most computers will open these documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader Download the reader here BBC chairman Gavyn Davies resigned at the start of the first meeting before governors discussed Dyke's fate.
Views aired by members of the board included the opinions that Dyke's position was "unsustainable" and he was a "lame duck".Views aired by members of the board included the opinions that Dyke's position was "unsustainable" and he was a "lame duck".
When informed of the board's decision that he should resign, Dyke was "very surprised and therefore shattered by the news", the documents reveal.When informed of the board's decision that he should resign, Dyke was "very surprised and therefore shattered by the news", the documents reveal.
He eventually agreed to go - but wrote to the board days later saying: "I believe I have been mistreated and I want to be reinstated."He eventually agreed to go - but wrote to the board days later saying: "I believe I have been mistreated and I want to be reinstated."
But at the second meeting, the governors decided this was "untenable".But at the second meeting, the governors decided this was "untenable".
The minutes of the first meeting were revealed after an appliaction to the tribunal by The Guardian newspaper and open government campaigner Heather Brooke. 'Sexed up'
The Hutton Inquiry was convened after the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly in July 2003, who was named as a source for a BBC story about the Iraq War.
The inquiry focused on Dr Kelly's death and the allegation, reported by the former BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan, that the government had "sexed up" an intelligence dossier.
Lord Hutton absolved the government of misleading the public, found the central allegation in Gilligan's report was untrue and that Dr Kelly committed suicide.
The minutes of the first meeting were revealed after an application to the tribunal by The Guardian newspaper and open government campaigner Heather Brooke.