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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 was effectively sacked by the corporation's governors in the wake of the Hutton Report, new 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 2004 after the report criticised the BBC's reporting.
The corporation has released previously secret minutes of meetings at which the board of governors decided what to do. But he felt he was "mistreated" by the BBC's board of governors and was "shattered" to be forced out of his job, previously secret minutes reveal.
They reveal that the governors concluded Dyke should resign - and he was "very surprised" by their stance. Dyke tried to cling onto his job and later wrote to the board asking to be reinstated - but this was turned down.
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, have been 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. READ THE MINUTES href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_01_07_governors_hutton_mins.pdf" class="">Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 28 January 2004 [35KB] href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_01_07_governors_hutton_mins2.pdf" class="">Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 5 February 2004 [59KB] Most computers will open these documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">Download the reader here Details of a second meeting on 5 February have been released voluntarily by the BBC.
READ THE MINUTES href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_01_07_governors_hutton_mins.pdf" class="">Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 28 January 2004 [35KB] href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/11_01_07_governors_hutton_mins2.pdf" class="">Minutes of BBC governors' meeting, 5 February 2004 [59KB] Most computers will open these documents automatically, but you may need Adobe Reader href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html">Download the reader here BBC chairman Gavyn Davies resigned at the start of the first meeting before governors discussed Dyke's fate. 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". Dyke told the governors he would only continue with their full support, then left the room to allow them to discuss his position.
When informed of the board's decision that he should resign, Dyke was "very surprised and therefore shattered by the news", the documents reveal. Board members aired views that his position was "unsustainable" and he was a "lame duck" and it was decided that he should go.
The board agreed that it would be impossible to sustain Greg as DG in these circumstances Meeting minutes When informed of the decision, Dyke was "very surprised and therefore shattered by the news", the documents reveal.
Dyke then withdrew his offer to resign and instead "invited the board to dismiss him or maintain him in his post".
"After a brief discussion, the board agreed that it would be impossible to sustain Greg as DG in these circumstances since the board's authority would be destroyed," the minutes said.
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".
'Sexed up''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 Hutton Inquiry was convened after the death in July 2003 of government scientist Dr David Kelly, who was named as the source of 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. The inquiry focused on Dr Kelly's death and the allegation, reported by 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. Lord Hutton absolved the government of misleading the public, found the central allegation in Gilligan's report was untrue and said the BBC's editorial system was "defective".
The minutes of the first meeting were revealed after an application to the tribunal by The Guardian newspaper and open government campaigner Heather Brooke.The minutes of the first meeting were revealed after an application to the tribunal by The Guardian newspaper and open government campaigner Heather Brooke.