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Two men guilty of Bush memo leak Pair are guilty of Bush memo leak
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A civil servant and an MP's researcher have been found guilty of leaking a secret memo about talks between George Bush and Tony Blair.A civil servant and an MP's researcher have been found guilty of leaking a secret memo about talks between George Bush and Tony Blair.
David Keogh, 50, from Northampton, has been found guilty of two offences under the Official Secrets Act.David Keogh, 50, from Northampton, has been found guilty of two offences under the Official Secrets Act.
MP's researcher Leo O'Connor was found guilty of one Official Secrets offence connected to a "sensitive" document. MP's researcher Leo O'Connor was found guilty of one Official Secrets offence.
It recorded Oval Office talks between Mr Bush and Mr Blair about Iraq in 2004, the Old Bailey was told. It recorded Oval Office talks between Mr Bush and Mr Blair about Iraq in 2004, the Old Bailey was told. Sentencing was adjourned for reports.
It was claimed in court that publication of the memo could have cost British lives.It was claimed in court that publication of the memo could have cost British lives.
Few details of the "highly sensitive" memo, which is known to have included discussions about military tactics, have been made public.Few details of the "highly sensitive" memo, which is known to have included discussions about military tactics, have been made public.
Judge Mr Justice Aikens told the jury that what they had heard in camera must remain secret.
'Remains secret'
He said: "The information you heard in camera, including the contents of the letter and what was said by witnesses about the consequences of the disclosure of the letter, remain confidential - it remains secret."
'Embarrassing statements''Embarrassing statements'
The trial at the Old Bailey heard that Mr Keogh gave the memo to political researcher Mr O'Connor at a dining club in Northampton. The trial heard that Keogh gave the memo to political researcher O'Connor, also from Northampton, at a dining club in the town.
It was passed to Northampton South MP Anthony Clarke, who called the police.It was passed to Northampton South MP Anthony Clarke, who called the police.
Mr Keogh's barrister, Rex Tedd QC, said his client had wanted to seek to reveal the truth of what was happening in Iraq while others were trying to conceal that truth. Keogh's barrister, Rex Tedd QC, said his client had wanted to seek to reveal the truth of what was happening in Iraq while others were trying to conceal that truth.
John Farmer, defending Mr O'Connor, said the war in Iraq was "the most controversial foreign affairs involvement of this country since Suez 50 years ago". John Farmer, defending O'Connor, said the war in Iraq was "the most controversial foreign affairs involvement of this country since Suez 50 years ago".
Earlier, Mr O'Connor told the court he had never been "so worried and so fearful" as when he was passed the document. Earlier, O'Connor told the court he had never been "so worried and so fearful" as when he was passed the document.
Mr O'Connor, who worked for anti-war Labour MP Mr Clarke, said he had been approached by Mr Keogh and told about "some quite embarrassing, outlandish statements" in the four-page document. O'Connor, who worked for anti-war Labour MP Mr Clarke, said he had been approached by Keogh and told about "some quite embarrassing, outlandish statements" in the four-page document.
But he told the jury that he took the claims with a "pinch of salt" and he never intended to send copies of the document to newspapers or MPs.But he told the jury that he took the claims with a "pinch of salt" and he never intended to send copies of the document to newspapers or MPs.