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| Deal reached on release of 'gist' of Blair-Bush Iraq talks | Deal reached on release of 'gist' of Blair-Bush Iraq talks |
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| Details of the "gist" of talks before the Iraq war between Tony Blair and George Bush are to be published, the UK's Chilcot inquiry says. | |
| Britain's top civil servant Sir Jeremy Heywood has agreed the principles of handing over extracts and quotes. | Britain's top civil servant Sir Jeremy Heywood has agreed the principles of handing over extracts and quotes. |
| However, the full documents or transcripts of talks will not be released. | |
| The report is thought to have been delayed by protracted wrangling over what could be published. | The report is thought to have been delayed by protracted wrangling over what could be published. |
| In a letter, inquiry chairman Sir John Chilcot said "detailed consideration" of what to release was taking place. | In a letter, inquiry chairman Sir John Chilcot said "detailed consideration" of what to release was taking place. |
| He says it has reached agreement on the "principles that will underpin disclosure" of communications between former US President George Bush and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. | He says it has reached agreement on the "principles that will underpin disclosure" of communications between former US President George Bush and former Prime Minister Tony Blair. |
| The documents include 25 notes from Mr Blair to Mr Bush and more than 130 records of conversations between them in the run-up to war. | |
| There is no report publication date. | There is no report publication date. |