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Written question asked by Lord Avebury (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Taylor of Bolton (Labour) on Thursday, 17 January 2008.


Zaire

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:Why photographs taken from Canberra overflights of eastern Zaire in November and December 1996 were not released; and to which agencies or Governments any information derived from the missions was communicated.
Answer

Imagery from photo-reconnaissance missions is not normally released to the public. In this case, there was a particular need for the public to understand the scale and nature of the humanitarian problem, and a selection of images were subsequently released to the media. The Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre produced a report based on the imagery collected. That report was distributed within the department to the Permanent Joint Headquarters, Headquarters Strike Command and Headquarters Land.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
1121; 697 c286WA
Session
2007-08
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2008-0612
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Subjects
Disclosure of information Deployment Air force Photographs Military aircraft Zaire
Link
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