British spies were bugging UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's office in the
run up to the Iraq war, former UK cabinet minister Clare Short has claimed.
The ex-international development secretary said she had read some of the
transcripts of his conversations.
Ms Short said she recalled thinking, as she talked to Mr Annan: "Oh dear,
there will be a transcript of this and people will see what he and I are
saying."
Downing Street has refused to comment on the claims made in a BBC interview.
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Legal question
Asked if Britain was involved in this, she replied; "Well I know - I've seen
transcripts of Kofi Annan's conversations.
"In fact, I have had conversations with Kofi in the run up to the war
thinking 'oh dear, there will be a transcript of this and people will see
what he and I are saying'."
I read some of the transcripts of the accounts of his conversations
Clare Short
Asked to confirm if British spies were instructed to carry out operations
within the UN on people like Mr Annan, she said: "Yes, absolutely."
Quizzed about whether she knew about this when she was in government, Ms
Short responded: "Absolutely. I read some of the transcripts of the accounts
of his conversations."
Pressed about whether this was legal, she said: "I don't know. I presume so.
It is odd but I don't know about the legalities."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3488548.stm
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