House debates Questions without Notice

Oil for Food Program

Tuesday, 28 February 2006 House of Representatives

Kim Beazley

Kim Beazley Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition

3:05 pm

My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. It relates to the answer he gave to the previous question. Now that he has conceded for the first time in this place that he was briefed on the cable dated 13 January 2000—saw it, was briefed; whatever—does he recollect that the cable contained the following warnings from the UN office: firstly, that the Iraqis were demanding a surcharge of $US14 per metric tonne for wheat, which would be paid outside the oil for food program? Does he recollect, secondly, that the funds were to be provided into a bank account in Jordan? Does he recollect, thirdly—

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