Iraq Inquiry

Oral evidence

Date: Thursday 27 January 2011

Afternoon session

Subject/Role: Chief of the Defence Staff, 2001 to 2003

Witness: Admiral The Lord Boyce GCB OBE DL

Video

• Admiral the Lord Boyce transcript

Statements

• Admiral the Lord Boyce Statement to the Iraq Inquiry
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony Bagnall Statement to the Iraq Inquiry
• Lord Bach of Lutterworth Full Statement to Iraq Inquiry
• Major General Whitley Statement to the Iraq Inquiry

Declassified Documents

• DIS Report What does Iraq need to do to get the bomb quickly dated 20 March 2002
• Webb to D Strat Tech Iraq Nuclear Weapons 22 March 2002
• Watkins to Webb Iraq 18 April 2002
• Ricketts to Webb Iraq Contingency Planning dated 3 May 2002
• Webb to Ricketts Iraq Contingency Planning dated 10 May 2002
• APS SofS to PSO CDS 'David Manning's visit to Washington 17 May Iraq' 21 May 2002
• PSO CDS to APS SofS 'David Manning's visit to Washington 17 May Iraq' 31 May 2002
• MA CDS to Watkins CDS discussion with CJCS 3 July 2002
• Boyce to Myers Iraq Letter 4 July 2002
• Webb to Watkins Iraq Dossier 20 September 2002
• Manning to Watkins Potential UK Contribution to any Military Action 25 Sept 2002
• Williams to Manning Potential UK Contribution to any Military Action 25 Sept 2002
• Hoon to Blair Iraq UK Military Options 15 October 2002
• Wechsberg to Watkins Iraq Military Options 31 October 2002
• Extract from Senior British Land Advisor to PJHQ Decision Imperatives dated 5 January 2003
• Rycroft to Watkins Iraq Military Planning 15 January 2003
• PJHQ Record of COS Briefing to Prime Minister dated 15 January 2003
• Watkins to Lee Iraq Military Planning 16 January 2003
• Chilcott to Chaplin Iraq Day After Issues dated 17 January 2003
• Extract from Stirrup to Lord Bach Iraq Op TELIC UORs dated 24 January 2003
• Extract from Williams to PSO CDS Iraq UORs 28 January 2003
• Extract from Bagnall to Watkins Iraq UORs 29 January 2003
• Extract from PS Lord Bach to Stirrup Iraq Op TELIC UORs 17 February 2003
• VCDS to MA/MIN(DP) Operation TELIC UORs 21 February 2003
• Extract from Style to Bagnall NBC Respirators 5 March 2003
• Extract from Watkins to Manning Iraq Options for employment of UK Land Forces 6 March 2003
• Extract from PS Lord Bach to Style Iraq Op TELIC UORs 10 March 2003
• Extract from Part I Minute to 16th COS Meeting 03 12 March 2003
• Matthew Rycroft to Peter Watkins Extract from Iraq Military Planning dated 13 March 2003
• Extract from Part 1 Minute to 19th COS Meeting 03 19 March 2003
• Op TELIC Phase 4 Military Planning Guidance COS Paper dated 25 March 2003
• Lee to Watkins Iraq Dealing with Basrah 26 March 2003
• Johnson to Watkins Iraq Basrah Coalition Campaign Strategy dated 30 March 2003
• Rycroft to Powell Iraq Military Briefing dated 31 March 2003
• Extract from Part I Minute to 48th COS Meeting 03 17 April 2003
• PSO CDS to PS Secretary of State Radio Interview Briefing Readiness 19 January 2004
• Johnson to Howard Op Telic Lessons 6 July 2004
• Tebbit to Reid Welcome to the MOD 6 May 2005