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deBriefings 5. Later in 1992, as the civil war in the former Yugoslavia overseas trips. This service would frequently extend to asking became increasingly topical, I started to work primarily on opera- friendly intelligence services (such as the CIA) to place members tions in Serbia. During this time, I became acquainted with Dr of the Royal Family under discrete [sic] surveillance, ostensibly Nicholas Bernard Frank FISHWICK, born 1958, the MI6 officer —_ for their own protection. This was particularly the case for the who at the time was in charge of planning Balkan operations. Princess of Wales, who often insisted on doing without overt per- During one meeting with Dr Fishwick, he casually showed to sonal protection, even on overseas trips. me a three-page document that on closer inspection turned out to Although contact between MI6 and the Royal Household was be an outline plan to assassinate the Serbian leader President officially only via the Foreign Office, I learnt while in MI6 that Slobodan Milosevic. The plan was fully typed and attached toa —_ there was unofficial direct contact between certain senior and yellow "minute board", signifying that this was a formal and influential MI6 officers and senior members of the Royal accountable document. It will therefore still be in existence. Household. I did not see any official papers on this subject, but I Fishwick had annotated that the document be circulated to the fol- am confident that the information is correct. I firmly believe that lowing senior MI6 officers: Maurice MI6 documents would yield substantial leads KENDWRICK-PIERCEY, then head of on the nature of their links with the Royal Balkan operations, John RIDDE, then the Household, and would yield vital information security officer for Balkan operations, the ] also learnt while in about MI6 surveillance on the Princess of SAS liaison officer to MI6 (designation Wales in the days leading to her death. MODA/SO, but I have forgotten his name), MI6 that one of the the head of the Eastern European "paparazzi" 7. Lalso learnt while in MI6 that one of the Controllerate (then Richard FLETCHER), "paparazzi" photographers who routinely fol- and finally Alan PETTY, the personal secre- photographers who lowed the Princess of Wales was a member of MECOLL | FOutinely followed no snide miscellaneous services to MI6 This plan contained a political justifica- the Princess of Wales such as surveillance and photography exper- tion for the assassination of Milosevic, fol- tise. I do not know the identity of this photog- lowed by three outline proposals on how to " nee member of rapher, or whether he was one of the photogra- achieve this objective. I firmly believe UKN ,a small corps phers present at the time of the fatal inci- that the third of these scenarios con- tained information that could be useful in establishing the causes of death of Henri Paul, the Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed. This third scenario suggested that Milosevic could be assassinated by causing his personal limousine to crash. Dr Fishwick pro- posed to arrange the crash in a tunnel, because the proximity of concrete close to the road would ensure that the crash would be sufficiently violent to cause dent. However, I am confident that examination of UKN records would yield the identity of this photographer, and would enable the inquest to eliminate or further investigate that potential line of enquiry. of part-time MI6 agents who provide miscellaneous services to MI6 such as surveillance and photography expertise. 8. On Friday 28 August 1998, I gave much of this information to Judge Hervé Stephan, the French investigative Judge in charge of the inquest into the accident. The lengths which MI6, the CIA and the death or serious injury and would also DST have taken to deter me [from] giv- reduce the possibility that there might ing this evidence and subsequently to be independent, casual witnesses. Dr Fishwick suggested that one stop me talking about it, suggests that they have something to way to cause the crash might be to disorientate the chauffeur hide. using a strobe flash gun, a device which is occasionally deployed by special forces to, for example, disorientate helicopter pilots or 9. On Friday 31 July 1998, shortly before my appointment with terrorists, and about which MI6 officers are briefed during their Judge Hervé Stephan, the DST arrested me in my Paris hotel training. room. Although I have no record of violent conduct, I was arrest- In short, this scenario bore remarkable similarities to the cir- ed with such ferocity, and at gunpoint, that I received a broken cumstances and witness accounts of the crash that killed the rib. I was taken to the headquarters of the DST and interrogated Princess of Wales, Dodi Al Fayed and Henri Paul. I firmly for 38 hours. Despite my repeated requests, I was never given believe that this document should be yielded by MI6 to the Judge —_any justification for the arrest and was not shown the arrest war- investigating these deaths, and would provide further leads that he rant. Even though I was released without charge, the DST confis- could follow. cated from me my laptop computer and Psion organiser. They "paparazzi" photographers who routinely followed aL -- -f£ VANE "UKN", a small corps of part-time MI6 agents who provide miscellaneous services 9. On Friday 31 July 1998, shortly before my appointment with Judge Hervé Stephan, the DST arrested me in my Paris hotel room. Although I have no record of violent conduct, I was arrest- ed with such ferocity, and at gunpoint, that I received a broken rib. I was taken to the headquarters of the DST and interrogated for 38 hours. Despite my repeated requests, I was never given any justification for the arrest and was not shown the arrest war- rant. Even though I was released without charge, the DST confis- cated from me my laptop computer and Psion organiser. They illegally gave these to MI6 who took them back to the UK. They were not returned for six months, which is illegal and caused me great inconvenience and financial cost. 6. During my service in MI6, I also learnt unofficially and sec- ond-hand something of the links between MI6 and the Royal Household. MI6 are frequently and routinely asked by the Royal Household (usually via the Foreign Office) to provide intelligence on potential threats to members of the Royal Family whilst on 10. On Friday 7 August 1998, I boarded a Qantas flight at Auckland International Airport, New Zealand, for a flight to 12 - NEXUS | also learnt while in MI6 that one of the the Princess of Wales was a member of to MI6 such as surveillance and DECEMBER 2000 — JANUARY 2001