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GREEN BOOK RELATED EMAILS.

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, FROM MOST RECENT TO OLDEST.

From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||Sent: 08 January 2009 16:38To: ||||||||||||||||||||||||||Subject: RE: AMENDMENTS TO 'THE GREEN BOOK'

||||||||| ,Thanks for your note and future offer. Your support might prove very useful during the next round ofnegotiations! Suffice to say that the media collective are clear as to their current liabilities (bothmedical and public) when deploying under the auspices of the Green Book at the moment. Here itis.WKR|||||||||||

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From: ||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||| |||||||| ||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||Sent: 08 January 2009 15:40To: ||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Cc : |||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Subject: AMENDMENTS TO 'THE GREEN BOOK'

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Good to speak to you. As discussed, I would be grateful if you could forward me a copy of the recentlyrevised 'Green Book'. I will look at the instruction on personal insurance and, if necessary , work through theMoD's Senior Claims Policy Officer to produce some suitable words for you to consider at the next plannedamendment.

Kind regards

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From: ||||| ||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Sent: 25 November 2008 11:01To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: RE: MOD Green Book - Final Draft

Hi ||||||||| |||||||,thanks for that. I will read and digest. In the mean time please find below.yours||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||| ||||||| |||||||||| ||||||||||||||||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||| |||| ||||| ||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||||| ||||| |||||||||||||||| ||||| |||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||||| ||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||| |||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||| |||||||||| |||||||| ||||| |||||||||||||||

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Subject: MOD Green Book - Final DraftDate: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:04:28 +0000From: |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||To: |||||||||||||||@newssafety.org; |||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk;|||||||||||@nuj.org.uk| |||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk| |||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk;||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org| ||||||||||||@bskyb.com||||||@sdns.org.uk| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk| |||||||||||||||@n-p-a.co.uk| ||||||||||||||||@newssafety.org| |||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk; |||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I write to thank enormously all those who offered comment and suggestion on the latestrevise of the Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adopted whenworking with media organisations. I now attach the final draft of the document whichincludes almost all the suggestions/amendments requested. You should note that I havehighlighted the specific text areas that have been altered. In particular:

Confirmation that liability insurance remains strongly recommended rather thanmandatory.

Clarity on wider safety issues and responsibilities.


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Acknowledgement that new medical and safety standards are provided asguidelines and there remains an element of flexibility in the accreditation processthrough discussion with MOD.

I do genuinely now hope that this latest version better serves the needs of correspondentswhen working with the MOD, is more relevant and as we had originally hoped, aides in themanagement of correspondent expectation and most importantly continues to ensure thecontinued safety of media visits to operational environments. The final working version willbe posted on the MoD Web hopefully by this weekend.

We will continue to review the document on a rolling basis, with an option to reprint, shouldthe need arise, in approximately 12-18 months. Should you wish to raise any additionalcomments, please do so by directing them to me.

Your continued input and engagement is much appreciated.

With Kind Regards

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From: ||||||||| |||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||@newssafety.org]Sent: 24 November 2008 15:49To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||Subject: Re: MOD Green Book - Final Draft

Many thanks for sorting out our little problem, |||||||||||.Please advise when the final final version is available and we can link from our website (which, bythe way, seems to be widely read from within the MOD)cheers||||||||||||

2008/11/19 Brown, ||||||||||| |||| |||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||>


I write to thank enormously all those who offered comment and suggestion on the latest revise ofthe Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adopted when working with media

organisations. I now attach the final draft of the document which includes almost all thesuggestions/amendments requested. You should note that I have highlighted the specific text areasthat have been altered. In particular:

Confirmation that liability insurance remains strongly recommended rather thanmandatory.

Clarity on wider safety issues and responsibilities.

Acknowledgement that new medical and safety standards are provided asguidelines and there remains an element of flexibility in the accreditation processthrough discussion with MOD.

I do genuinely now hope that this latest version better serves the needs of correspondents whenworking with the MOD, is more relevant and as we had originally hoped, aides in the managementof correspondent expectation and most importantly continues to ensure the continued safety ofmedia visits to operational environments. The final working version will be posted on the MoD Webhopefully by this weekend.

We will continue to review the document on a rolling basis, with an option to reprint, should theneed arise, in approximately 12-18 months. Should you wish to raise any additional comments,please do so by directing them to me.


With Kind Regards

|||| |||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMC MOD (MB) Whitehall London SW1A 2HB ||||||||| |||||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||


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--|||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||DirectorInternational News Safety InstituteResidence Palace, Block CInternational Press Centre155 Rue de la Loi1040 Brussels, Belgium

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-----Original Message-----From: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]Sent: 24 November 2008 09:47To: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| ||||||||Cc: ||||||| ||||||||||||||||Subject: RE: Green Book

Dear |||||||||||

Many thanks for these helpful amendments.

Regards,|||||||||||||||||

-----Original Message-----From: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: 21 November 2008 10:37To: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||Subject: RE: Green Book

Dear |||||||||||||||||,

1. Thank you for your latest note. There is scope to include you latestofferings before we go hard and fast with the final version which I hopeto put on the MoD site this weekend/early next week. The aim of my laste-mail was to effectively close the current dialogue with a number ofother interested parties.

2. As to the specifics points you raise:

a. Para 3: We will delete 'if appropriate'.

b. Para 14: A request from the International News SafetyInstitute and therefore a separate issue.

c. Para 15: The word 'recommend' will replace 'required' in thefinal sentence.

d. Para 77: Will now read ' All deploying correspondents arestrongly advised to possess full health and Public LiabilityInsurance.'

e. Annex B: With the amendment of para 77, Annex B will remainunchanged.

f. Para 18: The additional original sentence will be introduced.

g. Para 61: Change to 'Correspondents are requested not to takeor show images...'

h. Annex F: I will check.

3. Two final points:

a. Please get back to me today with confirmation you are nowhappywith the final amendments.

b. Any other issues will need to be held until the next revise;planned to start in a year's time.

WKR|||||||||||


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|||| |||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMCMOD (MB)WhitehallLondon SW1A 2HB||||||||| |||||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk-----Original Message-----From: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]

Sent: 20 November 2008 18:20To: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| ||||||Subject: Green Book

A hard copy will follow in the post

Regards

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-----Original Message-----From: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| ||||||Sent: 21 November 2008 10:37To: |||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||Subject: Release-authorised:RE: Green Book

Dear |||||||||||||||||,

1. Thank you for your latest note. There is scope to include you latestofferings before we go hard and fast with the final version which I hopeto put on the MoD site this weekend/early next week. The aim of my laste-mail was to effectively close the current dialogue with a number ofother interested parties.

2. As to the specifics points you raise:

a. Para 3: We will delete 'if appropriate'.

b. Para 14: A request from the International News Safety Instituteand therefore a separate issue.

c. Para 15: The word 'recommend' will replace 'required' in thefinal sentence.

d. Para 77: Will now read ' All deploying correspondents arestrongly advised to possess full health and Public LiabilityInsurance.'

e. Annex B: With the amendment of para 77, Annex B will remainunchanged.

f. Para 18: The additional original sentence will be introduced.

g. Para 61: Change to 'Correspondents are requested not to take orshow images...'

h. Annex F: I will check.

3. Two final points:

a. Please get back to me today with confirmation you are now happywith the final amendments.

b. Any other issues will need to be held until the next revise;planned to start in a year's time.

WKR|||||||||||

|||| |||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMCMOD (MB)WhitehallLondon SW1A 2HB||||||||| |||||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||-----Original Message-----From: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]Sent: 20 November 2008 18:20To: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| ||||||Subject: Green Book



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Regards||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||


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-----Original Message-----From: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]Sent: 20 November 2008 18:20To: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| ||||||||Subject: Green Book


Regards

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From: |||| |||||||||| ||||||||||||||||sdns.org.uk]Sent: 20 November 2008 11:50To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: RE: MOD Green Book - Final Draft

||||||||||| ,

Firstly, I am pleased to see Annex F reinstated although my strong preference would have been a return tothe former position with a column specifically identifying Scottish Press which would take into account thestrength of the indigenous press compared to the circulation of UK broadsheets in Scotland and the highproportion of Scots in the Army. However, I will look to the MoD to ensure that SDNS titles have fullopportunity to participate in media assignments.

My one other comment relates to para.14 where I find the inclusion of the last sentence rather strange to saythe least. I am sure nobody would wish to see UK forces target, deliberately or otherwise, mediacorrespondents or facilities. I suggest that the sentence is deleted.

Will you be printing the final version?

Regards

|||||| ||||||||||||||| Director, Scottish Daily Newspaper Society

Tel: ||||||||| ||||||| |||||||||

From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: 19 November 2008 18:04To: ||||||| ||| ||||||| ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||||||@nuj.org.uk;||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk; |||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk; ||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org;||||||||||||@bskyb.com; |||||@sdns.org.uk; ||||||||||||||@newssafety.org;

|||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||; ||||||||||| |||||||||||; ||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| ||||Subject: MOD Green Book - Final Draft


I write to thank enormously all those who offered comment and suggestion on the latest revise ofthe Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adopted when working with mediaorganisations. I now attach the final draft of the document which includes almost all thesuggestions/amendments requested. You should note that I have highlighted the specific text areasthat have been altered. In particular:

Confirmation that liability insurance remains strongly recommended rather than mandatory. Clarity on wider safety issues and responsibilities. Acknowledgement that new medical and safety standards are provided as guidelines and

there remains an element of flexibility in the accreditation process through discussion withMOD.



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With Kind Regards

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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| || Sent: 19 November 2008 18:04To: |||||||| ||| ||||||| ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk'; ||||||||||||@nuj.org.uk';||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk'; ||||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk'; |||||||||||@hotmail.com'; |||||@societyofeditors.org';|||||||||||||@bskyb.com'; |||||@sdns.org.uk'; '||||||||||||||@newssafety.org';'|||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk'; |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| |||||||||||| |||||||||||| ||||| |||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk'Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| |||| || Subject: Release-authorised: MOD Green Book - Final Draft

FOI NOTE: See Attachment 1 and 2


I write to thank enormously all those who offered comment and suggestion on the latest revise ofthe Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adopted when working with mediaorganisations. I now attach the final draft of the document which includes almost all thesuggestions/amendments requested. You should note that I have highlighted the specific text areasthat have been altered. In particular:

Confirmation that liability insurance remains strongly recommended rather than mandatory. Clarity on wider safety issues and responsibilities. Acknowledgement that new medical and safety standards are provided as guidelines and

there remains an element of flexibility in the accreditation process through discussion withMOD.




With Kind Regards

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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| || Sent: 19 November 2008 16:07To: ||||||||||| ||||| ||||| Subject: FW: Green Book

FOI NOTE: See Attachment 3

||||||| ,Finally! This is not the final version; I will amend it as discussed.Many thanks again for all your help.|||||||||||


From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| || Sent: 19 November 2008 14:47To: ||||||||||| |||||| Subject: Green Book

|||||||,Many thanks for your help.Just to confirm, the section referring to UNR 1738 is at paragraph 9 on pages 4/5 of the attacheddocument.Many thanks again|||||||||||



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-----Original Message-----From: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]Sent: 10 November 2008 14:53To: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| ||||||||Subject: RE: MoD Green BookReview

Would 10.30 be OK for you?

Regards,|||||||||||||||||

-----Original Message-----From: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: Mon 11/10/2008 9:24 AMTo: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||Subject: RE: MoD Green Book Review

|||||||||||||||||,Thursday is good for me; available all day.WKR|||||||||||

|||| |||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMCMOD (MB)WhitehallLondon SW1A 2HB||||||||| |||||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

-----Original Message-----From: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]

Sent: 07 November 2008 18:53To: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| ||||||Subject: RE: MoD Green Book Review

Do you have availability on Thursday?

Regards

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-----Original Message-----From: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: Fri 11/7/2008 12:55 PMTo: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||Subject: RE: MoD Green Book Review

|||||||||||||||||,Sadly in Portsmouth all day; any other free slots in your diaries?!|||||||||||

|||| |||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMCMOD (MB)Whitehall


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London SW1A 2HB||||||||| |||||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk-----Original Message-----From: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]


Dear |||||||||||

||||||| ||||||||||||||| (NPA) and I are both free on Tuesday 11 Novemberif you haveany time then.

Regards

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-----Original Message-----From: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: Fri 11/7/2008 11:45 AMTo: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||Subject: MoD Green Book Review

Dear |||||||||||||||||,

Many thanks for you letter concerning the Green Book. Most useful andmuch appreciated.

I was wondering if it were possible to meet next week in order to finetune the issues you raise. I do not believe there is any thing overlycontentious but I believe it would be useful to hopefully place thereview aims/revisions into context and hopefully through amendment anddiscussion achieve mutual agreement. We would be delighted to see youhere in the MoD or wherever is most convenient. I am however under atime constraint and am keen to get the review process completed by theend on next week.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

WKR||||||||||| |||||||||||



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Do you have availability on Thursday?

Regards

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-----Original Message-----From: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: Fri 11/7/2008 12:55 PMTo: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||Subject: RE: MoD Green Book Review

|||||||||||||||||,Sadly in Portsmouth all day; any other free slots in your diaries?!|||||||||||

|||| |||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMCMOD (MB)WhitehallLondon SW1A 2HB||||||||| |||||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||-----Original Message-----From: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]


Dear |||||||||||

||||||| ||||||||||||||| (NPA) and I are both free on Tuesday 11 Novemberif you haveany time then.

Regards|||||||||||||||||

-----Original Message-----From: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: Fri 11/7/2008 11:45 AMTo: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||Subject: MoD Green Book Review

Dear |||||||||||||||||,


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tune the issues you raise. I do not believe there is any thing overlycontentious but I believe it would be useful to hopefully place thereview aims/revisions into context and hopefully through amendment anddiscussion achieve mutual agreement. We would be delighted to see youhere in the MoD or wherever is most convenient. I am however under atime constraint and am keen to get the review process completed by theend on next week.


WKR||||||||||| |||||||||||



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Dear |||||||||||

||||||| ||||||||||||||| (NPA) and I are both free on Tuesday 11 Novemberif you have any time then.

Regards

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-----Original Message-----From: |||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: Fri 11/7/2008 11:45 AMTo: ||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||Subject: MoD Green Book ReviewDear |||||||||||||||||,


I was wondering if it were possible to meet next week in order to finetune the issues you raise. I do not believe there is any thing overlycontentious but I believe it would be useful to hopefully place thereview aims/revisions into context and hopefully through amendment anddiscussion achieve mutual agreement. We would be delighted to see youhere in the MoD or wherever is most convenient. I am however under atime constraint and am keen to get the review process completed by theend on next week.


WKR||||||||||| |||||||||||



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From: ||||||||| ||| |||||||| ||||||||||||||@societyofeditors.org]Sent: 31 October 2008 16:51To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

|||||| ,

I am extremely sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I have seen ||||||||| |||||||||| detailed comments and these are supported by our members. What seems clear to me is that before any changes are taken on board we really need to get together to discuss the issues.

In particular, I think we need to discuss how the Green Book guidelines are implemented in practice, on the ground, in

theatre. It

only

has

value

if

it

is

implemented

across

the

board

and

our

information

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that

that

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not

always

the

case.

I am certainly glad to help further and look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

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Executive Director

Society of Editors www.societyofeditors.org Phone: |||||| ||||||| Fax: |||||| ||||||| Mobile: |||||| |||| |||| Email: |||||||||||||||||||||||| University Centre Mill Lane Cambridge CB2 1RU Director: |||| ||||||||| Home: |||||| |||| ||||

The Society of Editors has more than 400 members in national, regional and local newspapers, magazines, broadcasting and new media, journalism education and media law. It campaigns for media freedom, self regulation, the public's right to know and the maintenance of standards in journalism.

From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: 02 October 2008 17:00To: ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||||||@nuj.org.uk; ||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk;|||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk; ||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org; ||||||||||||@bskyb.com;|||||@sdns.org.uk; ||||||||||||||@newssafety.org; |||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||| ||||||| |||||||| Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| ||||Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book


On behalf of James Shelley, UK MoD Director of News, please find attached the latest revisedversion of the Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adopted when workingwith media organisations.
http://www.societyofeditors.org/http://www.societyofeditors.org/


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It is hoped that this latest version is both more relevant, will aide in the management ofcorrespondent expectation and most importantly ensure the continued safety of media visits tooperational environments. Any comments should be made to the undersigned and would be greatlyappreciated by Mon 13 Oct 08.

Your continued input and engagement is much appreciated and please do not hesitate to contactme with your questions.

With Kind Regards

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From: ||||| |||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||@n-p-a.co.uk]Sent: 30 October 2008 11:04To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: Re: Revision of the MoD Green Book

Dear ||| |||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||

I am writing on behalf of the Newspaper Publishers Association (NPA), the trade association for the nationalnewspapers, in respect of the latest revised version of the Green Book.

You have been sent a detailed response from the Newspaper Society which outlines the main points ofconcerns and I am writing to confirm that these have the full support of the NPA.

Yours sincerely

||||||| ||||||||||||||| Newspaper Publishers Association 8th floor St Andrew's House, 18-20 St Andrew Street, London EC4A 3AY Direct tel: ||||| |||||| ||||||

Mobile: |||||||| |||||||||email: ||||||||||||||||||||||@n-p-a.co.uk


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From: ||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]Sent: 30 October 2008 10:21To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: MoD Revision of the Green Book


Dear ||| |||||| |||||||||||

I enclose an electronic version of the Newspaper Society letter that I posted to you yesterday.

Yours sincerely

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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| || Sent: 27 October 2008 09:19To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: Release-authorised: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of theGreen Book

Hello ||||||||||| ,

Thank you for copying me in to the email from the BBC CMO. The medical guidelines I provided are a guide(i.e. there is some flexibility). Actually testing tasks which the individual is likely to have to perform are verygood (and possibly the best way to test actual fitness for the role). However, existing health conditions thatthe individual may have that put them at increased risk also need to be screened out (e.g. susceptibility toheat illness), so there also needs to be a health questionnaire. A combination of a health questionnaireand role orientated tasks will give the best all round option.

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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||Sent: 17 October 2008 18:19

To: |||||| ||||||||||| Cc : |||||||| ||||||| ||||| Subject: Release-authorised: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD)- Revision of the Green Book

Dear ||||||||| ,

Apologies for the delay in my response and thank you so much for taking the time to consider theamendments to the Green Book.I personally agree with the premise that a simpler and clearer assessment is perhaps moreappropriate for our needs and your standards would indeed on the surface appear to meet theremit. My inclination is that that there is considerable room for refinement but it will be completedover a period of time.

The next step. I have passed your comments on to our medical policy experts to have a look and Ihope to have a more considered response for you by the end of the month (when we anticipate allexternal comments to have been staffed to us). But again thank you for commenting on an areathat is crucial to the relevance of the whole document.

With Kind Regards

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DGMC MOD (MB) Whitehall London SW1A 2HB ||||||||| |||||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

From: |||||| |||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk]Sent: 14 October 2008 13:37To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Cc : |||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||||||| ||||||||| |||||||| |||||||Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Dear |||||, Following you e-mail below to the BBC it 'wended its way' to me.


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We had already been thinking about fitness of journalists covering hostileenvironments, and had developed a set of tasked based criteria (see below) -this applies prior to attending our hostile environments course which all thosedeployed to such environments will have to undertake.

In addition we do check the health of our regular travellers, includingjournalists, but not to the extent recommended in your guidance. Top be frank Ithink there would be a danger that a number of journalists would not meet themark set in your medical guidance, but nevertheless would be perfectly able tocarry out their duties. The problem is as soon as you set medical standardssomeone is bound to fail.

I would like to proposes that our system (of course I'm bound to say that)is farpreferable especially in the civilian world, and being task orientated ispractical in the field and also is more likely to be adopted by organisationsrather than medical criteria.

* Run 100m in body armour and helmet without stopping

* Drag a similar size/weight casualty 30m

* Exit a vehicle by the front passenger door from the rear seat wearingbody armour

* Change wheel on a 4WD vehicle unaided

* Climb unaided into the back of a 4WD/pick up type vehicle

* Move from standing to kneeling position in order to render first aid toa casualty"

I'd be grateful to hear your thoughts, and happy to discuss.

Yours sincerely,

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|||| ||||||||| |||||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||Chief Medical Officer, BBC People BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATIONBC4C1, Broadcast Centre, Media Village 201 Wood Lane, London, W12 7TPTel: |||| |||| ||||||||| |Email: ||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk

Safety Advice Line Tel: ||||| |||||||| |||| |||||| ||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||Capita Occupational Health Advice Line Tel: |||||| |||| |||||| ||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||

From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||]Sent: 02 October 2008 17:00To: ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||||||@nuj.org.uk; |||| ||||||||||||||||||;|||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk; ||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org; ||||||||||||@bskyb.com;|||||@sdns.org.uk; ||||||||||||||@newssafety.org; |||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||| ||||||| |||||||| Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| ||||| Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of theGreen Book Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of James Shelley, UK MoD Director of News, please find attached the latestrevised version of the Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adoptedwhen working with media organisations.

It is hoped that this latest version is both more relevant, will aide in the management ofcorrespondent expectation and most importantly ensure the continued safety of media


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visits to operational environments. Any comments should be made to the undersigned andwould be greatly appreciated by Mon 13 Oct 08.

Your continued input and engagement is much appreciated and please do not hesitate tocontact me with your questions. With Kind Regards

||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||| SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMC MOD (MB) Whitehall London SW1A 2HB |||||||||| |||||||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

http://www.bbc.co.uk This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not theviews of the BBC unless specifically stated.If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system.Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify thesender immediately.Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received.Further communication will signify your consent to this.
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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| || Sent: 17 October 2008 18:19To: ||||||| ||||||||||| Cc : |||||||| ||||||| ||||| Subject: Release-authorised: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD)- Revision of the Green Book

Dear ||||||||| ,

Apologies for the delay in my response and thank you so much for taking the time to consider theamendments to the Green Book.I personally agree with the premise that a simpler and clearer assessment is perhaps moreappropriate for our needs and your standards would indeed on the surface appear to meet theremit. My inclination is that that there is considerable room for refinement but it will be completedover a period of time.

The next step. I have passed your comments on to our medical policy experts to have a look and Ihope to have a more considered response for you by the end of the month (when we anticipate allexternal comments to have been staffed to us). But again thank you for commenting on an areathat is crucial to the relevance of the whole document.

With Kind Regards

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From: |||||| |||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk]Sent: 14 October 2008 13:37To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||Cc : |||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||||||| ||||||||| |||||||| |||||||| Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book


We had already been thinking about fitness of journalists covering hostileenvironments, and had developed a set of tasked based criteria (see below) -

this applies prior to attending our hostile environments course which all thosedeployed to such environments will have to undertake.


I would like to proposes that our system (of course I'm bound to say that)is farpreferable especially in the civilian world, and being task orientated ispractical in the field and also is more likely to be adopted by organisations

rather than medical criteria.



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Yours sincerely,

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|||| ||||||||| |||||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||Chief Medical Officer, BBC People BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATIONBC4C1, Broadcast Centre, Media Village 201 Wood Lane, London, W12 7TPTel: |||| |||| ||||||||| |Email: ||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk

Safety Advice Line Tel: ||||| |||||||| |||| |||||| ||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||| | Capita Occupational Health Advice Line Tel:|||||| |||| |||||| ||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||

From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||]Sent: 02 October 2008 17:00To: ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||||||@nuj.org.uk; |||| ||||||||||||||||||;|||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk; ||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org; ||||||||||||@bskyb.com;|||||@sdns.org.uk; ||||||||||||||@newssafety.org; |||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||| ||||||| |||

||||| Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| ||||| Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of theGreen Book Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of James Shelley, UK MoD Director of News, please find attached the latestrevised version of the Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adoptedwhen working with media organisations.

It is hoped that this latest version is both more relevant, will aide in the management ofcorrespondent expectation and most importantly ensure the continued safety of mediavisits to operational environments. Any comments should be made to the undersigned andwould be greatly appreciated by Mon 13 Oct 08.

Your continued input and engagement is much appreciated and please do not hesitate tocontact me with your questions. With Kind Regards ||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||| SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMC MOD (MB) Whitehall London SW1A 2HB |||||||||| |||||||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

http://www.bbc.co.uk This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not theviews of the BBC unless specifically stated.


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If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system.Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify thesender immediately.Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received.Further communication will signify your consent to this.


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From: |||||| |||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk]Sent: 14 October 2008 13:37To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Cc : |||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||||||| ||||||||| |||||||| |||||||| Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book


We had already been thinking about fitness of journalists covering hostileenvironments, and had developed a set of tasked based criteria (see below) -this applies prior to attending our hostile environments course which all thosedeployed to such environments will have to undertake.


I would like to proposes that our system (of course I'm bound to say that)is farpreferable especially in the civilian world, and being task orientated ispractical in the field and also is more likely to be adopted by organisationsrather than medical criteria.








Yours sincerely,

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|||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||| |||Chief Medical Officer, BBC People BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATIONBC4C1, Broadcast Centre, Media Village 201 Wood Lane, London, W12 7TPTel: |||| |||| ||||||||| |Email: ||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk

Safety Advice Line Tel: ||||| |||||||| |||| |||||| ||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||Capita Occupational Health Advice Line Tel: |||||| |||| |||||| ||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||

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To: ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||||||@nuj.org.uk; |||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk; ||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org; ||||||||||||@bskyb.com;|||||@sdns.org.uk; ||||||||||||||@newssafety.org; |||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||| ||||||| |||


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||||| Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| ||||Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book Ladies and Gentlemen,On behalf of James Shelley, UK MoD Director of News, please find attached the latest revisedversion of the Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adopted when workingwith media organisations.

It is hoped that this latest version is both more relevant, will aide in the management of correspondent expectation and most importantly ensure the continued safety of media visits tooperational environments. Any comments should be made to the undersigned and would be greatlyappreciated by Mon 13 Oct 08.

Your continued input and engagement is much appreciated and please do not hesitate to contact mewith your questions.With Kind Regards||||||||||||| |||||||||||||| |||||||| |||||||| ||||||||||||| |||||||||||||| |||SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMC MOD (MB) Whitehall London SW1A 2HB |||||||||| |||||||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||



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From: ||||||||| |||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||@newssafety.org]Sent: 13 October 2008 16:58To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: Green Book

Dear |||||||||||,I promised to get back to you with reaction from other members of the Broadcast News Security

Group to the new draft of the Green Book. As you may have expected, the only negative feedbackwas directed at the removal of the first sentence of Clause 10.

The main questions revolved around whether it was removed deliberately and if so why? Itseemed such an obvious thing to promise in the first place, never to deliberately target journalists(who ever thought they would!), that the removal has jolted us all. Your note was not entirely clearabout the prospects for reinstatement of the sentence in question, but if the MOD is adamant aboutit we would seek a meeting as a matter of urgency to discuss.Best regards||||||||||||||--|||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||Director

International News Safety InstituteResidence Palace, Block CInternational Press Centre155 Rue de la Loi1040 Brussels, Belgium


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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| || Sent: 10 October 2008 13:59To: ||||| ||||||||Subject: Release-authorised: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Dear ||||||| ,

Many thanks for your helpful comments. What I intend doing know is to corral all the respectiveresponses and issues before circulating internally within DGMC. I hope to have all comments in bythe end of the month and thus should have our final version out at the beginning of November.

By way of initial thoughts on your specific points:

IDMA at MoD briefings: we see no reasons prohibiting IDMA inclusion. Freelancers: Yes. If a freelance correspondent, this needs to be clearly indicated as is the

need to indicate whether they have a commission or not. They will be considered very lowpriority without one.

Public Liability: we are having another look at this. But there has to be a balance. The

insurance requirement is based on protecting the interests of both embeddedcorrespondent and equally as importantly, those who look after them. The requirement isnot as you suggest a mechanism to restrict access. It is clearly an issue based onprohibitively expensive premiums; not an MoD issue or responsibility. From a militaryperspective I have to add, that to support any correspondent deployment withoutappropriate cover is in our eyes negligent.

We will speak later in the month but again, many thanks for your input. It is much valued.

With kind regards

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From: ||||| ||||||| |||||||||||||||||||@hotmail.com]

Sent: 10 October 2008 12:20To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||Subject: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Dear ||||||||| |||||||||please find attached our formal response. I have also reproduced it below.cheers||||||||| |||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMCMOD (MB)

WhitehallLondon SW1A 2HB

10 th October 2008


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Dear ||||||||||||| |||||||||||,Many thanks for letting us have an advance look of the new draft of the GreenBook. After consulting with our membership, we have the following points:

Intro para 9: discussions with Editors and Media Organisations (when militaryactivity is anticipated/as crisis evolves). Will an IDMA representative beincluded?

Annex B: Accreditation. This is really a question. The name of 'employer' isrequired - how does this accommodate freelancers? Presumably they need tohave a particular assignment?

General: Public Liability Insurance. The point in the main body of publication,para 75 seems to contradict the liability waiver, in the sample APPLICATION

PROCEDURE FOR MEDIA VISITS TO OPERATIONAL THEATRES form that isreproduced later in the draft document. If the MOD is intent on going for theposition laid out in para 75 than I am afraid our organisation will have to againraise it at the highest levels in the MOD and further afield. As you may be awarewe lobbied intensively to have the insurance requirement removed from previouseditions of the Green Book because of its impact on the interests of manymembers of our association. In the past the MOD has clearly used thisrequirement to prevent our members covering UK forces deployed on operationsand to favour large media organisation, which is a position we find veryobjectionable.

We would welcome any feedback and the opportunity to further make ourposition in person if necessary.

Yours||||||| |||||||||||IDMA Secretary

Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:00:11 +0100From: ||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk To: ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||||||@nuj.org.uk; ||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk;|||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk; ||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org; ||||||||||||@bskyb.com;|||||@sdns.org.uk; ||||||||||||||@newssafety.org; |||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk;||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk CC: |||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk; |||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk



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With Kind Regards

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From: ||||| ||||||| [mailto:||||||||||@hotmail.com]Sent: 10 October 2008 12:20To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||Subject: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book


Dear ||||||||| |||||||please find attached our formal response. I have also reproduced it below.cheers|||||||||| |||||||| ||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||SO1 Media Ops DCPDGMCMOD (MB)Whitehall

London SW1A 2HB10 th October 2008

Dear |||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||,Many thanks for letting us have an advance look of the new draft of the Green Book.After consulting with our membership, we have the following points:

Intro para 9: discussions with Editors and Media Organisations (when militaryactivity is anticipated/as crisis evolves). Will an IDMA representative be included?

Annex B: Accreditation. This is really a question. The name of 'employer' is required- how does this accommodate freelancers? Presumably they need to have a particularassignment?

General: Public Liability Insurance. The point in the main body of publication, para75 seems to contradict the liability waiver, in the sample APPLICATIONPROCEDURE FOR MEDIA VISITS TO OPERATIONAL THEATRES form that isreproduced later in the draft document. If the MOD is intent on going for the positionlaid out in para 75 than I am afraid our organisation will have to again raise it at the

highest levels in the MOD and further afield. As you may be aware we lobbiedintensively to have the insurance requirement removed from previous editions of theGreen Book because of its impact on the interests of many members of ourassociation. In the past the MOD has clearly used this requirement to prevent ourmembers covering UK forces deployed on operations and to favour large mediaorganisation, which is a position we find very objectionable.

We would welcome any feedback and the opportunity to further make our position inperson if necessary.

Yours||||||||| ||||||||||||||


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IDMA Secretary



On behalf of James Shelley, UK MoD Director of News, please find attached the latestrevised version of the Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adopted

when working with media organisations.


Your continued input and engagement is much appreciated and please do not hesitate tocontact me with your questions.

With Kind Regards

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|||| |||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| SO1 Media Ops DCP DGMC MOD (MB) Whitehall London SW1A 2HB |||||||||| |||||||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||


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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||Sent: 09 October 2008 13:13To: |||||||||| ||||||||Subject: Release-authorised: RE: Green Book

Dear |||||||||||||| ,Many thanks for your comments; they much valued and appreciated.What I intend to do now is corral all responses and further discuss them within DGMC beforeresponding to you all. That said, your points are valid and I will endeavour to firstly re-check withour specialists on both the specifics you raise; notably the UN Security Council resolution. As forthe targeting issue, its reintroduction poses few issues this end.With many thanks again and I hope to be able to post a final response (fingers crossed!) at the endof the month.WKR||||||||||| |||||||||||


From: ||||||||| |||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||@newssafety.org]Sent: 09 October 2008 12:59To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Cc : ||||||| ||| ||||||| Subject: Green Book

Dear |||||||||||,

Many thanks for sending INSI the new draft for the latest edition of the Green Book. I'm afraid itlanded whilst I was on vacation, but I am quickly polling colleagues on the Broadcast NewsSecurity Group to gather any comments or suggestions.

Meanwhile, I have to say I am concerned that the new version drops a key sentence from theSafety section at the start of clause 10, as follows:

"10. It is also important to understand that UK Forces on operations will neverdeliberately target either individual correspondents or civil media facilities."

INSI made much of this commitment -- unique in the military world -- by the UK armed forces in

our news release welcoming the previous version of the Green Book, which included a section on journalist safety for the first time (largely at the behest of INSI and our friends in the BroadcastNews Security Group).

To back off from this commendable statement not only creates obvious cause for alarm, butleaves the section on safety focused entirely on the responsibilities of the news media, withouteven a nod in the direction of the responsibilities of the armed forces.

It would be a pity given the UK's lead on this issue, but INSI would be obliged to point out thissignificant change for the worse in our comments on the latest version.

One other point I would raise, which also reminds of the responsibilities of armed forces duringconflict: you make no mention of the landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1738 of December2006 -- a key development regarding the safety of journalists since the last edition of the GreenBook.


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R1738 (2006) stresses, amongst other things: "...the Council recalled its demand that all partiesto armed conflict comply with their obligations under international law to protect civilians in armedconflict. It also emphasized the responsibility of States in that regard, as well as their obligation toend impunity and to prosecute those responsible for serious violations. All parties in situations ofarmed conflict were urged to respect the professional independence and rights of journalists,media professionals and associated personnel as civilians."

I suggest the Green Book could usefully refer to this vitally important Resolution in Part 8 andrelated footnotes of the Introduction.

Regards

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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| || Sent: 08 October 2008 18:04To: ||||| |||||||||||||||||||Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| ||||Subject: Release-authorised: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Dear ||||||| ,

Thank you for your timely reply. In response to your points:

You are correct in your assertion that the guidance is most applicable during high intensityoperations. We will reemphasise and clarify this fact in the final version.

Agreed. I will again modify the text to clarify that there is/always has been discretion in thesystem to accommodate specific needs and that an individuals medical, mental and fitnesswill be taken into consideration when considering the specifics of the assignment. Our pointis that in future we will be considerably more scrutinising of applications to ensure we donot have a repeat of the ||||||||||| ||||||||||||| Afghan incident this year (thankfully an isolatedcase but nevertheless a timely reminder).

Finally, Yes to your points on BMI; staggering! I sense that this method will be reviewedover time by the medical black belts but at least it provides an initial benchmark. I hate tothink what my category is if the England rugby team are clinically obese?! Happy in theknowledge that my wife has only ever described me as being magnificent..!

Many thanks again for your much valued input and I hope to be able to push out the final versionby the end of the month.WKR||||||||||| |||||||||||

|||| |||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| SO1 Media Ops DCP


From: |||| |||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk]Sent: 08 October 2008 17:25To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| |||| || Subject: RE: UK Ministry of Defence(MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Hi |||||||||||||,

Thanks for the draft of the Green book. The vast majority of it is fine. Two specific points: jump out:

In relation to some of the section on Prone to Capture personnel (para 67), I fear some of it might be unrealistic or atleast only applied sometimes. I'm pretty sure that the BBC's local service will cover their local bases such as RAFLyneham and make clear connections between crews and home bases and aircraft types. I and this is acceptable to theMOD. I think the guide is referring to inter-state conflict but I wonder if it needs to be more nuanced?

While there is clearly a need for a "medical standard", I think there needs to be a recongition that exceptionalcircumstances may apply - eg |||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||| went with UAE special forces to Afghanistan, and was based at Bagram -despite being in a wheelchair. They - and we - made special arrangements. There may be circumstances where we bothwish to facilitate something similar. While clearly we appreciate the responsibility we have to assign people who are

capable, I wonder if there should be a "normally" in the reference to fitness. One final thought - BMI is an odd way of gauging fitness, as most of the England rugby team would be classed as clinically obese, yet they finish the multi stagefitness test.


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Thanks for the opportunity to comment. It's appreciated.

All the best,

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From: |||||||| ||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk]Sent: 07 October 2008 11:34To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Dear ||| |||||| ||||||||||| |||||||||||

As you will be aware, the NS has been a very active participant in past detailed discussions on any proposedrevision of the Green Book. We do need to consult our members and consider the proposals properly, whichI am afraid that your proposed time table does not allow. It would be very helpful if your deadline beextended at least until the end of the month ( Friday 31 October) for initial comments. Obviously, we wouldthen expect there to be further discussion with the MoD, as some of the proposed changes will be of concernto the NS and regional media companies.

Best wishes||||||||||||

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PERA Director

The Newspaper Society

St Andrew's House,

18-20 St Andrew Street,

London EC4A3AY

Direct Tel: ||||||| ||||||||| |||||||||

www.newspapersoc.org.uk

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With Kind Regards

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From: ||||| ||||||| |||||||||||||||||||@hotmail.com]Sent: 02 October 2008 21:52To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Dear ||||||||||||| |||||||||||I have just read through your Green Book draft and I am sure it will generatea great deal of feed back from our members and the wider media. One point,however, jumps out hits me as bound to get our members attention.

There appears to have been a major change in policy regarding insurancecover for visits to operational theatres. You may not be aware that ourorganisation conducted a lobbying campaign aimed at changing the MODspolicy on insurance. This included meetings with ministers, MPs, servicechiefs and senior DGCM officials. The successful outcome of this wasreflected in the version of the Green Book which is currently posted on theMOD website. In effect we secured the inclusion of the insurance disclaimerfound in the APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR MEDIA VISITS TOOPERATIONAL THEATRES form.

Your new draft, the paragraph 75, appears to reverse the previous policy, bydeclaring that All deploying correspondents are required to possess fullhealth and Public Liability Insurance. Yet in the current APPLICATIONPROCEDURE FOR MEDIA VISITS TO OPERATIONAL THEATRES form youretain the old wording that we agree with. These two sentences seem tocontradict each other.

I would be grateful if you could clarify which sentence is the proposed MODpolicy?

As you may be aware, our organisation regards this issue as a matter ofsome seriousness because of its impact on our member ability to conduct animportant part of their work. We campaigned against the blanket requirement

for war insurance because only representatives of major news organisationscould afford this cover. Freelancers, local and regional press, and even manyFleet Street newspapers cannot afford war insurance and the MOD is at astroke excluding them from operational theatres. If the MOD has indeedreverted to its old blanket insurance requirement as a condition of access tooperational theatres we would consider it a matter of some concern. Wewould therefore welcome a comment from the MOD as to why it might havereversed its position.

This is only my first reaction and I am sure other members will come up withmore issues that I will compile into a consider document.


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Yours||||||| |||||||||||IDMA Secretary



On behalf of James Shelley, UK MoD Director of News, please find attached the latestrevised version of the Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adoptedwhen working with media organisations.



With Kind Regards

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From: ||||| ||||||| [mailto:||||||||||@hotmail.com]Sent: 02 October 2008 20:03To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Dear ||||||||| |||||||,Thanks for letting us see this. I will circulate it to our members and make sure you have some feed back inthe require time.yours||||| |||||||||IDMA Secretary

Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:00:11 +0100From: ||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk To: ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||||||@nuj.org.uk; ||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk;|||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk; ||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org; ||||||||||||@bskyb.com;

|||||@sdns.org.uk; ||||||||||||||@newssafety.org; |||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk;||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk CC: |||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk; |||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk


On behalf of James Shelley, UK MoD Director of News, please find attached the latestrevised version of the Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adoptedwhen working with media organisations.



With Kind Regards

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From: |||||||||||| ||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@ITN.CO.UK]Sent: 02 October 2008 17:47To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

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Thanks for this - before I plough into it, are there any specific differences to look out for?

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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: 02 October 2008 17:00To: ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||||||@nuj.org.uk; ||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk; |||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org; ||||||||||||@bskyb.com; |||||@sdns.org.uk;||||||||||||||@newssafety.org; |||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| |||| || Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the GreenBook





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From: ||||||| ||| |||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||@newssafety.org]Sent: 02 October 2008 17:38To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Cc : |||||||||||||||||@newssafety.orgSubject: RE: Release-authorised: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Got it!!

As I mentioned to you by phone, our Director, |||||||||||||| |||||||||||| will be looking at it.

Bests |||||||||||

From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: 02 October 2008 18:21To: |||||||||||||||@newssafety.orgSubject: FW: Release-authorised: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

||||||||||| , Second attempt!WKR||||||||||| |||||||||||

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On behalf of James Shelley, UK MoD Director of News, please find attached the latest revised

version of the Green Book; UK MoD guidelines for the procedures to be adopted when workingwith media organisations.



With Kind Regards

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From: |||| |||||||||| ||||||||||||||@sdns.org.uk]Sent: 02 October 2008 17:25To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Subject: RE: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book

Dear ||||||||||| ,

Many thanks for the update of the Green Book. It would be helpful if you have to hand a documentsummarising the changes. Also, annex E is missing from the attachment.

Kind regards

|||||| ||||||||||||||| Director, The Scottish Daily Newspaper Society

21 Lansdowne CrescentEdinburghEH12 5 EH

Tel: ||||||||| ||||||| ||||||||| Mobile ||||||||||| |||||||||||||

From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||@mod.uk]Sent: 02 October 2008 17:00To: ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||||||@nuj.org.uk; ||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk;|||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk; ||||||||||@hotmail.com; |||||@societyofeditors.org; ||||||||||||@bskyb.com;|||||@sdns.org.uk; ||||||||||||||@newssafety.org; |||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk; |||||||| ||||||| |||||||Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| ||||Subject: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) - Revision of the Green Book





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From: |||||||| ||||||| ||| |||| || Sent: 02 October 2008 17:00To: ||||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk'; ||||||||||||@nuj.org.uk'; ||||||||||||||||||@bbc.co.uk';||||||||||||||||@itn.co.uk'; |||||||||||@hotmail.com'; |||||@societyofeditors.org'; |||||||||||||@bskyb.com';|||||@sdns.org.uk'; |||||||||||||||@newssafety.org'; ||||||||||||||||@newspapersoc.org.uk'; |||||||| ||||||| |||||||| Cc : Shelley, James Mr; |||||||| ||||||| |||| || Subject: Release-authorised: UK Ministry of Defence (MOD)- Revision of the Green Book






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From: Halliday, Alistair CdreSent: 16 September 2008 18:45To: |||||||| ||||||| ||| ||||| Cc : |||||||| ||||||| |||| ; Shelley, James Mr; |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||| |||||; Neale, Liesl DrSubject: Green Book

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TY for sight of the 1* draft of the Green Book. It is well crafted, really clear and informative and will be ofgreat benefit both for the media and our people.

I have only a few suggestions. It covers the accreditation process well but it would be useful to includeadvice on encountering non accredited media too. The folk who may pitch up to the pic or a front line unitwithout accreditation. Media Ops and units staff need to understand the difference.

It could do with a bit more detail on restricted access - with some examples. Does this includes briefingrooms, ops rooms, comms centres/room etc? The answer is that it may but local procedures may need tobe done blanking out boards removing callsigns etc to sanitise a restricted area..

It is (understandably) pretty land centric in language. We prob need a bit more reference to maritime and airissues. We want this to ensure for all kinds of op without the need for a maritime or air supplement (asexisted in Telic1).

There is still a flavour that it is configured for major contingency ops rather than recognising the long termsustained ops eg Herrick. Perhaps more ref of the documentaries/ internal projects are worth explaining in abit more detail in para 28 b.

But overall this is pretty good and almost there. Have made a few detailed points in my copy- writing not brillas in a car!

Thanks

Alistair Halliday D A HALLIDAY Cdre RN Director Defence Pu blic Relations | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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