In his statement to the inquiry, Mr Howard said that his office had not recieved four of the cables mentioned by the inquiry. Under questioning, Mr Howard confirmed this but conceeded that it was likely that his staff had read the other 17. The inquiry heard that the only discussions about which cables which should be bought to Mr Howard's attention occured when an advisor changed in very generic terms. Mr Howard told the inquiry that he would tell a new advisor "Well, you've got to exercise your own judgment, I can't possibly read everything, and clearly I want things brought to my attention which are, in your judgment, important and are relevant to issues in front of the government at the time".
In his statement to the inquiry, Mr Howard said that his office had not received four of the cables mentioned by the inquiry. Under questioning, Mr Howard confirmed this but conceeded that it was likely that his staff had read the other 17. The inquiry heard that the only discussions about which cables which should be bought to Mr Howard's attention occurred when an advisor changed in very generic terms. Mr Howard told the inquiry that he would tell a new advisor "Well, you've got to exercise your own judgment, I can't possibly read everything, and clearly I want things brought to my attention which are, in your judgment, important and are relevant to issues in front of the government at the time".
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