Sir Richard Dearlove on

libya

4 quotes · Oct 2019 – Jun 2025

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  1. Dearlove flew into Libya in an unmarked plane as MI6 chief to negotiate Gaddafi's nuclear disarmament.

    “when I was head of service, I flew into Libya in an unmarked plane to meet Gaddafi, to negotiate Libya's getting rid of their weapons of mass destruction.”

    3:54 · One Decision · 10 Jun 2025 · permalink
  2. Dearlove flew into Libya in an unmarked plane to negotiate Gaddafi's abandonment of nuclear weapons programme.

    “I flew into Libya in an unmarked plane to meet Gaddafi, to negotiate Libya's getting rid of their weapons of mass destruction.”

    3:57 · One Decision · 10 Jun 2025 · permalink
  3. Dearlove recounts directly telling Gaddafi that disarmament deal required nuclear program inclusion despite Gaddafi's denial.

    “Pretty much was blunt to that. And then I said, but the message I convey from the British and American governments is no deal unless the nuclear is involved.”

    36:16 · Cliveden Literary Festival · 11 Oct 2019 · permalink
  4. Dearlove told Gaddafi directly there would be no deal unless nuclear disarmament was included in negotiations.

    “And I will reiterate, absolutely no deal unless that's included. I mean eventually, we end, we go back to thirty. It's now in the early hours of the morning, fly back to Tripoli.”

    36:42 · Cliveden Literary Festival · 11 Oct 2019 · permalink

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