Pages 189-196 from FCO 96/1077

The document appears to be a confidential letter from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London to Ms. S. Collins at the Department of Energy. The subject of the letter is the "Khan Affair" related to URENCO, a company known for its activities in the field of nuclear energy.

1. The letter refers to a previous communication from Robert Alston, specifically to paragraph 7 (d). It attempts to provide a chronology of Khan's employment in the Netherlands, assess his significance to the Pakistani centrifuge effort, and summarizes recommendations in the Khan Report. The writer requests any comments from Ms. Collins.

2. The writer also mentions the need for a chronology of how the Joint Committee has handled the "Khan Affair", potentially using the background from a parliamentary question prepared by Ms. Collins. There's also a mention of a requirement for a chronology of UK awareness of Pakistan's centrifuge work dating back to 1975/76, primarily for the Department's records, as they led in the 'inverter saga'.

3. The writer requests from Ms. Collins a short chronology addressing this aspect, similar to the attached one.

4. The final chronologies are intended to be submitted to their Ministers for review.