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Article: Britain's MI6 warned al-Qaida intelligence could be lost over Saudi Arabia investigation
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- January 29, 2008
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Britain's head of overseas intelligence warned that vital information on al-Qaida would be lost if prosecutors pursued an investigation into alleged corruption by BAE Systems PLC in an arms deal with Saudi Arabia, lawmakers disclosed Tuesday in a report.
The annual report of the Intelligence and Security committee, a panel of legislators who scrutinize the work of Britain's intelligence and security agencies, revealed that ministers were advised that the inquiry could have had damaging repercussions.
Britain's Serious Fraud Office in December 2006 ended an inquiry into allegations that BAE Systems ran a 60 million pound (80.8 million; US$118.9 million) "slush ...