Mr. Simon O'Brien:

I have a policy log which I have with me today on my decision-making. It has been concurrent and consecutive throughout this operation. I am concerned that in a particular report which I read and of which I took possession just before Christmas the rationale put up front in the report is not the type of rationale I had in my mind, nor have I had in my mind, regarding any issue of the initial security checks or the launching of any investigation. I have a clear note of what was in my mind. There is potential for further miscommunication and it is very important that I bring it to the attention of the committee. When I met the Minister and the Commissioner, I was fully open that there was potential for more criticism and more public media coverage, as I believe the initial report may be out there. We have now released to the Minister some other technical reports.

The issue I am at odds with is within the report marked "secret" and it appears in three Verrimus reports. I have no idea what is out there among the journalists. I am absolutely secure and confident about what I have given to the Minister. What could be interesting is that we could have another series of public discourses about the rationale for why this occurred, the reasons we had to undertake the security check and the reasons we launched the investigation. I am very clear about what was in my mind in terms of the investigation. Also, having chatted to my colleagues who went to tender for the security firm's work, they do not concur with the type of rationale being put on these documents. I put it there as a warning. If documents are out there, I suspect I might have another very early Sunday morning.