British Diplomat warned Foreign Office of concerns over McCanns

Dear Sir or Madam,

Firstly, I would like to quote part of a newspaper report in order
to provide you with the source of my personal concerns about the
matter I have referred to in the Summary box you provide regarding
this FOI request by myself.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...

"The Foreign Office was alerted to fears over Gerry and Kate McCann
by a British diplomat in Portugal just
days after their daughter Madeleine went missing.
The diplomat was sent to the holiday resort of Praia da Luz in the
days following the four-year-old's
disappearance and soon became concerned over "inconsistencies" in
the testimonies by her parents and
their friends.
After visiting the McCanns, the unnamed diplomat sent a report to
the Foreign Office in London, admitting
his worries about "confused declarations" of the McCanns' movements
on the night of May 3.

He also noted the couple's "lack of co-operation" with the
Portuguese police.
The diplomat's concerns were made over four months before Gerry and
Kate were named arguidos (suspects)
on September 7.
Contents of the letter were leaked to Belgian newspaper La Dernière
Heure over the weekend.
The diplomat expressed his fears after receiving instruction from
the Foreign Office to provide
"all possible assistance to the McCann couple".
The French-language paper printed excerpts of the letter, quoting
the diplomat as saying:
"With the greatest respect, I would like to make you aware of the
risks and implications to our relationship
with the Portuguese authorities, if you consider the possible
involvement of the couple.
"Please confirm to me, in the light of these concerns, that we want
to continue to be closely involved
in the case as was requested in your previous ­message."
Although the Government was quick to assist the McCanns in the days
following Madeleine's disappearance,
direct contact with the couple ceased when they were named as
suspects.
La Dernière Heure pointed out that a majority of the diplomats
originally involved in the case have now been
taken off it.
The then-Prime Minister Tony Blair sent special envoy Sheree Dodd
to act as a "media liaison officer" for
the pair soon after Madeleine vanished.
Ms Dodd has since resigned from the Foreign Office, while the
British consul in the Algarve, Bill Henderson,
has retired.
John Buck, the British ambassador in Portugal, no longer works in
the country."

Furthermore :
BRITISH CONSUL Celia Edwards, who replaced Bill Henderson upon his
retirement, resigned from her post on July
1st 2008, after one year's tenure.

My questions which I request an answer to via the FOI facility are
:

A : Was such a report forwarded to the Foreign Office in early May
2007 ?

B : If so, who was the British Diplomat who forwarded this report ?

C : What was the reply/response from the Foreign Office to this
British Diplomat's report about such concerns ?

D : Why did the Foreign Office provide such an unusual amount of
Diplomatic and Government assistance to the McCann's ?

E : Who was the person, or person's, within the Foreign Office who
seemingly overruled the British Diplomat's concerns ?

I hope that clear and unequivocal answers to my questions about
these matters can be provided via your FOI facility.

Yours faithfully,

A concerned UK taxpayer and voter.

Dear Leitch,

With reference to your query regarding my FOI request to the
Foreign Office of 3rd Oct 2008, I am forwarding
my e-mail and name to you as you request.

Yours sincerely,

Mr M A Dillon.
[email address]
A concerned UK taxpayer and voter

Dear Mr Leitch,

Please forgive my previous response to your query.

I inadvertently omitted the "Mr" in my response letter.

Yours sincerely,

Mr M A Dillon.
A concerned UK taxpayer and voter