Operation Pelican

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Kevin
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Dear Cabinet Office,

Under the FOIA, the FCDO informed me that the Cabinet Office was one of the key departments involved in Operation Pelican - the UK government effort to remove Julian Assange from the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Please provide me with the following information:
1) How many Cabinet Officials officials were assigned to/working with Operation Pelican, and who was in charge?
2) What was Operation Pelican's budget per year from when it first began in June 2018, and how
much did Operation Pelican spend since it first began?
3) Please provide me with all communications - via email, whatsapp, minuted meetings and phonecalls, text, ms teams, signal, or any other format - between Operation Pelican officials based in the Cabinet Office and officials in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for the years 2018 and 2019.

Yours faithfully,
Kevin McEvoy

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Cabinet Office FOI Team,

Our ref: FOI2021/14476

Dear Kevin McEvoy,

Thank you for your request for information which was received on 7th July.
Your request is being handled under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 ('the Act').

The Act requires that a response must be given promptly, and in any event
within 20 working days. We will therefore aim to reply at the latest by
6th August.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

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Cabinet Office FOI Team,

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Dear Kevin McEvoy,

Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
request (reference FOI2021/14476).

Yours sincerely,

Freedom of Information Team

Cabinet Office

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