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Chatham House Rules

Posted by Confidential Sources on September 03, 2002

In Reply to: Chatham House Rules posted by Lesley on September 03, 2002

: Does anyone know where this comes from?

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Whenever people mutter confidentially that they are telling you something under 'Chatham House rules' they mean you can use the information but you must cover your tracks, and not attribute views to any particular person. Chatham House is the location of the Royal Institute for International Affairs.
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