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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Pegg and Rob Evans

Al-Yamamah arms deal report comes to light ending anti-corruption campaigners’ battle

Guardian illustration of secret report on British-Saudi arms deal featuring Saudi defence minister, Prince Bandar bin Sultan
Discovery of secret report on British-Saudi arms deal is to be published by the Guardian on its website along with accompanying documents. Illustration: Guardian Design/Getty Images

A suppressed official report on alleged corruption in a giant British-Saudi arms contract has been discovered in a public archive, ending a three-decade battle by campaigners for the controversial document to be revealed.

The report, which the Guardian is publishing on its website along with various accompanying documents, is believed to be the only inquiry by Britain’s public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO), to be so thoroughly censored, with only two MPs allowed to see its conclusions.

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