<< GX52401 >> NMENT EXHIBIT 15241 394(10) Talking Points re Joe Wilson • It is not clear who authorized Joe Wilson’s trip to Niger; • He did not travel to Niger at the request of the Vice President. • The Vice President’s oflice did not request the mission to Niger. • The Vice President’s office was not informed of Joe Wilson’s mission. • The Vice President’s office did not receive a briefing about Mr. Wilson’s mission after he returned. • The Vice President’s office was hot aware of Mr. Wilson’s mission until this spring when the press reported. it. - • According to Mr. Wilson’s own account, he was unpaid for his services. • Mr. Wilson never saw the documents he was allegedly trying to verify on his trip to Niger. • Mr. Wilson has said he was convinced that Niger could not have provided uranium to Iraq but, in fact, Niger did provide uranium to Iraq in the 1980’s —200 tons of which are currently under IAIEA seal. • Mr. Wilson provided no written report to the CIA or any other agency of his trip to Niger when he returned. • The Vice President was unaware of Joe Wilson, his trip or any conclusions he may have reached until this spring when it was reported in press — over a year after Mr. Wilson’s trip. ~s444~ ~-~‘ • As. lats~ as X~Z Octab;~-, the considered judgment of the intelligence community was that Saddam Hussein had indeed undertaken a vigorous effort to acquire uranium from Africa according to the National Intelligence Estimate. 007442 I I LLOO5-0953 1