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A theory going around says:

CIA, DIA, AND NSA HAVE CLASSIFIED FILES ON PRINCESS DIANA.
An FOIA suit by an outfit called APB News, has forced the CIA and the NSA to admit that they have more than 1,000 pages of file information on Princess Diana, reflecting an extensive surveillance of her, during her frequent visits to the United States.
The surveillance was, in part, to provide security for her, given her standing as a member of the Royal Family, but, according to several news accounts, the CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies may have been passing personal information about the Princess' activities and her views of the Royals to British intelligence.
The NSA, if the news accounts are to be believed, has admitted to intercepting the Princess' phone discussions, but all the U.S. agencies are refusing to release any of the files, claiming various national security exemptions.
A 500-page report, based on months of forensic tests on the Mercedes 280-S in which Princess Diana, Dodi Fayed and Henri Paul were killed, has been completed, according to BBC and Reuters in Paris.
The report allegedly concludes that there is no evidence of any mechanical problems with the car. There had been reports that the Mercedes, which had been stolen several months before the crash and had to undergo extensive repairs, may have had water in the brake fluid, and may have had faulty air bags, which activated seconds before the crash.
The report, otherwise, is said to corroborate what EIR and several prominent crash experts have said for months: that the Mercedes was traveling at approximately 62 mph at the point of the crash, not at the 120 mph speed initially claimed by French police. The report also corroborates that the Mercedes did collide with a white Fiat Uno just before it rammed, head-on, into the pillar.
The report, assembled by the French police at their national laboratory outside of Paris, based on 13 months of testing, will be presented to Judge Herve Stephan on Nov. 2, according to a spokesman for the French Gendarmerie. According to Reuters, Judge Stephan is expected to continue his investigation into 1999.

"The mysterious white Fiat Uno linked to the crash that killed Princess Diana and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed was owned by a photographer, a private investigator for the Fayed family claimed. Police have long sought a white Fiat Uno believed to have collided with the black Mercedes carrying Diana, which crashed into a pillar of Paris tunnel on Aug. 31. The Fiat `belonged to a photo journalist who was very interested in the Princess of Wales,' said Pierre Ottavioli, a former police commissioner hired by the Fayed family.
The car, found in a Paris garage, was damaged on the left-rear fender and was repainted, Ottavioli said ... A police source, speaking on condition he not be identified, said the car `is of no interest to the investigation.' He refused to elaborate. The source said police rechecked the car Thursday in a garage near Tours, about 120 miles southwest of Paris. If confirmed, the claim could again raise questions about what role photographers played in chasing the Mercedes and possibly causing it to crash ... The car was the same one the father of Dodi Fayed has asked officials to re-examine, a judicial source said on condition of anonymity.
The judicial source said the photographer, who has not been publicly identified, has already been accused of invasion of privacy by Fayed's father, Mohamed al-Fayed and his lawyers, Georges Kiejman and Bernard Dartevelle. The photographer was not among the paparazzi found at the scene of the crash and taken into custody. Investigators had checked the car's papers previously, but established no link with the photographer.

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The car was sold in November to the Fiat garage, investigators said. One of al-Fayed's lawyers sent a letter to investigating judge Herve Stephan to let him know the damaged Fiat was sold to a Paris region, the judiciary source said.
In the letter, the lawyer also expressed astonishment that the former owner of the vehicle was never questioned by investigators. He also asked Stephan to look into why the extensive bodywork done on the car was performed just before the car was sold, the source said. Al-Fayed, a civil party to the investigation, has access to the investigators' case file."
Independent of the news account by AP, EIR has learned that the paparazzi believed to have owned the Fiat Uno at the time of the crash, was a French man named James Andanson. He was in Sardinia, days before the Aug. 31, 1997 deaths of Diana and Dodi, stalking them during their vacation.
Andanson sold the banged-up Fiat and also attempted to switch the license plates on the car, before the sale and the hasty repainting. According to sources in London, French police finally confiscated the Fiat today, despite the fact that they had been alerted two weeks ago of the car's whereabouts. According to the source, French police were already leaking statements that they do not believe the car is relevant to the case, because, they reportedly did not believe the paint matches.
There is also at least one other Fiat Uno, owned by a different suspect, that may have been somehow involved in the vehicular attack on the Mercedes. Both leads, at this point, appeared to be promising.

Mohamed al Fayed has renewed his call for a public inquiry into the death of his son Dodi and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Mr al Fayed's move follows a new claim by Diana's former butler Paul Burrell that the troubled Princess wrote to him alleging a plot to tamper with the brakes of her car and cause a crash.

A copy of the hand-written letter was published in the Daily Mirror.

Other people concerned remained silent but the outspoken Mr al Fayed, millionaire owner of Harrods department store, issued a lengthy statement saying Mr Burrell's revelation confirmed his suspicions that Diana had been murdered.

He called on Prime Minister Tony Blair to hold a full and independent public inquiry, backed by Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, or stand accused of colluding in a cover-up.

Mr Burrell should give evidence to the inquiry and reveal all he knows, said Mr al Fayed.

His statement read: "The publication by Paul Burrell of a letter written to him by Diana, Princess of Wales, declaring that someone was 'planning an accident in my car, brake failure and serious head injury', confirms the suspicions I have so often voiced in public and which have thus far been ignored.

"I'm disappointed that it has taken Burrell six years to reveal this extraordinary correspondence and it raises questions as to what other important secrets he may be harbouring."

Mr al Fayed claimed that the former Royal butler may have withheld "this vital evidence" because of threats from the Royal Household.

Six years after a Paris car crash claimed the life of Princess Diana, the release of a new book by her former butler Paul Burrell has once again focused the world's attention on the circumstances surrounding her tragic death.

In A Royal Duty, Burrell reveals controversial documents written by the Princess, including one penned ten months before her death which warns: "This phase in my life is the most dangerous." She goes on to name someone who "is planning an 'accident' in my car, brake failure and serious head injury in order to make the path clear for Charles to marry".

Explaining his decision to publish the documents, Burrell said: "I have watched and listened as many individuals have claimed to know the truth about the Princess. I know that what was claimed to be the truth is actually far from it." He also remarked that he believes that "someone has to stand in the Princess' corner and fight for her now that she cannot do so herself."

As the revelations renewed calls for an immediate inquiry into the accident, a spokesperson for Prince Charles stated: "There will be an inquest at some point in the future and matters relating to the Princess' death will be taken up at that time." A French investigation in 1999 found chauffeur Henri Paul, who was also killed in the accident, responsible for the crash. In August, Coroner Michael Burgess announced he would conduct an inquest into the matter, but did not specify a date.

Harrods owner Mohammad Al Fayed, whose son Dodi was killed alongside Diana, has long called for such an examination of the accident. "It is extraordinary that Paul Burrell did not volunteer this evidence in time for the French investigation into the crash," he said, "but it is now vital that he be called to give evidence in an independent public inquiry."

But several people who were close to Diana have urged caution regarding the emerging claims. Diana's private secretary from 1990 to 1996 Patrick Jephson said: "I don't doubt Paul Burrell's sincere belief that the Princess felt herself to be under threat. But I'm unimpressed by wild conspiracy theories… I believe the stress (the Princess) was living under had dulled her sense of proportion."

Former Buckingham Palace press officer Dickie Arbiter also doubts the latest theories, telling CNN: "There is no question of conspiracy… It was an accident. It shouldn't have happened, but it did."

Diana's two sons, Princes William and Harry, are said to be "angry and upset" over the new developments.

Before now, it has been impossible to publish the contents of the letters as the copyright is owned by Diana's estate. Channel 4's lawyers believe, however, that extracts can be used if they are in the public interest.

"The law permits 'reasonable extracts' to be published where they forward legitimate debate on the subject," said a source at the company. "The question is what constitutes a reasonable extract. We know that if we push it too far we will risk an injunction."

The documentary follows James Hewitt over a six-month period, including his recent trip to America in which he tried – and failed – to sell the letters for £10 million. In the course of the show he scoffs at rumours that he is Prince Harry's biological father and boasts of his many lovers.

Diana crash investigation ordered

Britain's most senior policeman is to investigate whether the car crash which killed Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed was more than just an accident.

The announcement was made as separate inquests into the couple's deaths were opened and adjourned until 2005.

Coroner Michael Burgess said Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, would look at rumours surrounding the 1997 Paris crash.

Dodi's father, Mohamed Al Fayed, said he hoped "the truth" could now emerge.

On Tuesday it emerged that Paul Burrell, Diana's ex-butler, is to hand the inquest a letter in which she apparently claimed there was a plot to kill her in a crash.

The Daily Mirror claimed the letter appeared to show that Diana believed Prince Charles was behind the plans, although it pointed out the claims were probably "preposterous".

Witness interviews

The inquests will be the first time the British authorities formally examine the couple's deaths, following a French inquiry which said their driver was drunk and speeding.

There is speculation that these deaths were not the result of the sad but relatively straightforward road traffic accident
Michael Burgess

Announcing his decision to enlist Sir John Stevens' help, Mr Burgess said: "I am aware that there is speculation that these deaths were not the result of the sad but relatively straightforward road traffic accident in Paris."

Mr Burgess said Sir John's findings would help him decide whether the inquest, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, needed to examine the rumours surrounding the crash.

He said police would be asked to interview potential witnesses to determine the extent and relevance of their evidence.

Mr Burgess said it was unusual for an inquest not to be opened soon after a death - even if it was quickly adjourned - but that there had been too little information to hold a hearing soon after Diana and Dodi's deaths.

Adjourning the case for 12 to 15 months he said the delay was necessary to consider the vast amount of information from the French investigation, and issues such as which witnesses to call.

Public inquiry

Arriving for Diana's inquest, Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, said: "This is what we have been waiting for, for six years.

It was always my intention never to publish that name
Paul Burrell

"At last, I hope we can see the light."

Mr Al Fayed maintains the deaths of his 42-year-old son and the 36-year-old princess were the result of a conspiracy and is calling for a full public inquiry.

He was also present when his son's inquest was opened at 1500 GMT in Reigate, Surrey, by Mr Burgess - who as well as being coroner of the Queen's Household is coroner for Surrey.

Afterwards, he repeated his belief that Diana and Dodi were the victims of "horrendous murder" masterminded by the establishment.

Diana's personal bodyguard, Trevor Rees Jones, was the sole survivor after their speeding Mercedes crashed in an underpass on the short trip from the Ritz Hotel to Mr Fayed's Paris apartment.

But he has said he can recall little of what happened.

Mr Burrell welcomed the inquest into Diana's death.

"I have always thought that an inquest would be a good idea. I will co-operate with the inquest in any way that I can."

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