The french paper La Charente Libre pointed out that the US-gouvernment withheld the 11.000 pages of the Iraque-arms-report for 18 hours. No other member of the UN-security council was allowed to see the report right away since the US stated that, only the Americans have copy-machines fast enough to get the document out in time.

QUESTION: Well, can you tell us whether a copy has reached Washington yet, or is it just -- 

MR. BOUCHER: As I mentioned, the documents in the declaration contain sensitive data. They need to be handled in a secure manner, in keeping with our overall nonproliferation concerns. So we have been asked to ensure that the document is copied in a controlled environment in order to guard against the inadvertent release of information. So yes, we have a copy that is being reproduced for other members of the Security Council.

QUESTION: In Washington or in New York?

MR. BOUCHER: I don't want to get into exactly where it might be. We have a copy that's being reproduced using the resources of the US Government because we are able to do this in the high volume necessary, with the technical expertise necessary, and to do it in a controlled environment. So we are making the copies for other members of the Council.

QUESTION: And during this copying process, is somebody simultaneously starting to look at it?

MR. BOUCHER: I don't know. I wouldn't necessarily know one way or the other. I can't say.

quoted from Daily Press briefing of the US department of state U.S. Seized Iraqi Declaration in Night Raid - story at Newsmax

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