He said that on Friday, 25 January, the former paramilitaries submitted a "supplemental statement by way of brief responses" on a list of topics that the tribunal had sent to them inadvance of the cancelled meeting.
Because this statutory requirement may involve changes to current agency recordkeeping practices, we sent this reminder to agencies six months inadvance of the statutory deadline, in order to ensure ample time for compliance.
One possible reason that Rice was sent out, was to amplify her public exposure inadvance of a widely-rumored upcoming appointment to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state.