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PR~ IME WI NI STE R,
Th'le Prir,-e ' 1ir. iste r mra2 th e fco'la.,; li'n statrent. at th~ e sctLof a
MeiiConfc rcr'. ce tcia,:
'' ihe -urgent a'd clcii~ ve action Uiiat ti-e C'' r: foun~ it 2sato
take includirn coinr: to tbhe Ilich Cotu-t -at 11. 15 last riqh:
otrefI'; Ecl: c-ei a coC). on bx eal Wc ca~. f
6= nz-ients '-av rirarrl7~ inñ om me e cotf, s sszs
Tims. ThL~ is not a r'rtQa ould tcE' 5: e S-': Ch & C1io r1-~
of anoyanceJ. _ a7. a rr;. s CL~ 2." Tc Lat s thttea't~ t--~--~
r~ Ionh~ arld6oc ti secla-. cciot ns I Cra ti1z
!. I-lnot arw cncdinc htaltealr~ co~ ii~~ riL
a-re accurate, sot,-) of then-. are. In * tncse tc = rzs, 7Rr.~ c s s c
that he has " tenis of thousands of Txcges of r-lassified s o
scinething thi's Govemmaent can s ir-z L-1 ialnore. ' The Cv%-aiTLncrnt, which s
the interost of this country as its rrajor oolic7ation, clearly hacl ar,
ovenwhel-ffing responsibility to tne action it did.
We ackncy-ledae and appreciate th ncsitiv tiueo r. Paok o
I briefed at -length on th-is mtt-r last nighKt. In t" he circtnrstanccs, 1
knjy', t: ha-t 4~ 4i1 1 . vIa 1nescda t thids stage "' b~ to con
=-atters of detail:
first, in accordanice with wh tt has been the bipartisan
position in Australicin TXzLitiCS, T Will! nithcr
confirm nor de-ny any of the spcicfic allegations in the
article; second, the issues will be before t-he High Court on
Tuesda.
in the iqtof: all. these circi-nttacc's, th" e Governrmet is-aILso-0i'
all apprCr-ra. ace-action to establish-the scurce or sources of: the -raterial
refEerred to the article.