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PRIME MINISTERA
FOR MEDIA JANUARY 25 1985
I am concerned at false, misleading and damaging reports
about a letter I sent recently to the Rt. Hon. David
Lange, Prime Minister of New Zealand.
I will not depart from the principles and practice of
this Government by releasing copies of private
communications with foreign Governments.
The facts of the matter are, however, that on
January, after consultation with my colleagues the
Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defence, I wrote to Mr
Lange to inform him that I would be visiting the United