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US spy chief held secret talks in Australia in December
THE Prime Minister has revealed George W Bush's most senior intelligence adviser visited Australia secretly last December for talks with him.The US Director of National Intelligence, John Negroponte, met John Howard on December 5 in Canberra during his working visit to Australia. Mr Negroponte also met Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and Attorney-General Philip Ruddock in separate meetings that day. But Mr Howard has refused to say whether their discussions included the future of the joint defence facility at Pine Gap. Posted by: Oztralian 2006-09-11 |
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