Mr Downer admitted that the department of foreign affairs and trade had dealt with each cable, despite he not reading them and that were satisfied with assurances from AWB that there was no substance to the allegations.
ダウナー氏は彼が読んでいないにも関わらず、外務貿易省が各電報を取り扱っていて、それが疑惑につながるものはないというAWBからの言質を満たしていたことを認めた。