The Australian prime minister John Howard stated in a Melbourne radio broadcast that David Irving’s “criminal record” in the UK was one of the reasons for denying him a visa. (David Irving has no such record). The Australian Associated Press provided to Mr Irving this text of their despatch on the radio interview of November 8, 1996.

To: Australian Associated Press
attention: Steve Connelly
85 Fleet Street
London EC4Y 1EH0171 583 3563 fax

Yours sincerely,

David Irving

81 Duke Street,
Grosvenor Square,
London W1M 5DJ
tel. 01 71 499 9409
fax. 01 71 409 7048