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Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with US representative Peter King that Wikileaks should be designated a recognised terror organistion, the PMS said that we condemned the unauthorised release of classified information. The leaks and their publication were damaging to national security in the US, Britain, and elsewhere.

Asked about the detail of the leaked documents, the PMS said that it was important that governments were able to operate on the basis of confidentiality of information. This was the first day of the publication of these documents and we anticipated several more days of disclosures, but we would not get drawn into commenting on detail of the documents.

Asked if the concern was that the principle of confidential discussion within governments had been compromised, the PMS said that he would not comment on what had come out. The point was that this was classified information and leaks of this kind had the potential to damage national security.

Asked what our actions would be going forward and if we were seeking any assurances from the US that information we passed on would not be shared, the PMS said that we worked very closely with the US and other governments, and we would continue to do so. We had no doubt that the US was fully committed to protecting our classified information. The information that had been released were US cables.

Asked if changes were being made to the way people dealt with confidential matters, the PMS said that we would continue to work closely with the US and other governments. This kind of leak was potentially damaging because we worked on the basis that this information was confidential.

Asked if there would be any information on the Prime Minister released over the coming days, the PMS said that, as people knew, we had been briefed by the US Embassy on the content of these cables.

Asked if the Prime Minister was offended, the PMS repeated that we would not be drawn on commenting on the content of the documents.

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to President Obama about the leaks, the PMS said no.

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