Exhibit 6 to Submission of Julian Assange

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uen MUloyShanahan ~ergus

Sent: 17 Janum y 2012 i~:5To : Ben Mil! i :)ySu~ect: Assa~ ge darifi( :.ationFol low Up F lag: Fol low upFlag Status: Fiagged

Dear Ben,

W e are wil ling to print the following re Jul ian Assa nge. Please ad vise.

O:n July 14 we rep orted that Ju l ian A ssange w as on bai l as he app ealed ag ainst aru l ing to have h im extrad i ted to S w eden to face two charges o f rape. tn factM r Assang e has no t so far been charged w i th any o f fence, and one a l legat ion is o fm olestat ion, no t rap e.

B est w ishes,

Fergus

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OB enMilloy ...........................................................From: will.gore~Sent: 17 January 2012 10:38T o: Ben M i ll oySubject: Re: FW : Complaints: 115619At tachments : image002.pngFol low U p F lag: Follow upFlag Status: Flagged

Dear BenThank you for your emai l below and for forwarding M r Assanges com men ts.As I set out in my original respon se to the comp laint, I do n ot bel ieve our art icle w as m isleading given that i t w as acontemp oraneo us repo rt of fast-mo ving events. AP h ad m ade se veral attempts to contact Wiki leaks staf f withoutsuccess. Nonetheless, the piece m ade quite c lear that W ikileaks rejected a l l claims abou t i t being to blame for thesecurity breach.I do bel ieve that rem edial action is truly necessary und er the terms of the Co de but have p ropo sed runn ing a footnoteto ensure abso lute c lar ity and in the spi r it o f med iation, as fostered by the P CC . I wo uld be ha ppy to use theamend ed w ord ing as put forward by M r Assange but I th ink the m ost appropr iate p lace for i t to be publ ished w ould beas a foo tnote/upda te to the art icle und er comp laint. I dont think i t w ould be reaso nable to pu bl ish the text (or even aname nded version) as a letter.Do let me kno w w hat you think about this. I am , as ever, mo re than happ y to discuss.best wishesWill

W ill GoreDepu ty M anaging Edi tor

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Shei la Al len i tcnmist~16 January 2012 12:50Ben M i ll oyPCC - Comp laints 115615 - J Assange

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Dear 8e~Than k you fo r your help. I think your sug gested w ord ing is basical ly f ine. I have edited it sl ight ly for our style below ,but can you check w i th M r Assange w hether he is happy w i th i t as wel l? As soon as he g ives the go ahead, i t wouldappea r in the books and ar ts pages and look l ikethis:

Clarif icationIn our rev iew of "Ju l ian A ssange: The U nauthor ised A utobiography"(Leakers Leak - October 1st 2011), we said that Sw edish prosecutors wished to que stion M r Assange "in two casesof rape". In fact, M r Assang e is accused o f one of fence of rape, two o f fences of sexual molestation and one o f fenceof unlaw fu l coerc ion. W e are hap py to m ake th is clear ."John Mick le~hwai t

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Ben M il !o~ , ,F r o m :Sent:T o :Subject :

Stephen Pritchard t27 January 2012 15:17Ben M i ll oyRe: FW : Our Refs: 115620/115618

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Dear Ben,Thank you for your email. We could go back and forth arguing about this but lets try to reach an agreement.Than ks for your sugges ted form of w ords to appear both on line and in print. Ive adapted it slightly but Ithink it retains the flavour. Mr Assan ge asks if we have a corrections column. We hav e had one for 11 years,always on the letters page of the paper.I look forward to hearing from you.Best wishes,Stephen Pritchard

Julian Assange has asked us to make it clear that, contrary to our review of "Julian Assange: TheUnauthorised Autobiography (Books, 2 October, 2011), he did not "criticise author Andrew OHaganswriting". He says his criticisms of the book w ere directed at the publisher, Canongate. H e wishes tounderline that he adm ires Mr O Hagans w riting.

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@ theguardian

Ben M il loyPress Comp laints Com missionHalton House20/23 HolbornLondon EClN 2JD

Dear Mr M i lloy

Kings Place, 90 Yo rk WayLondon N1 9GUTelephone 020 3353 2000guardian.co.uk

27 January 2012

Thank yo u for your let ter o f 13 Jan uary 2012 (ref 1156 1 7) regard ing the comp laint f rom Jul ian Assan ge inrespe ct of three art icles published by the Guard ian.In respect o f the art ic le headl ined, Jul ian Assan ge ext rad i tion ap peal : QC s clash over concept ions ofconsent , and M r Assang es dispute over the use of the wo rd "charges" , we no te the decision of theCo mm ission, issued o n 18 January in respe ct o f a paral le l complaint about other Gu ard ian art ic les thatreferred to "charges" against Mr Assange. The Commission concluded that in the context, a dist inct ionbetween a formal indictment by the Swedish authorit ies and the accusation specified in a European ArrestW arrant was not s igni ficant and raised no breach of the Cod e.Reg ard ing the opinion piece headl ined, Steve Jobs v Julian Assange: w hat makes a good b iograp hy?,wh ich w as publ ished on our Co mm ent is f ree s ite under a clear heading of com men t , M r Assangecont inues to con test the comm entator s use o f the w ord " fugi t ive". Here is the passage in quest ion:

For a start, Assange is not a recently dead hero , but an al l-too-alive fugit ive from rap e al legations wh ose lack ofinterpersonal skil ls has yet to be m odif ied by blistering commercial success. His stock-in-trade w as no t to bedifficult but irresistible. It was just to be difficult.

I t is clear ly the w r i ter s view of M r Assa nges ongo ing at temp ts to res ist the S w edish jud icia l process. I tcannot be asse ssed a s a statement of fact when u sed so plainly in a rhetorical context, althoug h itsinteresting to note the Merr iam-Webster def init ion of " fugit ive from justice": "One who having committed orbeing accused o f a cr ime in o ne jur isd ict ion is absen t for any reaso n from that jur isd ict ion." W e d o no tbel ieve readers, for who m a l l the deta i ls of M r Assang es h igh-prof i le e f for ts to avoid a return to Sw edenare avai lab le in l inks around th is piece, wou ld be m is led. In any event , used in a f igurat ive po lemicalcontext, the d i f ference betwee n running a w ay and refus ing to go back can hard ly be s igni f icant .Kind regards

Elisabeth R ibbansMa nag i ng Ed i to r

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Exhibit 6 to Submission of Julian Assange