President of the Tibetan Parliament in exile

Dear Oliver Dupuis,

Thank you for your e-mail message of 4th August. Much before I received your e-mail message, I was informed by other sources that you have published some of the names and signatures of supporters in the International Herald Tribune. They thought I signed the petition without reading. I told them that I have done it with full awareness and understanding of the contents of the petition. I am happy that you have included me also among the important personalities. I can assure you that I will always be with you for any right cause.

Of course we have to convince the western governments to have a strong position, at least a self-respectable position in front of China on the issue of Tibet in

particular and human rights in general. I hope we will be able to discuss about it sometime not far distant future.

With best wishes

Yours sincerely

S.Rinpoche