CNN公函的英文原文是這樣的：

    May 6, 2008

    Dear Mr. Hai,

    As you may know, Jack Cafferty recently gave an interview to Bill Press, a nationally syndicated political commentator in the United States. During that interview he was asked about his recent remarks that have been the subject of controversy in China and the United States. Mr. Cafferty responded :”And the one thing I regret was that some Chinese citizens in China and Chinese-Americans in this country felt like maybe I was insulting them. And that was never my intention. And I am sorry for that…”

    I hope this clarifies matters for you.

    Sincerely,

    David C. Vigilante

    Vice President-Legal

    海明律師說，一周來，CNN的這位元副總裁通過電話、電子郵件與傳真，頻繁與我們律師事務所溝通。我們理解，由於他不是CNN的最高領導，他的表述需要經過CNN最高領導CEO的拍扳定案。現在，可以假定，這份公函是經過CNN最高領導CEO批准的，不然不會有這個公開表態。