For reference and discussion purpose

Hi,

Please help edit my translation below :

" For public reference and discussion purpose , I 'm quoting here the entire speech (essay ) from a British historian about Vietnam 's sovereignty on the Paracels and Spratlys archipelagos "

"For the purposes of public reference (<<< what does this mean?) and discussion, I am quoting here the entire essay by a British historian on the topic of Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagos."

Best wishes, Clive

Hi,

The situation is as follows :

 China says the Paracel and Spratly archipelagos belong to them ,but Vietnam says these archipelagos belong to Vietnam . The newspapaper publishes  an article on this issue  and wants public opinion ( everybody ) to judge it justly by listening to the source of information it (the newspaper ) is going to provide . In Vietnamse language , it means " in order for public opinion / world opinion to know all the heads and tails of the story ". One of my Vietnamse friends translated it into "For reference and discussion purpose we ( the newspaper ) are quoting / carrying the entire speech (essay ) from a British historian about Vietnam 's sovereignty on the Paracels and Spratlys archipelagos "

I myself find the expression "For reference and discussion purpose " hard to understand , so I would appreciate it very much if you could help me use the exact expression usually used by newspapers.

If the paper wants to stimulate discussion by the public, I suggest  "To stimulate public discussion, we are carrying the entire  . . . '

Best wishes, Clive

Hi,

Just a small question .If I say " For reference and discussion purpose , we are carrying..." , does it sound natural to native speakers ?

You need to say 'For reference and discussion purposes,  . . ' 

But I think more natural would be 'For purposes of reference and discussion,  . . ' 

However, it's still not very clear who is supposed to do the referencing and discussing.

Best wishes, Clive

Hi,

Can I say as follows ?  :  1/ " For purposes of the general public 's reference and discussion , we are carrying ..."  Yes.

                                     2/ For purposes of  the  public reference and discussion , we are carrying ..." Yes.

Clive