Copy FCP Project File to Another Computer - Version of FCP

Hi
I just started using the Media Manager, and it works great for copying RAW footage, and proejct files to another computer.
Just wondering;
In the tests I've conducted, the Project File got copied just fine to a system that contained the same FCP Version (5.1), as the source drive/system.
If I copy Raw Media and a Project File to another system that has version 6, will I be able to re-copy it back into my version; 5.1?
Thanx

Hello and thank you
"You would then need to export an XML file out of FCP6, to work with it in FCP5"
Can this 'XML file' behave like an ordinary edited clip in the timeline? Can it be edited? Or will this 'XML file' be an un-editable movie type file when placed back on the timeline in 5.1?
Know what I mean?

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