cc: "'chris.anastasi@british-energy.com'" , "'geoff.jenkins@metoffice.com'" , "'john.houghton@jri.org.uk'" , "Korobova Liya [FCO] - Moscow, Russia" , "'peter.stott@metoffice.com'" , "'m.hulme@uea.ac.uk'" , "'michael.grubb@imperial.ac.uk'" , "'N.W.Arnell@soton.ac.uk'" , "Grout Nick (Mr ND)" , "'peter.cox@metoffice.com'" , "'john.ashton@co2.org'" , "'M.Hulme@uea.ac.uk'" , "Atrashkin Anton [FCO] - Moscow, Russia" , "Turner Richard [FCO] - Moscow, Russia" , "White Kate [FCO] - UK" , "'irina.kuklina@britishcouncil.ru'" , "Popolov Dimitri [FCO] - Moscow, Russian Federation" , "Korobova Liya [FCO] - Moscow, Russia" , "'bron@madson.freeserve.co.uk'" , "NDuty Nduty (IMSV01)" , "Clayton Jeremy (Mr JP)" , "Holmes John (Mr J)" , "Snowdon Mike (Mr M)" , "Sharpless Kristian [FCO] - UK" , "Clarke Alison [FCO] - UK" date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 12:40:34 +0100 from: "Hernandez Tino (Mr AF)" subject: URGENT Media lines for Newsnight to: "Hernandez Tino (Mr AF)" , "Bronnert Deborah [FCO] - Moscow, Russian Federation" , King MPST , "Grout Nick (Mr ND)" , "Dodd Sheree (Ms S)" BBC Newsnight The programme has rung to say it believes that Sir David pulled out of the seminar because he objected to the views of some of the speakers. Line to take: * This is not true * The start of the seminar was delayed this morning and Sir David had other engagements to go to. * Sir David will return to the seminar later today to make closing remarks -----Original Message----- From: Hernandez Tino (Mr AF) Sent: 06 July 2004 19:18 To: Bronnert Deborah [FCO] - Moscow, Russian Federation; King MPST; Grout Nick (Mr ND); Dodd Sheree (Ms S) Cc: chris.anastasi@british-energy.com; geoff.jenkins@metoffice.com; john.houghton@jri.org.uk; Korobova Liya [FCO] - Moscow, Russia; peter.stott@metoffice.com; m.hulme@uea.ac.uk; michael.grubb@imperial.ac.uk; N.W.Arnell@soton.ac.uk; Grout Nick (Mr ND); peter.cox@metoffice.com; john.ashton@co2.org; M.Hulme@uea.ac.uk; Atrashkin Anton [FCO] - Moscow, Russia; Turner Richard [FCO] - Moscow, Russia; White Kate [FCO] - UK; irina.kuklina@britishcouncil.ru; Hernandez Tino (Mr AF); Popolov Dimitri [FCO] - Moscow, Russian Federation; Korobova Liya [FCO] - Moscow, Russia; 'bron@madson.freeserve.co.uk'; NDuty Nduty (IMSV01); Clayton Jeremy (Mr JP); Hernandez Tino (Mr AF); Holmes John (Mr J); Snowdon Mike (Mr M); Sharpless Kristian [FCO] - UK; Clarke Alison [FCO] - UK Subject: Media lines for Moscow visit Deborah Lines from London. (Grateful if you could pass onto Michael Evans when you see him). Tino Tino Hernandez Trade, Science and Innovation Press Team Mike O'Brien,Lord Sainsbury, Sir David King V754 Dep for Trade and Industry 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET (: 020 7 215 5965 Mob: 07715 177502 7: 020 7 215 0494 :: www.dti.gov.uk 8: tino.hernandez@dti.gsi.gov.uk -----Original Message----- From: Deborah.Bronnert@fco.gov.uk [mailto:Deborah.Bronnert@fco.gov.uk] Sent: 06 July 2004 09:13 To: irina.kuklina@britishcouncil.ru; MPST.KING@dti.gsi.gov.uk; nick.grout@dti.gov.uk; tino.hernandez@dti.gsi.gov.uk; Dimitri.Popolov@fco.gov.uk; Liya.Korobova@fco.gov.uk Cc: chris.anastasi@british-energy.com; geoff.jenkins@metoffice.com; john.houghton@jri.org.uk; Liya.Korobova@fco.gov.uk; peter.stott@metoffice.com; m.hulme@uea.ac.uk; michael.grubb@imperial.ac.uk; N.W.Arnell@soton.ac.uk; Nick.Grout@dti.gsi.gov.uk; peter.cox@metoffice.com; john.ashton@co2.org; M.Hulme@uea.ac.uk; Anton.Atrashkin@fco.gov.uk; Richard.Turner@fco.gov.uk; Kate.White@fco.gov.uk Subject: RE: Izrael's seminar program 1. Nick I assume that some of the delegation have already left so I'm afraid that I think it is too late. At least this will give an opportunity to put a strong case in front of a sceptical audience. We will try and have everyone shifted onto the first day and are continuing with our reception on the Wednesday evening (we are inviting a broad range of people, including press, to that). We have already told Izrael over the phone and in writing that Sir David is not available for day 2. I suggest that we identify one of the team who can attend and sum up on day 2 and that Sir David informs Osipov of this at the conference itself. I'm trying to establish what is happening with the British Council/Golitsyn event. (Irina - Grateful if you would let us know where things stand. Are you going ahead as previously planned?) I also suggest that in additon to the interviews with the Russian press, we seek to fix up a briefing breakfast with the international press at Sir David's hotel on 8 July. (Grateful for Tino's views - I'd plan to suggest this to Sir David at tomorrow's briefing breakfast.) More generally, we are translating all the presentations and will put them on the Embassy website. We will also distribute them - we'll ask the team tomorrow morning if there are particular people you'd like them sent to. 2. Dima Assuming Fursenko is not available for lunch, please would you see if he is available for a call by Sir David at 2.30pm on Wednesday 7 July? (I don't think it matters if we take him away from the conference now - particularly as 2.30pm would coincide with Piers Corbyn's slot.) Deborah -----Original Message----- From: John Ashton [[1]mailto:john.ashton@co2.org] Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 2:10 AM To: f037; irina.kuklina; MPST.KING; nick.grout; peter.stott; Deborah Bronnert * - Moscow UBS Cc: chris.anastasi; geoff.jenkins; john.houghton; Liya Korobova - Moscow UBS; m.hulme; michael.grubb; N.W.Arnell; Nick.Grout; peter.cox Subject: Re: Izrael's seminar program I have to say I agree with Mike. This is an ambush of the crudest kind. It sets us up for an exercise in posturing, not science. If we were 24 hours earlier, my advice wd have been to pull the plug now. At the very least we need a strategy to deal with the risks Mike identifies, and to ensure that the Chief Scientist does not get put in an impossible position. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "f037" To: "irina.kuklina" ; "MPST.KING" ; "nick.grout" ; "peter.stott" ; Cc: "chris.anastasi" ; "geoff.jenkins" ; "john.ashton" ; "john.houghton" ; "Liya.Korobova" ; "m.hulme" ; "michael.grubb" ; "N.W.Arnell" ; "Nick.Grout" ; "peter.cox" Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 10:21 PM Subject: RE: Izrael's seminar program > Deberoh, > > This is now too late in the day of course (deliberately so I am sure on > Izrael's part), but I have just seen the new agenda from Izrael and the whole > event in my opinion is turning into a joke ... > > ... we now have various other people popping up in the agenda (certainly not > Russians and certainly not Russian Academicians) ... Dick Lindzen (USA), Piers > Corbyn (UK), Paul Reiter (USA), Madhav Khandekar (Canada) and Julian Morris > (UK), all well known to us of course. Whilst Dick Lindzen has the highest > scientific credentials, Piers Corbyn carries no credibility whatsoever, and > Julian Morris is, well, Julian Morris. Paul Reiter thinks the IPCC is "folk > science". Does the UK chief scientist really want to be entering into > "debate" with Piers Corbyn? > > I have a feeling (no, I am sure of it) we are being taken for a ride. I have > wasted many an hour "debating" with the likes of Morris, Reiter and Corbyn and > I have no desire to do so again, certainly not in Moscow. The whole thing is > a ploy to lend Sir David's credibility to their views. > > My own preference would be to cancel my trip (is there any chance at the last > hour for this?), but I have committed to coming and it is too late in the day, > but I can see absolutely no good whatsoever coming out of this. It's merely a > waste of three productive days of my time. > > Shame. And never again. > > Mike Hulme > > > >===== Original Message From Deborah.Bronnert@fco.gov.uk ===== > >Nick > > > >Just received from Yuri Izrael's office. He has gone home so I can't speak > >to him about it tonight (apparently he'll be back in the office tomorrow at > >about 11am our time). The draft programme doesn't square with what the > >British Council has told me that they'd agreed with him and it moves some of > >our team (Michael Grubb and Nigel Arnell) onto day 2. It also puts Sir David > >King as summing up at lunchtime on the 8th. Illarianov features > >prominently. Grateful for comments before I go back to him tomorrow. > > > >Deborah > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Yuri Izrael [[2]mailto:Yu.Izrael@g23.relcom.ru] > >Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 7:02 PM > >To: Deborah Bronnert * - Moscow UBS > >Subject: seminar program > > > > > >Hello Deborah, > > > > > > > >-- > >Best regards, > > Yuri [3]mailto:Yu.Izrael@g23.relcom.ru > > > > > > > >*************************************************************************** ** > ****** > >Visit [4]http://www.fco.gov.uk for British foreign policy news and travel > advice; and [5]http://www.i-uk.com - the essential guide to the UK. > > > >Please note that all messages sent and received by members of the Foreign & > Commonwealth Office and its missions overseas may be monitored centrally. > This is done to ensure the integrity of the system. > > > >*************************************************************************** ** > ****** > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > OK: scanned by MessageLabs > ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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