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Subject: Pop-Pop is Coming to Houston

Dear Family and Friends,  Ken and I have invited my father and his two lady friends (Cathy Hofgren and Mary Walsh) to visit us at the Huntingdon in Houston for a long weekend.
The visit has been scheduled for late Thursday evening, October 11 until the afternoon of Monday, October 15.
Unless the horrific events of the past two weeks and it's aftermath causes some unforeseen problem, we will move forward with their visit.
Pop-Pop is anxious to "catch up" and see everyone in the family and some of our friends; he particularly wants to see his precious great grand children.
Considering his age and the difficulty in the logistics for him to see everyone, we are planning one big "extended" family/friends casual dinner for Friday, October 12 @5:30 p.m. in the Pool Room @River Oaks Country Club.
Mark your calendars and hopefully, most of you will be available to join us.
I am aware of two noteworthy events in October; the first is Sharon Lay's birthday on October 8th and the second is Halloween.
Therefore, if Sharon is able to attend, we will have a Halloween birthday party.
With Halloween as our theme, we will have "FRIENDLY" costumes for all children attending and games to play.
Jessica will be e-mailing you with a guest list and getting a definite head count, as we get closer to Pop-Pop's arrival.
If any of you have other family members or friends who would enjoy seeing Pop-Pop and/or celebrating Sharon's birthday and you would like for them to join us, please let me know.
Lots of Love, Mom/Linda
Subject: Pablo Acevedo's references

Dear Ken,  I am a friend of your daugther Elizabeth while she was in Argentina and I am applying for a job with Eli Lilly in Indianapolis as a  Latin American Development Manager.
I would like to know if there is a posibility to have a recomendation letter from you since I know you are from the Board of Directos from Lilly.
I have worked for Enron South America in Argentina and Brazil and currently runing mu own company.
If you believe this is possible just let me know.
I am attaching my cv to you.
Many thanks Ken.
Sincerely,
Subject: Senator Bayh's Office

Dear Mr. Lay:  On behalf of Senator Bayh, thank you for the kind invitation to attend the "U.S. Energy Policy at a Crossroads: Alternative Futures for the Current Energy Crisis," on October 3-4, 2001.
The Senator appreciates your thinking of him, but unfortunately he has a prior commitment, which will prevent him from attending the forum.
Please accept his sincere regrets.
Again, thank you for your thoughtful invitation.
I wish you the best of success
Subject: WHUT-TV Presents "Aftermath of a Tragedy:  America's Response to 	Terrorism" (09/21/01)

>>>WHUT-TV presents  >"AFTERMATH OF A TRAGEDY:  AMERICA'S RESPONSE TO TERRORISM" >-Friday, September 21, at 9 p.m. >-Saturday, September 22, at 8 p.m. >-Sunday, September 23, at 1 p.m.   >Join in on this elite forum as members of Howard University's faculty uncover the issues underlying the attack on America...and America's response to terrorism.
>-Ambassador Horace Dawson >-Dr. Frank Wu >-Dr. Russell Adams >-Professor Marcia Echols >-Dr. Renee Jenkins, M.D.
>-Dr. Marie-Line Sephocle   >>>...And don't forget to watch the >>>REBROADCAST OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY'S 134th OPENING CONVOCATION:  >>>-Friday, September 21, at 8 p.m. >>>-Saturday, September 22, at 9 p.m. >>>-Sunday, September 23, at 2 p.m.   WHUT-TV proudly brings you these important programs, a hallmark of Howard University's Leadership for America and the Global Community.
Subject: Update II - Post-Terrorist Attack: Washington Outlook

Dear Clients and Friends:     Attached is this week's brief update summary on the political outlook in Washington for energy issues.
Please feel free to call Tobyn or me for additional details.
Best regards,    Merribel     - Washington Outlook in Light of Terrorist Attacks 9-21-01.doc
Subject: PROGRAM: NORTH ADEAN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL UPDATE - 10/4/01

North Andean Economic and Political Update - Thursday, October 4, 2001 Venezuela, Pablo Goldberg, V.P.
Emerging Markets Research, Merrill Lynch & Co.,I nc.
; Colombia, Leo Goldstein, V.P.
Economic & Market Analysis, Salomon Smith Bar ney Holdings, Inc.; Peru, Carlos Janada, V.P.
and Sr.
Economist, Emerging Market s Economics, ABN Amro; Ecuador, Luis Oganes, V.P.
Latin America Sovereign Strate gy, J.P. Morgan Incorporated Registration, breakfast, presentations, and discussion: 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. (EDT) L ocation: Council of the Americas, 680 Park Avenue (at 68th Street) New York City SEE ATTACHMENT FOR PROGRAM DETAILS AND REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS   - northAndeanUpdate.TIF   - northAndeanUpdate.doc
Subject: DRAFT "ORGANIZATION CHANGES" MEMO AND ORG CHART

Ken:  Attached is a draft of my proposed new organization announcement/org chart for your review and comments.
I am planning to send out Enron Worldwide Monday afternoon, Sept. 24.
Thanks,
Subject: First United Methodist Church contacts?

Mr. Lay, 	 	I am trying to gather a list of FUMC members that work at Enron.
Right now, you are my only source.
The Membership manager has no "Work" field to query the members.
I'd like to take advantage of the Enron Matching Program to raise money for the recent tragedy.
I am a member of the Crosstrainers (young singles) group and we are organizing a fundraiser and need extra money for the entertainment.
The Enron donations will go directly towards the NY & Washington tragedies.
Please see the attachment.
Please let me know any FUMC members that work at Enron.
I would like to notify them of the opportunity to come together to match contributions for fundraisers through FUMC.
Thanks so much for your help.
Respectfully yours,  Shelley Johnson
Subject: Tom White and Judy Smith

Friends,   I'll be in D.C.
THIS MONDAY afternoon and evening (Sept. 24th) and am scheduled to meet briefly with Tom White and Judy Smith at the Pentagon between 2:30 and 3:30.
I know many of you have been in contact with them since they left, and especially during the last several, tragic days.
But if anyone would like to send them an "Encouraging/We Care About You" (or even "God's Speed/Go Get'em")- kind- of eMail, please address the note(s) to Tom and /or Judy and eMail it to me: christie_patrick@enron.com <mailto:christie_patrick@enron.comsend>--I'll print them and hand deliver them on Monday....I KNOW they'd BOTH love this!!!!
I'll check my eMails through Sunday night at 11:30pm.
Subject: BIG Michael Berry Oct 11 Fundraiser: YOUR REPLY REQUESTED

Our Sept 12 downtown  event has been re-scheduled for Oct 11.
This is our last big event  before the election, and we REALLY need your support!
We have to confirm attendance & pay for  lunches, so please reply.
(a printable version of this  invitation is attached, and also can be found on our web page at  www.michaelberry.com )   --Michael Berry
Subject: Texans Uniform Unveiling & Cheerleader Introduction -- Tuesday, S 	eptember 25, 2001

This note is to invite you, your  employees and friends to join us on Tuesday, September 25, for the  introduction of the uniforms and cheerleaders for your Houston Texans.
This event will take place at the south  entrance of the Wortham Theatre on Texas Avenue from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.  Our theme will be patriotic and our goal  is to create a Texas-sized showing of community pride and spirit.
As I mentioned, we will be introducing  the uniforms and cheerleaders of the Texans on this day; but, more importantly,  we will be gathering as Houstonians, Texans and Americans to show our  togetherness.
A celebrity team  consisting of Mary Lou Retton, Clay Walker, members of ZZ Top, Eric Dickerson  and others will join us for the event.
We will also feature the Houston Firefighters Bagpipe Group and other  musical entertainers that will focus squarely on patriotic and community minded  themes.
We would appreciate your help in  spreading the word about this uplifting event.
We encourage your participation and also  the participation of your employees and friends.
If you have any questions, please e-mail them to  me by hitting the "Reply" button.
We are all proud to be Houstonians, and  proud to be Texans; but, more importantly, we are all proud to be  Americans.
September  25thwill provide us with a platform to demonstrate the spirit that  bonds us together and makes our country great.
I look forward to seeing you on September  25th.
Go  Texans!
Subject: a quote from you on the meeting with Rev. Jackson

Dear Mr. Lay, I am writing an article for the Partnership newsletter on the meeting you attended with Rev.
Jackson this past week.
I would like to include a quote from you.
May I have your reaction to Rev.
Jackson's comments by noon, Tuesday, Sept. 25?
Thank you.
Subject: Competitive Analysis Update #21- Aftermath of Terrorist Strikes

Strategic Synopsis September 21, 2001 10:30 AM  ?
The presidential address last night confirmed that a major military mobilization is under way and that a long campaign is ahead, extending well beyond Afghanistan.
Not surprisingly, the speech did not clarify the timing of the attack.
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The president warned the Taliban that unless it handed over Osama bin Laden and the leaders of his al-Qaeda terrorist network, it would face devastating military action.
"They will hand over the terrorists, or they will share in their fate," Bush told the US Congress.
So far, the Taliban are refusing to comply.
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As such, U.S. military forces will strike in Afghanistan as soon as a target of opportunity presents itself.
As the President himself noted in his speech last night, some of the special forces operations will not be visible to the public, while other steps such as airstrikes will be dramatic and unmistakable.
Trying to figure out the precise timing of specific types of strikes is probably impossible at this point.
However, we safely state the following: o	The President set the stage for a long conflict last night, and equity markets are anticipating significant economic pessimism.
Consumer confidence is likely to worsen if additional terrorist attacks are made against U.S. targets.
o	Our sources indicate that Bush spoke at length with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah this week, and Abdullah agreed to lower oil prices.
No specifics were discussed.
Preliminary information suggests that Saudi Arabia is carrying out extra liftings in the second half of September and moving crude cargoes closer to market.
o	When the initial attack comes against Afghanistan, oil markets will likely see confirmation that no threat to crude oil supply is taking place.
But speculation about further strikes against other terrorist-sponsoring states should maintain a degree of uncertainty in the market.
o	The war against terrorism will eventually have to deal with Iran and Iraq; both are major OPEC producers.
Persuading Iran to cooperate is more likely to involve diplomacy than force.
Some Administration officials, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, are pushing for a move against Baghdad.
So far, this group has been overruled by advocates of a more cautious approach, who realize that attacking Iraq will seriously undermine Arab support for the US.
o	Washington also has to be concerned with stability in Pakistan, where much of the population (including senior military and intelligence figures) supports the Taliban.
o	Terrorist retaliation to the U.S. attacks appears to be likely.
Attempts to strike infrastructure targets, including energy facilities both here and overseas, are expected.
o    On the ground today, heavy fighting is raging in northern Afghanistan as opposition forces attack Taliban troops.
The Northern Alliance forces are taking advantage of US pressure on the Taliban to recapture key areas and avenge the recent death of their leader.
Subject: Houston 2012 Olympic Committee

Mr. Lay,  Per my conversation with Rosie, I wanted to inform you of a couple of items regarding the Houston 2012 Olympic Committee.
Yesterday, I received a call from Susan Bandy (Executive Director, Houston 2012) advising me that she and George DeMontrond came to meet with you regarding your potential involvement and role in the Houston Olympic bid effort.
I wanted to make you aware that Mark Frevert and I are on the Board of the Houston 2012 Olympic Committee.
When I joined Enron in 1999, I was asked by Joe Sutton to replace him on the Advisory Board Committee.
We've been involved with the organization since then, and this past June, Mark Frevert became a member of the Board of Directors.
I would like to offer my services to you at any level possible with this initiative, from coordination/development of activities to attending meetings or researching opportunities.
If you need any additional details concerning our involvement with Houston 2012, I would be more than happy to do a full briefing.
This is just one of many initiatives we are working on.
We continuously keep members of the executive committee and office of the chairman through M. Frevert, engaged in our efforts.
If we can be of assistance to you on this matter or any other related to sports, sponsorships and event marketing items, please don't hesitate to call.
Thank you.
Subject: Tillman Fertitta

Ken:  Thank you for speaking with Tillman.
As requested, I spoke with him yesterday (along with his CFO).
There was confusion on their part as to what Enron's offer is; related to a meeting some months back by our former bundled group.
I updated them as to our current offering and they expressed interest in receiving some pricing.
The ball is in their court to provide me some information to price their stores, but I hope to receive something from them soon.
I will let you know where we wind up.
Thanks again,
Subject: Fed Ex

Dear Kenneth,  I have sent this morning a Fed Ex package to your office to arrive tomarrow Friday morning containing our school video.
I hope you will enjoy it and share it with Linda.
We are in the process of making an updated video about the school that will be debuted at the Gala in April.
I know with last weeks events everything has slowed down.
I will be eager to hear about Mrs. Bush once her schedule gets back to some normalcy.
I do so appreciate your  help with this.
It is hard for us all to even think about the fund raiser at a time like this, but life does go on and preparing our children is the utmost and highest priority on our list.
William and I have poured our lives into this school as you know we all do when we have a passion for something.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
God bless and thanks again.
Serving Him,  Barbara T. Collins
Subject: Some Quick Fixes for the Economy

Senator Gramm,  I expect you have already considered these: 1.
Rebate surpluses out of the Airline trust fund that is a collection of taxes on airline tickets.
This in addition to stopping the taxes would provide needed liquidity to the airlines.
2.
Accelerate depreciation, perhaps to two or three years, on all capital goods purchased before March 31, 2001.
This would provide a very strong incentive for capital investment immediately.
3.
Defer all corporate taxes due for the next six months and make them payable, with interest equal to AFR, over the next two years.
This would effectively put the government in the position of lending to corporations at the federal government's borrowing rate.
The net effect over two years is neutral, except for potential defaults, but the fiscal impact is significant.
Good Luck, we need more public officials of your ilk up there.
Sorry that you won't be there much longer.
Regards,
Subject: Thank You, Mr. Lay

Mr. Lay,   For the past 13 days, I have been on a medical mission trip to Honduras (five of which weren't scheduled, but were necessary because Continental canceled flights in light of our nation's tragedy).
Although Honduras is a third world country and very little American news makes it there, I was told that Enron had donated 1 million dollars to the Red Cross and was matching employee donations  2 to 1 in response to the terrorist attacks on our Country.
Mr. Lay, it made me even more proud  to work for this company, and to work for you.
I can't tell you what an honor it is to work for this company and for you (you hear countless stories of what you and Enron have done for our community).
Sincerely,
Subject: Letter from Boris Brevnov

Dear Ken,  I would like to thank you for the great experience that I had with Enron, and for the opportunity that you gave me three years ago.
I joined Enron looking for a change and I have never regretted of my choice.
A lot of things changed over this time.
In my first presentation to Gazprom in Moscow, I remember, that I pictured Enron as the largest gas pipeline operator in Americas aggressively looking for energy development projects in emerging markets.
Two years later, I was talking to Microsoft executives in Redmond, who were looking for a partner to conquer a high-tec broadband world.
I don't know any other company, which can offer such an opportunity for a change and growth, and which is able to change itself so much as Enron.
I am grateful that over this time you have been personally involved in my business career and introduced me to the Enron management team - Mark Frevert, Richard DiMichele, Vince Kaminsky and others.
I also would like to use this opportunity to admit some of my mistakes.
As it was my first experience inside a corporate environment (not as CEO), it took me some time to develop relationships with people inside Enron.
These relationships are critical to achieving success within the company.
But Enron is a great place to learn, and in a culture that encourages innovation and risk-taking, some mistakes are inevitable.
I am pleased that the deal that my team and I developed and managed to provide Microsoft (MSN) with broadband network was successful (you may remember we discussed this idea prior to my move to Enron Broadband Services).
This spring I took an advantage of your recommendation and graduated from the Harvard Advanced Management Program.
It was a great experience and I learned professionally and personally.
It was a very competitive group of executives from all over the world, and the program consisted of a three-month intensive academic curriculum.
Together with one of my Harvard classmates and his Canadian telecom company, we are now working to start a new business in the US.
You have a challenging task to return Enron to its leadership position.
I admire the steps that you are making.
Without restoring integrity to internal and external relationships, it would be impossible to achieve this goal.
I have no doubts that you and your colleagues will make this happen.
I wish you all the best and thank you again for the opportunity that you
Subject: Now it is the time to cut cost.

Ken,  I am not a smart man.
However I saw enron stock reached $26, I worry one thing.
Under current situation it is difficult to make more money.
How could we boost stock price?
Enron hired enough people already.
It is the time to cut cost, freeze hiring new people now.
Freezing hire is much more better than lay off in a near future.
Thanks.
Subject: cost cutting measures - from an Employee/shareholder point of view

Dear All, The business units are operating on a lean G&A budget and cut costs whenever we can and making sure that we are efficient.
Are there any initiative to do likewise for all corp functions?
As an accountant in the business unit, we received corp allocations.
The total for corp was more than $700MM.
This, of course, excludes Enron Net Work, Enron Property, and Global Finance, which if we include those, the G&A to Enron could well be over $1Billion (not counting the business units G&A).
The number just blew me away.
I think we need to make sure all functions are needed and are run efficiently.
We cannot say it's OK just because we can allocate to the business units because the business units may not receive benefits for these costs.
We sure don't want Enron, as a whole, to be growing so fat and so fast that it will hurt our bottom line.
I'm sorry if I'm out of line, but I really do care about Enron and am very proud to be its employee.
Thank you for your time.
Subject: 2012 Olympics

Ken,         With all that has transpired in the last several weeks, I know that you must be incredibly busy; but if you can work it in, John Kelley and I would like to meet with you for about 30-40 minutes to give you an update on two initiatives, listed below, aimed at getting the 2012 Olympics to Houston.
1.
Conversion of the Astrodome to a track and field facility.
This has strong support in the track and field community and may be the most important advantage that Houston has over competing cities.
John has a 10-minute video he would like to show you that features some very strong endorsements of the Astrodome track and field facility from some of the most important people in track and field worldwide.
Also, if the Astrodome conversion were made soon enough, there is a very good chance that the 2007 World Championships of Track and Field could be held in Houston.
2.
Transfer of the headquarters of the national governing body for baseball (USA Baseball) to Houston.
This would mean that Houston would be, among other things, the site for tryouts for the U.S. Olympic baseball team.
Having USA Baseball in Houston would naturally strengthen our bid for the Olympics.
A key for getting the governing body to come to Houston would be the raising of about $3M for construction of facilities.
The deadline for completion of Houston's bid to become home to USA Baseball is the end of September, so we would like to meet with you at your convenience by September 25, if at all possible.
Let me know if that can be arranged.
I can be reached at 713-783-1223 if you want to further discuss scheduling of a meeting.
Robert Healy
Subject: Shoes

Hello family and friends,   I am in charge of collecting shoes for the needy  (C.C.S.C.)
via Nicholas' class at River Oaks Baptist School.
These shoes  can be children's, men's, women's.
These shoes can be slippers, tennis  shoes, boots, dress shoes or good ole fashion walking shoes.
I am  more than happy to do a pick up so that you do not have to go out of your  way.
One pair or many pairs, I'll take what I can get to help out people  that NEED shoes.
Let me know if you have any and when it is convenient for  me to pick them up.
The annual shoe drive ends on October 4th so please  clean out your closets before then and give away what you are not going to  use.
Thank you and God Bless,
Subject: Thanks for the disaster support

My thanks to all involved in the disaster support effort.
I would especially like to thank those in setting up the online matching.
It made giving a very simple task.
Thanks again.
Subject: Meeting with Tom Casey

To Rosalie - Ken  Lay's office   MESSAGE FROM LOD FOR  KEN: Thank you for your  responses to my email and I look forward to hearing what your Community  Relations department recommends on the Bush Library  endowment.
I would also like to  confirm a meeting in New York with our CEO, Tom Casey, on Wed, Sept 5 - perhaps  at 4pm?
Please let us know where would be convenient for you - if it  works, we have offices downtown on Pine Street and Mr. Casey has an  apartment at Essex House on Central Park South.
Thanks
Subject: Pls RSVP: Invite to Forrester's Analyst Call on Portal Servers 9/18

Dear Kenneth,  David Kobierowski, your Forrester Account Manager,  has asked me to extend you an invitation to our TechRankings Conference call on Enterprise Portal Servers.
Listed below are more details about the call including agenda, time and date.
We realize you dont currently have access to this TechRankings program, but we wanted you to have the opportunity to participate.
If you would like to register for this call, simply respond to this email and I'll get you signed up.
About 2 days before the call, you will receive slides and a dial in number from our Marketing Department.
Otherwise, my primary role is to help support the technology needs of our clients so please feel free to contact me at any time.
I hope to hear from you soon!
Best Regards,
Subject: National Day of Prayer

President George Bush has declared Friday,  September 15, a National Day of Prayer.
We are providing the attached  summary of services being held in the downtown area for you and your  employees.
- NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER.doc