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Subject: Terrorist Threat to Nuclear/Energy Infrastructure: Western Response

Western law enforcement authorities are uncertain as to the form of possible follow-up terrorist attacks by bin Ladin, but much concern continues to be focused on the threat to infrastructure targets, and particularly nuclear power stations.
US and Canadian authorities have stepped up security considerably, but neither plant security nor plant structures were designed to withstand a strike by a large airliner.
UK law enforcement officials privately object to the UK government's position that Irish terrorists still represent a greater threat to power stations and gas terminals than do other international terrorists, and are maintaining a higher level of security than that dictated by the government.
New security measures will increase costs for nuclear operators and fuel the debate on nuclear power.
An FBI contact has informed us that law enforcement authorities do not know what to expect in the form of follow-up terrorist attacks.
He believes that bin Ladin would use different elements within his organization and a different modus operandi, making it difficult to foresee and prevent such attacks.
Training at bin Ladin camps is known to include attacks on infrastructure targets, such as power stations.
Much of the focus among Western authorities has been on the threat to national energy assets, and particularly nuclear power plants.
Although nuclear plants are among the most hardened structures constructed and are generally designed to withstand extreme natural events (eg, earthquakes and tornadoes), attacks by large aircraft were never considered in the design process.
The traditional security approach at these plants is consequently inadequate.
Response to this perceived threat has varied from country to country:  The security posture of US nuclear plants has been elevated to the highest level since immediately after the attacks.
This has involved increased patrols, augmented forces, heightened coordination among relevant authorities, and limited access to installations -- all representing little defense against a fully fueled airliner.
Subject: LJM Statement

I've attached a draft of the LJM statement to the Wall Street Journal.
Please give me your comments as soon as possible.
I propose releasing the statement to the reporters tomorrow afternoon.
Mark Palmer ext.
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Subject: Cooler Houston Project/ Follow-Up to Denver Discussion

May 29, 2001  Dear Ken:  It was great to see you in Denver.
The group of  leaders from the Western Governors' Association and major businesses  were energized to take control of their destiny, and your ideas contributed enormously.
I think that you and I are very much on the same page regarding the President's Energy Report and the opportunities that it presents.
In addition, Joe Romm and I have worked  a bit with the Enron Energy Services team on some initial ways to highlight and quantify the "green" aspects of the EES product.
You are well positioned to prove what initiatives bring both business and energy/environmental benefits.
Per our discussion, I have attached below a copy of a confidential preliminary report on the potential for a "Cooler Houston" initiative.
The scientific models relating to "urban heat island effects" indicate that planting trees, lightening the color of roofs and resurfacing pavement with lighter material can reduce ambient high temperatures in Houston and thus potentially lead to ozone reductions far cheaper than the cost of the "last mile" tons indicated in current SIP efforts.
Success requires developing some technical agreement and common cause among U.S. EPA, TNRCC, the City of Houston, and business and civic leaders in the City.
Bill White and the leadership of the Greater Houston Partnership have been spearheading early work on this.
Our team is working with U.S. EPA and TNRCC to see if they can agree on the models.
We would be very interested in your ideas on this.
Moreover, if the technical people can agree in concept, we would value your support of an achievable Cooler Houston plan going forward.
Naturally, the plan is exciting because it offers economic, air quality and broader quality-of-life benefits to the Houston community.
Ever since we developed the acid rain trading program, I have enjoyed promoting such ideas!
Please let me know anything else that you need.
I hope to see you soon.
In the meantime, best wishes to you and the family.
Sincerely,
Subject: Resume from Matthew Snow

I received the resume you sent from Matthew Snow regarding his direct request to you for employment consideration.
We are reviewing it and we will contact him and see if his skills and background fill a need for us at ENW.
Thanks.
Subject: Employee Memo re: Corporate Secretary

Attached is a draft employee memo, which has been reviewed by both Rebecca and Paula.
Please review, and let me know if you have any comments or changes.
Thank you.
Subject: FERC Meeting:  Market Based Rate Review

The Commission discussed its market based rate policy at today's meeting.
They did not vote out an order today, but expect to take up this issue again next meeting.
The staff memo recommended the following:  For an interim period, FERC will deal with pending requests for market based rates and with triennial reviews of those rate authorizations, using a new test called the "Supply Margin Assessment" (also called a jazzed up version of the hub and spoke test) where a seller's capacity will be reviewed against the generation reserve margin in a market.
The test takes into account constraints based on TTC.
If the capacity of a seller is not necessary to meet peak demand,the seller does not have market power.
This test is applicable to all markets that are not part of an existing RTO or ISO.
For those selling into an RTO/ISO, the FERC will continue to allow market based rates subject to the market monitor and mitigation.
Staff also recommends that FERC initiate a Section 206 investigation to require each seller with market based rate authority to change its tariff by adding a provision stating that if the seller acts in an anticompetitive manner, the FERC can require refunds.
Through questioning by Commissioner Massey, it was revealed that, even if a seller did not engage in bad behavior, but sold into a disfunctional market, refunds could be required.
In the staff memo, apparently staff had left vague the definition of anticompetitive behavior in order to be able to interpret it most broadly.
However, Commissioners asked staff to better define the anticompetitive actions that could trigger refunds.
This policy will be brought up again at the next Commission meeting on October 11.
It will be issued as a proposed action, giving parties an opportunity to comment within 15 days and then also file reply comments,  Final action is expected within 60-90 days.
Last, for the long-term, FERC will hold outreach meetings looking for answers as to how to detect market power and what to do when it is detected.
Since the interim measure is only a "snapshot" approach according to Commissioner Massey, he is willing to support it only along with the above described tariff provision.
Commissioner Breathitt is very uncomfortable with an open refund requirement, stating that it adds to regulatory uncertainty at a time when the Commission is most interested in giving certainty to the industry in order to assure reliability.
Subject: 2012 Olympics

As a follow-up to our meeting yesterday, I thought you might be interested in the attached letter that John Kelley just received from the Stuttgart, Germany group that is also bidding for the 2012 Olympics.
They were very impressed with the concept of converting the Astrodome to a track and field facility, and they evidently are considering a similar stadium as part of their bid for the 2012 Olympics.
This seems to underscore the importance of Houston moving quickly to make the conversion of the Astrodome so that we do not lose our competitive advantage.
- Stuttgart Letter .xif
Subject: Are you receiving anything?

Dear Ken,  I have sent you two emails and a package last week.
I have not heard from you via email so am wondering if you have received anything?
I hope so.
I will make a copy of the past emails and send them to you by mail if you would prefer.
I can also put together a whole proposal if you need me too.
Just let me know via email if you can.
I understand that you must get hundreds of emails a day.
I hope this does not burden you in the least.
I remain hopeful that Laura will grace us in April.
Thanks again.
Subject: EGM earnings from EOTT transaction

In today's eSpeak session you made the following comments:  "To the best of my recollection, the only asset we sold in the second quarter to a subsidiary company was our Clean Fuels business, which we sold to EOTT, and on that transaction there was virtually no profit."
In fact, EGM recognized $120 million in mark to market earnings from an offtake agreement that was inextricably linked to the sale.
The recognition of these earnings would not have been possible without the sale.
My confidence in your integrity compells me to alert you of my concern with your statements from the eSpeak session.
I urge you to investigate the transaction further.
After you have done so, I believe you will agree with me that your statements appear misleading to anyone with a better understanding of the deal.
Regards,
Subject: HBU's Spirit of Excellence Gala

Hi Mr. Lay.
I am Cheryl Thompson-Draper's assistant and she and her husband, John Draper, are on the Host Committee for Houston Baptist University's Spirit of Excellence Gala featuring General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and honoring Eleanor McCollum, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and The Robert & Janice McNair Foundation.
The Gala will be held Tuesday, October 9th at the Double Tree Hotel on Post Oak.
Cheryl and John would like to extend an invitation to you and your wife to be their guests at the worthy event.
Please let me know if you and Mrs. Lay are able to attend.
Subject: I was unable to submit my question via eSpeak

I tried to submit my question via eSpeak however I received the following m= essage "The system was unable to process your request.
The information you=  submitted may be in error."
Since I was unable to submit my question via = eSpeak I thought I'd send my question to you directly.
=20  I'd like to begin by welcoming you back.
Although Enron has some experienc= ed difficult times during the past year I know that you will help lead us a= nd obtain our goal of being the world's leading company.
=20  Secondly, I wanted to bring to your attention a matter that concerns me a g= reat deal.
A close personal friend of mine who works at Enron and lives in=  an outlying area of Houston has been commuting to work in what I would con= sider a risky manner.
What she does and from what I understand its a commo= n practice among Enron employees as well as others who work downtown is pic= k up riders from the park & ride lots so that she can get on the HOV lane.
=  People from what I understand literally line up and cars drive up and pick=  up passengers.
It goes without saying that the majority of the time the d= rivers do not know who they are picking up or vice-versa.
This is the part=  that concerns me.
I'm sure that most of the people that do this are good = people and have no bad intentions and are simply trying to save time and ma= ybe even get a little extra sleep.
However, what concerns me is eventuall= y I think someone who has bad intentions will come along and I don't want a= nything to happen to my friend or anyone else for that matter.
I'd like to=  see if there is something that Enron can do so that our co-workers, friend= s, and loved ones can commute to downtown in a manner that isn't so risky.
=  I have told my friend that this isn't a safe practice but unfortunately it=  has fallen on deaf ears and would at least like to try an come up with an = alternative for her.
=20  The only alternative I could come up with is if Enron formed a voluntary li= st of Enron employees who live in the same area and commute to downtown in = this manner so that they can car-pool in together.
I know some people migh= t say that this isn't an Enron issue but I think it is because several Enro= n employees commute to downtown in this manner.
=20  This months tragic events made me realize that sometimes we place too much = of an emphasis on things that really don't matter and to focus on the thing= s that do.
I just want to try and make sure that nothing happens to my fri= end.
Thank you for your time and once again welcome back.
=20  Thanks.
Subject: Shipping Financial Services Corp.

Ken:  I reviewed the letter from Mr. S. Huey Long that you forwarded to me regard= ing his suggestion that you discuss with Mr. Ravi N. Tikoo the Dabhol situa= tion and more specifically the Lakshmi LNG carrier and in return agree to l= et him bid on future LNG carrier chartering or financing business.
As you = probably recall, we are a minority investor in the Lakshmi, with Mitsui OSK=  Lines the majority investor and operator of the vessel.
We are not really=  in a position to control decision making with respect tot he vessel and ar= e currently maneuvering to get Mitsui to buy out our position.
Accordingly= , I do not think there is anything productive to be gained from Mr. Tikoo w= ith respect to the Lakshmi.
As to whether he can help more generally with = respect to India, I defer to your judgement.
I think we are already well c= onnected and engaging any additional intermediaries carries more risk in te= rms of confusion, mixed messages or inappropriate behavior from a FCPA pers= pective.
If you would like I can have our LNG group respond with a polite = letter informing him that we are not currently considering any additional L= NG carriers, but that we would be happy to allow him to arrange a meeting a= t such time in the future as we have shipping needs.
Jim
Subject: Confidential Question

Dear Ken,   I'm not sure quite were to turn but was hoping you could assist me.
I would like to keep this confidential especially regarding the New York Office.
As my request has nothing to do with the people in this office or the group  they are wonderful  I've been with Enron since '97 and I relocated up to Connecticut to work with the New Power Company when I thought that the Enron employees would stay Enron employees.
Afterwards of course we all were changed to NewPower employees.
After a couple of months I made the move back to Enron and went to  the New York office and work with the Enron Metals group here at 53rd street.
(It was never my intention to leave Enron)  Since the bombing I feel very displaced and my husband and I would really like to come back to Houston and was wondering if you could help me.
I was on the trading floor working with Dave Delainey's group when he was in ENA and also was the Exec Secretary/Coordinator with the MWB group in George Warsoff's group.
I would appreciate it very much if you were able to assist/guide me.
Sincerely,
Subject: Urgently Need Your Response

I am compiling two "Top Ten Lists" to roast Cliff Baxter at his farewell dinner tomorrow evening (Top Ten Reasons We HATE To See Cliff Leave and Top Ten Reasons We Are GLAD To See Cliff Leave).
I need your input ASAP to compile the lists.
Please respond to this e:mail with anything funny or incriminating about Cliff.
Thanks for your help.
Subject: Enron Management Conference - Home Video Project

The Enron Management Conference will be held Wednesday through Friday, November 14-16, 2001, at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio.
While the business agenda is still being finalized, there is one thing that is certain ... we want to inject some humor into the event.
The past year has been eventful, and at times challenging, for Enron and its employees.
However, it's not in Enron's corporate fabric to focus on the past.
Instead, we want to look ahead, and even laugh at ourselves.
The Management Conference will provide a platform for just that.
We want to challenge each of the business units to develop and submit a humorous "Home Video" to be presented at the Management Conference.
The video can address any Enron-related topic that your business unit chooses.
However, there are a few rules to follow.
1.)
The videos should be no more than five minutes long.
2.)
Business units should spend as little as possible on the videos, and no more than $10,000.
Innovision Communications (Beth Stier) has agreed to work with any business unit to help them create an original, inexpensive video.
Innovision can be contacted at 713-446-4424.
3.)
The videos should be fun, but not disparaging.
They should adhere to Enron's values of respect, integrity, communication and excellence.
4.)
By Monday, October 15, business units need to notify me of their intention to submit a video.
To avoid duplication, business units will also need to identify a topic they intend to address.
5.)
To ensure inclusion in the Management Conference agenda, videos need to be submitted to me by Friday, November 9.
6.)
Awards will be given for creativity and humor.
The first annual, and soon-to-be-coveted, "Enny" will also be awarded for "Best Overall Video."
If you have any questions about the "Home Video" project, please contact myself or Mary Clark.
Subject: WEF Council Meeting -- Follow -Up

Ladies and Gentleman:  As a follow up to our last Council meeting, we agreed to elaborate and clarify our thoughts on the Global Business Council.
Some of those who attended the meeting have already shared thoughts and ideas with us.
Now I would like to get input from others on the Council.
We intend to complete this process as quickly as possible, as Klaus has requested that we present a reframed charter at the next council meeting in early November.
We had intended to launch this project sooner, but events of last two weeks prevented this.
I have asked Sunny Misser, US leader of PwC's Sustainability services to assist me in this effort.
Sunny will be contacting you in the next few days to understand your thinking and incorporate your perspective in this charter.
Additionally, I am including an overview of the process and timetable for your review.
As we proceed with this exercise, it would be helpful to understand your thoughts in the following areas:  - What are some of the key pressures confronting the WEF - What is the value of creating a Global Business Council - What will the GBC do (i.e.
role/function) - How should the GBC be positioned within the WEF - How will we practically implement the GBC  Thank you once again for taking the time from your busy schedules to develop this thinking.
We will keep you apprised of our progress.
Sincerely,
Subject: Enron

Mr. Lay, as an employee and a stock holder of  Enron, I'm very concerned with what's going on within our company.
I have  always been very positive about Enron and very supportive of the management,  however I truly believe that when Mr. Skillings was made CEO of the company the  investment community lost interest in our company.
I know you can't tell me where the stock will be in  12 to 18 months but it would be some re-assurance to hear from you.
Subject: Unreal!

Hello family and  friends.
I just received this message from, Youri, a friend of mine in  Europe.
He explains that this photo was apparently taken by a tourist  moments before the terrorist airline crash into the World Trade Center and that  the film/camera was found in the ruble and obviously developed.
If this is  real... can you imagine!!!!!!!!!
Totally disturbing, totally  unreal.
Robyn
Subject: Yale Award Dinner for William McDonough, November 27

Dear Ken,  One or two participants in the dinner have inquired as to whether the event will still take place in light of the tragedy of September 11.
The answer is a resounding "yes"!
There could not be a more important time for financial and business leaders to gather to discuss some of the major challenges facing the global economy, and so we are moving full steam ahead with arrangements.
Closer to the event we will be sending you some of the issues that we plan to raise for discussion.
Bill McDonough, Lord John Browne, and I are greatly looking forward to seeing you there.
Just to remind you of the time and location:  	National Portrait Gallery 	St Martin's Place 	London WC2H OHE  	7:00 -7:45 p.m. 	 Cocktails (Tudor Galleries, second floor)
Subject: Questia Programs

Ken,  I wanted to send you a brief note letting you know that all of the agreements with the schools in connection with the Lay Foundation grants have been fully executed.
At this point, the programs are being successfully implemented on all three campuses.
I also wanted to let you know that Christie Patrick was a tremendous help with getting these contracts signed.
Her persistence and focus was wonderful.
Thank you for suggesting we work with her.
I also wanted you to know that Mike Kateman was a great help to us at University of Missouri.
Once again, thanks for all of your assistance and guidance with these
Subject: Job Well Done

I wanted to recognize the employees at TAP and in Tracy Ramsey's organization for a job well done during the events of September 11th.
TAP was instrumental in helping us determine which ENW employees were diverted or stranded on the ground.
The call volume during that time must have been enormous, yet we always got through and received the information we needed.
Tracy Ramsey and her staff deserve kudos for their tireless efforts to take care of stranded employees.
Tracy was personally responsible for arranging transportation for nine ENW employees stranded in Portland, including myself.
We arrived in Houston on Friday night, all grateful to be home.
Thanks again for a job well done.
Greg Piper
Subject: Security Idea

Dear Ken,  =09With everything that has happened in the past few weeks, I think we all = realize how dangerous this world truly can be.
As an employee, I appreciat= e the security measures that Enron has implemented over the years; however,=  I think the events of September 11th show that maybe we haven't gone far e= nough.
Although we could do little about a suicide attack from the air, th= ere are many other types of attack we could prevent or minimize.
The Houst= on Police Officers, around the buildings and on regular patrol, provide goo= d basic protection.
However, in the event of a city-wide attack, the Polic= e  would be unavailable and we would have to take some type of action ourse= lves.
The Security firm contracted for the building lacks the training to = respond to life and death situations.
I would recommend, and volunteer for= , a security team comprised of Enron employees with prior military or polic= e service.
There may come a time, God forbid, when we just have a few mome= nts to act and the police may not be available.
If we can't defend ourselv= es in the first few minutes of an act, it could be too late.
I served in a= n anti-terrorist unit in the U.S. Army and have a few ideas that I think co= uld help.
If this is in the realm of possibility, I would be happy to disc= uss this with whomever you designate.
I do feel safe here at work but plan= ning for the worst, before it happens, seems very prudent in these times.
= Thanks!
Subject: WPO  Forum

I understand you plan to attend the meeting on May 11th at Brennans.
I would like to put you down for another update on the energy industry situation....nothing of more interest to our group and of great importance to Houston and all of us.
Thank you in advance!!
(if something comes up at the last minute and you can't make it...I'll just fill in with something else.)
Regards, R