date: Mon Apr 28 15:03:41 2003
from: Mike Hulme <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Re: CR plus a fax
to: Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>

   Thanks Phil.  After my one email about possible resignations from CR a whole flood of
   emails seems to have been released.  I will wait to see what happens re. Hans and Clare,
   and will just let my fellow review editors know the score.  I might independently write to
   the publishers voicing my own concern about losing faith in the peer review process in CR.
   As an ex-Editor of CR I perhaps also carry some weight with them.
   Mike
   At 10:17 28/04/2003 +0100, you wrote:

      Mike,

             I've just talked to Clare about discussions I had with Hans last week in the US.
     I think
      he is now convinced about de Freitas and is drafting a letter with Clare to go to the
     publishers
      and to de Freitas. Basically trying to get the reviewer's names etc and their reports
     in the
      first instance, with maybe sending some of the background emails to the publishers.
     Also
      assessing copyright as the 'other'  Soon/Baliunas paper in Energy and Env. is
     essentially
      the same as that in CR.
          Hans wanted to try this first, but didn't want to tell all what he was doing. Fears
     a backlash
      if de Freitas gets removed without due cause.  So let's all try and keep the emails
     down, and
      hope we can report something to all once the correspondence Hans initiates gets
     replies.
      Cheers
      Phil
      PS There is a fax for you in CRU - Julie is away at the moment - from an Energy group.
      Fax is an article in the Washington Times by Pat Michaels saying that to get Blair's
     support
      on Iraq the price was Kyoto ! Goes on to say that all UK climatologists are spineless
     for not
      going against the UK Govt ! The person who sent it would like you to reply - I would
     check this
      with DEFRA first. Sorry for reading your fax - I was in early and trying to sort out
     one of mine
      and yours was more interesting !

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