date: Mon, 12 May 2008 13:17:15 +0100
from: Keith Briffa <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Proposed alternative response to Holland letter
to: M.Mcgarvie@uea.ac.uk,David.Palmer@uea.ac.uk,t.osborn@uea.ac.uk, Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>

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Dear Michael, David,Tim, and Phil

attached , as promised , are the original letter from David Holland 
to myself, along with two alternative responses. I am waiting 
comments from Phil , but both myself and Tim lean towards showing 
some degree of apparent cooperation by sending the longer ,detailed 
response. Tim is forwarding the combined responses from our 
collaborators/co-authors regarding our earlier message asking their 
opinion were we to send copies of their correspondence with regard to 
Holland's FOIA request. You will see that they are universally 
opposed. Please also see the message from Susan Solomon (via Tim), 
copying her response to John Mitchell's message related to Holland's 
earlier request to him. The FOIA request is , I know, separate from 
the issue of the specific list of questions from Holland of me, but 
we must also consider whether my decision to send one or other of the 
alternative responses will influence our decision of how to respond 
to the FOI request. My interpretation of Susan's message (though 
originally drafted in response to John Mitchell  - a review editor 
rather than a lead author of the IPCC) is that she would consider the 
shorter response appropriate. If I sent this it would certainly not 
be considered sufficient to negate the FOIA request. I would value 
your opinion as to the best course of action to take  ,i.e. which 
letter - or indeed neither - from here on.
regards
Keith



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