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Thanks Jeff.
Mike/Jeff: FYI---all of our people are out of Gaza except four egyptians that are safe in Gaza city( a quiet area because no Israelis will enter). We are working on a plan to get the egyptians safely back to egypt, but now is not the time for them to move. ABB has pulled its people out so construction is stalled. I saw some dramatic pictures on CNN here showing an Israeli helicopter hovering over our plant, shooting rockets into the Netzarim junction about a quarter mile away. Andrew will be in London on Monday to initiate discussions with British Gas. I will follow up with Andrew/BG after he lays the groundwork. Rick Jeffrey Hammad 10/08/2000 10:47 AM To: Andrew Makk, Mac McClelland/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, Rick Bergsieker/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT cc: Jim Rountree/OTS/Enron@Enron, Yaser Tobeh/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT Subject: Latest developments in Palestine All borders to Gaza have now been completely closed for both Palestinians and foreigners, including a shutdown of the Gaza airport. The Palestinians rejected the Israeli ultimatum, and an escalation of the conflict is widely expected to begin on Monday night. I have spoken with some Americans and British friends who had stayed in Gaza, and they reported that their embassy's have called them, and warned them of a possible escalation following the expiration of Baraks 48 hour ultimatum. There is little that the embassy's have been able to do to help the people still in Gaza due to the political sensitivites and lack of cooperation between them and the IDF, but we should take note of their response, as confirmation that we cannot rely on their assistance in the future for evacuations. When Jim Roundtree and I visisted the head of security at the US embassy, he warned that an evacuation of Gaza by the US embassy is very unlikely under any circumstances because of the difficulty of coordinating such an excercise with the US military, and the "political message" it would send. Regards, Jeff
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