cc: "Korobova Liya [FCO] - Moscow, Russia" <liya.korobova@fco.gov.uk>,  "'john.houghton@jri.org.uk'" <john.houghton@jri.org.uk>,  "'chris.anastasi@british-energy.com'" <chris.anastasi@british-energy.com> , "'peter.cox@metoffice.com'" <peter.cox@metoffice.com>,  "'N.W.Arnell@soton.ac.uk'" <N.W.Arnell@soton.ac.uk>,  "'john.ashton@co2.org'" <john.ashton@co2.org>, "'geoff.jenkins@metoffice.com'"  <geoff.jenkins@metoffice.com>, "'michael.grubb@imperial.ac.uk'"  <michael.grubb@imperial.ac.uk>, "Warrilow, David (GA)"  <David.Warrilow@defra.gsi.gov.uk>, "'peter.stott@metoffice.com'"  <peter.stott@metoffice.com>, "'irina.kuklina@britishcouncil.ru'"  <irina.kuklina@britishcouncil.ru>, King MPST <MPST.KING@dti.gsi.gov.uk>,  'Nick Grout' <nickandangie@ngrout.fsnet.co.uk>,  "Clarke Alison [FCO] - UK" <alison.clarke@fco.gov.uk>
date: Fri Jul  9 16:58:55 2004
from: Mike Hulme <m.hulme@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Russian spin
to: "Crabbe, Simon (GA)" <simon.crabbe@DEFRA.GSI.GOV.UK>, "'Hernandez Tino (Mr AF)'" <Tino.Hernandez@dti.gsi.gov.uk>,  "Grout Nick (Mr ND)" <Nick.Grout@dti.gsi.gov.uk>,  "Bronnert Deborah [FCO] - Moscow, Russian Federation"  <deborah.bronnert@fco.gov.uk>

   Dear All,
   After the sinister farce of the last few days, the Russian's are now spinning the outcome
   (just as we thought) .......... at least we are not named as endorsing this position:
   "Thought you might like to see this:
   [1]http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=1022133&PageNum=0. It is posted on the
   UNFCCC Intranet. Without any details on who these foreign experts really are, how they were
   invited, and how the Seminar was designed and conducted, it clearly seeks to serve as the
   Governments propaganda machinery - never mind the facts."
   Mike