From: Tim Osborn <t.osborn@uea.ac.uk>
To: Caspar Ammann <ammann@ucar.edu>
Subject: Re: request for your emails
Date: Fri May 30 12:58:34 2008
Cc: "keith Briffa" <k.briffa@uea.ac.uk>, p.jones@uea.ac.uk

   Hi again Caspar,
   I don't think it is necessary for you to dig through any emails you may have sent us to
   determine your answer.
   Our question is a more general one, which is whether you generally consider emails that you
   sent us to have been sent in confidence.  If you do, then we will use this as a reason to
   decline the request.
   Cheers
   Tim
   At 00:36 28/05/2008, Caspar Ammann wrote:

     Oh MAN! will this crap ever end??
     Well, I will have to properly answer in a couple days when I get a chance digging
     through emails. I don't recall from the top of my head any specifics about IPCC.
     I'm also sorry that you guys have to go through this BS. You all did an outstanding job
     and the IPCC report certainly reflects that science and literature in an accurate and
     balanced way.
     So long,
     Caspar
     On May 27, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Tim Osborn wrote:

     Dear Caspar,
     I hope everything's fine with you.
     Our university has received a request, under the UK Freedom of Information
     law, from someone called David Holland for emails or other documents that
     you may have sent to us that discuss any matters related to the IPCC
     assessment process.
     We are not sure what our university's response will be, nor have we even
     checked whether you sent us emails that relate to the IPCC assessment or
     that we retained any that you may have sent.
     However, it would be useful to know your opinion on this matter.  In
     particular, we would like to know whether you consider any emails that you
     sent to us as confidential.
     Sorry to bother you with this,
     Tim (cc Keith & Phil)

     Caspar M. Ammann
     National Center for Atmospheric Research
     Climate and Global Dynamics Division - Paleoclimatology
     1850 Table Mesa Drive
     Boulder, CO 80307-3000
     email: [1]ammann@ucar.edu    tel: 303-497-1705     fax: 303-497-1348

References

   1. mailto:ammann@ucar.edu

