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To: Fred Levine who wrote (711)	2/7/2000 7:17:00 PM
From: Rob Shilling	Respond to of 914

<<I think a few butts in jail, along with commitments to investment will be encouraging to investors. I was encouraged when BP was allowed to re-own the company that was snatched away from them in "bankrupcy" procedures, but more time will tell.>> ...That is the way I think. Once the move is made toward less corruption, that could be enough to get foreign investment going. ...There have been a lot of shareholder rights issues in the last several weeks that were resolved in favor of foreigners and minority shareholders. The latest looks to be SGTZY's restructuring. They are bowing to investor discord and are bringing in investment bankers to do the deal. ...I think things are really getting close to be very favorable for Russian stock investors. As the election gets closer, it could get real interesting.

To: Fred Levine who wrote (711)	2/7/2000 9:56:00 PM
From: Archie Meeties	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 914

"Putin has the credentials." Here's his most recent set of credentials...(thanks to Aurum) "A friend of mine who is politically attuned (now retired; he worked in the Australian Government at a senior level in a politically sensitive area) had the following to say about my offhand observation that Vladimir Putin had recently gained a doctorate from St. Petersburg University in the unlikely area of strategic planning in the minerals industry. I remarked that this seemed a bit odd, and my friend made the following observations: > it is interesting that Putin did a dissertation on strategic planning of the minerals industry. It is not like you to believe things emanating from the Russians <haha> Putin by the account of his career in the IHT was a very busy boy in the Kremlin while he was supposed to research his doctorate. Methinks he was helped out... I suspect that the IHT writer thought so too. But it is interesting that the subject matter was the minerals industry rather than Putin's claimed interest in private international law. Perhaps the choice of the subject was vital to one or more of his 'supporters'. A great way in briefing Putin in depth to a particular point of view while at the same doing him a big favour by having 'his' thesis ghostwritten for him. I found it amusing that his alma mater is anxious to suppress his thesis. Any other university, in any other country, would crow with pride that one of its alumni reached supreme political office and that he had chosen it to do his doctorate. Not in Russia apparently. ________________ So, it seems likely that Putin's supporters have a long term interest in the Russian minerals industry. I feel that it would be very interesting to get a copy of the thesis - that way we would get some insight into developments in the Russian minerals industry. So, if anyone is going near St Petersburg, drop into the University library and run the thesis through the photocopier! " You're of course aware that the Russians are engaged in some incredible manipulation of the Pd market...