falc pa : cc. GAR INTRROPPICE MEMORANDUM Date: 22-Aug-1995 03:09pm EST From; Brian RIDERSON | D ‘ANDEREONE Dept: > Tel Ro: 75536 TO: A. Detheridge STPC-WA/2/5 __(_ 7-ALANOG-DETHRRIDGHOB=RES@SIPC LONDONOS=PROFSOAAWA ‘2062-COLD 40003-=EHRLLA1-GBeMEZeNYTEOD ) cc: 9. macry SIPC-WA/42/2 __(_ G-BARRYoQuTOS=SIPC LONDOWodePROFSO4=WRA77302=COLD (€0003-SHELLe1-cBaImnxeNY400 } CO: Rneka ACHERE on ( ACHEBEN ) Bubject: Ogoni “fake! for your note on the meeting with the Ogonis EIA] follov up afver giving 4¢ some more thought here and Aiucussing with Bneke. However, one point that I would ike to make: offered Ovens Wine the possibility that we would be prepared to put in sore hunanitarton aid teedical?) in exchenge for the undertaking by his brother to soften their official stance on two Key issve for us: 1. the outrageous cleins (which Ovens ¥iva aid that thyp had in fact Gropped, at least for the noset) against Shell for royalties and feporations, and 2, the claim that ve had funded the military in thete clean vp operations, or co "elear the way" for our return, You will recall that the response was a frosty one (martyrdom rather than concessions) so T left it at thet. Owens Wiva hae been trying to get me on the phone over Last weekend but T aid not want to anawer him ag I am reluctant to get into Gletogue when you axe telking @ well (t could very well be that wre ie indeed a split as you suggest..renenber how he caked me wdtore is we wore *negotiating® with Bizabi) . 1 am not sure that we want to be moving towards untlateral aid: we heed sonething in return from the MOSOP elected repreventatives. I do hot know to what extent the ones you talk £0 can deliver; we need to assebe thio carefully. Don't forget that the government see MOSOP aa Rerroriste and our dealing with then could be misconstrued. I would want therefore to soachow Let the goveranent know that we were trying To get a meeting of minds: to got their agreenent would certainly ean that gue get sonething concrete in return. Tt is delicate and T fam not pure how we should move forward, oo ve need to discuss fufither. I puagest we do so in London during the CBP trip if it can wait, ‘the very idea of tminutes" of mecting fille me with concern: you know what happened to records of discussions with AAR, and recently here In Nigeria with Ogoni's records being seized by the Security Foret T think that we stould NOT allow minutes to bo taken and ve should Confidential | coon ||telL them that we feel this way. Xam sending this by confidential fex for the same reasons! arian. Confidential c 000045 \