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Subject: Re: Change, ELF's (TOTAL) Shareholders Meeting now Oct 15 !!!

Dawn Star wrote:> 
> Yesterday,  Elf annonced rescheduling of shareholder meeting to October
15. Total's Demarest has now to wait at least six weeks before a firm
decision by Elf's GA shareholders. How long to wait before Chirac and the
french government leaders compel Desmarest to stop the pipeline?

> > Dawn Star wrote:
> > >
> > > One of the most important meetings concerning TOTAL is next week, in
> > > Paris, at the Elf shareholders general assembly meeting, to decide on
> > > the TOTAL takeover bid. September 3, 3pm, at the Zenith.
> > >
> > > IF YOU CAN GET INTO THIS MEETING GOOD TO ASK QUESTIONS ON WHAT ELF WOULD
> > > INTEND TO DO ABOUT BURMA. This would be an excellent time to raise the
> > > thorny problem about TOTAL's support for the Burmese junta, and if in
> > > the case of the inevitable fusion Elf/TOTALFina, what would the new
> > > company plan to do about it. (The important thing is to ask the question
> > > and put up front, forward the issue of burmese freedom fighters and the
> > > eroneous pipeline ripping off of burmese resources and democracy for
> > > cheap profits on gas that does not belong to them, and is of
> > > questionable value to Thailand)
> > >
> > > THERE SHOULD BE DEMONSTRATED SUPPORT FOR FREE BURMA OUTSIDE THE
> > > SHAREHOLDERS MEETING.
> > >
> > > LETS GET TOGETHER ON THIS NOW. IF ANY ONE OF YOU IS READING THIS AND
> > > THINKS THEY CAN BE CONSTRUCTIVE TOGETHER FOR STRONG UNITED FRONT FOR
> > > FREE BURMA HERE IN PARIS THEN PLEASE RESPOND AND LETS COORDINATE NOW
> > >
> > > WHATEVER YOU CAN DO AND CONTRIBUTE WILL BE APPRECIATED. IF ANYONE OF YOU
> > > IS READING THIS AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EFFORT BUT CANNOT BE
> > > THERE, PLEASE EMAIL ME DIRECTLY AND WE WORK IT OUT.
> > >
> > > SO PLEASE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME GOOD FOR THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS
> > > AND SPEAK OUT LOUD FOR SUU KYI AND THE KARENS AND MONS AND SHANS AND
> > > OTHER GREAT ETHNIC PEOPLES NOW FACING EXTERMINATION UNDER A FRENCH GOVT
> > > BACKED ECONOMIC ENERGY OPERATION. DONT KID YOURSELVES THIS IS FRENCH
> > > GOVT BUSINESS AND THIS MERGER IS ONLY THE LATEST OBSTACLE HERE TO
> > > SUPPORT FOR FREE BURMA.
> > >
> > > APPEALS TO FRENCH EMBASSIES ARE IMPORTANT. PRESIDENT CHIRAC IS DEFINTELY
> > > KEY IN THIS STORY AND APPEALS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO HIM :
> > >
> > > PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC
> > > ELYSEE PALACE,
> > > PARIS, FRANCE
> > >
> > > THIS IS A TIME TO ACT AND NOT STAND BY AND WATCH THIS MEGADEAL GO DOWN
> > > WITHOUT A LOUD ANGRY CRY - NOT A WHIMPER.
> > >
> > > STOP THE TOTAL PIPELINE NOW!
> > > TOTAL OUT OF BURMA!
> > > FRENCH OUT OF BURMA!
> > >
> > > SO PLEASE PULL YOUR SOLIDARITY PUNCHES TOGETHER AND GET UNITED ON THIS
> > > AND LETS LET THE FREEVOICE OF BURMA BE HEARD NEXT WEEK IN PARIS.
> > >
> > > Dawn Star
> > > Founder
> > > Euro-Burmanet
> > > Worldwide TOTAL Boycott
> > > Member Free Burma Coalition