November 17, 2000
Dear Richard, Georges, Kwan, Gard and Mo,
Thank you for your letter of November 13.
We find it encouraging that you are willing to meet with representatives of the Fellowship to resolve the remaining web-site related issues. We regret, however, that you do not find the numerous changes we have made in response to your complaints meaningful. As you know, in addition to making those changes, we have also indicated to you our willingness to make additional changes as part of a final negotiated settlement between our two organizations. We hope to reach such a settlement in the near future.
We find your suggestion that Richard, Avi and others observe discussions between Steve Hill and Ross Plourde in Oklahoma City on December 13 puzzling, since it comes on the heels of conversations Avi had had with Richard and Gard, at the conclusion of which Gard and Avi agreed that we allow the attorneys to hold their talks unencumbered by the presence of “observers.” We expect that the attorneys will properly represent their respective clients’ interests during these discussions and will subsequently make recommendations on the basis of which we may be able, finally, to resolve our differences.
As you are aware, in his November 7 letter to Ross Plourde, Steve Hill proposes a “stand still” pact between us “with a view toward possible settlement...” We agree to this.
Eager as we are to meet with you in order to reach our final settlement, we propose to defer the scheduling of such a meeting until after the attorneys have had their discussions and have brought forward their recommendations. At that point, we will be in better position to jointly draft an agenda and to determine specifically who should participate in the meeting.
Sincerely,
The Fellowship Negotiating Team