important announcement regarding document preservation as you know , enron , its directors , and certain current and former officers are defendants in litigation in federal and state court involving the ljm partnerships . enron has employed counsel and they will represent enron and its interests in the litigation . under the private securities litigation reform act , we are required to preserve documents that might be used in the litigation . accordingly , our normal document destruction policies are suspended immediately and shall remain suspended until further notice . please retain all documents ( which include handwritten notes , recordings , e - mails , and any other method of information recording ) that in any way relate to the company ' s related party transactions with ljm 1 and ljm 2 , including , but not limited to , the formation of these partnerships , any transactions or discussions with the partnerships or its agents , and enron ' s accounting for these transactions . you should know that this document preservation requirement is a requirement of federal law and you could be individually liable for civil and criminal penalties if you fail to follow these instructions . you should know that enron will defend these lawsuits vigorously . in the meantime , you should not discuss matters related to the lawsuits with anyone other than the appropriate persons at enron and its counsel . if you have any questions , please contact jim derrick at 713 - 853 - 5550 .