RE: A small request

From:podesta@podesta.com To: john.podesta@gmail.com Date: 2015-05-28 12:13 Subject: RE: A small request

Who took over your India portfolio in casa Bianca Wanna do lunch with Indian ambassador and me Happy to talk to them You here over weekend? Im in nyc Tuesday night ok for me at apartment? Want to talk to the head of Greenpeace? Kumi Naidoo is a very well known South African with a big international following, but I think GOI likely to stick it to them. Separately, I am trying to help Ford Foundation which also got on the wrong side of GOI, but whose case I think can be more easily resolved. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear John, I hope you are enjoying this gorgeous Washington weather. I have had a request from some colleagues at Greenpeace as they are facing facing a very serious situation in India. In a nutshell: an Indian Intelligence Bureau report was "leaked" alleging Greenpeace India was responsible for a loss of 2-3% of the country’s GDP. Since then the Ministry of Home Affairs has kept up a relentless attack of allegations of irregularities in their registration and has now frozen all their bank accounts, both foreign and domestic, despite a Delhi High Court ruling there was no basis for doing so. The bottom line is that without some kind of intervention, they will have to close down by the end of June. This has never happened to a Greenpeace office in the entire history of the organization. Kumi Naidoo was hoping to speak with you or to get advice on who might be able to help behind the scenes explaining to people close to the Prime Minister that their campaigns are about the issues of clean air and clean water and not personal and their office should not be forced to close because they have a different vision of India’s future. Apparently The Podesta Group has the contract for the Republic of India in the US, but Kumi has no way to reach Tony or another prinicipal. Thanks in advance for any thoughts you might have. Best, Karen