The emails show Farrar was calling the shots. Brackets are mine. All emails are from this ref, uploaded by Dan. Thanks to Buzzfeed.
From: Jeremy Farrar
Sent: Sat, Feb 1, 2020 1:13 PM
To: Fauci, Anthony, Patrick Vallance
Cc: Christian Drosten, Marion Koopmans, R.A.M. Fouchier, Edward Holmes
Andrew Rambaut, Kristian G. Andersen, Paul Schreier, Mike Ferguson, Francis Collins
Subject: Re: Teleconference
Kristen and Eddie have shared this and will talk through it on the call. Thank you.
Hope it will help frame the discussions.
(There was a lot of sharing/cheering of this Jan 31 Science article which features Dasak, sets template for the conspiracy theorist vilification campaign.)
From :Jeremy Farrar, 1 Feb 2020 at 15:34
Information and discussion is shared in total confidence and not to be
shared until agreement on next steps.
(Actually not to be shared - ever - discussion details have been redacted.)
Dial in details attached.
Please mute phones.
I will be on email throughout - email Paul or I Paul if any problems
If you cannot make it, I will phone you afterwards to update.
(Wow! Sir Jeremy, you're all over it - in our moment of need...)
Agenda
• Introduction, focus and desired outcomes - JF (Farrar)
• Summary - KA (Andersen)
• Comments - EH (Holmes)
• Q&A-AII
• Summary and next steps - JF (Farrar)
(The 'next steps' and 'desired outcomes' were redacted. Reminds you that although we see this as an exciting mystery investigation - it's not a mystery for some people - it's a 'lived-experience'. Luckily, Farrar provides a list of those real-life livers:)
(participants, apart from Paul and I:)
Kristian Anderson (Prox Origin)
Bob Garry (Prox Or.) - I have not been able to contact Bob. Please forward if you can. (Same here)
Christian Drosten (Lancet Statement)
Tony Fauci (NIAID)
Mike Ferguson (Wellcome Trust Governor)
Ron Fouchier (H5N1 GoF pioneer!)
Eddie Holmes (Prox Origin)
Marion Koopmans (WHO investigator)
Stefan Pohlmann (Lancet Statement)
Andrew Rambaut (Prox Or.)
(Old-fashioned man's world at the top)
From: Francis Collins, 1 Feb, 2020, 20:50
To : Jeremy Farrar, Cc: "Fauci, Anthony
Re: Teleconference (with Tedros - ducks-in-a-row exercise)
Hi Jeremy,
I can make myself available at any time 24/7 for the call with Tedros. Just let me know. Thanks for your leadership on this critical and sensitive issue.
Francis
From: Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAIO) 1 Feb 2020, 22:06:26 +0000 (=22:06:26)
To: Jeremy Farrar;Collins, Francis
RE: Teleconference
Thanks, Jeremy. We really appreciate what you are doing here. Pleasure to work with you.
Best, Tony
What Farrar was “doing here” was taking the lead, on behalf of the planet, to convene strategy with the Prox Origin authors/Lancet Statement signers and WHO reps. And getting Tedros onboard - for the ‘critical and sensitive issue’ of covering up the origin of Covid.
From: Jeremy Farrar, Feb 1, 2020 4:00 PM (UK-time?)
To: Collins, Francis Cc: Fauci, Anthony
We are altogether as you know! .. (A)lways great working with you both.
From: Jeremy Farrar
Sent : Feb 2, 2020 11:28 AM
To: Fauci, Anthony, Collins, Francis Cc: Tabak, Lawrence
Tedros and Bernhard (Schwartländer) have apparently gone into conclave .... they need to decide today in my view. If they do prevaricate, I would appreciate a call with you later tonight or tomorrow to think how we might take forward.
Decide what? Whether to join the Prox Origin cover-story? Luckily they didn’t prevaricate too much - not sure why there was concern - Tedros was already praising the CCP to high-heaven on Jan 29. Knowing Tedros, he's a slippery guy - may have been nervous about getting locked-in to the pangolin/wet market origin story so early in the piece. Why would you do that?
From: Francis Collins
Date: 2 Feb, 2020 at 10:27
To: Jeremy Farrar Cc: Fauci, Anthony, Tabak, Lawrence (NIH/OD)
Jeremy,
I'm available any time today except 3:15 - 5:45 pm EST (on a plane) for a call to Tedros. Let me know if I can help get through his thicket of protectors.
Francis