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Via Facsimile: 7131216-1370
Mary Arnold
The Chase Manhattan Bank
600 Travis Street, 6t' Floor
Houston, TJ( 77002

  Kenneth L. Lay
Chairman and
  Chief FxeeutiDe Officer
August 27, 2001 Enron Corp,
  P.O. Box 1188
  Houston, TX 77251.1188
713.853-6773
Fax 713.853-313
  ken nct h.1 ayQen ion, com

RE: Account # 4004-0045040803

Dear Mary:

  This letter is your authority to transfer 110,041 shares of Enron Corp.
(26,096 shares of Enron Corp. stock dated 1/31/97, 22,052 shares of Enron
Corp. stock dated 4/25/96, 22,035 shares of Enron Corp, stock dated 7/26/95,
23,874 shares of Enron Corp. stock dated 7/26/95 and 15,984 shares of Enron
Corp. stock dated 7/26/95) from the Chase Securities Account #ATM-416690 via
OTC#0221 to the Enron Corp. Omnibus Account HSE-0000-EN at UBS Paine
Webber as soon as possible.

  Please call Sherrie Gibson at 7131630-0103 should you have any
questions.

Sincerely,

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CC: Elaine Overturf
Pam Butler
Joanne Cortez
Sherrie Gibson



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