9:45p ET Wednesday, September 19, 2001

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Reg Howe of www.GoldenSextant.com [1] has filed a quot;Plaintiff's
Motion for Leave to File Second Affidavitquot; in U.S. District
Court in Boston in his lawsuit against the gold cartel.

The motion can be read here:

a href=http://www.goldensextant.com/P%27sSecondAffidavit.html#anchor27286http:/... [2]

A hearing on the defendants' motion to dismiss the lawsuit
is scheduled for October 9.

BILL MURPHY, Chairman