FEDERAL SECURITY SERVICE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Public Relations Center

101000, Moscow, Lubyanskaya sq., 2
tel: (095)-224-5097, fax: (095)-975-2470

No. 133 28.05.2002

To the President of the company "InternetMediaCom"

Dear Mr. Krotov!

We support your company's commitment to comprehensive coverage of the issue of combating terrorism.

The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has repeatedly provided information on the progress and results of investigations into acts of terrorism committed on Russian territory and the search for the perpetrators of these crimes. This data is also available on our official website.

At the same time, we are convinced that the scandalous PR of Boris Berezovsky has nothing to do with a genuine interest in investigating the apartment bombings in Moscow and Volgodonsk. Rather, he is pursuing the goal of drawing attention to himself and his party.

Given these circumstances, we do not plan to participate in a polemic with the aforementioned private individual, who is also suspected by Russian law enforcement agencies of financing illegal armed groups in Chechnya.

We hope for a correct understanding of our position and further cooperation with your company.

Head of the Center A. Laryushin