THE SHELL LEAKS FILESSLF-2007-019The Sakhalin Papers IX: The Story Shell Tried to “Kill” — An Unpublished Sunday Times Investigation and the Surviving Paper TrailArchive Reference: SLF-2007-019Collection: The Sakhalin PapersEvidence Standard: Authenticated Shell documents, contemporaneous reporting, formal legal correspondence and statutory material. IntroductionOn Friday 2 February 2007, an internal Shell email circulated under the subject line “Donovan – Sunday Times.” Related Archive FilesSLF-2007-011 — The Sakhalin Papers I: How Internal Documents Became Geopolitical History— The Sakhalin Papers I: How Internal Documents Became Geopolitical History SLF-2007-012 — The Sakhalin Papers II: The Cost Escalation That Changed Everything— The Sakhalin Papers II: The Cost Escalation That Changed Everything SLF-2007-013 — The Sakhalin Papers III: Environmental Inspections, Regulatory Pressure and the Battle for Control— The Sakhalin Papers III: Environmental Inspections, Regulatory Pressure and the Battle for Control SLF-2007-014 — The Sakhalin Papers IV: Behind Closed Doors — Internal Communications During the Crisis— The Sakhalin Papers IV: Behind Closed Doors — Internal Communications During the Crisis SLF-2007-015 — The Sakhalin Papers V: The Gazprom Agreement — How Control of Sakhalin-2 Changed Hands— The Sakhalin Papers V: The Gazprom Agreement — How Control of Sakhalin-2 Changed Hands SLF-2007-016 — The Sakhalin Papers VI: After the Deal — “Pipeliners All!” and the Internal Record of Shell’s Response— The Sakhalin Papers VI: After the Deal — “Pipeliners All!” John Donovan’s published account of the proposed Sunday Times article, 16 July 2007.