<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Dear Brett</div><div>Pls DO NOT make any interpretation of my message.</div><div>I just informed of the growing concerns tabled</div><div>That is all</div><div>Regards</div><div>Ksvousd<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 19 Feb 2016, at 15:17, Schaefer, Brett &lt;<a href="mailto:Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org">Brett.Schaefer@heritage.org</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">So that means that over 130 governments declined to join or support that statement in whole or in part?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kavouss Arasteh<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 19, 2016 8:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Thomas Rickert<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Accountability Cross Community<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-ACCT] report and next steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Thomas,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">After the Minority Statement posted by Olga as a Member of CCWG who is eligible to make such statement ,10 more GAC directly or indirectly joined joined / supported that statement.This is an important development of the serious concerns
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<p class="MsoNormal">There would therefore a need to reflect in the Report the existence of such serious concerns and the increasing supports for the concerns raised by Olga.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some other GAC governments who are not Member of CCWG could probably join to the concerns tabled by Olga.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That eventual evolution could also be &nbsp;mentioned in the report to inform other chartering organisation when they receive the REPORT<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">KAVOUSD &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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On 17 Feb 2016, at 22:09, Thomas Rickert &lt;<a href="mailto:thomas@rickert.net">thomas@rickert.net</a>&gt; wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">We wanted to inform you that the revisions have been made from the comments that have been received from the lawyers, several community members, and from the 16 February call. These have
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Mathieu, León and Thomas</span><span style="font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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