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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=125251410-10012006>Dear
all,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=125251410-10012006>Attached is the
Draft Board Report on Whois Rec. 2 on conflicts with national laws for your
review. This report follows the vote of the Council on 28 November
approving the policy recommendation prepared by the Whois Task Force.
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class=125251410-10012006></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=125251410-10012006>The finalised report
will be submitted to the ICANN Board. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=125251410-10012006>This Board Report will also be posted on
the ICANN website next Monday, 16 January. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=125251410-10012006>I would appreciate
if you could send me your comments on this report by the end of Thursday this
week (12 January). The purpose of the report is to record rather than
re-open the policy discussions on the issue. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=125251410-10012006>All the best,
Maria</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>