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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear Council Members,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please find a draft Initial Report attached for our work on
the New gTLD PDP. As agreed, it is intended to be an evolving draft, to be
successively updated as work progresses within the GNSO as well as in
interaction with other SOs and ACs and the wider community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Very best regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Olof<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Olof Nordling</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Manager, Policy Development Coordination</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
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</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>6 Rond Point Schuman, Bt.5</span></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>B-1040 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Brussels</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region></st1:place></span></font><font size=1><span
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</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Tel.: +32.2.234 7872<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Mobile: +32.475.420805</span></font><font size=1><span
lang=FR style='font-size:8.0pt'> <br>
</span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fax: +32.2.234 7848<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E-mail: olof.nordling@icann.org</span></font><font size=1><span
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