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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Keith. Thanks Julf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I don’t think that this should be the final version. Julf’s suggestion to refer back to the Abu
</span>Dhabi doesn’t make sense to me since events have overtaken that. I think, instead, that we should address the actual GAC advice, namely, a request that the Board write to the GAC and explain why the Board believes it has complied with GAC advice in
relationship to this decision. Let’s focus on that and delete the language proposed by Julf and replace it with:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">“</span>As this Advice from the GAC is merely a request for the Board to explain its actions, the GNSO Council sees little harm in the Board doing so.”<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Julf, any objection to Keith doing this?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paul<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> council <council-bounces@gnso.icann.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Drazek, Keith via council<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 17, 2019 3:36 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> council@gnso.icann.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> gnso-secs@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [council] GNSO Council Review of ICANN 65 GAC Communique<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is the latest and hopefully final version of the Council’s review of the ICANN 65 GAC Communique.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It references and reinforces previous GNSO Council statements on the relevant topics, as the GAC didn’t add anything new in Marrakech.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to Julf and the other volunteers for their contributions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please review. We will have an opportunity to discuss during our Council call this week. The Board and GAC will meet at the end of July, so we need to get this wrapped up soon.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Keith<o:p></o:p></p>
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