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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Councilors,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Leadership, having seen no objections to the draft circulated on 4 May, has sent the draft response to the Board (see attached). As Pam noted, formal approval of the Council review of the ICANN70 GAC Communique will take place on the 20 May Council meeting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Pam Little <pam.little@alibaba-inc.com><br><b>Reply-To: </b>Pam Little <pam.little@alibaba-inc.com><br><b>Date: </b>Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 10:26 PM<br><b>To: </b>"council@gnso.icann.org" <council@gnso.icann.org><br><b>Cc: </b>Carlton Samuels <carlton.samuels@gmail.com>, Nathalie Peregrine <nathalie.peregrine@icann.org>, Jeff Neuman <jeff@jjnsolutions.com>, Olga Cavalli <olgacavalli@gmail.com>, "philippe.fouquart" <philippe.fouquart@orange.com>, Tatiana Tropina <tatiana.tropina@gmail.com>, gnso-secs <gnso-secs@icann.org>, Tom Dale <tomwdale@gmail.com>, Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org><br><b>Subject: </b>[Ext] URGENT REVIEW: GNSO Council Review of GAC Communique - ICANN70<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Councilors,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>In the interest of time and on behalf of the Council small drafting team, please find attached a clean copy of the </span>GNSO Council Review of GAC Communique - ICANN70 for your review. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Please kindly provide any feedback you may have <span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>by COB Thursday, 6 May. </span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>Apologies for such short turn around time but we are aiming to send the final document to the Board no later than 7 May noting formal approved will take place at the 20 May Council meeting.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'>Many thanks to <span class=spellchecktypo>Jeff</span> and Councilors who contributed to this effort.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'>Pam<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='caret-color:#000000;font-variant-caps:normal;text-align:start'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>