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<DIV>Colleagues,</DIV>
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color=#000000>as the public comment period on ICANN’s Enhancing Accountability
Plan is coming to a close on 27 Sep our constituency has drafted a related
comment, see attached.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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color=#000000>The initiative which lead ICANN to solicit public comment on the
matter was based on the joint letter to Fadi signed by all SO/AC/SG/constituency
leaders.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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color=#000000>Consequently there is an effort to provide<SPAN
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color=#000000>a joint SO/AC leaders statement, too. I’m convinced that this
would add considerable weight to our shared
concerns.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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color=#000000><STRONG>Please respond immediately whether in principle you are in
support of this approach or if there are basic
objections</STRONG>.</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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color=#000000>Tony shall then advise the RySG who took a driver seat in this
effort whether we’ll join. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#000000>The latest draft of the RySG comments on the Enhancing ICANN
Accountability process is also attached.</FONT> </SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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color=#000000>Best regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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