<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153)">McTim,<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">

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<div><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153);display:inline"><p>But they did, it is regarding lack of governmental support.
This was clearly raised in Beijing.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153);display:inline">

<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1373051274225_2470">McTim, �thanks
 and yes I understand the reasons were not publicly published, but I 
wanted to clarify further that the deliberations inside GAC as we have 
confirmed were evident of the support issue.<br><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153);display:inline"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1373051274225_2470">Regards<br>

Gideon</span></div>�</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im"><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>

<div>It may have been raised in Beijing, but the Beijing Communique only says:</div><div><br></div><div>

<div>"IV. GAC<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>Advice<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">  </span>to<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">      </span>the<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>ICANN<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">   </span>Board2</div>



<div>1. New<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span>gTLDs</div><div>a. GAC<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">      </span>Objections<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">      </span>to<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">      </span>Specific<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">        </span>Applications<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span></div>



<div>i. The<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span>GAC<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>Advises<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>the<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>ICANN<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">   </span>Board<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">   </span>that:<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">   </span></div>



<div>i. The<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span>GAC<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>has<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>reached<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>consensus onGAC<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>Objection<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">       </span>Advice<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">  </span>according<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">       </span></div>



<div>to<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">        </span>Module<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">  </span>3.1<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>part<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span>I<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">       </span>of<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">      </span>the<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>Applicant<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">       </span>Guidebook on<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span>the<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>following<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">       </span></div>



<div>applications:</div><div>3</div><div>.<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span></div><div>1. The<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">   </span>application<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>for<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>.africa<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>(Application<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span>number<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">  </span>1-1165-42560)<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">   </span></div>



<div>2. The<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span>application<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>for<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">     </span>.gcc<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span>(application<span style="white-space:pre-wrap">    </span>number:<span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span>1-1936-2101)"</div>



</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>That was what I was referring to in my previous post.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class=""><div class="h5">-- <br>Cheers,<br><br>McTim<br>"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there."� Jon Postel
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