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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dear all, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As previously announced, the signature process of petition
on the closure of the Offices of ICTRC in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tehran</st1:place></st1:City>
is now finalised. The letter collected 27 NGO entities and 14 individuals, all
involved in the WSIS process.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Please check out if I did not miss any of the
signatures you sent me. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>And <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>feel free to send
any additional last minutes signature</span></b> (the document will be
circulated early next week).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>All the best and thanks for your support,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Philippe<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:120%'><st1:PersonName ProductID="Philippe Dam" w:st="on"><b><font
 size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
 font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'>Philippe Dam</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><br>
<u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><u3:country-region u4:insAuthor="Inter" u4:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u4:endInsAuthor="Inter" u4:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><u5:COUNTRY-REGION u6:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:endInsAuthor="Inter" u6:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:insAuthor="Inter"><u5:PLACE u6:endInsDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:endInsAuthor="Inter" u6:insDate="2005-06-07T16:35:00Z" u6:insAuthor="Inter"><u3:place u4:insAuthor="Inter" u4:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u4:endInsAuthor="Inter" u4:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z">CONGO
-</u3:place></u5:PLACE></u5:COUNTRY-REGION> WSIS CS Secretariat <br>
</u3:country-region></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE><ns0:country-region u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:place u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"></ns0:place></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE></ns0:country-region>11,
Avenue de <u1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on" ProductID="la Paix"><ns0:PersonName u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" ns1:ProductID="la Paix">la
Paix</ns0:PersonName></u1:PERSONNAME><br>
CH-1202 <u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:CITY u2:st="on"><ns0:City u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><ns0:place u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z">Geneva</ns0:place></ns0:City></u1:CITY></u1:PLACE><br>
Tel: +41 22 301 1000<br>
Fax: +41 22 301 2000<br>
E-mail: </span></font></b><a href="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org"
title="mailto:wsis@ngocongo.org mailto:hhumanrights@hyprolink.ch"><b><font
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Website: </span></font></b><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;
color:navy;font-weight:bold'><a href="blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org"
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title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org http://www.ngocongo.org"><span
title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org"><span lang=FR style='color:navy'>www.ngocongo.org</span></span></span></font></a></span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;
font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>

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line-height:120%'><b><font size=3 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;color:red;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
line-height:120%'><b><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:Arial;color:navy;
font-weight:bold'>The Conference of NGOs (<u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><ns0:country-region u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><ns0:place u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><u8:place u7:st="on"><u8:country-region u7:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">CONGO</u8:country-region></u8:place></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE></st1:place></st1:country-region>)
is an international, membership association that facilitates the participation
of NGOs in United Nations debates and decisions. Founded in 1948, <u1:PLACE u2:st="on"><u1:COUNTRY-REGION u2:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><ns0:country-region u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><ns0:place u7:insAuthor="Inter" u7:insDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z" u7:endInsAuthor="Inter" u7:endInsDate="2006-04-04T12:16:00Z"><st1:country-region u7:st="on"><st1:place u7:st="on">CONGO</st1:place></st1:country-region></ns0:place></ns0:country-region></u1:COUNTRY-REGION></u1:PLACE></st1:place></st1:country-region>'s
major objective is to ensure the presence of NGOs in exchanges among the
world's governments and United Nations agencies on issues of global
concern.  For more information see our website at <a
href="blocked::http://www.ngocongo.org/" target="_blank"
title="BLOCKED::http://www.ngocongo.org/ http://www.ngocongo.org/">www.ngocongo.org</a></span></font></b><b><font
color=red><span lang=EN-GB style='color:red;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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