All, I believe that the draft below reflects the position where we have got to so far. I do not feel we have consensus on specific requests, only that the BGC be aware of the current position. I trust you will be able to support this and recognise I have attempted to deal with this in as balanced and constructive a way as possible given the very tight timeline. Thanks, Jonathan Dear Bruce and Colleagues on the Board Governance Committee, I am writing to you in my capacity as chair of the GNSO Council. As you are no doubt aware, the rationale prepared for the reconsideration request 13.3 has been the subject of significant Council and broader community discussion. Concerns with the rationale, expressed by a number of Councillors, revolve around the extent to which the rationale may effectively set precedent and the associated impact on the ICANN multi-stakeholder model. In other words, there is a view that the implications of the rationale go beyond the scope of dealing with the reconsideration request to which they pertain. In the short time available since the Council first discussed this at our 13 June 2013 meeting, we have not yet formed a consensus or agreed GNSO Council position. Nevertheless, I feel it is appropriate to flag with you the strength of views of on this this subject. I trust that you will take this input to your business in the constructive spirit in which it is intended. Yours sincerely, Jonathan Robinson Chair, ICANN GNSO Council