Please can we have some more feedback on this item either *on the list or on the google.doc** * *https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BQIg8Y2igjRmTDHbmBr-ahuovp7EXrOBwa6SArEB... ** *Preliminary Recommendation 12* /Work Track 5 recommends continuing to consider the following category a geographic name requiring government support at the top level. Applications for these strings must be accompanied by documentation of support or non-objection from the relevant governments or public authorities:/ // /●     An application for any string that is an exact match of a sub-national place //name, such as a county, province, or state, listed in the ISO 3166-2 standard./ **** ** Our current draft response reads: The ALAC supports Preliminary Recommendation 12 for continuing the requirement that all applications for these strings be accompanied by documentation of support or non-objection from the relevant governments or public authorities without exception and irrespective of any statements of intended use of the string. ** We have, on hand, one disagreement with this draft response. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BQIg8Y2igjRmTDHbmBr-ahuovp7EXrOBwa6SArEB... Thanks Justine and Marita **