[11]       Letter from Rep. Tom Bliley to Ira Magaziner

[Editors' note: Following is a letter sent by Congressman Tom Bliley to
Ira Magaziner, then a senior U.S. policy advisor to President Clinton.  
Magaziner resigned from his office in November 1998.  We are including
in this letter only the parts that are different from those that were
included in the letter to the Secretary of Commerce which appears above.]

Dear Mr. Magaziner:
     I am writing to express my concerns about the Administration's
role in the transfer of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS) from
the public sector to the private sector.
     1. ...

     2.  Given IANA's historical role in the operation of the Internet
and its role in establishing a new management structure, please
describe your efforts to encourage IANA's meaningful participation in
the IFWP process.  Additionally, please describe your knowledge and/or
involvement in IANA's decision to submit its own proposal.  Please
provide all records relating to IANA's participation in the IFWP or
IANA's decision to submit a separate proposal.
     3.  Did you support the Department of Commerce's decision to
limit the public comment period on the DNS proposals to six full
business days? Please provide all records relating to the comment
period, including but not limited to all records of communications
(whether written, electronic or oral) between the Executive Office of
the President and the Department of Commerce relating to the comment
period.
     4. Did you have any involvement in the consideration or
selection of ICANN's proposed interim board members? If so, please
describe your involvement and list and describe any communications you
had with the following people or entities regarding the consideration
or selection of the proposed interim board members prior to the
announcement of the proposed interim board members: 

     (1) IANA or its representatives; 
     (2) the proposed interim board members; 
     (3) representatives of foreign governments, international 
         organizations, or non-governmental organizations; or (4)
         other individuals and organizations outside the U.S.
         government.  Please provide all records relating to such
         communications (whether written, electronic or oral).

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