INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
v.
United Republic of Tanzania
(ICSID Case No. ARB/15/41)
Members of the Tribunal
Professor Lawrence Boo, President of the Tribunal
David Unterhalter SC, Arbitrator
Dr. Kamal Hossain, Arbitrator
Secretary of the Tribunal
Aurélia Antonietti
11 September 2017
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| No. 1. 2. | Description of the Requested Document(s) Tribunal's Decision Documents relating to the acknowledgement of and/or consent to the assignment of the Implementation Agreement in 1997 between October 1997 and January 1998, including the acknowledgment and/or consents communicated in:
ii) -- "the letter from the GoT to IPTL on 13 October 1997" iii) -- "the inter-governmental note sent by the GoT to the Malaysian Government on 28 October 1997" iv) – "correspondence between the GoT and IPTL, the Malaysian Government or the lenders" v) – "notes of meetings between the GoT and IPTL, the Malaysian Government or the lenders" As item (vi) is disallowed no privilege should arise. These Documents should include, but not be limited to: i) – "the letter written by the President of Tanzania to the Prime Minister of Malaysia requesting that the amount of the Danaharta debt to IPTL be written down, as referred to in the letter from Alastair Campbell of Standard Bank to Mr Choi of Danaharta Managers Limited dated 22 September 2004 (PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-190)" ii) – "any response to that letter from the Prime Minister of Malaysia" iii) – "any Documents related to the drafting or sending of the letter or receipt of Malaysia's response" iv) – "any Documents related to IPTL's Project Information Memorandum dated November 2003 (PPA Arbitration Exhibit R-109) which identifies the lender as Danaharta and which was received by the GoT, as referred to in Tanesco's letter of 18 June 2004 (PPA Arbitration Exhibit R-113)" v) – "any other Documents related to the discussions between the GoT and Standard Bank evidencing the GoT's acknowledgement that Danaharta had become the Lender under the Facility Agreement" |
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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Tanesco's letter of 18 June 2004 (PPA Arbitration Exhibit R-113); and
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If necessary, documents disclosed may be redacted as appropriate to address concerns of state security. | |
| 3. | Documents relating to the GoT's proposals during the period from 2003 to 2005 to arrange for the loan to be bought by a third party.
These Documents should include but not be limited to the following. In relation to the GoT's proposals to the Malaysian Government that it support the purchase of the loan by another lender:
In relation to the proposal discussed between GoT and Standard Bank, under which Standard Bank would purchase the loan:
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Order to Produce, limited to the specific documents listed as
(i) – "the letter written by the Tanzanian Minister for Energy and Minerals to his Malaysian counterpart in July 2003 seeking the Malaysian Government's support to find ways to reduce the Capacity Charge (see PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-171, paragraph 16)" (ii) – “notes, minutes or reports of the meeting in September 2003 between Mr Rutabanzibwa and the acting chief executive of the Malaysian Ministry of Energy (see PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-171, paragraph 16)” (iii) – "letter from the Prime Minister of Tanzania to the Prime Minister of Malaysia (if sent), which was prepared in draft in the note prepared by Mr Rutabanzibwa (see PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-171, paragraph 26(i) and annex)" (iv) -- "any letter in response to the Prime Minister's letter" (v) – "letter from the President of Tanzania to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, as referred to in the letter from Alastair Campbell of Standard Bank to Mr Choi of Danaharta Managers Limited dated 22 September 2004 (see PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-190)" (vi) – "correspondence or records of meetings between the GoT and Standard Bank in April 2004 (see PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-171, paragraph 18)" (vii) – "details of the proposed transaction sent by Standard Bank to the GoT on 6 June 2004 (see PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-171, paragraph 18)" (ix) – "the formal request made by the GoT to the World Bank in about April or May 2004" (x) – "correspondence or records of meetings between the GoT and the World Bank in April to May 2004" |
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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(see PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-171, paragraph 18); and
In relation to the proposal discussed between the GoT and the World Bank, under which the World Bank would assist in buying out the loan:
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| 4. | Documents relating to VIP's proposal to GoT on 3 January 2004 that it should take over the loan, including but not limited to:
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No Order |
| 5. | Documents evidencing:
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No Order |
| 6. | Documents evidencing: | No Order |
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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SCB HK believes that such documents will exist in particular in relation to the following correspondence and meeting notes (SCB HK notes that it has the correspondence and meeting notes referred to below in its possession – this Request seeks documents in the categories above relating to the documents listed below and the arguments made therein, not the listed Documents themselves):
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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of the Bank of Tanzania (PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-79);
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, (PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-74);
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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| Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Minerals, (PPA Arbitration Exhibit C-82). | ||
| 7. | Documents evidencing the proposed deal discussed by the GoT and Mechmar in about June-July 2010 under which the GoT would buy Mechmar's shares in IPTL, including:
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Order to Produce limited to documents relating to the proposal by GoT to acquire Mechmar shares sometime in June-July 2010, in particular
(i) --"correspondence between the GoT and Mechmar"; and (ii) – "notes of meetings between the GoT and Mechmar" If necessary, documents disclosed may be redacted as appropriate to address concerns of state security. |
| 8. | Documents evidencing the GoT's knowledge of SCB HK's charge over the Mechmar Shares, including its knowledge arising from:
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Order to Produce, limited to the specific documents listed as:
(vi) – "notes or minutes in respect of the 8, 9 and 29 June 2010 meetings between the GoT and SCB HK" (vii) – "correspondence or notes of meetings concerning SCB HK's letter to Mr Jairo of 19 July 2010" (viii) – "correspondence or notes of meetings concerning the documents provided by SCB HK to Mr Jairo on 21 July 2010 in relation to the charge" (ix) – "correspondence or notes of meetings concerning SCB HK's letter dated 20 April 2011 notifying the GoT of the charge and the order of the BVI Court" If necessary, documents disclosed may be redacted as appropriate to address concerns of state security. |
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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| 9. | Documents evidencing the identities of the GoT personnel who assisted in the preparation of, and reviewed, the GoT's Memorial on Jurisdiction dated 23 June 2011 and filed in the BIT Proceedings. | No Order |
| 10. | Documents evidencing the relationship between Mr Rugonzibwa, in his capacity as First PL of IPTL, and the GoT, during the period 16 December 2008 to 15 July 2011, including:
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Order to Produce, limited to the specific documents listed as
(i) – "notes and minutes of meetings held between Mr Rugonzibwa and other representatives of the GoT in respect of the provisional liquidation of IPTL"; and (ii) – "correspondence between Mr Rugonzibwa and other representatives of the GoT in respect of the provisional liquidation of IPTL" |
| 11. | Documents evidencing the relationship between Mr Saliboko, in his capacity as Liquidator and Second PL of IPTL, and the GoT, during the period 15 July 2011 to 5 September 2013, including: | Order to Produce, limited to the specific documents listed as
(i) – "notes and minutes of meetings held between Mr Saliboko and any other representatives of the |
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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GoT in respect of the liquidation/provisional liquidation of IPTL"; and
(ii) – "correspondence between Mr Saliboko and any other representatives of the GoT in respect of the liquidation/provisional liquidation of IPTL" |
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| 12. | Documents evidencing the GoT's assessment of the VIP-PAP SPA dated 15 August 2013. | No Order |
| 13. | Documents evidencing the relationship between Mr Sethi and the GoT during the period November 2010 to December 2013, including:
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No ruling sought by the Claimant |
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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| 14. | Documents evidencing the advice sought from, and issued by, the Attorney General in September and October 2013 in respect of the emptying of the Escrow Account, including:
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No ruling sought by the Claimant |
| 15. | Documents evidencing the matters considered by the ad hoc committee of experts convened by the GoT in September 2013 in respect of the release of the Escrow Account. | Order to Produce limited to any report or advice made by the ad hoc committee of experts convened by the GoT in September 2013 in respect of the release of the Escrow Account. |
| 16. | Documents comprising the evidence submitted to the GoT by PAP in September or October 2013 in support of PAP's contention that it purchased Mechmar's shares in IPTL. | Order to Produce |
| 17. | Documents evidencing the relationship between Mr Rugonzibwa, in his capacity as First PL of IPTL, and the GoT, during the period 16 December 2008 to 15 July 2011, including:
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No ruling sought by the Claimant |
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| No. | Description of the Requested Document(s) |
Tribunal's Decision |
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| respect of the provisional liquidation of IPTL. | ||
| 18. | Documents evidencing the enquiries made by the Business Registration and Licensing Agency of Tanzania ("BRELA") before it registered the transfer of ITPL's shares to PAP in November 2013 to January 2014. | Order to Produce, limited to documents relating to any enquiries made by the BRELA under Section 215 of the Tanzanian Companies Act 2002 before it registered the transfer of IPTL's shares to PAP.
No privilege arises from the ordered documents. |
| 19. | Documents evidencing the "base case pro forma", as referred to in element (d) of Schedule 2 of the Implemenation Agreement. | Order to Produce |
On behalf of the Tribunal
Signature
Lawrence Boo
President of the Tribunal
Date: 11 September 2017