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8 July 2014
BY HAND
DP World Djibouti FZCO
PO Box 17000
Jebel Ali Free Zone
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Doraleh Container Terminal S.A.
BP 2017
Djibouti
Republic of Djibouti
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
One Fleet Place
London
EC4M 7RA
United Kingdom
Request for Arbitration: (1) Republic of Djibouti (2) Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority (3) Port de Djibouti S.A. (Claimants) v. (1) DP World Djibouti FZCO (2) Doraleh Container Terminal Sarl (Respondents) (the "Request")
Dear Sirs,
We act for the Republic of Djibouti, Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority and Port de Djibouti SA (the "Claimants").
We enclose by way of service the Claimants' Request for Arbitration dated 8 July 2014 together with Claimants' Exhibits 1-21, each as filed with the LCIA today.
We draw your attention to paragraphs 19 and 22 of the Request for Arbitration. We ask that you confirm your position in respect of the matters raised in those paragraphs at your
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earliest convenience; your response will inform Claimants' position in relation to the necessity for other actions.
Yours faithfully,
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