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FYI--our local counsel's view on Domingo Cavallo (the third Minister of=20
Economy in a month) as it relates to stamp tax. There are 3 articles on him= =20 in Wednesday's FT. Sounds like we have friends in high places. Pete do yo= u=20 know Carlos Bastos? =20 By the way, in talking with Gonzalo Flores at the World Bank, it looks like= =20 our claim before the International Center for the Settlement of Investment= =20 Disputes (ICSID) could be registered on Friday. Recall that ICSID is the= =20 only arbitration forum in the world where a claimant must meet numerous=20 jurisdictional and standing requirements under the ICSID Convention and the= =20 BIT to be "registered." It's not a slam dunk especially since TGS has file= d=20 claims in the local court, so if registration is granted Friday, we'll have= =20 cleared the first hurdle. Call me if you have questions. 56159 Regards, Michelle -----Original Message----- From: Guido Tawil <GT@bomchil.com.ar<@ENRON =20 Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 4:42 PM To: Blaine, Michelle; Guido Tawil Cc: "\"Kellie Meiman\" <kmeiman (E-mail)"@ENRON; dbishop@kslaw.com Subject: RE: PPP/PFI Law Dear Michelle,=20 Cavallo is supposed to make public his so promoted bill today or tomorrow. = I=20 don=01%t know much about it yet. He said that he will be trying to abolish = stamp=20 tax in the provinces but we will have to see what happens. Please take into account that the new Ministry of Infrastructure (Carlos=20 Bastos) and former Secretary of Energy during Cavallo=01%s previous period = is a=20 very close friend of Enron, former advisor of your company and it seems all= =20 the energy matters will depend on him. Although Cavallo has gathered positive reactions, the situation is extremel= y=20 difficult and it=01%s not clear that he will get the needed support from ot= her=20 parties (and even from the radical party) I think we will have to wait a little bit before trying to contact him or h= is=20 team.=20 Best regards,=20 Guido Santiago Tawil=20 M. & M. Bomchil=20 Suipacha 268, piso 12=20 (C1008AAF) Buenos Aires=20 Argentina=20 Tel (54 11) 4321 7500=20 Fax (54 11) 4321 7555=20 E-mail gt@bomchil.com.ar=20 www.bomchil.com.ar=20 -----Mensaje original-----=20 De: Blaine, Michelle [mailto:Michelle.Blaine@ENRON.com]=20 Enviado el: Mi,rcoles, 21 de Marzo de 2001 03:09 p.m.=20 Para: Guido Santiago Tawil(eMail) (E-mail)=20 CC: "Kellie Meiman" <kmeiman (E-mail); dbishop@kslaw.com=20 Asunto: PPP/PFI Law=20 Guido I have an article from Freshfield's about a new law the Argentine=20 Congress is considering to attract foreign investment, intended to=20 promote private sectoir participation in infrastructure development. It=20 also states that "it is also anticipated that several Argentine=20 provinces will enact their own legislation to facilitate projects within=20 their jurisdiction." What do you know about it? =20 What is everyone's pulse on Cavallo? There are three articles about him=20 today in the Financial Times. Any thoughts on how this will impact our=20 stamp tax case? Any chance we can get in to see him?
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