Source 12 : MOWCAP Chair's message on contestation (dated October 10, 2022)

Dear Bureau Members 

I would like to update you on the situation regarding the 2022 round of nominations for the MOWCAP Register and to seek your approval for the next steps to be taken.

As you will recall, 13 nominations were deemed admissible and their titles and summaries were posted on the MOWCAP website on 15 July. Japan requested copies of the full nomination dossiers and on 12 August submitted contestation forms (under other grounds) for 3 nominations: Initial Dasheng Spinning Factory (China) and Naebang-gasa and Samguk-yusa (Korea). However, they provided no grounds or reasons for contestation, and requested more time to examine the nominated documents, stating "The Government of Japan has a keen interest in whether there are any descriptions related to Japan in the nominated documentary heritage and, if so, their details. Therefore, the Government of Japan would like to request the nominating state to share the content of the nominated documentary heritage and also request the assessment process of this nomination to be suspended in the meantime." 

The MOWCAP Secretary General promptly made arrangements with all three nominators to facilitate the access by Japan to examine the items in situ, ad on 18 August, replied giving Japan an extension until 30 September to provide specific grounds or to decide not to contest. We have just received (on 30 September) a letter from Japan's NatCom withdrawing from contesting both Initial Dasheng Spinning Factory (China) and Samguk-yusa (Korea). However, they maintain their stance for Naebang-gasa “because it still requires time and efforts to complete checking its contents…. GOJ has a particular interest in whether there are any descriptions that it is concerned about, including, such elements regarding anti-Japanese resistance movement.” 

After consideration of this wording and in consultation with the RSC Chair, I have concluded that this still does not provide specific grounds or reasons to satisfy the requirements for Contestation under Other Grounds as outlined in MOWCAP Guidelines N.6 (b): "Nominations may be contested on other grounds only by a concerned Member State of UNESCO (i.e. with a direct interest in a particular nomination) and if the reasons advanced for the contestation fall outside the scope of the admissibility threshold and the criteria for inscription..." 

We need to recognize the fact that this current whole process of nomination and assessment was new and complicated, and that it seems did not allow sufficient time for a concerned Member State to examine the nominated documents and decide whether or not they had specific grounds on which to formulate a contestation that could trigger the Incidental Process to move into for the steps of expert evaluation or resolution by dialogue as prescribed in the Guidelines. 

Accordingly, I would propose that we should release the RSC's Preliminary Assessment to the nominator of Naebang-gasa allowing 3 weeks to submit a revised nomination form in accordance with suggestions and recommendations made by the RSC. At the same time, we provide Japan an extension of time for a further two weeks to decide whether to proceed to lodge a new Contestation Form with specific grounds or reasons identified in the content of the nominated documents.

I would appreciate hearing from you as soon as possible, if you agree with this course of action, in order to give all parties the possibility to complete these steps in time for the matter to be resolved hopefully before our General Meeting.

In addition, as you know, ......... , the secretary-general resigned last week and there are many tasks ahead of the MOWCAP General Meeting. Accordingly, under my authority as the chair and consultation with UNESCO Bangkok Office, I have appointed ........ , a consultant of the Bangkok office, as Acting Secretary-General. Considering this is a matter of urgency, I ask for your support. Of course, how to elect a new SG will have to be prepared sooner or later. I look forward to your opinions.

Best regards,

Chair, MOWCAP

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Source 5 : Email from KNMC to MOW Secretariat to respond Japan's contestation

From: MOW National Committee, Republic of Korea, August 12, 2022 To: MOW Secretariat Subject: Letter in response to the e-mail in August 2 Attached: 1 (105.2KB) Letter from the Chair of National Committee of MoW, ROK.pdf, 105.2KB Dear Sir/Madam, This is a reply to your email dated August 2, received with an attached letter from the Japanese Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, in which you advised us to initiate a bilateral dialogue with a view to resolving the issues at hand. Please allow us to send this reply to your office, not directly to the Japanese delegation to whom we hope the attached letter will be transmitted, for the following reasons. We find that the Japanese claim for maintaining the contestation is not sustainable, for it lacks ‘the reasons advanced’ for contesting on other grounds as stipulated in Paragraph 8.6.5.2.1. It is unimaginable that the General Guidelines allow a Member State to examine the documentary heritage nominated by another Member State without any identif...
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Source 13 : Message from MOWCAP acting SG to the nominator of #02

From : MOWCAP Acting Secretary-General, November 17, 2022  To: President of Korean Studies Institute Dear President of KSI, We wish to bring to your attention the following request from MOWCAP RSC regarding certain words in Naebang-gasa, No. 148 that may be considered to violate MOWCAP Register Process guidelines, Section K. FORMALITIES FOR SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS "11. Objectivity. Every nomination stands on its own merits. Nominations should be based on fact, and written in impartial and objective language. The use of grandiose or unprovable claims, or derogatory, propagandistic or polemical language, is counter-productive and makes assessment more difficult. Any nomination form that uses inappropriate language, denigrating or insulting individuals, groups or nations will be returned to the nominator/s by the MOWCAP Secretary-General on the advice of the RSC for amendment. Nominators should be careful to word their nominations in a neutral and objective manner." In order to ...
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Source 1 : Text of contestation to #119, Archives of the April 19 Revolution

 INTERNATIONAL MEMORY OF THE WORLD REGISTER COMMENT OR CONTESTATION ON A CURRENT NOMINATION IDENTIFICATION OF THE NOMINATION  119: Archives of the April 19 Revolution NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS OF THE COMMENTATOR (PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER INDIVIDUAL, ORGANIZATION OR MEMBER STATE) ............, Counsellor, Delegation of Japan to UNESCO Email: .........@mofa.go.jp TICK WHETHER COMMENTS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND/OR CONTESTATION Comments: [   ] Additional information: [ ✓  ] Contestation: [✓] SUMMARY OF THE COMMENTS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND/OR CONTESTATION The Government of Japan requests the nominating state to share the content of the nominated documentary heritage and also requests the assessment process of this nomination to be suspended in the meantime. DETAIL OF THE COMMENTS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND/OR CONTESTATION REFERENCED TO THE CONTENT OR ADMISSIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA The Government of Japan has keen interest in whether Japan is referred to ...
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