Chapter 4

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The whole premise of this chapter is rather interesting. Surely "3W" doesn't want us all to believe that to have a special security clearance ground pass which “grant a main and an alternate NGO representative access to all "open" meetings of UN bodies; to DPI photo, film and audio libraries; to the Dag Hammarskjold Library; and, as observers, to the meetings of some 22 NGO committees organized by the Conference of NGOs.”, doesn't require a signature? How many legal agreements, documents, or applications do you know of that don't require a signature on the form? Doesn't a signature legitimize the contract as a binding agreement to comply to the organization's standards?

We are told that some critics claim that the Society is being deliberately misleading. They claim that NGOs had to renew their status with the DPI each year and re-apply. They usually show a copy of a 2005 “Accreditation Form” for yearly status renewal — complete with a place for a signature and date at the bottom. The "Accreditation Form" issue that's brought up here is a clever way to detract from the real issue. Whether or not there is a yearly renewal form is irrelevant. As a reminder, the Watchtower willingly joined a branch of the UN, their publicity department. Perhaps he hopes we'll forget this reality?

Ok now lets take the bait and talk about the renewal process. "3W' quotes from a portion of the 2005 Accreditation Form saying that “In 2002 we instituted the review process for NGOs associated with DPI”, yet he doesn't delve into what that review process actually is. Why is that? He goes on to say the renewal process where the NGO must reapply and sign a form each year was not started until the year after the Watchtower Society resigned as an NGO! Did this review process mean that a yearly renewal happened at this time (2002), as "3W" affirms? No it does not. When I called the resource center desk of NGO's (212) 963-7232, I spoke to a woman (Ashly) which happens to be one of the main persons dealing with Accreditation Forms, she told me that the yearly renewal process has been the same since the early 1990's, even earlier. If the NGO doesn't fill this form out they don't get their ground pass and it prevents them from maintaining their “good standing” status with the DPI. Well, there you have it. Who's misleading who?

If you look at the 2000 DPI NGO accreditation form, you'll see a deadline (before the new year) at the bottom of it on page two. The form needs to be turned in, by then, or you don't get in. See below...