1. On June 30, 2014, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") received a request for arbitration from Nusa Tenggara Partnership B.V. and PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara ("the Claimants") for the institution of arbitration proceedings under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States ("the ICSID Convention"), in respect of a dispute with the Republic of Indonesia.

2. The Request was registered on July 15, 2014, pursuant to Article 36(3) of the ICSID Convention and Rules 6(1)(a) and 7(a) of the ICSID Institution Rules.

3. On August 25, 2014, prior to the constitution of an Arbitral Tribunal, the ICSID Secretariat received a letter from the Claimants, requesting the discontinuance of the proceeding pursuant to Rule 44 of the ICSID Rules of Procedure for Arbitration Proceedings ("Arbitration Rules").

4. Rule 44 of the ICSID Arbitration Rules provides:

If a party requests the discontinuance of the proceeding, the Tribunal, or the Secretary-General if the Tribunal has not yet been constituted, shall in an order fix a time limit within which the other party may state whether it opposes the discontinuance. If no objection is made in writing within the time limit, the other party shall be deemed to have acquiesced in the discontinuance and the Tribunal, or if appropriate the Secretary-General, shall in an order take note of the discontinuance of the proceeding. If objection is made, the proceeding shall continue.

5. On August 25, 2014, the Secretary-General sent a letter to the parties, in accordance with Rule 44 of the ICSID Arbitration Rules, ordering the Republic of Indonesia to state whether or not it opposed the discontinuance of the proceeding by September 24, 2014.