CARLOS RAMODiputado de la samblea Nacionlpor e Etdo da

Dear Ms Marand and Mr Haikewitsch,Caracas, 04 de Octobe de 201EI Naciona, which is one of Venezuela's leading newspapes, repoted on 17July, that Gemalto de Mexico had been contracted by a Cban company caledALBET, to the tune of USD $40,500,000, for the provison of Ds to thegovernment of Veneuela. The alleged contract between Gemalto de Mexcoand ALBET can be ead, n Spanish following ths link:http//infovenezuela.og/17071_ctajetas.pdfThe contract s meant to have been signed on 20 August 2008 Given theamount of the contract, and the sensible nature of the services provided, onewoud be fogven for thinkng that Gemato would boast about it in ts annualepots. However,

coud not fnd any ndcation n Gematos annual reports of2008, 2009, o indeed 200, about the contact between ABET and Gematode Mexco, which is descibed n your reports as a Gemalto 100% ownedsubsdaryThs of course raises a few issues, given that Gemato is a pubicy tadedcpany To be frank, we do not cae about how Gemalto conducts hisbusiness, whee or how declaes its income, where or how pays its taxes, etcWhat we do care about is the fact that Gemalto de Mexico seems to have beensubcontracted by a Cuban firm in vioation to Veneuela's egisaton, and, as aconsequence, may have eceved, n case the contract is egtimate and hasbeen acted upon, mllions of dolas of Veneuelans tax payers money iegallyTherefoe,

should be most gateful f you coud answer a few questions aboutthe issues rased above, for an ongoing investgation that

am spearheading nVenezueas Congress1-Did Geato de Mexico, repesented by Messrs Arnaud ean Loc andMatin Djunte Ghomsi, signed a contact with ALBET in Havana, as specified inthe contract?

Esquina de Pjrto.  Jo M Varg P 2 Rg rd Cc Tlf () 01 40976C 0909