The IESG is considering this IESG Statement. Comments from the community are solicited. On behalf of the IESG, Russ --- DRAFT IESG STATEMENT --- SUBJECT: Removal of an Internet-Draft from the IETF Web Site Internet-Drafts (I-Ds) are working documents of the IETF, its Areas, and its Working Groups. In addition, other groups, including the IAB and the IRTF Research Groups, distribute working documents as I-Ds. I-Ds are stored in two places on the IETF web site. First, current ones are stored in the I-D directory. Second, current and past ones are stored in a public I-D archive. I-Ds are readily available to a wide audience from the IETF I-D directory. This availability facilitates informal review, comment, and revision. While entries in the I-D directory are subject to change or removal at any time, I-Ds generally remain publicly archived to support easy comparison with previous versions. Entries in the I-D directory are removed as part of normal process when it expires after six months, when it is replaced by a subsequent I-D, or when it is replaced by the publication of an RFC. In all of these situations, the I-D remains in the public I-D archive. An I-D will only be removed from the public I-D archive in compliance with a duly authorized court order. If possible, a removed I-D will be replaced with a tombstone file that describes the reason that the I-D was removed from the public I-D archive.