But the U.N. secretary general or the president of the Hamburg tribunal would select the crucial fifth arbitrator when, as would typically be the case, the state parties cannot agree.

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Since late 1997, he has acquired large stakes in two of Germany's so-called superregional utilities, HEW in the Hamburg area and Berlin-based BEWAG (in which Veba is partners with the well-run U.S. utility Southern Companies).

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