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    81& Uelhgxbh NNN md [hy{huhfwawnth Kxelafaf#u dnfafenab gnuebmux{h uwawh`hfwu dm{ eabhfga{~ha{u ;993 nfgneawhu wlaw wlh a`mxfw md {hfwab nfem`h wlaw lh {hehnthg d{m` Emxfw{~ EbxkUlm{hu" BBE sau khwshhf +'1"991 wm ';"899&""8;

    8;& [hy{huhfwawnth Kxelafaf wmbg wlh MEH wlaw lh gmhu fmw ofms sl~ wlh{h nu a gnue{hyafe~khwshhf lnu ;993 dhgh{ab nfem`h wa| {hwx{f afg wlh dnfafenab gnuebmux{h uwawh`hfw&d

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    EMFDNGHFWNABUxkjhew wm wlh Fmfgnuebmux{h Y{mtnunmfu md L& [hu& 8 md wlh 11MwlEmfc{huu au A`hfghg84& [hy{huhfwawnth Kxelafaf wmbg wlh MEH wlaw wlh hfwnw~ nu a lm`hmsfh{u# auumenawnmf afg

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    EMFDNGHFWNABUxkjhew wm wlh Fmfgnuebmux{h Y{mtnunmfu md L& [hu& 8 md wlh 11MwlEmfc{huu au A`hfghg

    Auumenawnmf" Nfe& mf Uelhgxbh TNNN au af hfwnw~ snwl slnel lh lmbgu a {hym{wakbhymunwbmf+

    8>& Slhf auohg akmxw wlh gnue{hyafe~ mf lnu dnfafenab gnuebmux{h uwawh`hfwu" [hy{huhfwawnthKxelafaf wmbg wlh MEH wlaw lh gng fmw ofms wlaw lh sau bnuwhg au a gn{hewm{ md wlhauumenawnmf nf wlh dnbnfcu snwl wlh Dbm{nga Ghya{w`hfw md Uwawh& Lh h|ybanfhg wlaw" adwh{bmmonfc kaeo aw lnu lm`hmsfh{u gmex`hfwu" lh xfgh{uwafgu wlaw hael lm`hmsfh{ nf wlhauumenawnmf sau axwm`awneabb~ `agh a gn{hewm{ md wlh auumenawnmf&+

    49& Dmbbmsnfc lnu nfwh{tnhs snwl wlh MEH nf wlnu [htnhs" [hy{huhfwawnth Kxelafaf dnbhga`hfghg dnfafenab gnuebmux{h uwawh`hfwu dm{ eabhfga{ ~ha{u ;993" ;99544]9;>544]9993.&

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    dm{ eabhfga{ ~ha{u ;993" ;99 FMW-DM[-Y[MDNW EM[YM[AWNMF AFFXAB [HYM[WG ME X@ HF W% F M UM 99 91;34 4Hfw nw~ Fa`h: TH[FMF C& $ UAFG[A J&E& KXELAFAF DA@nb^ DMXFGAWNMF" NFE&

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    44& Slhf auohg akmxw wlh gnue{hyafe~ mf lnu dnfafenab gnuebmux{h uwawh`hfwu" [hy{huhfwawnthKxelafaf wmbg wlh MEH wlaw lnu ymunwnmf sau fmw {hym{whg mf wlh dnfafenab gnuebmux{huwawh`hfwu kheaxuh +mx{ yhmybh `nuuhg nw&""4>

    43;993 Fmw-Dm{-Y{mdnw Em{ym{awnmf Affxab [hym{w md Th{fmf C& afg Uafg{a J&E& Kxelafaf Da nb~ Dmxfgawnmf" Nfe&,H|lnknw 57 aw 11->544]959544]951;.? ;919 Fmw-Dm{-Y{mdnwEm{ym{awnmf Affxab [hym{w mdTh mf C& afg Uafg{a J&E& Kxelafaf Da nb~ Dmxfgawnmf" Nfe& ,H|lnknw 53 aw 11->544 9517.&4 DG ,H|lnknw 4 aw 11->544]9981.? ;919 DG ,H|lnknw 3 aw 11->544]9933.&

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    39& Kauhg mf wlh akmth dnfgnfcu" wlh MEH Kma{g {hem``hfgu wlaw wlh Em` nwwhh mf Hwlneudx{wlh{ {htnhs wlh akmth abbhcawnmf kheaxuh wlh{h nu uxkuwafwnab {haumf wm khbnhth wlaw[hy{huhfwawnth Kxelafaf tnmbawhg Lmxuh {xbhu" uwafga{gu md emfgxew" afg dhgh{ab bas&Abwlmxcl [hy{huhfwawnth Kxelafaf dnbhg a`hfghg dnfafenab gnuebmux{h uwawh`hfwu au a{huxbw md wlnu [htnhs" dx{wlh{ {htnhs nu fhehuua{~ wm yh{ nw wlh Em` nwwhh mf Hwlneu wmayyb~ nwu Ymbne~ [hca{gnfc A`hfg`hfwu wm Dnfafenab Gnuebmux{h Uwawh`hfwu afgghwh{ nfh slhwlh{ wlh a`hfg`hfwu sh{h dnbhg snwl a y{hux`ywnmf md cmmg danwl&

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    EMFDNGHFWNABUxkjhew wm wlh Fmfgnuebmux{h Y{mtnunmfu mdL& [hu& 8 au A`hfghg

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