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     Elvbdabr 19, 1;:9

    Fhobi Ay B-Djho tl Bolhsb.@lrbKfnn.`lv

    Djrobeb G. Ilrtng, ^bnrbtjry

    Fbibrjo Nldduehnjthles Nlddhsshle992 :1tg ^trbbt, ^.P.

    Qlld YP-J>12

    Pjsghe`tle, I.N. 1;229

    Jttbethle= Bolhsb @lrb, Jsslnhjtb Aurbju Nghbf

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    Qb= Vlouetjry Ihsnolsurb Qb`jrihe` Lntlabr 19, 1;:9 Arljinjst lf

    ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw—

    Ibjr Ds. @lrb=

    hGbjrtNldduehnjthles, Hen. (‟hGbjrt,— flrdbroy Nobjr Ngjeebo Nldduehnjthles, Hen.),

     pjrbet nldpjey lf [rbdhbrb Ebtwlrcs (‟[rbdhbrb—), ihstrhautlr lf ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw,—gbrbay djcbs tghs vlouetjry ihsnolsurb pursujet tl ^bnthles ;.:::(j)(:8) jei :.7;(a)(7) lf tgb

    FNN‘s Quobs: rbojthe` tgb Lntlabr 19, 1;:9 arljinjst lf ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— (tgb

    ‟Arljinjst—).

    H.  HEYQLIRNYHLE

    Le Lntlabr 19, 1;:9, jt jpprlxhdjtboy 7=17 j.d., [rbdhbrb rjihl pbrslejohty AlaayAlebs henouibi j rbplrt le ghs syeihnjtbi rjihl prl`rjd, ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw,— jalut

    Nldnjst njaob systbds he tgb Pjsghe`tle, I.N. jrbj rueehe` j dletgoy BJ^ tbst iurhe` j

    nrhthnjo dldbet lf @jdb 1 lf tgb 1;:9 Plroi ^brhbs (tgb ‟BJ^ ̂ tlry—). Js pjrt lf tgb BJ^

    ^tlry, tgb Arljinjst henouibi je juihl nohp tgjt wjs ibsnrhabi tl Dr. Alebs js ‟Nldnjstnustldbrs he Pjsghe`tle IN dhssbi Ldjr Hefjetb‘s abeng nobjrhe` gldb rue he tgb 6tg heehe`

    iub tl j tbst lf tgb Bdbr`beny Jobrt ^ystbd.— He jntujohty, jei ueabcelwest tl Dr. Alebs, tgb

    juihl wjs lf tgb BJ^ nlibs jei Jttbethle ^h`ejo frld tgb Elvbdabr 8, 1;:: ejthlewhib BJEtbst (tgb ‟BJE Juihl—). @hvbe tgb nletbxt he wghng tgb BJE Juihl wjs usbi, ht wluoi gjvb

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     abbe rbjihoy jppjrbet tl jeyleb ohstbehe` tl tgb Arljinjst tgjt tgbrb wjs el jntujo bdbr`beny.Glwbvbr, abnjusb tgb BJE Juihl henouibi tgb jntujo nlibs frld tgb Elvbdabr 1;:: tbst,nbrtjhe BJ^ bquhpdbet tgjt ihi elt uthohzb tgb ‟strhnt thdb— sbtthe` rbspleibi js tglu`g ht wjs jejntujo BJE dbssj`b.

    hGbjrt prldptoy ibtbntbi tgb hssub jei tllc hddbihjtb jnthles tl prbvbet tgb rbarljinjstlf tgb BJE Juihl, henouihe`, hetbr johj= sbeihe` b-djhos tl joo jffhohjtbs lf ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs^glw— jivhshe` tgbd tl tjcb joo ebnbssjry jnthles tl prbvbet tgb arljinjst lf tgb BJE Juihl3heihvhiujooy nletjnthe` jffhohjtbs tgjt arljinjst ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— le tjpb ibojy tl djcbsurb tgby ihi elt arljinjst tgb BJE Juihl3 djeujooy ihsrupthe` tgb pojyajnc lf ‟Ygb AlaayAlebs ^glw— le stjthles (wgbtgbr lr elt lwebi ay hGbjrt) tgjt gji elt ybt arljinjst tgb BJEJuihl3 jei ibobthe` tgb BJ^ ^tlry frld joo olnjthles wgbrb ht wjs ih`htjooy stlrbi tl besurb tgjtht wjs elt henouibi he jey rbarljinjst lf tgb sglw, wgbtgbr le-jhr lr leoheb. Abnjusb lf tghsibnhshvb jei nldprbgbeshvb rbsplesb, hGbjrt wjs jaob tl prbvbet tgb BJE Juihl frld jhrhe` lesbvbrjo stjthles tgjt arljinjst tgb sglw le thdb-ibojy jei frld abhe` henouibi le rbpojys lf tgbArljinjst le hGbjrtQjihl‘s ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— ngjeebo, tgb sglw‘s plinjsts, lr jey

    ‟abst-lf— prl`rjddhe`.

    HH.  AJNC@QLREI

    hGbjrt lwes jei lpbrjtbs 728 rjihl stjthles he dlrb tgje :2; djrcbts he tgb Rehtbi^tjtbs. He jiihthle, hGbjrt lwes [rbdhbrb, tgb objihe` ihstrhautlr lf syeihnjtbi prl`rjddhe` flrrjihl, henouihe` plpuojr jei ihvbrsb prl`rjds sung js Jdbrhnje Ylp 9; whtg Qyje ^bnrbst,NDY Qjihl Ohvb whtg Nliy Joje, Ibohojg, Ygb ^tbvb Gjrvby Dlrehe` ^glw, jei Ygb AlaayAlebs ^glw. Jotglu`g prl`rjds ihstrhautbi ay [rbdhbrb jrb jvjhojaob tl hGbjrt stjthles jeiele-hGbjrt stjthles johcb, djey hGbjrt stjthles arljinjst leb lr dlrb prl`rjds ihstrhautbi ay[rbdhbrb.

    Alaay Alebs (ob`jo ejdb Alaay Bstboo) ab`je glsthe` ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— he1;;> frld CGFH-FD, Justhe, Ybxjs’celwe olnjooy js 86.0 CH^^ FD. Flr ghs wlrc le tgb prl`rjd, Alebs wjs ejdbi ‟Justhe Qjihl [brslejohty lf tgb Xbjr— he 1;;8, 1;:; jei 1;::, jeiJusthe‘s Joohjenb lf Pldbe he Dbihj glelrbi Alebs whtg hts ‟Qjihl [brslejohty lf tgb Xbjr—jwjri sbvbe ybjrs he j rlw. He 1;::, ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— mlhebi [rbdhbrb‘s ejthlejoohebup, wgbrb ht wjs ejthlejooy syeihnjtbi le nletbdplrjry ght rjihl stjthles jnrlss tgb nluetry.He Fbarujry 1;:>, tgb prl`rjd trjeshthlebi tl j nluetry flrdjt, lrh`hejthe` frld P^HW-FD, Ejsgvhoob, Ybeebssbb.

    Js lf Lntlabr 19, 1;:9, ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— wjs njrrhbi le bh`gty-twl (71)nluetry rjihl stjthles ejthlewhib. ^hxty-flur (69) lf tglsb stjthles shduonjst ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs

    ^glw— ohvb, frld 6 j.d. tl :; j.d. Bjstbre3 shx (6) arljinjst ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— le jleb-glur ibojy, frld 0 j.d. tl :: j.d. Bjstbre, jei tgb rbdjhehe` twbovb (:1) stjthles arljinjst‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— le j twl-glur ibojy, frld 7 j.d. tl elle Bjstbre. J nldpobtb ohst lfjffhohjtbs lf ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— hs jttjngbi gbrbtl js Bxghaht J. [rbdhbrb trjesdhts jshe`ob fbbi lf ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— bjng ijy, wghng stjthles rbnbhvb le tgbhr heihvhiujosjtboohtb rbnbhvbrs (tgb ‟WI^— rbnbhvbrs). Ygb rbnbhvbrs nje bhtgbr pojy tgb prl`rjd ihrbntoy tl arljinjst, js he tgb njsb lf tgb shxty-flur (69) jffhohjtbs tgjt shduonjst tgb ohvb trjesdhsshle lf tgbsglw, lr tgby nje stlrb tgb prl`rjd flr ojtbr pojyajnc (jche tl j ih`htjo vhibl rbnlribr). ^tjthles

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    tgjt arljinjst ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— le j ibojybi ajshs typhnjooy gjvb tgbhr WI^ rbnbhvbrssbt flr jutldjthn pojyajnc jt tgb spbnhfhbi thdb, whtglut tgb ebbi flr djeujo hetbrvbethle.

    HHH.  HGBJQY‘^ NLDDHYDBEY YL YGB BJ^ ^X^YBD.

    hGbjrt abohbvbs tgjt arljinjstbrs jrb uehquboy plshthlebi tl ibohvbr rbjo-thdb bdbr`benyheflrdjthle tl tgb Jdbrhnje puaohn. Js tgb nluetry‘s ojr`bst rjihl arljinjstbr, hGbjrt tjcbssbrhlusoy hts nlddhtdbet tl sbrvb tgb puaohn hetbrbst, arljioy, jei tl tgb Bdbr`beny Jobrt^ystbd, he pjrthnuojr. hGbjrt stjthles pjrthnhpjtb jt joo obvbos lf tgb Bdbr`beny Jobrt ^ystbd, jeihGbjrt bdpolybbs gloi objibrsghp plshthles le eudbrlus bdbr`beny nldduehnjthles nlddhttbbsjnrlss tgb nluetry.

    hGbjrt ueibrstjeis jei jpprbnhjtbs tgb FNN‘s nlddhtdbet tl prbsbrvhe` tgb hetb`rhty lftgb BJ^ nlibs jei Jttbethle ^h`ejo jei gjs tjcbe rbpbjtbi stbps tl besurb tgjt hts stjthlesstrhntoy jahib ay ^bnthle >12(j) lf tgb Nldduehnjthles Jnt lf :8>9, js jdbeibi, jei ^bnthles::.92 jei 0>.:1:0 lf tgb FNN‘s ruobs (tgb ‟BJ^ Quobs—).

    hGbjrt‘s nlddhtdbet tl tgb BJ^ bxtbeis wboo abylei must nldpoyhe` whtg tgb ajshnrbquhrbdbets lf [jrt :: lf tgb FNN‘s ruobs. He jivjenb lf tgb Elvbdabr 1;:: ejthlewhib BJEtbst, hGbjrt spbet jpprlxhdjtboy $:;;,;;; tl ibvbolp j prlprhbtjry systbd njoobi BJ^ Pjtng tgjtdlehtlrs tgb BJ^ bquhpdbet jt ebjroy bvbry hGbjrt stjthle he tgb nluetry. BJ^ bquhpdbetdjeufjnturbi ay ^j`b Jobrthe` ^ystbds jei YFY, Hen. rbplrts ol`s lf joo BJ^ jobrts rbnbhvbi,trjesdhttbi, jei rbtrjesdhttbi. Yghs heflrdjthle hs nldduehnjtbi tl j nbetrjohzbi systbd tgjt hsdlehtlrbi le j 19/0 ajshs jt hGbjrt‘s Nhenheejth, Lghl Bdbr`beny Lpbrjthles Nbetbr (‟BLN—).Bdpolybbs jt tgb BLN nje sbb wgbe j wjrehe` gjs abbe rbnbhvbi lr ihstrhautbi ay tgb BJ^bquhpdbet jt jey hGbjrt stjthle jei vbrhfy tgjt hGbjrt dlehtlrhe` stjthles rbnbhvb jobrts prlpbroy.Iurhe` tgb ejthlewhib BJE tbst, hGbjrt usbi hts BJ^ Pjtng systbd tl quhncoy hibethfy jeitrluaobsgllt jey hssubs whtg tgb rbnbhpt lr trjesdhsshle lf tgb ejthlejo tbst nlib ay hGbjrt

    stjthles.

    Pgbe tgb ejthlewhib BJE tbst rbvbjobi hegbrbet prlaobds whtg tgb ijhsy ngjhe jpprljngusbi tl ihstrhautb BJE dbssj`bs, hGbjrt vlouetjrhoy ueibrtllc tl uthohzb hts vjst nldduehnjthlesebtwlrc tl strbe`tgbe tgb ihstrhauthle lf ejthlejo BJ^ dbssj`bs. hGbjrt jpprljngbi FBDJjalut ushe` hGbjrt‘s hefrjstrunturb tl prlvhib j ihrbnt oheb tl jpprlxhdjtboy 2,;;; rjihl stjthlesjnrlss tgb nluetry ay ibihnjthe` j spbnhfhn ngjeebo flr ihstrhauthle lf ejthlejo BJ^ dbssj`bs le[rbdhbrb‘s WI^ sjtboohtb ebtwlrc. Jftbr djey dletgs lf nllrihejthle, he Djy 1;:>, FBDJjeeluenbi tgjt [rbdhbrb Ebtwlrcs wluoi sbrvb js j [rhdjry Betry [lhet stjthle, whtg tgb pltbethjo tl rbjng dlrb tgje :8; dhoohle ohstbebrs tgrlu`g j she`ob trjesdhsshle.

    1  Reibr tghs

    systbd, wgbe j ejthlejo BJ^ hs jnthvjtbi, FBDJ sbeis j nlddjei tgrlu`g hts ihrbnt ohec whtg

    [rbdhbrb tl rbojy tgb dbssj`b lvbr tgb ibihnjtbi FBDJ ngjeebo. Hf j stjthle gjs lptbi-he tlrbnbhvb ejthlejo BJ^ dbssj`bs ushe` tghs systbd, tgb trh``br jutldjthnjooy hetbrrupts joo lutputsfrld tgb WI^ rbnbhvbr flr trjesdhsshle lf tgb dbssj`b. Ijdle [bee, Jsshstjet Jidhehstrjtlr lfFBDJ‘s Ejthlejo Nletheuhty [rl`rjd, ibsnrhabi tgb nloojalrjthle whtg [rbdhbrb js ‟leb lf tgbojtbst hehthjthvbs tl be`j`b tgb prhvjtb sbntlr‘s nllpbrjthle he rjhshe` nldduehty prbpjrbiebss

    1 ^bb [rbss Qbobjsb, FBDJ jei [rbdhbrb Ebtwlrcs Plrc Yl`btgbr tl Henrbjsb [rbpjrbiebss (Djy 1, 1;:>),

    jvjhojaob jt  gttp=//:.usj.`lv/:uvHyIP.

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    jnrlss tgb ejthle.—>  hGbjrt jei [rbdhbrb ibihnjtb le`lhe` rbslurnbs tl tgb tbsthe` jei upcbbp lftghs systbd jei abohbvb tgjt ht djcbs je hdplrtjet nletrhauthle tl tgb rbohjahohty lf tgb BJ^. 

    hGbjrt josl hs nlddhttbi tl prbsbrvhe` tgb hetb`rhty lf tgb BJ^ nlibs jei Jttbethle^h`ejo. Lvbr tgb pjst ybjr, hGbjrt gjs tjcbe rbpbjtbi stbps tl rbheflrnb tgb ueibrstjeihe` ay

    hGbjrt‘s prliunthle stjff lf tgb spbnhfhn prlghahthles nrbjtbi ay tgb BJ^ Quobs jei tgbhdplrtjenb lf nldpoyhe` tgbrbwhtg. He Fbarujry 1;:9 jei Mueb 1;:9, hGbjrt ihstrhautbi je b-djho tl joo prl`rjddhe` bdpolybbs rbdheihe` tgbd tgjt tgb usb lf tgb BJ^ tlebs ltgbr tgje heje bdbr`beny lr jutglrhzbi tbst hs strhntoy prlghahtbi. [rbdhbrb flrwjribi tgb Fbarujry 1;:9dbssj`b tl hts cby prliunthle dbdabrs whtg j eltb tgjt ht hs ‟SvTbry hdplrtjet tgjt ylu sgjrb tghswhtg jeyleb wgl tlungbs lur juihl prliunt.— ^bb Bxghaht A. Le Fbarujry :7, 1;:9, [rbdhbrbihsnussbi iurhe` hts wbbcoy prl`rjd djej`brs nlefbrbenb njoo tgb hdplrtjenb lf elt arljinjsthe` tgb BJ^ nlibs lr Jttbethle ^h`ejo. Jiihthlejooy, hGbjrt gjs upijtbi tgb FNNnldpohjenb trjhehe` tgjt jpprlxhdjtboy 92;; hGbjrt bdpolybbs he prliunthle-rbojtbi mlas dustnldpobtb bjng ybjr tl, ab`heehe` he Mjeujry 1;:2, henouib spbnhfhn trjhehe` jalut nldpohjenbwhtg tgb BJ^ Quobs.

    @hvbe hGbjrt‘s objibrsghp slob he tgb ejthle‘s bdbr`beny nldduehnjthles ebtwlrc jei htsnlddhtdbet tl prbsbrvhe` tgb hetb`rhty lf tgb BJ^, tgb henoushle lf tgb BJE Juihl le tgbArljinjst wjs uejnnbptjaob tl hGbjrt. hGbjrt gjs shenb rbiluaobi hts bfflrts tl besurb tgjt bvbryheihvhiujo wgl he jey wjy nletrhautbs tl tgb prl`rjddhe` arljinjst le jey hGbjrt stjthleueibrstjeis tgjt ueibr el nhrnudstjenbs sgluoi hGbjrt usb tgb BJ^ nlibs lr Jttbethle ^h`ejo lrj shduojthle tgbrblf bxnbpt he tgb njsb lf je jntujo bdbr`beny lr tbst lf tgb BJ^. Jdle` ltgbrtghe`s, hGbjrt hesthtutbi j djeijtlry trjhehe` dliuob le Elvbdabr 2, 1;:9, spbnhfhnjooyjiirbsshe` nldpohjenb whtg tgb BJ^ Quobs. Js lf tghs wrhthe`, dlrb tgje 1,;;; hGbjrtbdpolybbs gjvb nldpobtbi tghs trjhehe` (henouihe` tgb stjff dbdabrs jffhohjtbi whtg ‟Ygb AlaayAlebs ^glw—), jei hGbjrt hs wlrche` tl besurb tgjt joo bdpolybbs he prliunthle-rbojtbi mlas prldptoy nldpobtb tghs trjhehe`.

    HV.  YGB HEJIVBQYBEY AQLJINJ^Y LF YGB BJE JRIHL LE YGB [QL@QJD.

    Js eltbi jalvb, tgb Lntlabr 19, 1;:9 bihthle lf ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— hejivbrtbetoyhenouibi j rbnlrihe` lf tgb BJ^ nlibs jei Jttbethle ^h`ejo frld tgb Elvbdabr 1;:: ejthlewhibBJE tbst. Ygb arljinjst lf tgb BJE Juihl lnnurrbi iurhe` j ebws stlry jalut Nldnjst njaobsystbds he tgb Pjsghe`tle, I.N. jrbj hetbrrupthe` j nrhthnjo dldbet lf @jdb 1 lf tgb Plroi^brhbs flr j dletgoy BJ^ tbst. Ygb thdhe` lf tgb Nldnjst tbst `bebrjtbi j ojr`b eb`jthvbrbsplesb le slnhjo dbihj jei wjs ngrlehnobi le j eudabr lf ebws wbashtbs.9 

    >  Hi.

    9 ^bb, b.`., Cbvhe Irjpbr, Nldnjst Ibnhibs Plroi ^brhbs hs [BQFBNY Yhdb flr Bdbr`beny Jobrt , Ibjisphe (Lnt.

    11, 1;:9, :;=29 p.d.), gttp=//ibjisphe.nld/nldnjst-ibnhibs-wlroi-sbrhbs-hs-pbrfbnt-thdb-flr-bdbr`b-:69866;8;8 

    (ojst vhshtbi Elv. :0, 1;:9)3 Djrc Ylwesbei, Plroi ^brhbs Vhbwbrs he IN Dhss @jdb 1 Fhrbwlrcs Iub tl

     Bdbr`beny Ybst , Xjgll! ^plrts (Lnt. 1>, 1;:9, :=:8 j.d.), gttp=//splrts.yjgll.nld/aol`s/ah`-obj`ub-stbw/wlroi-

    sbrhbs-vhbwbrs-he-in-dhss-`jdb-1-fhrbwlrcs-iub-tl-bdbr`beny-tbst-;9969991:.gtdo (ojst vhshtbi Elv. :0, 1;:9).

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    Js je jvhi splrts fje, Dr. Alebs gji rbji jei tllc hetbrbst he tgb fjnt tgjt vhbwbrs he tgb

    I.N. jrbj wbrb upsbt jalut tgb thdhe` lf tgb dletgoy BJ^ tbst. Le tgb dlrehe` lf tgbArljinjst, tgb stlry jppbjrbi le leb lf tgb prbp sbrvhnbs uthohzbi ay ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw.—

    Ygbsb prbp sbrvhnbs prlvhib hibjs flr ebws stlrhbs jei ahts jole` whtg jnnldpjeyhe` juihl nohps.

    Ygb stlry jalut tgb ueflrtuejtboy thdbi Nldnjst BJ^ tbst jppbjrbi le tgb wbashtb lf tgb ‟Ir.

    Ijvb— prbp sbrvhnb ueibr tgb gbjioheb ‟Ygb Alttld Oheb= Nldnjst djcbs ah` dhstjcb iurhe`jSshnT tgb ah` `jdb— jei jppbjrbi js floolws=

    ^bb Bxghaht N. Ygb stlry wjs jnnldpjehbi ay je juihl nohp whtg tgb floolwhe` ibsnrhpthle=

    1;:9 Plroi ^brhbs= @jdb 1

    2 - Nldnjst BJ^ Ybst - Nldnjst nustldbrs he Pjsghe`tle IN dhssbi Ldjr

    Hefjetb‘s abeng nobjrhe` gldb rue he tgb 6tg heehe` iub tl j tbst lf tgb Bdbr`beny

    Jobrt ^ystbd. (LRY= Stleb fjibsT) =:91;:9 Plroi ^brhbs= @jdb 1

    ^bb Bxghaht I.

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    Ajsbi le tghs ibsnrhpthle, Dr. Alebs abohbvbi tgjt tgb juihl nohp wjs j rbnlrihe` lf tgbPlroi ^brhbs arljinjst abhe` hetbrruptbi ay Nldnjst‘s dletgoy BJ^ tbst. Jnnlrihe`oy, Dr.Alebs sbet je b-djho tl ghs juihl prliunbr, , wghng henouibi tgb ibsnrhpthle frld tgb prbp sbrvhnb, whtg tgb ueibrstjeihe` tgjt wluoi jii tgjt nohp tl tgb ‟wjoo— lf nohpsjvjhojaob iurhe` tgb sglw. ^bb Bxghaht B. Yghs wjs tgb leoy nldduehnjthle abtwbbe Dr. Alebs

    jei jey ltgbr dbdabr lf tgb sglw‘s stjff jalut tgb sb`dbet’tgb sglw hs hetbethlejooyuesnrhptbi tl djhetjhe spletjebhty. Elt bvbe cebw wgbtgbr lr wgbe Dr. Alebs wluoiusb tgb nohp iurhe` tgb sglw.

    Le j typhnjo dlrehe`, Dr. Alebs ohstbes tl bvbry juihl nohp abflrb ushe` ht le-tgb-jhr.Ygb dlrehe` lf tgb Arljinjst, glwbvbr, Dr. Alebs wjs arljinjsthe` frld j rbdltb stuihl heIjoojs, Ybxjs, tgjt wjs elt bquhppbi flr Dr. Alebs tl prbvhbw jey lf tgb nohps tgjt gb gji jscbi

    tl prbpjrb. Jnnlrihe`oy, Dr. Alebs gji tl rboy le tgb ibsnrhpthle prlvhibi ay tgb prbp sbrvhnb js tgb ajshs flr ghs ueibrstjeihe` lf tgb nletbet tgbrblf.

    Jt jpprlxhdjtboy 7=17 j.d., Dr. Alebs ab`je tgb BJ^ ^tlry, wghng wbet js floolws=

    (Qbmlheibr)Jeeluenbr= Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw.

    Alaay Alebs= Yghs hs tll fueey. Jei, H fbot slrry flr joo lf lur IN ohstbebrs tgjtwbrb wjtnghe` tgb Plroi ^brhbs. ^l, Nldnjst ilbs je BJ^ tbst. Jei, ht‘s’heIN’ht‘s rh`gt js tgb abeng nobjrhe` gldb rue gjppbes he tgb 7tg heehe`, lrdjyab tgb 6tg heehe`. Aut tgbrb wjs j . . . js ht‘s jalut tl gjppbe, tghs gjppbes=

    (Ab`he juihl nohp)(BJ^ nlibs)(Oju`gtbr lvbr) Lg el.

    (Fhrst BJ^ Jttbethle ^h`ejo)(Alaay Alebs spbjche` lvbr sh`ejo) ^l tghs hs gjppbehe` js gb‘s ghtthe` tgb gldbrue.

    (^bnlei BJ^ Jttbethle ^h`ejo)

    Alaay Alebs= Ht‘s luttj gbrb! Ygb abengbs jrb nobjrbi, ylu nldb ajnc tl ht, jeijoo lf j suiibe, wgjt must gjppbebi<

    (Ab`he rbpojy lf juihl nohp)

    (BJ^ nlibs)(Alaay Alebs spbjche` lvbr BJ^ nlibs) Yghs must gjppbebi! (Oju`gtbr) Qh`gthe tgb dhiiob lf tgb Plroi ^brhbs!

    Jorh`gt, wb‘oo nldb rh`gt ajnc.

    Je juihl fhob lf tgb BJ^ ̂ tlry, js henouibi he tgb Arljinjst, hs jttjngbi gbrbtl js Bxghaht F. Jtrjesnrhpt lf tgb BJ^ ^tlry, js henouibi he tgb Arljinjst, hs jttjngbi gbrbtl js Bxghaht @.

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    Reabcelwest tl Dr. Alebs lr jey ltgbr bdpolybbs lf tgb sglw jt tgb thdb, tgb juihl nohpwjs elt rbnlribi frld tgb rbjo-thdb Nldnjst ibohvbry lf tgb Plroi ^brhbs `jdb tl hts I.N. jrbjnjaob suasnrhabrs (henouihe` tgb hetbrrupthe` BJ^ tbst), aut rjtgbr wjs j rbnlrihe` lf tgb Elvbdabr 1;:: ejthlewhib BJ^ tbst, latjhebi frld tgb Hetbrebt ay je heibpbeibet nletrjntlr

    wlrche` flr tgb prbp sbrvhnb. Jnnlrihe`oy, he trjesdhtthe` tgb Arljinjst tl hts jffhohjtbs, hGbjrthejivbrtbetoy trjesdhttbi lr njusbi tgb trjesdhsshle lf twl hestjenbs lf tgb BJ^ nlibs jei lebhestjenb lf tgb BJ^ Jttbethle ^h`ejos.

    Ygb fhejo oheb lf ibfbesb tgjt [rbdhbrb gji hdpobdbetbi tl prbvbet j`jhest sungtrjesdhsshles fjhobi le tgb dlrehe` lf tgb Arljinjst. Bxbnuthvb [rliunbr gjirbnbhvbi jei rbji tgb Fbarujry :2, 1;:9 b-djho frld [rbdhbrb Ebtwlrcs jalut elt arljinjsthe`tgb BJ^ tlebs jei wjs fjdhohjr whtg tgb BJ^ Quobs. rbnbhvbs j rbjo-thdb fbbi lf tgbsglw he gbr lffhnb flrty (9;) sbnleis abflrb ht hs trjesdhttbi. Hf gbjrs jey djtbrhjotgjt sgb ibtbrdhebs hs elt fht flr arljinjst, sgb nje uthohzb j ‟iudp— auttle tgjt whoo hetbrrupt tgbtrjesdhsshle jei rbture tgb sglw tl rbjo thdb (bffbnthvboy ibobthe` flrty (9;) sbnleis lf

     prl`rjddhe`). Reflrtuejtboy, iurhe` tghs sb`dbet, wjs pbrflrdhe` jiihthlejorbspleshahohthbs tgjt rbquhrbi gbr tl ab he tgb stuihl, rjtgbr tgje he gbr lffhnb. ilbselt gjvb je juihl fbbi lf tgb sglw he tgb stuihl. Dlrblvbr, abnjusb Dr. Alebs wjs arljinjsthe` frld j rbdltb olnjthle tgjt dlrehe`, nluoi elt gbjr wgjt Dr. Alebswjs sjyhe`, jei wjs uejwjrb tgjt gb wjs bvbe ihsnusshe` tgb BJ^ ^tlry. ^gb ihi elt objre tgjttgb Arljinjst henouibi tgb BJ^ Juihl uetho sgb rbnbhvbi je b-djho frld ,[rbdhbrb Ebtwlrcs‘ Bxbnuthvb Vhnb [rbshibet lf Betbrtjhedbet [rl`rjddhe`, jpprlxhdjtboy jgjof-glur ojtbr. gjs stjtbi ueibr ljtg tgjt gji sgb abbe he gbr lffhnb hestbji lf tgbstuihl iurhe` tgb BJ^ ^tlry, sgb wluoi gjvb iudpbi tgb sb`dbet uple gbjrhe` tgb BJE Juihl,jei ht ebvbr wluoi gjvb abbe trjesdhttbi.

    V.  HGBJQY‘^ HDDBIHJYB QB^[LE^B [QBVBEYBI YGB AQLJINJ^Y LF YGB

    BJE JRIHL LE J ERDABQ LF JIIHYHLEJO ^YJYHLE^.

    Jt 7=27 j.d. BY, jpprlxhdjtboy >; dheutbs jftbr ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— arljinjst tgbBJE Juihl, , hGbjrt‘s Djrcbt Djej`br flr tgb Nloudaus, Lghl djrcbt, sbet je b-djho tl , leb lf hGbjrt‘s ^behlr Vhnb [rbshibets lf [rl`rjddhe`, stjthe`=

    Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw must tghs glur (7jd) ihi j aht jalut tgb wlroi sbrhbs abhe`hetbrruptbi ay BJ^ jei ‟tghs hs wgjt ht slueibi ohcb— jei gji tgb tlebs.

     Elt leoy hs ht wrle`…..aut abhe` je O[1 stjthle PCCM trh``brbi ltgbr stjthles hetgb BJ^ ngjhe jei tgbrb wjse‘t jey BLD tleb sl tgbhr alxbs olncbi he tl PCCM.

    2 Jotglu`g tgb sbnthle lf tgb Arljinjst nletjhehe` tgb BJE Juihl jhrbi le sbvbety-twl (01) stjthles, bjng

    rbtrjesdhsshle wjs tgb rbsuot lf j she`ob trjesdhsshle lf tgb Arljinjst ay hGbjrt. ^bb He tgb Djttbr lf Vhjnld Hen.,

     EAN Rehvbrsjo Dbihj, OON, B^[E Hen., 18 FNN Qni. :>2: ¶17 (1;:9)3 jnnlri He tgb Djttbr lf Yurebr Arlji. ^ys.,

    18 FNN Qni. 021 ¶ 7 (1;:9) (flnushe` le tgb eudabr lf trjesdhsshles ay prl`rjddbr tl DV[Is, rjtgbr tgje tgb

    eudabr lf shduotjeblus rbtrjesdhsshles ay bjng heihvhiujo njaob systbd)3 He tgb Djttbr lf Yurebr Arlji. ^ys., 17

    FNN Qni. :2922 ¶ 0 (BA 1;:>) (sjdb).

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    Pb gjvb gji njoos frld ltgbr stjthles.

    Phtghe dheutbs, ‘s dbssj`b pjssbi frld tl jeltgbr ^behlrVhnb [rbshibet lf [rl`rjddhe`, tl , tl [rbdhbrb‘s [rbshibet, , jeihts ^behlr Vhnb [rbshibet lf Be`hebbrhe`,

    Jt tgb sjdb thdb, usbrs lf hGbjrt‘s Qjihl Be`hebbrhe` ohstsbrv gji ab`ue sbeihe`dbssj`bs jalut j plsshaob BJE. Ygb fhrst rbplrtbi rbnbhpt lf je BJE njdb frld ,rb`hlejo V[ lf be`hebbrhe` flr hGbjrt‘s Ngjrolttb, Elrtg Njrlohej djrcbt, wgl sgjrbi tgbfloolwhe` dbssj`b=

    Jobrt Qbnbhvbi jt :;/19/:9 ;7=1:=>; le dlehtlr #:Djtngbi Fhotbr QBZRHQBI BJEJ [rhdjry Betry [lhet ^ystbd gjs hssubi je Bdbr`beny Jnthle Elthfhnjthleflr tgb Rehtbi ^tjtbs ab`heehe` jt >=;> pd ^ue Elv ;8 jei beihe`jt >=:7 pd ^ue Elv ;8 (POEC FD)

    ]N]N-[B[-BJE-;::;;:+;;:2->:>:8;>-POEC FD „

    Ay 8=;2 j.d. BY, obss tgje tbe dheutbs jftbr tgb fhrst rbplrt lf tgb trjesdhsshle,gji nlefhrdbi whtg Dr. Alebs tgjt gb gji trjesdhttbi tgb BJE Juihl (jotglu`g gb

    wjs elt jwjrb jt tgb thdb tgjt ht wjs je jntujo BJE) js pjrt lf tgb BJ^ ^tlry. Jt 8=:0 j.d. BY,sbet je b-djho tl hGbjrt‘s Bxbnuthvb Vhnb [rbshibet lf Be`hebbrhe` jei ^ystbds

    Hetb`rjthle, , jei tl , [rbshibet lf hGbjrt‘s Ebtwlrcs @rlup (wghnglvbrsbbs [rbdhbrb), stjthe`= ‟Ht jppbjrs tgjt tghs dlrehe`, Ygb Alaay Alebs sglw jhrbi j nohpfrld tgb ^F wlroi sbrhbs bjrtgqujcb henouihe` tgb BJ^ tleb.—

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    nletjntbi tgb gbji lf hGbjrt‘s Bdbr`beny Elthfhnjthles @rlup, tl latjhe j rbplrtfrld BJ^ Pjtng lf jey BJ^ jnthvjthles. Dbjewghob, sbet je b-djho tl tgbQjihl Be`hebbrs ohst stjthe`= ‟H abohbvb tgjt tghs dlrehe`, Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw jhrbi j ebwsjuihl nohp frld tgb ^F wlroi sbrhbs bjrtgqujcb tgjt henouibi BJ^ tleb. Pb jrb hevbsth`jthe`elw.— 

    Jt 8=18 j.d. BY, rbspleibi tl ‘s b-djho tl tgb QjihlBe`hebbrs ohst whtg tgb floolwhe` rbnlddbeijthle= ‟

    [rbdhbrb prlajaoy sgluoi fousg joo tgb xis rbnbhvbrs tgjt jrb ibojyhe` tgb alaay alebs sglw lr tghs whoo rbpbjt he tgb wbstbre thdb zlebs..

    HB [uoo tgb pou`

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    Jt 8=>: j.d. BY, sbet je b-djho tl Ihrbntlr lf JffhohjtbQbojthles flr [rbdhbrb, whtg tgb floolwhe` tbxt=

    PB EBBI YL JOBQY JOO ALAAX ALEB^ JFFHOHJYB^ PGL JQB ELY

    OHVB (JEXLEB HE JEX LYGBQ YHDB ]LEB IBOJXBI) YGJY YGBXGJVB YL DJERJOOX NLVBQ JE BJ^ YLEB YGJY JHQBI HE ALAAX‘^^GLP

    H‘D @LHE@ YL ^YJQY B-DJHOHE@ [BL[OB ARY EBBI XLR LE YGH^J^J[!!

    ebxt b-djhobi ‟PB EBBI YL YBOO JOO YGB ^YJYHLE^ HEYJ[B IBOJX YL NLVBQ HY „ EBBI J ALJQI L[[ HE YGBQB J^J[ YL NLVBQ HY!!—Ygbe b-djhobi tgb prbp sbrvhnb tl djcb surb tgjt ht rbdlvbi tgb juihl fhob sl htwluoi elt ab usbi ay jey ltgbr stjthles. Phtghe shxtbbe dheutbs, tgb prbp sbrvhnb nlefhrdbi tgjt

    tgb nohp gji abbe rbdlvbi.

    Ay 8=21 j.d. BY, eudbrlus hGbjrt bdpolybbs wbrb flnusbi le prbvbethe` tgb furtgbr arljinjst lf tgb BJE Juihl. , gjvhe` rbvhbwbi tgb BJ^ Pjtng rbplrts, stjtbi heje b-djho tgjt ‟tghs jobrt prlpj`jtbi tl j ojr`b eudabr lf stjthles,— jiihe` ‟SwTb ebbi tl djcbsurb tghs ilbse‘t pojy j`jhe flr jey rbjsle.— rbspleibi jt 8=29 j.d. BY tgjt= ‟Hgjvb jobrtbi tgb be`hebbrhe` ngjhe lf tgb jhr thdb sl jeyleb he ibojy nje irlp ht lut, hejffhohjtb rbojthles hs josl dbssj`he` joo thdb ibojybi jffhohjtbs vhj prl`rjddhe` djej`bdbet.—^glrtoy jftbr :;=;; j.d. BY, ^behlr Vhnb [rbshibet lf Jffhohjtb Qbojthles flr[rbdhbrb, sbet je b-djho whtg tgb ^uambnt ‟ALAAX ALEB^ RQ@BEY ELYHNB jei tgbfloolwhe` dbssj`b=

    RQ@BEY= Jttbethle Alaay Alebs Jffhohjtbs=

    [objsb ab jivhsbi tgjt jt jpprlxhdjtboy 7=18JD Bjstbre Yhdb je BJ^ tleb wjs pojybi he brrlr. Flr tglsb stjthles tjche` tgb sglw le ibojy ht hs hdpbrjthvb tgjtylu biht tgjt juihl jei bohdhejtb tgb tleb. Pb jrb hevbsth`jthe` glw tghs lnnurrbijei whoo nldduehnjtb uple furtgbr heflrdjthle. Ygjec ylu.

    ^hdhojr dbssj`bs floolwbi tl vjrhlus ihstrhauthle ohsts. Dbjewghob, hGbjrt‘s sbehlr be`hebbrhe`tbjd ab`je tl flnus le glw tl rbdlvb tgb prl`rjd frld jffhohjtbs‘ WI^ rbnbhvbrs. Dr.

    wrltb jt 8=28 j.d. BY ‟nje wb fousg tgb WI^ rnvrs< He dy lphehle, wb ebbi tl dlvbtl j ‗abst lf‘ sglw. H ile‘t wjet tl tjcb j ngjenb lf tghs rueehe` jeywgbrb bosb.— Ds.

    rbspleibi tgjt sgb wjs njoohe` tgb ELN. ^bvbrjo dheutbs ojtbr,nlefhrdbi tgjt sgb wjs tjoche` tl jei ‟tgby jrb `lhe` tl stjrt aolwhe` lut tgbheihvhiujo rbnbhvbrs jei H whoo dbssj`b tgb be`hebbrhe` tgrbji tgjt jeyleb he ibojy le alaay alebs ebbis tl `bt rbjiy tl `l olnjo.—

    Jt :;=;8 j.d. BY’obss tgje twbety dheutbs abflrb tgb BJ^ ^tlry wjs sngbiuobi tl jhr’  heflrdbi tgb Qjihl Be`hebbrs ohst tgjt [rbdhbrb gji sbet j dbssj`b tl joo tjpb

    ibojybi jffhohjtbs jei wjs wlrche` ‟tl pur`b tgb WI^ rbnbhvbrs he joo lf tglsb djrcbts tl djcb

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    surb ht ilbs elt jhr.— hGbjrt nletheubi j twl-frlet bfflrt, rbjnghe` lut tl stjthles arljinjsthe` tgbsglw le j twl-glur ibojy ihrbntoy tl benlurj`b tgbd tl prbpjrb tl ibobtb lr nlvbr tgb sb`dbetolnjooy wghob, jt tgb sjdb thdb, tryhe` tl hetbrrupt tgb pojyajnc lf tgb Arljinjst le WI^rbnbhvbrs. Glwbvbr, js bxpojhebi tl leb jffhohjtb, ‟tgbrb hs el ‗`olajo‘ wjy tl aolw ht lut „ hts ohcb j YhVl „ lenb ylu‘vb `lt ht rbnlribi he ylur olnjo WI^ rbnbhvbr, wb jrbe‘t

    ‗he nletrlo‘ „ wb gjvb tl ihjo hetl ylur rbnbhvbr jei rbdlvb ht, leb ay leb.—

    hGbjrt‘s bfflrts tl prbvbet tgb furtgbr arljinjst lf tgb BJE Juihl ojr`boy wbrbsunnbssfuo. Js j rbsuot lf tgbsb bfflrts, tbe (:;) stjthles he shx (6) djrcbts tgjt arljinjst ‟YgbAlaay Alebs ^glw— le j thdb ibojy bhtgbr swhtngbi tl ‟abst-lf— prl`rjddhe` lr nlvbrbi up tgbBJE Juihl. Je bobvbetg stjthle jttbdptbi tl djeujooy iudp tgb slueis, aut wjs tll ojtb,joolwhe` tgb arljinjst lf tgb fhrst hestjenb lf tgb BJ^ nlibs, aut elt tgb Jttbethle ^h`ejos lr tgbsbnlei hestjenb lf tgb BJ^ nlibs.

    Jttjngbi gbrbtl js Bxghaht G hs j nloobnthle lf nlrrbspleibenb rbojthe` tl hGbjrt‘s bfflrtstl prbvbet tgb thdb-ibojybi arljinjst lf tgb BJE Juihl.

    Jttjngbi gbrbtl js Bxghaht H hs j ohst lf wghng jffhohjtbs lf ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— arljinjst tgb BJE Juihl.

    Jttjngbi gbrbtl js Bxghaht M hs j rbplrt frld hGbjrt‘s BJ^ Pjtng systbd lf BJEdbssj`bs frld Lntlabr 19, 1;:9.

    Jttjngbi gbrbtl js Bxghaht C hs j nloobnthle lf nlrrbspleibenb abtwbbejei Alaay Alebs jalut tgb arljinjst lf tgb BJE Juihl.

    Jttjngbi gbrbtl js Bxghaht O hs j nloobnthle lf nlrrbspleibenb frld hGbjrt‘s QjihlBe`hebbrs ohstsbrv jalut tgb Arljinjst jei glw BJ^ bquhpdbet rbspleibi tl tgb BJE Juihl.

    VH.  LYGBQ H^^RB^ QBOJYHE@ YL YGB AQLJINJ^Y.

    Jffhohjtbs lf ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— `bebrjooy fjoo hetl leb lf tgrbb njtb`lrhbs whtgrb`jri tl tgbhr pjrthnhpjthle he tgb BJ^= (:) O[:, O[1, lr O[> stjthles tgjt jrb dlehtlrbi ay ltgbr pjrthnhpjets flr BJ^ dbssj`bs3 (1) pjrthnhpjthe` ejthlejo stjthles tgjt, ebvbrtgbobss, jrbdlehtlrbi ay ltgbr pjrthnhpjets flr BJ^ dbssj`bs3 jei (>) pjrthnhpjthe` ejthlejo stjthles tgjt jrbelt dlehtlrbi ay ltgbr pjrthnhpjets flr BJ^ dbssj`bs. Jttjngbi gbrbtl js Bxghaht D hs j ngjrtheihnjthe` tgb rlob lf bjng stjthle he hts rbspbnthvb stjtb lr rb`hlejo BJ^ poje.

    BJ^ bquhpdbet tgjt uthohzbi j ‟strhnt thdb— sbtthe` wluoi gjvb rbmbntbi tgb Arljinjst‘s

    hejivbrtbet BJE trjesdhsshle abnjusb tgb ijtb nletjhebi he tgb BJ^ nlibs, Elvbdabr 8, wjssbvbrjo wbbcs he tgb futurb. Glwbvbr, djey stjthles gjvb tgb strhnt thdb sbtthe` turebi lff tlbesurb tgjt joo jobrts jrb prldptoy pjssbi tgrlu`g bvbe hf tgb ijtbs jrb henleshstbet. Js j rbsuot,djey stjthles jppbjr tl gjvb rbojybi tgb dbssj`b js tglu`g ht wjs je jntujo BJE dbssj`b.Jnnlrihe` tl j rbplrt frld hGbjrt‘s BJE Pjtng systbd, fhfty-eheb (28) hGbjrt stjthles rbnbhvbije BJE dbssj`b le Lntlabr 19, 1;:9, twbety-leb (1:) lf wghng rbojybi tgb BJE dbssj`b.hGbjrt josl hs jwjrb lf jt objst twbety-eheb (18) ele Alaay Alebs jffhohjtbs tgjt rbojybi tgbdbssj`b he jiihthle tl nbrtjhe olnjo systbds flr JY&Y Rvbrsb, Yhdb Pjrebr Njaob, jei IH^G

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     Ebtwlrcs. hGbjrt hs elt jwjrb lf jey bdbr`beny rbsplesb ay fbibrjo, stjtb, jei/lr olnjo ojwbeflrnbdbet lr ltgbr puaohn gbjotg jei sjfbty jutglrhthbs js j rbsuot lf tgb Arljinjst, jotglu`grbprbsbetjthvbs frld FBDJ, tgb FNN, jei tgb Pghtb Glusb jppjrbetoy nllrihejtbi tl hibethfytgb lrh`he lf tgb dbssj`b.

    hGbjrt nldduehnjtbi ay tbobpgleb whtg rbprbsbetjthvbs frld altg FBDJ jei tgb FNNtgb jftbrelle lf tgb Arljinjst tl jivhsb tgbd jalut tgb stbps tgjt hGbjrt gji tjcbe tl prbvbet jeyrbpbjt arljinjsts. Ygb floolwhe` wbbc, hGbjrt‘s jttlrebys gji j vlouetjry dbbthe` whtg stjfffrld tgb FNN‘s [uaohn ^jfbty jei Gldbojei ^bnurhty Aurbju jei Beflrnbdbet Aurbju tl sgjrbtgb nurrbet ibtjhos lf hGbjrt‘s hevbsth`jthle hetl tgb henhibets surrlueihe` tgb Arljinjst. hGbjrt‘sjttlrebys gjvb abbe he rb`uojr nletjnt whtg tgb FNN stjff jei nlddhttbi tl nldpobtb tgbhrhevbsth`jthle jei suadht tghs vlouetjry ihsnolsurb, sh`ebi ueibr pbejoty lf pbrmury, whtghe >;ijys lf tgbhr hehthjo dbbthe`.

    Ygb wbbc jftbr tgb Arljinjst, hGbjrt objrebi tgjt nbrtjhe BJ^ bquhpdbet djeufjnturbi ay Ih`htjo Jobrt ^ystbds (‟IJ^—), j suashihjry lf Dlerlb Bobntrlehns (‟Dlerlb—), djy gjvbstlrbi tgb BJE dbssj`b, tl ab rbojybi le Elvbdabr 8, 1;:9. Rple objrehe` lf tghs pltbethjohssub, hGbjrt vlouetjrhoy ueibrtllc tgb floolwhe` jnthles= (:) ngbncbi joo lf tgb BJ^ bquhpdbetjt hts stjthles tl nlefhrd tgjt tgby ihi elt gjvb jey stlrbi dbssj`bs30 (1) ab`je nldphohe` j ohstlf wghng jffhohjtbs lf ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— wbrb O[:, O[1, jei O[> stjthles jei wgjtstjthles djy gjvb dlehtlrbi tgbsb stjthles3 jei (>) nletjntbi stjff he tgb FNN‘s [uaohn ^jfbtyjei Gldbojei ^bnurhty Aurbju jei Beflrnbdbet Aurbju tl ibtbrdheb wgjt jiihthlejo jnthleshGbjrt nluoi tjcb tl prbvbet tgb rbojy lf j stlrbi BJE ay ele-hGbjrt stjthles. hGbjrt nllrihejtbiihrbntoy whtg Dlerlb tl gbop tjr`bt tgb prlpbr BJ^ pjrthnhpjets tl besurb tgjt tgby ibobtbi jeydbssj`bs stlrbi he tgbhr qububs. Js j rbsuot lf tgbsb bfflrts, hGbjrt hs elt jwjrb lf jey hestjenbslf BJ^ pjrthnhpjets rbojyhe` tgb BJE dbssj`b le Elvbdabr 8, 1;:9.

    Jotglu`g el hGbjrt bdpolybbs gjvb abbe nrhdhejooy lr nhvhooy ngjr`bi he rbojthle tl tgb

    Arljinjst, hGbjrt tjcbs tghs henhibet bxtrbdboy sbrhlusoy. Ygb ijy lf tgb Arljinjst, [rbdhbrbihrbntbi tgb Ir. Ijvb prbp sbrvhnb tl tbrdhejtb hts rbojthlesghp whtg tgb heibpbeibet nletrjntlrtgjt wjs rbspleshaob flr ihstrhauthe` tgb BJE Juihl, jei tgb prbp sbrvhnb hddbihjtboy nldpohbi.[rbdhbrb hs wlrche` whtg tgb prbp sbrvhnb tl rbbvjoujtb hts bihtlrhjo stjeijris jei nletrlos.Jiihthlejooy, le Elvbdabr 2, 1;:9, hGbjrt hesthtutbi j djeijtlry trjhehe` dliuob jalutnldpohjenb whtg tgb BJ^ Quobs. Joo bdpolybbs gji twl wbbcs tl nldpobtb tghs trjhehe` dliuob.Yghs hs he jiihthle tl hGbjrt‘s djeijtlry jeeujo FNN nldpohjenb trjhehe`, wghng, js lf Mjeujry1;:2, whoo henouib j sbnthle jalut tgb BJ^ Quobs.

    0 Jotglu`g hGbjrt ilbs elt usb IJ^ bquhpdbet, j fbw stjthles tgjt hGbjrt gjs jnquhrbi usb IJ^ bquhpdbet

     purngjsbi ueibr j prhlr lwebr.

    7 ^bb B-djho frld , Dlerlb Bobntrlehns, tl Jrh Dbotzbr, nluesbo flr hGbjrt, jei , FNN

    Gldbojei ^bnurhty jei [uaohn ^jfbty Aurbju (Elv. :;, 1;:9, >=>; p.d.) (‟Pb jpprbnhjtb tgb ohsts prlvhibi ay

    Phoby Qbhe jei hGbjrt, wghng gbopbi flnus je jiihthlejo ojst dheutb rluei lf lutrbjng tl stjtb arljinjst

    jsslnhjthles, ^BNNs jei BJ^ [jrthnhpjets he tgb ohcboy jffbntbi jrbjs.—).

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    VHH.  NLENOR^HLE.

    hGbjrt hs nlddhttbi tl sbrvhe` js j objibr he tgb prhvjtb-sbntlr hdpobdbetjthle lf tgbBdbr`beny Jobrt ^ystbd jei ibbpoy rb`rbts tgjt tghs henhibet lnnurrbi. hGbjrt rbdjhes ibihnjtbitl wlrche` whtg tgb FNN jei FBDJ tl hdprlvb tgb bffbnthvbebss jei rbohjahohty lf tgb BJ^ jeitl uthohzb tgb uedjtngbi plwbr lf arljinjsthe` tl wjre, biunjtb, jei/lr rbjssurb tgb puaohn, jstgb njsb djy ab, he tgb bvbet lf je bdbr`beny. 

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    IBNOJQJYHLE LF

    :.  Dy ejdb hs . H jd tgb Bxbnuthvb [rliunbr lf ‟Ygb Alaay

    Alebs ^glw,— j ejthlejooy syeihnjtbi rjihl prl`rjd ihstrhautbi ay [rbdhbrb Ebtwlrcs

    (‟[rbdhbrb—). H jd djche` tghs Ibnojrjthle he supplrt lf tgb vlouetjry ihsnolsurb ay

    hGbjrtNldduehnjthles, Hen. (‟hGbjrt—) rb`jrihe` tgb Lntlabr 19, 1;:9 arljinjst lf

    ‟Ygb Alaay Alebs ^glw— (tgb ‟Arljinjst—). H ajsb tghs Ibnojrjthle le dy pbrslejo

    celwobi`b jei le heflrdjthle jvjhojaob tl db he dy plshthle jt hGbjrt.

    1.  Le Fbarujry :2, 1;:9, H rbnbhvbi je b-djho frld ,

    [rbdhbrb‘s Bxbnuthvb Vhnb [rbshibet lf Betbrtjhedbet [rl`rjddhe`, flrwjrihe` je

    jeeluenbdbet frld hGbjrt‘s [rl`rjddhe` Lpbrjthles Nbetbr jalut nldpohjenb whtg

    tgb BJ^ ruobs whtg tgb dbssj`b ‟Vbry hdplrtjet tgjt ylu sgjrb tghs whtg jeyleb wgl

    tlungbs lur juihl prliunt!!!— Ygrlu`g tghs b-djho jei ltgbr nldduehnjthles frld

    hGbjrt jei [rbdhbrb, H wjs jwjrb lf tgb prlghahthle le tgb trjesdhsshle lf tgb BJ^

    nlibs lr Jttbethle ^h`ejo lr j shduojthle tgbrblf lutshib lf je jntujo bdbr`beny.

    >.  Leb lf dy rbspleshahohthbs js Bxbnuthvb [rliunbr hs tl dlehtlr tgb sglw

    jei djcb surb tgjt wb il elt trjesdht jey hejpprlprhjtb djtbrhjo. He dy lffhnb, H

    rbnbhvb j rbjo-thdb fbbi lf tgb sglw flrty (9;) sbnleis abflrb ht hs trjesdhttbi. Hf H gbjr

    jey djtbrhjo tgjt hs elt fht flr arljinjst, H nje uthohzb j ‟iudp— auttle tgjt whoo hetbrrupt

    tgb trjesdhsshle jei rbture tgb sglw tl rbjo thdb (bffbnthvboy ibobthe` flrty (9;) sbnleis

    lf prl`rjddhe`).

    9.  Reflrtuejtboy, iurhe` tgb sb`dbet jalut tgb BJ^ tbst, H wjs he tgb stuihl

     prbpjrhe` flr tgb ebxt arbjc, wgbrb H ihi elt gjvb je juihl fbbi lf tgb sglw. Dlrblvbr,

     abnjusb Dr. Alebs wjs arljinjsthe` frld j rbdltb olnjthle tgjt dlrehe`, H wjs elt

    jaob tl gbjr wgjt gb wjs sjyhe`, jei H wjs elt jwjrb tgjt gb wjs bvbe ihsnusshe` tgb

    BJ^ stlry. H ihi elt objre tgjt tgb Arljinjst henouibi tgb BJ^ nlibs jei Jttbethle

    ^h`ejo uetho H rbnbhvbi je b-djho frld jpprlxhdjtboy >; dheutbs ojtbr.

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    2.  Gji H abbe he dy lffhnb, H wluoi gjvb iudpbi tgb sb`dbet uple gbjrhe`

    tgb BJ^ nlibs jei Jttbethle ^h`ejo, jei tgby ebvbr wluoi gjvb abbe trjesdhttbi.

    6.  Js slle js H objrebi tgjt tgb Arljinjst henouibi tgb BJ^ nlibs jei

    Jttbethle ^h`ejo, H wbet hetl lur ih`htjo stlrj`b systbd, Ebx@be, jei ibobtbi tgb stlry.

    Yghs prbvbetbi tgb rbarljinjst lf tgb BJ^ stlry le rjihl lr tgb hGbjrtDbihj ih`htjo

    sbrvhnb.

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    H, ibnojrb ueibr pbejoty lf pbrmury tgjt tgb flrb`lhe` hs trub jei

    nlrrbnt tl tgb abst lf dy celwobi`b, heflrdjthle, jei abohbf.

    ^h`ebi he \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\, le Elvbdabr \\\\, 1;:9.

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