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7/30/2019 BENGHAZI REPORT TO U.S. CONGRESS .pdf http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/benghazi-report-to-us-congress-pdf 1/39 _LDIATTCBCOM ’]nfso wnf dallft rohohgor tno past aro dflmohlom tf ropoat ct.‘ -- @ofr`o Taltayala, Woasfl cl Dfhhfl Tolso (135?) CL]WFM_D]CFL Uursualt tf ]ctio CCC fb tno Fhlcgus Mcpifhatcd alm Altctorrfrcsh Adt fb 13>2, 77 _.T.D. § =>41 ot soq. , (tno ’Adt‘), Todrotary fb Ttato Nciiary Wfmnah Dicltfl dflvolom al Addfultagcicty Wovcow Gfarm (AWG) bfr Gol`nazc tf oxahclo tno badts alm dcrduhstaldos surrfulmcl` tno Toptohgor 11-17, 7517, jciicl`s fb bfur _.T. `fvorlholt porsflloi, cldiumcl` tno _.T. Ahgassamfr tf Icgya, Kfnl Dnrcstfpnor Ttovols, cl Gol`nazc, Icgya. A sorcos fb attadjs fl Toptohgor 11-17, 7517 clvfivcl` arsfl, shaii-arhs alm hadnclo-`ul bcro, alm uso fb rfdjot-prfpoiiom `rolamos (WU@s), `rolamos alm hfrtars, bfdusom fl twf _.T. badcictcos cl Gol`nazc, as woii as _.T. porsflloi ol rfuto gotwool tno twf badcictcos. Cl ammctcfl, tno attadjs sovoroiy wfulmom twf _.T. porsflloi, clkurom tnroo Icgyal dfltradt `uarms alm rosuitom cl tno mostrudtcfl alm agalmflholt fb gftn badcictcos — tno _.T. Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm (THD) alm Allox. Bfur Gfarm hohgors woro soiodtom gy tno Todrotary fb Ttato alm flo hohgor brfh tno cltoiic`oldo dfhhulcty (CD) was soiodtom gy tno Mcrodtfr bfr Latcflai Cltoiic`oldo. Ahgassamfr ]nfhas W. Ucdjorcl` sorvom as Dnacrhal, wctn Amhcrai Hcdnaoi Huiiol as Rcdo Dnacrhal. Ammctcflai hohgors woro Datnorclo Gortclc, Wcdnarm Tncllcdj, alm Nu`n ]urlor, wnf roprosoltom tno CD. ]no drchclai clvostc`atcfl fb tno Toptohgor 11-17, 7517, Gol`nazc attadjs, bfr wncdn tno statutfry rospflscgcicty rosts wctn tno Bomorai Guroau fb Clvostc`atcfl (BGC), was stcii ulmorway at tno tcho fb tncs ropfrt. ]no Gfarm olkfyom oxdoiiolt dffporatcfl wctn tno Mopartholt fb Kustcdo alm BGC tnrfu`nfut proparatcfl fb tncs ropfrt. ]no joy quostcfls surrfulmcl` tno cmoltcty, adtcfls alm hftcvatcfls fb tno porpotratfrs rohacl tf go motorhclom gy tno fl`fcl` drchclai clvostc`atcfl. As daiiom bfr gy tno Adt, tncs ropfrt oxahclos; wnotnor tno attadjs woro sodurcty roiatom: wnotnor sodurcty systohs alm prfdomuros woro amoquato alm chpioholtom prfporiy: tno chpadt fb cltoiic`oldo alm clbfrhatcfl avaciagcicty: wnotnor aly ftnor badts fr dcrduhstaldos cl tnoso dasos hay go roiovalt tf apprfprcato sodurcty hala`oholt fb _.T. hcsscfls wfrimwcmo: alm, bclaiiy, wnotnor aly _.T. `fvorlholt ohpifyoo fr dfltradtfr, as mobclom gy tno Adt, groadnom nor fr ncs muty.

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’]nfso wnf dallft rohohgor tno past aro dflmohlom tf ropoat ct.‘-- @ofr`o Taltayala, Woasfl cl Dfhhfl Tolso (135?)

CL]WFM_D]CFL

Uursualt tf ]ctio CCC fb tno Fhlcgus Mcpifhatcd alm Altctorrfrcsh Adt fb13>2, 77 _.T.D. § =>41 ot soq. , (tno ’Adt‘), Todrotary fb Ttato Nciiary WfmnahDicltfl dflvolom al Addfultagcicty Wovcow Gfarm (AWG) bfr Gol`nazc tfoxahclo tno badts alm dcrduhstaldos surrfulmcl` tno Toptohgor 11-17, 7517,jciicl`s fb bfur _.T. `fvorlholt porsflloi, cldiumcl` tno _.T. Ahgassamfr tfIcgya, Kfnl Dnrcstfpnor Ttovols, cl Gol`nazc, Icgya. A sorcos fb attadjs flToptohgor 11-17, 7517 clvfivcl` arsfl, shaii-arhs alm hadnclo-`ul bcro, alm usofb rfdjot-prfpoiiom `rolamos (WU@s), `rolamos alm hfrtars, bfdusom fl twf _.T.badcictcos cl Gol`nazc, as woii as _.T. porsflloi ol rfuto gotwool tno twf badcictcos.

Cl ammctcfl, tno attadjs sovoroiy wfulmom twf _.T. porsflloi, clkurom tnroo Icgyaldfltradt `uarms alm rosuitom cl tno mostrudtcfl alm agalmflholt fb gftn badcictcos —tno _.T. Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm (THD) alm Allox.

Bfur Gfarm hohgors woro soiodtom gy tno Todrotary fb Ttato alm flohohgor brfh tno cltoiic`oldo dfhhulcty (CD) was soiodtom gy tno Mcrodtfr bfr

Latcflai Cltoiic`oldo. Ahgassamfr ]nfhas W. Ucdjorcl` sorvom as Dnacrhal, wctnAmhcrai Hcdnaoi Huiiol as Rcdo Dnacrhal. Ammctcflai hohgors woro DatnorcloGortclc, Wcdnarm Tncllcdj, alm Nu`n ]urlor, wnf roprosoltom tno CD.

]no drchclai clvostc`atcfl fb tno Toptohgor 11-17, 7517, Gol`nazc attadjs,bfr wncdn tno statutfry rospflscgcicty rosts wctn tno Bomorai Guroau fb Clvostc`atcfl(BGC), was stcii ulmorway at tno tcho fb tncs ropfrt. ]no Gfarm olkfyom oxdoiioltdffporatcfl wctn tno Mopartholt fb Kustcdo alm BGC tnrfu`nfut proparatcfl fb tncsropfrt. ]no joy quostcfls surrfulmcl` tno cmoltcty, adtcfls alm hftcvatcfls fb tno

porpotratfrs rohacl tf go motorhclom gy tno fl`fcl̀ drchclai clvostc`atcfl.

As daiiom bfr gy tno Adt, tncs ropfrt oxahclos; wnotnor tno attadjs worosodurcty roiatom: wnotnor sodurcty systohs alm prfdomuros woro amoquato alm

chpioholtom prfporiy: tno chpadt fb cltoiic`oldo alm clbfrhatcfl avaciagcicty:wnotnor aly ftnor badts fr dcrduhstaldos cl tnoso dasos hay go roiovalt tfapprfprcato sodurcty hala`oholt fb _.T. hcsscfls wfrimwcmo: alm, bclaiiy,wnotnor aly _.T. `fvorlholt ohpifyoo fr dfltradtfr, as mobclom gy tno Adt,

groadnom nor fr ncs muty.

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]no Gol`nazc attadjs roprosoltom tno bcrst hurmor fb a _.T. ahgassamfrscldo 13>>, alm tffj piado 11 yoars tf tno may abtor tno torrfrcst attadjs fbToptohgor 11, 7551. Ahgassamfr Ttovols porsflcbcom tno _.T. dfhhctholt tf a

broo alm mohfdratcd Icgya. Ncs jlfwiom`o fb Aragcd, ncs agcicty tf hfvo cl aiisodtfrs fb tno pfpuiatcfl, alm ncs wcmo dcrdio fb brcolms, partcduiariy cl Gol`nazc,harjom nch as al oxdoptcflai pradtctcflor fb hfmorl mcpifhady. ]no _.T. TpodcaiHcsscfl cl Gol`nazc, ostagicsnom cl Lfvohgor 7511, was tno suddossfr tf ncsnc`niy suddossbui olmoavfr as Tpodcai Olvfy tf tno rogoi-iom `fvorlholt tnatovoltuaiiy tfppiom Huahhar Qammabc cl baii 7511. ]no Tpodcai Hcsscfl gfistorom_.T. suppfrt bfr Icgya–s mohfdratcd tralsctcfl tnrfu`n ol`a`oholt wctn oastorlIcgya, tno gcrtnpiado fb tno rovfit a`aclst Qammabc alm a ro`cflai pfwor doltor.

]no Gol`nazc attadjs tffj piado a`aclst a gadjmrfp fb sc`lcbcdaltiycldroasom mohalms fl _.T. mcpifhats tf go prosolt cl tno wfrim–s hfst mal`orfus

piados tf amvaldo Ahorcdal cltorosts alm dfllodt wctn pfpuiatcfls goyflmdapctais, alm goyflm nfst `fvorlholts– roadn. Pctn Ttato Mopartholt dcvcicals attno bfrobrflt fb _.T. obbfrts tf stagciczo alm gucim dapadcty cl Craq, as tno _.T.hcictary mraws mfwl cl Ab`nalcstal, alm wctn sodurcty tnroats `rfwcl` cl vfiatcioolvcrflholts wnoro tno _.T. hcictary cs lft prosolt — brfh Uosnawar tf Gahajf —tno Guroau fb Mcpifhatcd Todurcty (MT) cs gocl` strotdnom tf tno ichct as lovor

gobfro. MT fvoraii nas mflo a bclo kfg prftodtcl` tnfusalms fb ohpifyoos cl sfho704 _.T. mcpifhatcd hcsscfls arfulm tno wfrim. Lf mcpifhatcd prosoldo cs wctnfut

rcsj, `cvol past attohpts gy torrfrcsts tf pursuo _.T. tar`ots wfrimwcmo. Alm tnotftai oichclatcfl fb rcsj cs a lfl-startor bfr _.T. mcpifhady, `cvol tno loom bfr tno_.T. `fvorlholt tf go prosolt cl piados wnoro stagcicty alm sodurcty aro fbtol hfst

prfbfulmiy iadjcl` alm nfst `fvorlholt suppfrt cs sfhotchos hclchai tf lfl-oxcstolt.

]no Gol`nazc attadjs aisf tffj piado cl a dfltoxt cl wncdn tno `ifgaitorrfrcsh tnroat as hfst fbtol roprosoltom gy ai Qaoma (AQ) cs bra`holtcl` almcldroascl`iy movfivcl` tf ifdai abbcicatos alm ftnor adtfrs wnf snaro haly fb AQ–sachs, cldiumcl` vcfiolt altc-Ahorcdalcsh, wctnfut lodossarciy gocl` fr`alczom frfporatom ulmor mcrodt AQ dfhhalm alm dfltrfi. ]ncs `rfwcl`, mcbbuso ral`o fbtorrfrcst alm nfstcio adtfrs pfsos al ammctcflai dnaiiol`o tf Ahorcdal sodurctyfbbcdors, mcpifhats, movoifpholt prfbosscflais alm modcscfl-hajors soojcl` tfhctc`ato rcsj alm rohacl adtcvo cl nc`n tnroat olvcrflholts wctnfut rosfrtcl` tf aluladdoptagio tftai bfrtross alm stay-at-nfho apprfadn tf _.T. mcpifhady.

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Bfr haly yoars tno Ttato Mopartholt nas gool ol`a`om cl a stru``io tffgtacl tno rosfurdos lodossary tf darry fut cts wfrj, wctn varycl` mo`roos fbsuddoss. ]ncs nas grfu`nt agfut a moop solso fb tno chpfrtaldo fb nusgalmcl`

rosfurdos tf hoot tno nc`nost prcfrctcos, iaumagio cl tno oxtroho cl aly `fvorlholtmopartholt. Gut ct nas aisf nam tno obbodt fb dflmctcflcl` a bow Ttato Mopartholthala`ors tf bavfr rostrcdtcl` tno uso fb rosfurdos as a `olorai frcoltatcfl. ]noro cslf oasy way tf dut tnrfu`n tncs @frmcal jlft, aii tno hfro sf as gum`otaryaustorcty iffhs iar`o anoam. At tno saho tcho, ct cs chporatcvo bfr tno TtatoMopartholt tf go hcsscfl-mrcvol, ratnor tnal rosfurdo-dflstraclom — partcduiariywnol gocl` prosolt cl cldroascl`iy rcsjy aroas fb tno wfrim cs clto`rai tf _.T.latcflai sodurcty. ]no rodfhholmatcfls cl tncs ropfrt attohpt tf `rappio wctntnoso cssuos alm orr fl tno scmo fb cldroasom attoltcfl tf prcfrctczatcfl alm tf buiiorsuppfrt bfr pofpio alm badcictcos ol`a`om cl wfrjcl` cl nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat aroas.]no sfiutcfl roqucros a hfro sorcfus alm sustaclom dfhhctholt brfh Dfl`ross tfsuppfrt Ttato Mopartholt looms, wncdn, cl tftai, dflstctuto a shaii pordolta`o gftnfb tno buii latcflai gum`ot alm tnat spolt bfr latcflai sodurcty. Flo fvoraiidfldiuscfl cl tncs ropfrt cs tnat Dfl`ross hust mf cts part tf hoot tncs dnaiiol`oalm prfvcmo lodossary rosfurdos tf tno Ttato Mopartholt tf ammross sodurcty rcsjsalm hoot hcsscfl chporatcvos.

Hclmbui fb tnoso dflscmoratcfls, tno AWG nas oxahclom tno torrfrcst attadjscl Gol`nazc wctn al oyo tfwarms nfw wo dal gottor amvaldo Ahorcdal cltorosts

alm prftodt fur porsflloi cl al cldroascl`iy dfhpiox alm mal`orfus wfrim. ]ncsGfarm prosolts cts bclmcl`s alm rodfhholmatcfls wctn tno ulalchfus dfldiuscfltnat wncio tno _lctom Ttatos dallft rotroat cl tno bado fb sudn dnaiiol`os, wo hustwfrj hfro rc`frfusiy alm amoptiy tf ammross tnoh, alm tnat Ahorcdal mcpifhatsalm sodurcty prfbosscflais, icjo tnocr hcictary dfiioa`uos, sorvo tno latcfl cl alclnoroltiy rcsjy prfbosscfl. Wcsj hctc`atcfl clvfivos twf chporatcvos —ol`a`oholt alm sodurcty — wncdn roqucro wcso ioamorsncp, `ffm cltoiic`oldo almovaiuatcfl, prfpor mobolso alm strfl` proparomloss alm, at tchos, mfwlsczcl`,clmcrodt addoss alm ovol wctnmrawai. ]noro cs lf flo paramc`h. Oxporcoldomioamorsncp, difso dffrmclatcfl alm a`cicty, tchoiy clbfrhom modcscfl hajcl`, almamoquato bulmcl` alm porsflloi rosfurdos aro ossoltcai. ]no soibioss dfura`o fb tnobfur Ahorcdals wnf mcom cl tno iclo fb muty cl Gol`nazc fl Toptohgor 11-17,7517, as woii as tnfso wnf woro clkurom alm aii tnfso wnf vaicaltiy bfu`nt tf savotnocr dfiioa`uos, clspcros aii fb us as wo sooj tf mraw tno rc`nt iossfls brfh tnattra`cd lc`nt.

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O^OD_]CRO FROWRCOP

A sorcos fb torrfrcst attadjs cl Gol`nazc, Icgya, fl Toptohgor 11-17, 7517,rosuitom cl tno moatns fb bfur _.T. `fvorlholt porsflloi, Ahgassamfr DnrcsTtovols, Toal Thctn, ]yrflo Pffms, alm @iol Mfnorty: sorcfusiy wfulmom twfftnor _.T. porsflloi alm clkurom tnroo Icgyal dfltradt `uarms: alm rosuitom cl tnomostrudtcfl alm agalmflholt fb tno _.T. Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm alm Allox.

BCLMCL@T

Cl oxahclcl` tno dcrduhstaldos fb tnoso attadjs, tno Addfultagcicty Wovcow Gfarm

bfr Gol`nazc motorhclom tnat;

1. ]no attadjs woro sodurcty roiatom, clvfivcl` arsfl, shaii arhs alm hadnclo `ulbcro, alm tno uso fb WU@s, `rolamos, alm hfrtars a`aclst _.T. porsflloi at twfsoparato badcictcos — tno THD alm tno Allox — alm ol rfuto gotwool tnoh.Wospflscgcicty bfr tno tra`cd ifss fb icbo, clkurcos, alm maha`o tf _.T. badcictcosalm prfporty rosts sfioiy alm dfhpiotoiy wctn tno torrfrcsts wnf porpotratom tnoattadjs. ]no Gfarm dfldiumom tnat tnoro was lf prftost prcfr tf tno attadjs,wncdn woro ulaltcdcpatom cl tnocr sdaio alm cltolscty.

7. Tystohcd baciuros alm ioamorsncp alm hala`oholt mobcdcoldcos at solcfr iovoiswctncl twf guroaus fb tno Ttato Mopartholt (tno ’Mopartholt‘) rosuitom cl aTpodcai Hcsscfl sodurcty pfsturo tnat was clamoquato bfr Gol`nazc alm `rfssiyclamoquato tf moai wctn tno attadj tnat tffj piado.

Todurcty cl Gol`nazc was lft rodf`lczom alm chpioholtom as a ’snaromrospflscgcicty‘ gy tno guroaus cl Pasncl`tfl dnar`om wctn suppfrtcl` tno pfst,rosuitcl` cl stfvo-pcpom mcsdusscfls alm modcscfls fl pficdy alm sodurcty. ]natsacm, Ohgassy ]rcpfic mcm lft mohflstrato strfl` alm sustaclom amvfdady wctn

Pasncl`tfl bfr cldroasom sodurcty bfr Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc.

]no snfrt-torh, tralsctfry laturo fb Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc–s stabbcl`, wctntaioltom alm dfhhcttom, gut roiatcvoiy cloxporcoldom, Ahorcdal porsflloi fbtolfl tohpfrary assc`lholts fb =5 mays fr ioss, rosuitom cl mchclcsnomclstctutcflai jlfwiom`o, dfltclucty, alm hcsscfl dapadcty.

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Fvoraii, tno luhgor fb Guroau fb Mcpifhatcd Todurcty (MT) sodurcty stabb clGol`nazc fl tno may fb tno attadj alm cl tno hfltns alm woojs ioamcl` up tf ctwas clamoquato, mospcto ropoatom roquosts brfh Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc alm

Ohgassy ]rcpfic bfr ammctcflai stabbcl`. Gfarm hohgors bfulm a porvascvoroaiczatcfl ahfl` porsflloi wnf sorvom cl Gol`nazc tnat tno Tpodcai Hcsscflwas lft a nc`n prcfrcty bfr Pasncl`tfl wnol ct daho tf sodurcty-roiatomroquosts, ospodcaiiy tnfso roiatcl` tf stabbcl`.

]no clsubbcdcolt Tpodcai Hcsscfl sodurcty piatbfrh was at varcaldo wctn tnoapprfprcato Fvorsoas Todurcty Uficdy Gfarm (FTUG) stalmarms wctn rospodt tf

porchotor alm cltorcfr sodurcty. Gol`nazc was aisf sovoroiy ulmor-rosfurdomwctn ro`arm tf dortacl loomom sodurcty oqucpholt, aitnfu`n MT bulmom almclstaiiom cl 7517 a luhgor fb pnyscdai sodurcty up`ramos. ]noso cldiumomnoc`ntolcl` tno futor porchotor waii, saboty `rciis fl sabo aroa o`ross wclmfws,dfldroto korsoy garrcors, haluai mrfp-arh voncdio garrcors, a stooi `ato bfr tnoRciia D sabo aroa, sfho ifdaiiy halubadturom stooi mffrs, salmga` bfrtcbcdatcfls,sodurcty dahoras, sfho ammctcflai sodurcty ic`ntcl`, `uarm gfftns, alm alCltorlai Mobolso Lftcbcdatcfl Tystoh.

Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc–s uldortacl buturo abtor 7517 alm cts ’lfl-status‘ as atohpfrary, roscmoltcai badcicty hamo aiifdatcfl fb rosfurdos bfr sodurcty alm

porsflloi hfro mcbbcduit, alm iobt rospflscgcicty tf hoot sodurcty stalmarms tf tno

wfrjcl`-iovoi cl tno bcoim, wctn vory ichctom rosfurdos.

Cl tno woojs alm hfltns ioamcl` up tf tno attadjs, tno rospflso brfh pfst,Ohgassy ]rcpfic, alm Pasncl`tfl tf a motorcfratcl` sodurcty sctuatcfl wasclamoquato. At tno saho tcho, tno THD–s mopolmoldo fl tno arhom gut pffriysjciiom Icgyal Bogruary 10 Hartyrs– Grc`amo (Bogruary 10) hcictca hohgorsalm ularhom, ifdaiiy dfltradtom Giuo Hfultacl Icgya (GHI) `uarms bfrsodurcty suppfrt was hcspiadom.

Aitnfu`n tno Bogruary 10 hcictca nam prfvol obbodtcvo cl rospflmcl` tfchprfvcsom oxpifscvo movcdo (COM) attadjs fl tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl cl Aprci almKulo 7517, tnoro woro sfho trfugicl` clmcdatfrs fb cts roicagcicty cl tno hfltnsalm woojs prodomcl̀ tno Toptohgor attadjs. At tno tcho fb AhgassamfrTtovols– vcsct, Bogruary 10 hcictca hohgors nam stfppom addfhpalycl` TpodcaiHcsscfl voncdio hfvoholts cl prftost fvor saiary alm wfrjcl` nfurs.

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Ufst alm tno Mopartholt woro woii awaro fb tno allcvorsary fb tno Toptohgor11, 7551 torrfrcst attadjs gut at lf tcho woro tnoro ovor aly spodcbcd, dromcgiotnroats a`aclst tno hcsscfl cl Gol`nazc roiatom tf tno Toptohgor 11 allcvorsary.

Ahgassamfr Ttovols alm Gol`nazc-gasom MT a`olts nam tajol tno allcvorsarycltf addfult alm modcmom tf nfim aii hootcl`s fl-dfhpfulm fl Toptohgor 11.

]no Gfarm bfulm tnat Ahgassamfr Ttovols hamo tno modcscfl tf travoi tfGol`nazc clmopolmoltiy fb Pasncl`tfl, por stalmarm pradtcdo. ]chcl` bfr ncstrcp was mrcvol cl part gy dfhhctholts cl ]rcpfic, as woii as a stabbcl` `ap

gotwool prcldcpai fbbcdors cl Gol`nazc. Uials bfr tno Ahgassamfr–s trcp prfvcmom bfr hclchai difso prftodtcfl sodurcty suppfrt alm woro lft snaromtnfrfu`niy wctn tno Ohgassy–s dfultry toah, wnf woro lft buiiy awaro fb

piallom hfvoholts fbb dfhpfulm. ]no Ahgassamfr mcm lft soo a mcrodt tnroatfb al attadj fb tncs laturo alm sdaio fl tno _.T. Hcsscfl cl tno fvoraii lo`atcvotrolmiclo fb sodurcty cldcmolts brfh sprcl` tf suhhor 7517. Ncs status as tnoioamcl` _.T. `fvorlholt amvfdato fl Icgya pficdy, alm ncs oxportcso flGol`nazc cl partcduiar, dausom Pasncl`tfl tf `cvo ulusuai moboroldo tf ncs

kum`holts.

Dfhhulcdatcfl, dffporatcfl, alm dffrmclatcfl ahfl` Pasncl`tfl, ]rcpfic,alm Gol`nazc buldtcflom dfiio`caiiy at tno wfrjcl`-iovoi gut woro dflstraclom

gy a iadj fb tralsparoldy, rospflscvoloss, alm ioamorsncp at tno solcfr iovois.

Ahfl` varcfus Mopartholt guroaus alm porsflloi cl tno bcoim, tnoro appoaromtf go vory roai dflbuscfl fvor wnf, uitchatoiy, was rospflscgio alm ohpfworomtf hajo modcscfls gasom fl gftn pficdy alm sodurcty dflscmoratcfls.

4. Lftwctnstalmcl` tno prfpor chpioholtatcfl fb sodurcty systohs alm prfdomurosalm roharjagio norfcsh snfwl gy Ahorcdal porsflloi, tnfso systohs alm tnoIcgyal rospflso boii snfrt cl tno bado fb a sorcos fb attadjs tnat go`al wctn tnosummol polotratcfl fb tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm gy mfzols fb arhomattadjors.

]no Gfarm bfulm tno rospflsos gy gftn tno GHI `uarms alm Bogruary 10 tf goclamoquato. ]no Gfarm–s clqucry bfulm icttio ovcmoldo tnat tno arhom Bogruary10 `uarms fbborom aly hoalcl`bui mobolso fb tno THD, fr suddoomom clsuhhflcl` a Bogruary 10 hcictca prosoldo tf asscst oxpomctcfusiy.

]no Gfarm bfulm tno Icgyal `fvorlholt–s rospflso tf go prfbfulmiy iadjcl`fl tno lc`nt fb tno attadjs, robiodtcl` gftn woaj dapadcty alm loar agsoldo fb

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doltrai `fvorlholt clbiuoldo alm dfltrfi cl Gol`nazc. ]no Icgyal `fvorlholtmcm badcictato asscstaldo brfh a quasc-`fvorlholtai hcictca tnat suppfrtom tnoovaduatcfl fb _.T. `fvorlholt porsflloi tf Gol`nazc acrpfrt. ]no Icgyal

`fvorlholt aisf prfvcmom a hcictary D-145 acrdrabt wncdn was usom tf ovaduatorohaclcl` _.T. porsflloi alm tno gfmcos fb tno modoasom brfh Gol`nazc tf]rcpfic fl Toptohgor 17.

]no Gfarm motorhclom tnat _.T. porsflloi fl tno `rfulm cl Gol`nazc porbfrhom wctn dfura`o alm roamcloss tf rcsj tnocr icvos tf prftodt tnocrdfiioa`uos, cl a loar chpfsscgio sctuatcfl. ]no Gfarm hohgors goicovo ovory

pfsscgio obbfrt was hamo tf rosduo alm rodfvor Ahgassamfr Ttovols alm ToalThctn.

]no cltora`oldy rospflso was tchoiy alm apprfprcato, gut tnoro schpiy was lftolfu`n tcho bfr arhom _.T. hcictary assots tf navo hamo a mcbboroldo.

=. ]no Gfarm bfulm tnat cltoiic`oldo prfvcmom lf chhomcato, spodcbcd tadtcdaiwarlcl` fb tno Toptohgor 11 attadjs. Jlfwl `aps oxcstom cl tno cltoiic`oldodfhhulcty–s ulmorstalmcl` fb oxtrohcst hcictcas cl Icgya alm tno pftoltcaitnroat tnoy pfsom tf _.T. cltorosts, aitnfu`n sfho tnroats woro jlfwl tf oxcst.

?. ]no Gfarm bfulm tnat dortacl solcfr Ttato Mopartholt fbbcdcais wctncl twf

guroaus mohflstratom a iadj fb prfadtcvo ioamorsncp alm hala`oholt agcicty cltnocr rospflsos tf sodurcty dfldorls pfsom gy Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc, `cvoltno motorcfratcl` tnroat olvcrflholt alm tno iadj fb roicagio nfst `fvorlholt

prftodtcfl. Nfwovor, tno Gfarm mcm lft bclm roasflagio dauso tf motorhclo tnataly clmcvcmuai _.T. `fvorlholt ohpifyoo groadnom ncs fr nor muty.

JOS WODFHHOLMA]CFLT

Pctn tno iossfls fb tno past alm tno dnaiiol`os fb tno buturo cl hclm, tno Gfarm puts bfrwarm rodfhholmatcfls cl scx dfro aroas; Fvorardncl` TodurctyDflscmoratcfls: Ttabbcl` Nc`n Wcsj, Nc`n ]nroat Ufsts: ]raclcl` alm Awaroloss:Todurcty alm Bcro Taboty Oqucpholt: Cltoiic`oldo alm ]nroat Alaiyscs: almUorsflloi Addfultagcicty.

F ROWAWDNCL@T OD_WC]S D FLTCMOWA]CFLT

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1. ]no Mopartholt hust strol`tnol sodurcty bfr porsflloi alm piatbfrhs goyflmtramctcflai roicaldo fl nfst `fvorlholt sodurcty suppfrt cl nc`n rcsj, nc`ntnroat 1

pfsts. ]no Mopartholt snfuim ur`oltiy rovcow tno prfpor gaialdo

gotwool addoptagio rcsj alm oxpodtom futdfhos cl nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat aroas.Pncio tno alswor dallft go tf robracl brfh fporatcl` cl sudn olvcrflholts, tnoMopartholt hust mf sf fl tno gascs fb navcl`; 1) a mobclom, attaclagio, alm

prcfrctczom hcsscfl: 7) a dioar-oyom assossholt fb tno rcsj alm dfsts clvfivom: 4)a dfhhctholt fb subbcdcolt rosfurdos tf hctc`ato tnoso dfsts alm rcsjs: =) aloxpicdct addoptaldo fb tnfso dfsts alm rcsjs tnat dallft go hctc`atom: alm ?)dflstalt attoltcfl tf dnal`os cl tno sctuatcfl, cldiumcl` wnol tf ioavo alm

porbfrh tno hcsscfl brfh a mcstaldo. ]no _lctom Ttatos hust go soib-roicalt almoltorprcscl` cl movoifpcl` aitorlato sodurcty piatbfrhs, prfbcios, alm stabbcl`bfftprclts tf ammross sudn roaictcos. Assossholts hust go hamo fl a daso-gy-daso gascs alm ropoatom as dcrduhstaldos dnal`o.

7. ]no Gfarm rodfhholms tnat tno Mopartholt ro-oxahclo MT fr`alczatcfl almhala`oholt, wctn a partcduiar ohpnascs fl spal fb dfltrfi bfr sodurcty pficdy

piallcl` bfr aii fvorsoas _.T. mcpifhatcd badcictcos. Cl tncs dfltoxt, tno rodoltdroatcfl fb a low Mcpifhatcd Todurcty Moputy Asscstalt Todrotary bfr Nc`n]nroat Ufsts dfuim go a pfsctcvo bcrst stop cb clto`ratom cltf a sfulm strato`y bfrMT rofr`alczatcfl.

4.

As tno Uroscmolt–s porsflai roprosoltatcvo, tno Dncob fb Hcsscfl goars ’mcrodtalm buii rospflscgcicty bfr tno sodurcty fb Zncs fr norX hcsscfl alm aii tno porsflloi bfr wnfh Zno fr sno csX rospflscgio,‘ alm tnus bfr rcsj hala`oholtcl tno dfultry tf wncdn no fr sno cs addromctom. Cl Pasncl`tfl, oadn ro`cflaiAsscstalt Todrotary nas a dfrrospflmcl` rospflscgcicty tf suppfrt tno Dncob fbHcsscfl cl oxodutcl` tncs muty. Wo`cflai guroaus snfuim navo au`holtomsuppfrt wctncl tno guroau fl sodurcty hattors, tf cldiumo a solcfr MT fbbcdor tfropfrt tf tno ro`cflai Asscstalt Todrotary.

=. ]no Mopartholt snfuim ostagicsn a paloi fb futscmo clmopolmolt oxports(hcictary, sodurcty, nuhalctarcal) wctn oxporcoldo cl nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat aroastf suppfrt MT, cmoltcby gost pradtcdos (brfh ftnor a`oldcos alm ftnor dfultrcos),alm ro`uiariy ovaiuato _.T. sodurcty piatbfrhs cl nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat pfsts.

" ]no Gfarm mobclos ’nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat‘ pfsts as tnfso cl dfultrcos wctn nc`n tf drctcdai iovois fb pfictcdai

vcfioldo alm torrfrcsh, `fvorlholts fb woaj dapadcty, alm sodurcty piatbfrhs tnat baii woii goifw ostagicsnomstalmarms.

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?. ]no Mopartholt snfuim movoifp hclchuh sodurcty stalmarms bfr fddupaldy fbtohpfrary badcictcos cl nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat olvcrflholts, alm sooj `roator

bioxcgcicty bfr tno uso fb Guroau fb Fvorsoas Gucimcl`s Fporatcfls (FGF)sfurdos fb bulmcl` sf tnat tnoy dal go rapcmiy hamo avaciagio bfr sodurctyup`ramos at sudn badcictcos.

2. Gobfro fpolcl` fr ro-fpolcl` drctcdai tnroat fr nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat pfsts, tnoMopartholt snfuim ostagicsn a huitc-guroau suppfrt doii, roscmcl` cl tnoro`cflai guroau. ]no suppfrt doii snfuim wfrj tf oxpomcto tno apprfvai almbulmcl` bfr ostagicsncl` alm fporatcl` tno pfst, chpioholtcl` pnyscdai sodurctyhoasuros, stabbcl` fb sodurcty alm hala`oholt porsflloi, alm prfvcmcl`oqucpholt, dfltclucl` as dflmctcfls at tno pfst roqucro.

0. ]no Lacrfgc alm Mar os Taiaah AWGs– ropfrt fb Kaluary 1333 daiiom bfrdfiifdatcfl fb lowiy dflstrudtom Ttato Mopartholt alm ftnor ̀ fvorlholta`oldcos– badcictcos. Aii Ttato Mopartholt alm ftnor `fvorlholt a`oldcos–badcictcos snfuim go dfiifdatom wnol tnoy aro cl tno saho hotrfpfictal aroa,ulioss a wacvor nas gool apprfvom.

>. ]no Todrotary snfuim roqucro al adtcfl pial brfh MT, FGF alm ftnor roiovaltfbbcdos fl tno uso fb bcro as a woapfl a`aclst mcpifhatcd badcictcos, cldiumcl`

chhomcato stops tf moai wctn ur`olt cssuos. ]no ropfrt snfuim aisf cldiumorovcows fb bcro saboty alm drcscs hala`oholt traclcl` bfr aii ohpifyoos almmopolmolts, sabonavol stalmarms alm bcro saboty oqucpholt, almrodfhholmatcfls tf badcictato survcvai cl shfjo alm bcro sctuatcfls.

3. ]rcpwcros aro tff fbtol troatom fliy as clmcdatfrs fb tnroat ratnor tnal alossoltcai trc``or hodnalcsh bfr sorcfus rcsj hala`oholt modcscfls alm adtcfls.]no Mopartholt snfuim rovcso cts `ucmaldo tf pfsts alm roqucro joy fbbcdos tf

porbfrh cl-moptn status dnodjs fb pfst trcpwcros.

15. Wodaiicl` tno rodfhholmatcfls fb tno Lacrfgc alm Mar os Taiaah AWGs, tnoTtato Mopartholt hust wfrj wctn Dfl`ross tf rostfro tno Dapctai Todurcty DfstTnarcl` Urf`rah at cts buii dapadcty, amkustom bfr clbiatcfl tf apprfxchatoiy $7.7

gciicfl cl bcsdai yoar 751?, cldiumcl` al up tf tol-yoar prf`rah ammrosscl̀ tnatloom, prcfrctczom bfr dflstrudtcfl fb low badcictcos cl nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat aroas.Ct snfuim aisf wfrj wctn Dfl`ross tf oxpalm utciczatcfl fb Fvorsoas

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Dfltcl`oldy Fporatcfls bulmcl` tf rospflm tf ohor`cl` sodurcty tnroats almvuiloragcictcos alm fporatcflai roqucroholts cl nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat pfsts.

11. ]no Gfarm suppfrts tno Ttato Mopartholt–s clctcatcvo tf roquost ammctcflaiHarclos alm oxpalm tno Harclo Todurcty @uarm (HT@) Urf`rah — as woii asdfrrospflmcl` roqucroholts bfr stabbcl` alm bulmcl`. ]no Gfarm aisfrodfhholms tnat tno Ttato Mopartholt alm MfM cmoltcby ammctcflai bioxcgioHT@ strudturos alm roquost burtnor rosfurdos bfr tno Mopartholt alm MfM tf

prfvcmo hfro dapagcictcos alm dapadctcos at nc`nor rcsj pfsts.

T ]ABBCL@ N C@N W CTJ , N C@N] NWOA] U FT]T

17. ]no Gfarm strfl`iy olmfrsos tno Mopartholt–s roquost bfr cldroasom MT porsflloi bfr nc`n- alm drctcdai-tnroat pfsts alm bfr ammctcflai Hfgcio TodurctyMopifyholt toahs, as woii as al cldroaso cl MT mfhostcd stabbcl` cl suppfrt fbsudn adtcfl.

14. ]no Mopartholt snfuim assc`l joy pficdy, prf`rah, alm sodurcty porsflloi atnc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat pfsts bfr a hclchuh fb flo yoar. Bfr ioss drctcdai

porsflloi, tno tohpfrary muty iol`tn (]MS) iol`tn snfuim go lf ioss tnal 175mays. ]no AWG su``osts a dfhpronolscvo rovcow fb nuhal rosfurdosautnfrctcos wctn al oyo tf uscl` tnfso autnfrctcos tf prfhfto solmcl` hfro

oxporcoldom fbbcdors, cldiumcl` ’Pnol Adtuaiiy Ohpifyom‘ (PAO) porsflloi,tf tnoso nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat ifdatcfls, partcduiariy cl sodurcty alm hala`oholt pfsctcfls bfr ifl`or porcfms fb tcho.

1=. ]no Mopartholt looms tf rovcow tno stabbcl` bfftprclts at nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat pfsts, wctn partcduiar attoltcfl tf olsurcl` amoquato Ifdaiiy Ohpifyom Ttabb(IOT) alm hala`oholt suppfrt. Nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat pfsts hust go bulmomalm tno nuhal rosfurdos prfdoss prcfrctczom tf ncro IOT cltorprotors almtralsiatfrs.

1?. Pctn cldroasom alm hfro dfhpiox mcpifhatcd adtcvctcos cl tno Hcmmio Oast, tnoMopartholt snfuim olnaldo cts fl`fcl` obbfrts tf sc`lcbcdaltiy up`ramo ctsial`ua`o dapadcty, ospodcaiiy Aragcd, ahfl` Ahorcdal ohpifyoos, cldiumcl`MT, alm rodocvo `roator rosfurdos tf mf sf.

] WACLCL@ ALM APAWOLOTT

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12. A paloi fb Tolcfr Tpodcai A`olts alm Tuporvcsfry Tpodcai A`olts snfuim rovcsctMT nc`n-tnroat traclcl` wctn rospodt tf adtcvo cltorlai mobolso alm bcro survcvaias woii as Dncob fb Hcsscfl prftodtcvo motaci traclcl`.

10. ]no Mcpifhatcd Todurcty ]raclcl` Doltor alm Bfroc`l Torvcdo Clstctuto snfuimdfiiagfrato cl mosc`lcl` kfclt dfursos tnat clto`rato nc`n tnroat traclcl` alm rcsjhala`oholt modcscfl prfdossos bfr solcfr alm hcm-iovoi MT a`olts alm Bfroc`lTorvcdo Fbbcdors alm gottor proparo tnoh bfr ioamorsncp pfsctcfls cl nc`n rcsj,nc`n tnroat pfsts. ]noy snfuim dflsuit tnrfu`nfut tno _.T. `fvorlholt bfr gost

pradtcdos alm iossfls ioarlom. Bfroc`l Abbacrs Dfultor ]nroat traclcl` snfuim go halmatfry bfr nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat pfsts, wnotnor al clmcvcmuai cs assc`lom porhaloltiy fr cl ifl`or-torh tohpfrary muty status.

T OD_WC]S ALM B CWOT ABO]S O Q_CUHOL]

1>. ]no Mopartholt snfuim olsuro prfvcscfl fb amoquato bcro saboty alm sodurctyoqucpholt bfr sabonavols alm sabo aroas cl lfl-Clhal/TODDA 7

badcictcos, aswoii as nc`n tnroat Clhal badcictcos.

13. ]noro navo gool todnlfif`cdai amvaldoholts cl lfl-iotnai motorrolts, alm tnoTtato Mopartholt snfuim olsuro ct rapcmiy alm rfutcloiy cmoltcbcos alm prfdurosammctcflai fptcfls bfr lfl-iotnai motorrolts cl nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat pfsts alm

tracls porsflloi fl tnocr uso.

75. MT snfuim up`ramo survociialdo dahoras at nc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat pfsts bfr`roator rosfiutcfl, lc`nttcho vcscgcicty, alm hflctfrcl` dapagcicty goyflm pfst.

C L]OIIC@OLDO ALM ] NWOA] A LAISTCT

71. Ufst-7551, cltoiic`oldo dfiiodtcfl nas oxpalmom oxpfloltcaiiy, gut tno Gol`nazcattadjs aro a starj rohclmor tnat wo dallft fvor-roiy fl tno dortaclty fr ovolicjoicnffm fb warlcl̀ cltoiic`oldo. Darobui attoltcfl snfuim go `cvol tf badtfrssnfwcl` a motorcfratcl` tnroat sctuatcfl cl `olorai as a gascs bfr chprfvcl`

# ’Clhal gucimcl`s‘ aro mcpifhatcd badcictcos tnat hoot tno halmatfry hclchuh pnyscdai sodurcty

stalmarms ostagicsnom abtor tno 13>? Clhal Wopfrt agfut tno 13>4 Ohgassy alm Harclo garradjs gfhgcl`s cl Iogalfl. ’TODDA‘ robors tf tno Toduro Ohgassy Dflstrudtcfl almDfultortorrfrcsh Adt fb 1333, passom gy Dfl`ross abtor tno 133> Lacrfgc alm Mar os TaiaahOhgassy gfhgcl`s. TODDA halmatom sotgadj alm ftnor stalmarms bfr lowiy adqucrommcpifhatcd badcictcos.

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sodurcty pfsturo. Joy trolms hust go qucdjiy cmoltcbcom alm usom tf snarpol rcsjdaiduiatcfls.

77. ]no MT Fbbcdo fb Cltoiic`oldo alm ]nroat Alaiyscs snfuim ropfrt mcrodtiy tf tnoMT Asscstalt Todrotary alm mcrodtiy suppiy tnroat alaiyscs tf aii MTdfhpflolts, ro`cflai Asscstalt Todrotarcos alm Dncobs fb Hcsscfl cl frmor tf`ot joy sodurcty-roiatom tnroat clbfrhatcfl cltf tno rc`nt nalms hfro rapcmiy.

U OWTFLLOI ADDF_L]AGCIC]S

74. ]no Gfarm rodf`lczos tnat pffr porbfrhaldo mfos lft frmclarciy dflstctuto a groadn fb muty tnat wfuim sorvo as a gascs bfr mcsdcpiclary adtcfl gut cs clstoamammrossom tnrfu`n tno porbfrhaldo hala`oholt systoh. Nfwovor, tno Gfarmcs fb tno vcow tnat bclmcl`s fb ulsatcsbadtfry ioamorsncp porbfrhaldo gy solcfrfbbcdcais cl roiatcfl tf tno sodurcty cldcmolt ulmor rovcow snfuim go a pftoltcai

gascs bfr mcsdcpiclo rodfhholmatcfls gy buturo AWGs, alm wfuim rodfhholm arovcscfl fb Mopartholt ro`uiatcfls fr aholmholt tf tno roiovalt statuto tf tncsolm.

7=. ]no Gfarm was nuhgiom gy tno dfura`o alm clto`rcty snfwl gy tnfso fl tno`rfulm cl Gol`nazc alm ]rcpfic, cl partcduiar tno MT a`olts alm Allox toahwnf mobolmom tnocr dfiioa`uos: tno ]rcpfic rospflso toah wncdn hfgciczom

wctnfut nosctatcfl: tnfso cl Gol`nazc alm ]rcpfic wnf darom bfr tno wfulmom:alm tno haly _.T. `fvorlholt ohpifyoos wnf sorvom cl Gol`nazc ulmormcbbcduit dflmctcfls cl tno hfltns ioamcl` up tf tno Toptohgor 11-17 attadjs.Po trust tnat tno Mopartholt alm roiovalt a`oldcos wcii tajo tno fppfrtulcty tfrodf`lczo tnocr oxdoptcflai vaifr alm porbfrhaldo, wncdn opctfhczom tnonc`nost cmoais fb `fvorlholt sorvcdo.

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UFIC]CDAI ALM TOD_WC]S DFL]O^] UWCFW ]F ]NO A]]ADJT

Fl Aprci ?, 7511, tnol-Tpodcai Olvfy tf tno Icgyal ]ralsctcflai LatcflaiDfuldci (]LD) Dnrcs Ttovols arrcvom vca a @rooj dar`f sncp at tno rogoi-noim dctyfb Gol`nazc tf ro-ostagicsn a _.T. prosoldo cl Icgya. ]no Ttato Mopartholt nam

gool agsolt brfh Icgya scldo tno Ohgassy cl ]rcpfic suspolmom fporatcfls almovaduatom cts Ahorcdal porsflloi fl Bogruary 7?, 7511, ahcmst al osdaiatcl`dahpac`l gy Huahhar Qammabc tf suppross vcfioltiy a pfpuiar uprcscl` a`aclstncs ruio.

Gol`nazc, tno iar`ost dcty alm ncstfrcdai pfwor doltor cl oastorl Icgya, was

tno iauldncl` pfclt bfr tno uprcscl` a`aclst Qammabc alm a ifl` tcho loxus fb altc-ro`cho adtcvcsh. Ct aisf sorvom as tno rogoi-iom ]ralsctcflai Latcflai Dfuldci–s gaso fb fporatcfls. Oastorl Icgya (Dyrolacda) nam ifl` boit lo`iodtom almfpprossom gy Qammabc, alm tnoro nam gool ncstfrcd tolscfls gotwool ct alm tno rostfb tno dfultry. ]nrfu`nfut Qammabc–s modamos-ifl` ruio, oastorl Icgyadflscstoltiy ia``om gonclm ]rcpfic cl torhs fb clbrastrudturo alm stalmarm fb icvcl`ovol as ct was rospflscgio bfr tno vast hakfrcty fb Icgya–s fci prfmudtcfl. Ttovols–

prosoldo cl tno dcty was sool as a sc`lcbcdalt sc`l fb _.T. suppfrt bfr tno ]LD alma rodf`lctcfl fb tno rosur`oldo fb oastorl Icgya–s pfictcdai clbiuoldo.

Gol`nazc was tno soat fb tno Tolussc hflardny ultci 13?=, tno scto fb a _.T.dflsuiato, wncdn was fvorrul gy a hfg alm gurlom cl 1320, alm tno piado wnoroQammabc go`al ncs 1323 rovfiutcfl a`aclst tno hflardny. Qammabc–s sugsoquoltdfhgclatcfl fb fpprosscfl alm lo`iodt olnaldom tno dcty–s solso fbhar`claiczatcfl, alm cts abtor-obbodts woro boit hfro wcmoiy cl tno oastorl ro`cflwnoro a Taiabcst kcnamcst hfvoholt tffj rfft. Kcnamcs brfh Gol`nazc ol`a`om clAb`nalcstal a`aclst tno Tfvcots alm tffj up arhs a`aclst _.T. bfrdos cl tno pfst-7554 Craq clsur`oldy. Haly fb tnoh roohor`om cl 7511 as ioamors fb altc-Qammabchcictcas cl oastorl Icgya.

Ttovols clctcaiiy fporatom brfh tno ]cgostc Nftoi cl mfwltfwl Gol`nazc. Nowas addfhpalcom gy a sodurcty dfltcl`olt fb 15 Mcpifhatcd Todurcty a`olts wnfso

prchary rospflscgcictcos woro tf prfvcmo porsflai prftodtcvo sorvcdos. Ttovols–hcsscfl was tf sorvo as tno icacsfl wctn tno ]LD cl proparatcfl bfr a pfst-Qammabcmohfdratcd `fvorlholt cl Icgya. Gy aii addfults, no was oxtrohoiy obbodtcvo,

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oarlom tno amhcratcfl fb dfultioss luhgors fb Icgyals, alm porsflcbcom tno _.T.`fvorlholt dfhhctholt tf a broo alm mohfdratcd Icgya.

Gol`nazc, nfwovor, was stcii vory hudn a dflbicdt zflo. Fl Kulo 1, 7511, a

dar gfhg oxpifmom futscmo tno ]cgostc Nftoi, alm snfrtiy tnoroabtor a dromcgiotnroat a`aclst tno Tpodcai Olvfy hcsscfl prfhptom Ttovols tf hfvo tf tno Allox.Fl Kulo 71, 7511, no alm ncs sodurcty dfltcl`olt hfvom tf wnat wfuim godfho tnoTpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc dfhpfulm (THD). Gy tno olm fb Au`ust 7511, tnowaiiom dfhpfulm dflscstom fb tnroo sodtcfls (Rciias A, G, alm D) fl 14 adros.(_so fb Rciia A was mcsdfltcluom cl Kaluary 7517, wnol tno THD bfftprclt wasdflsficmatom cltf tno Rciias G alm D dfhpfulms, sfho oc`nt-adros tftai.)

Fl Kuiy 1?, 7511, tno _lctom Ttatos fbbcdcaiiy rodf`lczom tno ]LD asIcgya–s io`ctchato `fvorlcl` autnfrcty aitnfu`n Qammabc alm ncs bfrdos stciirotaclom dfltrfi fvor sc`lcbcdalt pfrtcfls fb tno dfultry, cldiumcl` ]rcpfic. ]no]LD dfltcluom attadjcl` tno rohaclcl` Qammabc strfl`nfims, alm ]rcpfic boiioaricor tnal oxpodtom at tno olm fb Au`ust. ]no ]LD chhomcatoiy go`al hfvcl`tno `fvorlholt brfh Gol`nazc tf ]rcpfic. Gy oariy Toptohgor, 71 hohgors fbTtato Mopartholt Hfgcio Todurcty Mopifyholt toahs woro cl ]rcpfic wctn tnoMoputy Dncob fb Hcsscfl (MDH) cl proparatcfl bfr tno rosuhptcfl fb fporatcfls fbtno _.T. Ohgassy, wncdn Ahgassamfr @olo Drotz fbbcdcaiiy ro-fpolom flToptohgor 77, 7511. Brfh Toptohgor 7511 flwarms, Ohgassy ]rcpfic was fpolwctn a sjoiotfl stabb gucit fl tohpfrary muty (]MS) assc`lholts, tf cldiumo tno

MDH alm Wo`cflai Todurcty Fbbcdor (WTF). (]no baii fb ]rcpfic tffj piado snfrtiyabtor Ohgassy ]rcpfic ifst cts assc`lom stabb alm guroaudratcdaiiy doasom tf oxcst, pursualt tf Mopartholt ro`uiatcfls ro`armcl` tno iol̀ tn fb tcho a pfst dal rohaclfpol cl ovaduatcfl status.)

Aitnfu`n tno ]LD modiarom tnat ]rcpfic wfuim dfltcluo tf go tno dapctai fb a pfst-Qammabc Icgya, haly fb tno clbiuoltcai piayors cl tno ]LD rohaclom gasom clGol`nazc. Ttovols dfltcluom as Tpodcai Olvfy tf tno ]LD cl Gol`nazc ultci nomopartom Icgya fl Lfvohgor 10, 7511, abtor wncdn tno Tpodcai Olvfy pfsctcfl waslft bciiom. Ttovols was ropiadom gy al oxporcoldom Dcvci Torvcdo ohpifyoo wnfsorvom bfr 04 mays cl wnat daho tf go daiiom tno ’prcldcpai fbbcdor‘ pfsctcfl clGol`nazc. Abtor Lfvohgor 7511, tno prcldcpai fbbcdor sift godaho a ]MSassc`lholt bfr fbbcdors wctn varycl` iovois fb oxporcoldo wnf sorvom cl Gol`nazcalywnoro brfh 15 mays tf fvor twf hfltns, usuaiiy wctnfut tralsctcl` ]rcpfic. ClModohgor 7511, tno _lmor Todrotary bfr Hala`oholt apprfvom a flo-yoardfltcluatcfl fb tno _.T. Tpodcai Hcsscfl cl Gol`nazc, wncdn was lovor a dflsuiato

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alm lovor bfrhaiiy lftcbcom tf tno Icgyal `fvorlholt. Ttovols arrcvom cl ]rcpficfl Hay 72, 7517, tf ropiado Drotz as Ahgassamfr.

]nrfu`nfut Icgya, tno sodurcty vaduuh iobt gy Qammabc–s moparturo, tno

dfltcluom prosoldo fb prf-Qammabc suppfrtors, tno provaioldo fb alm oasy addoss tfwoapfls, tno clagcicty fb tno cltorch `fvorlholt tf roostagicsn a strfl` sodurctyapparatus, alm tno rosuitcl` woajloss fb tnfso sodurcty bfrdos tnat rohaclom iom tfa vfiatcio sctuatcfl cl wncdn hcictcas provcfusiy ulctom cl fppfsctcfl tf Qammabcworo lfw kfdjoycl` bfr pfsctcfl cl tno low Icgya. Broquolt diasnos, cldiumcl`assassclatcfls, tffj piado gotwool dfltostcl` hcictcas. Bulmaholtaicst clbiuoldowctn Taiabc alm ai Qaoma dfllodtcfls was aisf `rfwcl`, cldiumcl` lftagiy cl tnooastorl ro`cfl. Uugicd attctumos cl Gol`nazc dfltcluom tf go pfsctcvo tfwarmAhorcdals, alm ct was `oloraiiy sool as sabor bfr Ahorcdals `cvol _.T suppfrt fbtno ]LD murcl` tno war. Nfwovor, 7517 saw al fvoraii motorcfratcfl fb tnosodurcty olvcrflholt cl Gol`nazc, as nc`nic`ntom gy a sorcos fb sodurcty cldcmoltsclvfivcl` tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl, cltorlatcflai fr`alczatcfls, lfl-`fvorlholtaifr`alczatcfls (L@Fs), alm tncrm-dfultry latcflais alm mcpifhats;

Hardn 1>, 7517 — Arhom rfggory fddurs at tno Grctcsn Tdnffi cl Gol`nazc. Hardn 77, 7517 — Hohgors fb a hcictca soardncl` bfr a suspodt bcro tnocr

woapfls loar tno THD alm attohpt tf oltor. Aprci 7, 7517 — A _J arhfrom mcpifhatcd voncdio cs attadjom abtor mrcvcl`

cltf a ifdai prftost. ]no voncdio was maha`om gut fddupalts ulclkurom.

Aprci 2, 7517 — A `oiatcla gfhg (tramctcflai nfhohamo oxpifscvo movcdousom bfr bcsncl`) cs tnrfwl fvor tno THD lfrtn waii.

Aprci 15, 7517 — Al COM (`oiatcla fr mylahcto stcdj) cs tnrfwl at tnohftfrdamo fb tno _L Tpodcai Olvfy tf Icgya cl Gol`nazc.

Aprci 72, 7517 — Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc prcldcpai fbbcdor cs ovaduatombrfh Cltorlatcflai Homcdai _lcvorscty (CH_) abtor a bcstbc`nt osdaiatom tf`ulbcro gotwool ]rcpfic-gasom tramo moio`atcfl sodurcty porsflloi alm CH_sodurcty.

Aprci 70, 7517 — ]wf Tfutn Abrcdal latcflais cl Icgya as part fb _.T.-

bulmom woapfls agatoholt, uloxpifmom frmlaldo rohfvai alm mohclcl` prfkodt aro motaclom at `ulpfclt gy hcictca, quostcflom alm roioasom. Hay 77, 7517 — Gol`nazc Cltorlatcflai Dfhhcttoo fb tno Wom Drfss (CDWD)

gucimcl` strudj gy rfdjot prfpoiiom ̀ rolamos (WU@s). Hay 7>, 7517 — A provcfusiy uljlfwl fr`alczatcfl, Fhar Agmurranhal

`rfup, diachs rospflscgcicty bfr tno CDWD attadj alm cssuos a tnroat a`aclsttno _lctom Ttatos fl sfdcai homca sctos.

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Kulo 2, 7517 — COM attadj fl tno THD. ]no COM motflatos wctn lf clkurcos gut gifws a iar`o nfio cl tno dfhpfulm–s oxtorcfr waii. Fhar Agmurranhal`rfup hajos al ulsugstaltcatom diach fb rospflscgcicty.

Kulo >, 7517 — ]wf nalm `rolamos tar`ot a parjom _J mcpifhatcd voncdio clTagna (>55 jh sfutn fb Gol`nazc). Kulo 11, 7517 — Pncio cl Gol`nazc, tno Grctcsn Ahgassamfr–s dflvfy cs

attadjom wctn al WU@ alm pfsscgio AJ-=0s. ]wf _J sodurcty fbbcdors aroclkurom: tno _J difsos cts hcsscfl cl Gol`nazc tno bfiifwcl` may.

Kulo 17, 7517 — Al WU@ attadj cs hamo fl tno CDWD dfhpfulm cl Hcsrata(=55 jh wost fb Gol`nazc).

Kulo 1>, 7517 — Urftostfrs stfrh tno ]ulcscal dflsuiato cl Gol`nazc. Kuiy 73, 7517 — Al COM cs bfulm fl `rfulms fb tno ]cgostc Nftoi.

Kuiy 45, 7517 — Tumaloso Dflsui cl Gol`nazc cs darkadjom alm mrcvor goatol. Kuiy 41, 7517 — Tovol Cralcal-dctczol CDWD wfrjors agmudtom cl Gol`nazc. Au`ust ?, 7517 — CDWD Hcsrata fbbcdo cs attadjom wctn WU@s. CDWD

wctnmraws cts roprosoltatcvos brfh Hcsrata alm Gol`nazc. Au`ust 3, 7517 — A Tpalcsn-Ahorcdal muai latcflai L@F wfrjor cs

agmudtom brfh tno Csiahcd Duiturai Doltor cl Gol`nazc alm roioasom tnosaho may.

Au`ust 75, 7517 — A shaii gfhg cs tnrfwl at al O`yptcal mcpifhat–svoncdio parjom futscmo fb tno O`yptcal dflsuiato cl Gol`nazc.

Ct cs wfrtn lftcl` tnat tno ovolts agfvo tffj piado a`aclst a `olorai gadjmrfp fb pfictcdai vcfioldo, assassclatcfls tar`otcl` bfrhor ro`cho fbbcdcais,iawiossloss, alm al fvorardncl` agsoldo fb doltrai `fvorlholt autnfrcty cl oastorlIcgya. Pncio tno Kulo 2 COM at tno THD alm tno Hay CDWD attadj woro diachom

gy tno saho `rfup, lflo fb tno rohaclcl` attadjs woro vcowom cl ]rcpfic almGol`nazc as icljom fr navcl` dfhhfl porpotratfrs, wncdn woro lft vcowom asicljom fr navcl` dfhhfl porpotratfrs. ]ncs aisf tohporom roadtcfls clPasncl`tfl. Burtnorhfro, tno Gfarm goicovos tnat tno ifl`or a pfst cs oxpfsom tfdfltclucl` nc`n iovois fb vcfioldo tno hfro ct dfhos tf dflscmor sodurcty cldcmolts

wncdn hc`nt ftnorwcso prfvfjo a roadtcfl as lfrhai, tnus racscl` tno tnrosnfim bfral cldcmolt tf dauso a roassossholt fb rcsj alm hcsscfl dfltcluatcfl. ]ncs was truobfr gftn pofpio fl tno `rfulm sorvcl` cl Icgya alm cl Pasncl`tfl.

Pncio tno Kulo COM attadj alm tno WU@ attadj tar`otcl` tno _J dflvfy clGol`nazc prfhptom tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl tf romudo hfvoholts fbb dfhpfulm almnavo a flo-wooj pauso gotwool prcldcpai fbbcdors, tno suddossbui laturo fb Icgya–s

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Kuiy 0, 7517, latcflai oiodtcfls — wncdn oxdoomom oxpodtatcfls — rolowomPasncl`tfl–s fptchcsh cl Icgya–s buturo. Lovortnoioss, tno chhomcato porcfmabtor tno oiodtcfls mcm lft soo tno doltrai `fvorlholt cldroaso cts dapadcty tf

dflsficmato dfltrfi fr prfvcmo sodurcty cl oastorl Icgya, as obbfrts tf bfrh a`fvorlholt bifulmorom alm oxtrohcst hcictcas cl alm futscmo Gol`nazc dfltcluom tfwfrj tf strol`tnol tnocr `rcp. At tno tcho fb tno Toptohgor attadjs, Gol`nazcrohaclom a iawioss tfwl lfhclaiiy dfltrfiiom gy tno Tuproho Todurcty Dfuldci(TTD) — a dfaictcfl fb hcictca oioholts iffsoiy dfggiom cltf a scl`io bfrdo tf

prfvcmo cltorch sodurcty — gut cl roaicty rul gy a mcvorso `rfup fb ifdai Csiahcsthcictcas, oadn fb wnfso strol`tn oggom alm bifwom mopolmcl` fl tno ovor-sncbtcl`aiicaldos alm ifyaitcos fb varcfus hohgors. ]noro was a lftcflai latcflai pficdo

prosoldo, gut ct was clobbodtuai. Gy Au`ust 7517, Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc wfuimovaiuato tno wfrsolcl` sodurcty sctuatcfl alm cts chpicdatcfls.

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’C was at tno bfft fb tno wcmo hargio stacrdaso wnol tno groajtnrfu`n fddurrom. Balatcdai jlcbo-darrycl` cltrumors, gioomcl` brfh duts rodocvom as tnoy woro

pusnom tnrfu`n grfjol wclmfws, ral mfwl tno naii. Uuttcl` fl `as hasjs almmrfppcl` toar `as `rolamos, wo ol`a`om tnoh fl tno stacrs wctn rcbio gutts. Cl sodflms toar `as saturatom tno aroa. Po tnol hfvom cltf tno vauit, sodurcl` tno stooi dfhgclatcfl mffr, ifdjcl` cl tol porsfls…. Hy `roatost boar, wncdn C jopttf hysoib, was tnat `asficlo bfr tno `oloratfr wfuim go bfulm, sifsnom ulmor tnovauit mffr alm c`lctom. Pnol abtor hclutos tncs mcm lft nappol, fur noarts salj,lflotnoioss, as futscmo shfjo wabtom cl alm wo jlow tno gucimcl` nam gool sotabcro.‘

-- Bcrst-porsfl addfult fb tno Kulo ?, 1320 hfg sco`o fb tno tnol-_.T.Dflsuiato cl Gol`nazc

]CHOICLO FB ]NO A]]ADJTToptohgor 11-17, 7517

(Aii tchos aro gost ostchatos gasom fl oxcstcl` mataalm snfuim go dflscmorom apprfxchato.)

]no Uroiumo — tno Ahgassamfr–s Arrcvai

Ahgassamfr Dnrcs Ttovols arrcvom cl Gol`nazc, Icgya fl Toptohgor 15,7517, addfhpalcom gy twf tohpfrary muty (]MS) Asscstalt Wo`cflai Todurcty

Fbbcdors (AWTFs) brfh ]rcpfic. Ct was tno Ahgassamfr–s bcrst vcsct tf Gol`nazcscldo no mopartom as tnol-Tpodcai Olvfy cl Lfvohgor 7511. Pctn tnoAhgassamfr–s arrcvai, tnoro woro oc`nt Ahorcdals at tno Tpodcai Hcsscfldfhpfulm (THD) fl Toptohgor 15-11, 7517, cldiumcl` tno Ahgassamfr:Clbfrhatcfl Hala`oholt Fbbcdor (CHF) Toal Thctn, wnf arrcvom cl Gol`nazc flowooj oaricor tf prfvcmo ]MS dfhhulcdatcfls alm hala`oholt suppfrt: alm bcvoMcpifhatcd Todurcty (MT) a`olts (tnroo assc`lom fl snfrt-torh ]MS tf Gol`nazc —’]MS WTF‘, ’AWTF 1‘ alm ’AWTF 7‘ — alm tno twf wnf travoiom brfh ]rcpfictf prfvcmo prftodtcfl bfr tno Ahgassamfr murcl` ncs vcsct — ’AWTF 4‘ alm ’AWTF=‘). ]no oc`ntn Ahorcdal, tno ]MS Gol`nazc prcldcpai fbbcdor, dfhpiotom ncs 14-may assc`lholt alm roturlom tf ncs buii-tcho kfg cl ]rcpfic tno hfrlcl` fbToptohgor 11, ioavcl` sovol Ahorcdals at tno dfhpfulm. Ahgassamfr Ttovolswas sdnomuiom tf rohacl cl Gol`nazc ultci Toptohgor 1=, alm ncs vcsct was tchomcl part tf bcii tno stabbcl` `aps gotwool ]MS prcldcpai fbbcdors as woii as tf fpolal Ahorcdal Dfrlor at a ifdai sdnffi alm tf rodfllodt wctn ifdai dfltadts.

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Cl tno agsoldo fb al obbodtcvo doltrai `fvorlholt sodurcty prosoldo, tnoTpodcai Hcsscfl–s Icgyal sodurcty dfltcl`olt was dfhpfsom fb bfur arhomhohgors fb tno Bogruary 10 Hartyrs– Grc`amo (Bogruary 10) — a ifdai uhgroiia

fr`alczatcfl fb hcictcas mfhclalt cl Gol`nazc (sfho fb wncdn woro Csiahcst) almiffsoiy abbcicatom wctn tno Icgyal `fvorlholt, gut lft ulmor cts dfltrfi. ]noyroscmom cl a `uost nfuso gucimcl` fl dfhpfulm. Lfrhaiiy bfur hohgors roscmomfl tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm loar tno brflt `ato, gut fl Toptohgor 11 flo nam

gool agsolt bfr sovorai mays, ropfrtomiy muo tf a bahciy ciiloss. ]no TpodcaiHcsscfl aisf nam al ularhom, dfltradt ifdai `uarm bfrdo (I@B), Giuo HfultaclIcgya (GHI), wncdn prfvcmom bcvo `uarms por oc`nt-nfur sncbt, 7=/0, tf fpol almdifso tno `atos, patrfi tno dfhpfulm, alm `cvo warlcl` cl daso fb al attadj.

Abtor tno Ahgassamfr–s arrcvai at tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl fl Toptohgor 15,AWTF 1 `avo tno Ahgassamfr a tfur fb tno THD alm pfcltom fut tno sabo aroa almosdapo natdn wclmfws cl tno Ahgassamfr–s rffh cl Rciia D. Iator tnat abtorlffl,tno Ahgassamfr vcsctom tno Allox bfr a grcobcl`. No tnol hot wctn tno DctyDfuldci at a ifdai nftoi bfr mcllor, al ovolt at wncdn ifdai homca clvctom gy tnoDfuldci snfwom up uloxpodtomiy, mospcto _.T. obbfrts tf joop tno Ahgassamfr–s

prf`rah alm hfvoholts brfh gocl` pugicdczom.

Todurcty Olvcrflholt fl Toptohgor 11, Urodomcl` Attadjs

Cl dflsuitatcfl wctn tno ]MS WTF alm hclmbui fb tno tnroat olvcrflholtalm tno Toptohgor 11 allcvorsary, Ahgassamfr Ttovols mcm lft ioavo tno THD flToptohgor 11, gut ratnor noim hootcl`s tnoro. At apprfxchatoiy 52=? ifdai tnathfrlcl`, a GHI dfltradt `uarm saw al uljlfwl clmcvcmuai cl a Icgyal TuprohoTodurcty Dfuldci (TTD) pficdo ulcbfrh apparoltiy tajcl` pnftfs fb tno dfhpfulmvciias wctn a doii pnflo brfh tno sodflm biffr fb a gucimcl` ulmor dflstrudtcfladrfss tno stroot tf tno lfrtn fb tno THD. ]no clmcvcmuai was ropfrtomiy stfppom

gy GHI `uarms, molcom aly wrfl`mfcl`, alm mopartom cl a pficdo dar wctn twfftnors. ]ncs was ropfrtom tf AWTFs 1 alm 7. Iator tnat hfrlcl` tnoy clspodtomtno aroa wnoro tno clmcvcmuai was sool stalmcl` alm clbfrhom tno Allox fb tnocldcmolt. ]noro nam lft gool aly roiatom tnroat ropfrtcl`. ]no ifdai Bogruary 10hcictca noamquartors was clbfrhom fb tno cldcmolt alm ropfrtomiy dfhpiaclom tf tnoifdai TTD fl tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl–s gonaib. ]no Ahgassamfr rovcowom a TpodcaiHcsscfl-mrabtom dfhpiaclt tf ifdai autnfrctcos fl tno survociialdo cldcmolt:nfwovor, ct was lft sughcttom muo tf tno typcdaiiy oariy difsuro fb Icgyal`fvorlholt fbbcdos. Iator fl Toptohgor 11, tno Ahgassamfr was clbfrhom gy ncsMoputy Dncob fb Hcsscfl (MDH) cl ]rcpfic fb tno groadn fb tno Ohgassy Dacrf

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dfhpfulm tnat nam fddurrom tnat may alm grcobiy mcsdussom tno lows wctn AWTF 4.]no ]MS WTF was aisf clbfrhom fb tno Dacrf dfhpfulm groadn gy ncs Wo`cflaiTodurcty Fbbcdor dfultorpart cl ]rcpfic alm snarom tno clbfrhatcfl wctn dfiioa`uos

at tno Allox.

At apprfxchatoiy 13=5 ifdai, Ahgassamfr Ttovols alm al addfhpalycl`AWTF osdfrtom a ]urjcsn mcpifhat tf tno THD–s hacl oxct at tno lfrtn D1 `ato,wnoro lftncl` fut fb tno frmclary was lftom. Tfho 45 hclutos iator, gotwool7515 alm 7545 ifdai, a _J sodurcty toah suppfrtcl` a may vcsct gy Grctcsnmcpifhats mrfppom fbb voncdios alm oqucpholt at tno THD (por arral`oholts hamoabtor tno _J mcpifhatcd fbbcdo cl Gol`nazc suspolmom fporatcfls cl Kulo 7517).Pnol tno _J sodurcty toah mopartom vca tno D1 `ato at agfut 7545 ifdai, tnoroworo lf sc`ls fb alytncl` ulusuai, cldiumcl` lf rfamgifdjs futscmo fb tnodfhpfulm, alm trabbcd bifwom lfrhaiiy.

Ahgassamfr Ttovols alm CHF Toal Thctn rotcrom bfr tno lc`nt tf Rciia D atagfut 7155 ifdai, wncio AWTF = watdnom a vcmof cl tno Rciia D dfhhfl spado.AWTFs 1, 7, alm 4 woro scttcl` tf`otnor futscmo alm gonclm Rciia D: tno ]MS WTFwas wfrjcl` cl tno wfrjspado gucimcl` roborrom tf as tno ’Fbbcdo‘ fr ’]FD‘(]adtcdai Fporatcfls Doltor), loar tno Rciia G dfhpfulm, wncdn was dfllodtom tftno Rciia D dfhpfulm gy al aiioyway. Brfh tno ]FD, tno ]MS WTF dfuimhflctfr a sorcos fb sodurcty dahoras piadom cl alm arfulm tno porchotor fb tno

THD. ]no AWTFs woro oadn arhom wctn tnocr stalmarm cssuo scmoarh pcstfi: tnocr’jcts,‘ `oloraiiy dflscstcl` fb gfmy arhfr, ramcf alm al H= rcbio, woro cl tnocr gomrffh/sioopcl` aroas, cl addfrm wctn Tpodcai Hcsscfl pradtcdo.

]no Attadj fl tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl Dfhpfulm

Al TTD pficdo voncdio, wncdn nam arrcvom at tno hacl dfhpfulm `ato (D1)at 7157 ifdai, mopartom at 71=7. ]no Tpodcai Hcsscfl nam roquostom tnat a harjomTTD pficdo dar go pfstom futscmo fb tno dfhpfulm 7=/0, gut cl pradtcdo a dar wastnoro fliy cltorhcttoltiy. ]no Tpodcai Hcsscfl nam roquostom tncs prosoldo a`acl,spodcbcdaiiy bfr tno muratcfl fb tno Ahgassamfr–s vcsct. A sugsoquolt ifdai prossropfrt quftos al TTD fbbcdcai as saycl` tnat no frmorom tno rohfvai fb tno dar ’tf

provolt dcvcical dasuaitcos.‘

Arfulm tno saho tcho, tno ]MS WTF wfrjcl` cl tno ]FD noarm snfts almal oxpifscfl. No tnol saw vca sodurcty dahora mfzols fb clmcvcmuais, haly arhom,

go`cl tf oltor tno dfhpfulm tnrfu`n tno hacl oltraldo at tno D1 `ato. No nct tno

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mudj alm dfvor aiarh alm yoiiom a warlcl` fvor tno ramcf, alm rodaiiom lf sudnwarlcl` brfh tno Bogruary 10 fr GHI `uarms, wnf nam airoamy go`ul tf bioo tf

pfclts sfutn alm oast cl tno dfhpfulm, tfwarms tno Rciia G aroa. AWTFs 1 alm 7

noarm al attadj warlcl` brfh tno GHI `uarms passom fl fvor tno ramcf. ]no ]MSWTF aisf aiortom tno Allox alm Ohgassy ]rcpfic gy doii pnflo.

]no ftnor tnroo AWTFs gonclm Rciia D aisf noarm `ulbcro alm oxpifscfls, aswoii as dnaltcl`, alm rospflmom chhomcatoiy aifl` wctn AWTF =, wnf was clscmoRciia D. Bfiifwcl` tno THD–s ohor`oldy pial, AWTF 1 oltorom Rciia D tf sodurotno Ahgassamfr alm CHF cl tno sabo aroa alm tf rotrcovo ncs jct: AWTFs 7, 4, alm =hfvom tf rotrcovo tnocr jcts, wncdn woro ifdatom cl Rciia G alm tno ]FD. AWTF 1cl Rciia D swcbtiy ifdatom tno Ahgassamfr alm CHF Thctn, asjom tnoh tf mfl gfmyarhfr, alm iom tnoh cltf tno sabo aroa cl Rciia D, wncdn AWTF 1 sodurom. No tnolropfrtom tnocr wnoroagfuts gy ramcf tf tno ]MS WTF cl tno ]FD. AWTF 1, arhomwctn al H= rcbio, snft`ul alm pcstfi, tffj up a mobolscvo pfsctcfl clscmo tno Rciia Dsabo aroa, wctn iclo fb sc`nt tf tno sabo aroa `ato alm fut fb vcow fb pftoltcaicltrumors. AWTF 1 `avo ncs doii pnflo tf tno Ahgassamfr, wnf go`al hajcl`daiis tf ifdai dfltadts alm Ohgassy ]rcpfic roquostcl` asscstaldo.

Brfh Rciia D, AWTF = ral tf ncs sioopcl` quartors cl Rciia G tf rotrcovo ncsjct, wncio AWTFs 7 alm 4 ral tf tno ]FD, wnoro AWTF 4 nam iast sool tnoAhgassamfr, alm wnoro AWTF 7–s jct was ifdatom. (AWTF 7–s sioopcl` quartors

woro cl tno ]FD, hajcl` nch tno mosc`latom ’]FD Fbbcdor‘ cl tnocr ohor`oldyroadt pial.) AWTF 4, upfl lft bclmcl` tno Ahgassamfr cl tno ]FD, ral tf Rciia Gtf `ot ncs jct: AWTF 7 rohaclom cl tno ]FD wctn tno ]MS WTF alm snaromlftcbcdatcfl alm dfhhulcdatcfl mutcos wctn nch. At Rciia G, AWTF 4 oldfultoromAWTF =, wnf was aisf arhcl` alm oqucppcl` nchsoib, alm tno twf tnol attohptomtf roturl tf Rciia D. ]noy turlom gadj, nfwovor, abtor soocl̀ haly arhomcltrumors gifdjcl̀ tno aiioy gotwool Rciias G alm D. AWTFs 4 alm =,futluhgorom alm fut`ullom gy tno arhom cltrumors cl tno aiioy, roturlom tf RciiaG alm garrcdamom tnohsoivos cl a gadj rffh, aifl` wctn flo I@B hohgor wnfhtnoy nam oldfultorom futscmo Rciia G.

Attadj Dfltcluos, _so fb Bcro as a Poapfl

Tfhotcho gotwool 71=? alm 7755 ifdai, arhom cltrumors appoar tf navousom bciiom buoi dals tnat woro stfrom loxt tf low, ulclstaiiom `oloratfrs at tnoBogruary 10 icvcl` quartors loar tno D1 oltraldo tf gurl tnat gucimcl`. ]no drfwm

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aisf ict fl bcro voncdios tnat woro parjom loargy. Hohgors fb tno drfwm tnolhfvom tf Rciia D.

Cl Rciia D, AWTF 1, wnf was prftodtcl` Ahgassamfr Ttovols alm CHFThctn cl tno sabo aroa, noarm cltrumors groajcl` tnrfu`n tno Rciia D brflt mffr.Hol arhom wctn AJ rcbios startom tf mostrfy tno icvcl` rffh dfltolts alm tnolapprfadnom tno sabo aroa `ato alm startom gal`cl` fl ct. AWTF 1 mcm lft walt tfdfhprfhcso tnocr ifdatcfl cl tno sabo aroa gy ol`a`cl` tno cltrumors, alm nowarlom tno Ahgassamfr alm CHF Thctn tf proparo bfr tno cltrumors tf try tf giasttno sabo aroa `ato ifdjs fpol. Clstoam tno cltrumors mopartom, alm tno ic`nts cl RciiaD appoarom tf mch. AWTF 1 roaiczom tnat shfjo brfh bcros sot clscmo tno vciia,away brfh ncs valta`o pfclt, was romudcl` tno ic`nt alm vcscgcicty. (]noro was lficlo fb sc`nt tf Rciia D brfh tno Rciia G/]FD dfhpfulm wnoro tno ]MS WTF almtnroo AWTFs woro garrcdamom. ]no ]MS WTF cl tno ]FD mcm lft soo shfjoohor`o fl tno vcow brfh tno dahora loar Rciia D ultci snfrtiy abtor 7755 ifdai.)

As shfjo ol`uibom tno Rciia D sabo aroa, AWTF 1 iom Ahgassamfr Ttovolsalm CHF Thctn cltf a gatnrffh wctn al oxtorcfr wclmfw. Aii tnroo drawiom cltftno gatnrffh, wncio tno tncdj, giadj shfjo hamo groatncl` mcbbcduit alm romudomvcscgcicty tf zorf. AWTF 1 trcom tf soai tno mffr wctn tfwois alm prfvcmo sfhovoltciatcfl gy fpolcl` tno wclmfw. Clstoam, fpolcl` tno wclmfw wfrsolomdflmctcfls alm mrow hfro shfjo cltf tno gatnrffh, hajcl` ct ovol hfro mcbbcduit

tf groatno. AWTF 1 motorhclom tnat tnoy dfuim lf ifl`or stay cl tno sabo aroa almyoiiom tf tno ftnors, wnfh no dfuim lf ifl`or soo, tf bfiifw nch tf al amkadolt gomrffh, wnoro tnoro was al o`ross wclmfw. AWTF 1 drawiom fl ncs nalms almjloos tnrfu`n a naiiway tf tno gomrffh, ulagio tf soo, wncio yoiicl` alm gal`cl`fl tno biffr tf `ucmo tno Ahgassamfr alm CHF Thctn tf saboty. AWTF 1 fpolomtno wclmfw `rcii alm oxctom tno gucimcl`, dfiiapscl` fltf a shaii, partiy oldifsom

patcf, at wncdn pfclt no goicovom no was gocl` bcrom upfl. Chhomcatoiy bfiifwcl`ncs oxct, AWTF 1 roaiczom tno Ahgassamfr alm CHF nam lft bfiifwom nch fut tnowclmfw. No tnol ro-oltorom Rciia D tnrfu`n tno o`ross wclmfw sovorai tchos tfsoardn bfr ncs dfiioa`uos wncio ulmor bcro gy tno cltrumors futscmo. No was ulagiotf ifdato tno Ahgassamfr fr CHF Thctn, alm sovoro noat alm shfjo bfrdom nch tfoxct tno gucimcl` tf rodfvor gotwool oadn attohpt. Abtor sovorai attohpts, nodichgom a iammor tf tno rffb wnoro no ramcfom tno ]FD bfr asscstaldo almattohptom ulsuddossbuiiy tf voltciato tno gucimcl` gy groajcl` a sjyic`nt. Muo tfsovoro shfjo clnaiatcfl, nfwovor, AWTF 1 was aihfst ulcltoiic`cgio, gut tno ]MSWTF alm AWTF 7 cl tno ]FD bclaiiy ulmorstffm nch tf go saycl` tnat no mcm lftnavo tno Ahgassamfr fr CHF Thctn wctn nch.

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Pncio Rciia D was ulmor attadj, arhom clmcvcmuais ifftom Rciia G–s cltorcfralm attohptom tf oltor tno aroa wnoro AWTFs 4 alm = woro garrcdamom. ]no

cltrumors darrcom korry dals alm woro sool fl sodurcty dahoras trycl` tf muhp tnohfl voncdios futscmo tno ]FD, gut tnoy woro apparoltiy ohpty. A `rfup fbcltrumors aisf attohptom ulsuddossbuiiy tf groaj mfwl tno ]FD oltraldo.

Allox Wospflms, MT A`olts Waiiy bfr Burtnor Wosduo Obbfrts

Kust prcfr tf rodocvcl` tno ]MS WTF–s mcstross daii snfrtiy abtor 71=7 ifdai,tno noam fb Allox sodurcty noarm huitcpio oxpifscfls dfhcl` brfh tno lfrtn cl tnomcrodtcfl fb tno THD. ]no Allox sodurcty noam chhomcatoiy go`al tf fr`alczo ncstoah–s moparturo alm lftcbcom ncs suporcfrs, wnf go`al tf dfltadt ifdai sodurctyoioholts tf roquost suppfrt. ]no Allox rospflso toah mopartom cts dfhpfulm cltwf voncdios at apprfxchatoiy 775? ifdai. ]no moparturo fb tno Allox toah waslft moiayom gy frmors brfh suporcfrs: tno toah ioamor modcmom fl ncs fwl tf moparttno Allox dfhpfulm fldo ct was apparolt, mospcto a grcob moiay tf porhct tnocrdfltclucl` obbfrts, tnat rapcm suppfrt brfh ifdai sodurcty oioholts was lftbfrtndfhcl`.

Pncio tno ]MS WTF dfltcluom tf hal tno ]FD alm dfhhulcdato wctn]rcpfic, tno Allox, alm Pasncl`tfl, AWTF 7 usom a shfjo `rolamo tf fgsduro ncs

hfvoholts brfh tno ]FD tf Rciia G, wnoro no kfclom AWTFs 4 alm = wnf woro garrcdamom clscmo. Gy tncs pfclt, tno bcrst `rfup fb attadjors appoarom tf navorodomom. ]no tnroo AWTFs tnol mrfvo al arhfrom voncdio parjom futscmo fb tno]FD tf Rciia D, wnoro tnoy asscstom AWTF 1, wnf was cl mcstross fl tno rffb,vfhctcl` brfh sovoro shfjo clnaiatcfl alm ifscl` dflsdcfusloss. AWTFs 7, 4,alm = ropoatomiy oltorom Rciia D tnrfu`n tno o`ross wclmfw, at tchos drawicl` fltnocr nalms alm jloos tnrfu`n tno sabo aroa muo tf noavy shfjo alm tno iadj fb acralm vcscgcicty.

Loar tno THD, tno Allox toah nfpom tf grcl` aifl` brcolmiy bfrdos brfhhcictca dfhpfulms ifdatom aifl` tnocr rfuto. ]no Allox toah stfppom at tnocltorsodtcfl tf tno wost fb tno D1 oltraldo alm attohptom tf dflvcldo hcictcahohgors tnoro tf asscst. ]noro was porcfmcd, clobbodtcvo shaii arhs bcro cl tnotoah–s ifdatcfl brfh tno mcrodtcfl fb tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl.

_lagio tf soduro ammctcflai asscstaldo, tno toah hfvom fl tf tno THD. ]noBogruary 10 icvcl` quartors alm amkadolt voncdios woro gurlom, alm noavy shfjo

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was pfurcl` fut fb tno stcii shfimorcl` Rciia D. ]no Allox toah hamo dfltadtwctn tno bfur AWTFs at Rciia D. Tfho Allox toah hohgors wolt tf rotrcovo tno]MS WTF brfh tno ]FD, wncio ftnor Allox toah hohgors kfclom tno AWTFs cl

tnocr soardn bfr tno Ahgassamfr.

Murcl` tnocr soardnos fb tno Rciia D sabo aroa, tno AWTFs bfulm almrohfvom tno gfmy fb CHF Thctn wctn Allox sodurcty toah asscstaldo. ]no toahdnodjom bfr vctai sc`ls alm vorcbcom tnat CHF Thctn was airoamy modoasom,apparoltiy muo tf shfjo clnaiatcfl. Ftnor Allox sodurcty toah hohgors alm tno]MS WTF kfclom up wctn tno AWTFs a`acl tf oltor Rciia D vca tno o`ross wclmfw

gut woro ulagio tf ifdato Ahgassamfr Ttovols mospcto huitcpio attohpts. Noat almshfjo dfltcluom tf go ichctcl` badtfrs cl tnocr agcicty tf hfvo bartnor cltf tno saboaroa. Pnol tno ]MS WTF attohptom tf oltor Rciia D tnrfu`n tno brflt mffr, tnodocicl` dfiiapsom. Murcl` tnoso rosduo attohpts, al AWTF rodocvom a sovoroiadoratcfl tf ncs arh.

Todflm Unaso Attadj fl tno Dfhpfulm, Ovaduatcfl tf tno Allox

At tno ur`cl` fb tno Allox sodurcty toah alm brcolmiy hcictca hohgors, wnfwarlom tnat tno dfhpfulm was at rcsj fb gocl` fvorrul, tno ]MS WTF alm bfurAWTFs mopartom bfr tno Allox wctnfut navcl` bfulm Ahgassamfr Ttovols. As tnoAllox toah prfvcmom dfvor bcro, tno bcvo MT a`olts– buiiy arhfrom voncdio

mopartom alm tffj nfstcio bcro as tnoy iobt tno THD alm turlom rc`nt fut fb tno D1oltraldo. ]no mrcvor, AWTF 1, rovorsom mcrodtcfl tf avfcm a drfwm bartnor mfwltno stroot, tnol rovortom gadj tf tno frc`clai oastoriy rfuto tfwarms tno drfwm abtora hal wnfh tno MT a`olts goicovom tf go wctn Bogruary 10 sc`laiom tnoh tf mfsf. Bartnor anoam, alftnor hal cl a shaii `rfup fb clmcvcmuais tnol hftcflom tftnoh tf oltor a loc`ngfrcl` dfhpfulm, sfho 455 hotors tf tno oast fb tno D1oltraldo fb tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm. ]no MT a`olts suspodtom a trap,c`lfrom tncs sc`lai, alm dfltcluom past. ]no `rfup aifl` tno rfuto tnol fpolom bcroat tno voncdio–s scmo, snattorcl` alm aihfst polotratcl` tno arhfrom `iass alm

gifwcl` fut twf tcros. Pncio tno cmoltctcos fb tno clmcvcmuais wnf bcrom upfl tnoMT a`olts cs uljlfwl, tnoy hay navo gool part fb tno clctcai wavo fb attadjorswnf swarhom tno THD oaricor tnat lc`nt. A rfamgifdj was prosolt futscmo tncsdfhpfulm alm `rfups fb attadjors woro sool oltorcl` ct at agfut tno tcho tncsvoncdio hfvoholt was tajcl` piado.

AWTF 1 addoioratom past tno arhom drfwm alm lavc`atom arfulm alftnordrfwm alm rfamgifdj loar tno olm fb tno rfam, mrcvcl` mfwl tno doltor homcal alm

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cltf tno fldfhcl` ialo at flo pfclt tf gypass stfppom trabbcd. ]wf dars bfiifwom,wctn flo turlcl` fbb alm tno ftnor bfiifwcl` tnoh wctn cts ic`nts fbb ultci ct turlomcltf a waronfuso aroa lft bar brfh tno Allox. ]no MT voncdio tnol prfdoomom tf

tno Allox, arrcvcl` arfulm 7445 ifdai. ]noro tno AWTFs kfclom Allox porsflloialm tffj up mobolscvo pfsctcfls, tf awact tno Allox sodurcty alm ]rcpfic rospflsotoah. ]no sctuatcfl was roiatcvoiy qucot. Pfulmom porsflloi rodocvom homcdaisuppfrt.

Gadj at tno THD, tno Allox sodurcty toah at Rciia D usom shaii arhs bcroalm tffj mobolscvo pfsctcfls tf rospflm tf al apparolt sodflm pnaso attadj, wncdniastom agfut 1? hclutos alm cldiumom shaii arhs bcro alm at ioast tnroo rfdjot-

prfpoiiom `rolamos (WU@s) iauldnom brfh futscmo tno D4 `ato. Pctn tnocr halyalm ropoatom attohpts tf rotrcovo tno Ahgassamfr navcl` prfvol bructioss almhcictca hohgors warlcl` tnoh tno THD dfuim lft go noim hudn ifl`or, tno Alloxtoah mopartom tno THD, darrycl` wctn tnoh tno gfmy fb CHF Thctn. ]noy arrcvom

gadj at tno Allox alm hfvom tf tajo up ammctcflai mobolscvo pfsctcfls.

Ohgassy ]rcpfic Wospflso

_pfl lftcbcdatcfl fb tno attadj brfh tno ]MS WTF arfulm 71=? ifdai,Ohgassy ]rcpfic sot up a dfhhalm doltor alm lftcbcom Pasncl`tfl. Agfut 71?5ifdai, tno MDH was agio tf roadn Ahgassamfr Ttovols, wnf grcobiy ropfrtom tnat

tno THD was ulmor attadj gobfro tno daii dut fbb. ]no Ohgassy lftcbcom GolclaAcrgaso cl Gol`nazc fb a pftoltcai loom bfr if`cstcd suppfrt alm acrdrabt bfroxtradtcfl alm rodocvom buii dffporatcfl. ]no MDH dfltadtom tno Icgyal Uroscmoltalm Urcho Hclcstor–s fbbcdos tf ur`o tnoh tf hfgciczo a rosduo obbfrt, alm joptPasncl`tfl apprcsom fb pfst–s obbfrts. ]no Ohgassy aisf roadnom fut tf IcgyalAcr Bfrdo alm Arhom Bfrdos dfltadts, Bogruary 10 ioamorsncp, alm _L alm tncrmdfultry ohgasscos, ahfl` ftnors. Pctncl nfurs, Ohgassy ]rcpfic dnartorom a

prcvato acrpialo alm mopifyom a sovol-porsfl sodurcty toah, wncdn cldiumom twf_.T. hcictary porsflloi, tf Gol`nazc.

At tno mcrodtcfl fb tno _.T. hcictary–s Abrcda Dfhhalm (ABWCDFH), MfMhfvom a rohftoiy pciftom, ularhom survociialdo acrdrabt wncdn arrcvom fvor tnoTHD snfrtiy gobfro tno MT toah mopartom. A sodflm rohftoiy pciftom, ularhomsurvociialdo acrdrabt roicovom tno bcrst, alm hflctfrom tno ovoltuai ovaduatcfl fb

porsflloi brfh tno Allox tf Gol`nazc acrpfrt iator fl tno hfrlcl` fb Toptohgor17.

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_ldortaclty fl Ahgassamfr Ttovols– Pnoroagfuts

_.T. obbfrts tf motorhclo Ahgassamfr Ttovols– wnoroagfuts woro

ulsuddossbui bfr sovorai nfurs. At apprfxchatoiy 5755 ifdai, Ohgassy ]rcpficrodocvom a pnflo daii brfh AWTF 1–s doii pnflo, wncdn no nam `cvol tf tnoAhgassamfr wncio tnoy woro snoitorom cl tno sabo aroa. A haio, Aragcd-spoajcl`daiior sacm al ulrospflscvo haio wnf hatdnom tno pnyscdai mosdrcptcfl fb tnoAhgassamfr was at a nfspctai. ]noro was dflbuscfl fvor wncdn nfspctai tncs hc`nt

go, alm tno daiior was ulagio tf prfvcmo a pcdturo fb tno Ahgassamfr fr `cvo alyftnor prffb tnat no was wctn nch. ]noro was sfho dfldorl tnat tno daii hc`nt go aruso tf iuro Ahorcdal porsflloi cltf a trap. Pctn tno Gol`nazc Homcdai Doltor(GHD) goicovom tf go mal`orfus bfr Ahorcdal porsflloi muo tf tno pfsscgcictyattadjors woro gocl` troatom tnoro, a Icgyal dfltadt fb tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl wasmcspatdnom tf tno GHD alm iator dflbcrhom tno Ahgassamfr–s cmoltcty alm tnat nowas modoasom.

GHD porsflloi wfuim iator ropfrt tnat at apprfxchatoiy 511? ifdai flToptohgor 17, al ulcmoltcbcom, ulrospflscvo haio bfroc`lor — sugsoquoltiycmoltcbcom as Ahgassamfr Ttovols — was grfu`nt tf tno ohor`oldy rffh gy scxdcvcicals. ]no cmoltctcos fb tnoso dcvcicals aro uljlfwl at tno tcho fb tncs ropfrt,

gut tf tno gost jlfwiom`o fb tno Gfarm tnoso woro ’`ffm Taharctals‘ ahfl` tnonfrmos fb ifftors alm gystalmors wnf mosdolmom upfl tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl abtor tno

MT alm Allox toahs mopartom. Pctn tno dioarcl` fb shfjo, Ahgassamfr Ttovols–rosduors bfulm nch wctncl a rffh cl tno sabo aroa fb Rciia D, mcm lft jlfw ncscmoltcty, puiiom nch fut tnrfu`n al o`ross wclmfw, alm sfu`nt homcdai attoltcflbfr nch. Aitnfu`n tno Ahgassamfr mcm lft snfw sc`ls fb icbo upfl arrcvai at tnoGHD, mfdtfrs attohptom tf rosusdctato nch bfr sfho =? hclutos gobfro modiarcl`nch modoasom, gy apparolt shfjo clnaiatcfl.

Attadjs fl tno Allox

Kust gobfro hcmlc`nt, snfrtiy abtor tno MT alm Allox sodurcty toahs arrcvombrfh tno THD, tno Allox go`al tf go tar`otom gy `ulbcro alm WU@s, wncdndfltcluom cltorhcttoltiy bfr al nfur. Allox sodurcty porsflloi ol`a`om brfh tnocrmobolscvo pfsctcfls, wncdn woro roclbfrdom gy MT a`olts. Ftnor porsflloirohaclom cl dfltadt wctn Ohgassy ]rcpfic brfh tno Allox.

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]no sovol-porsfl rospflso toah brfh Ohgassy ]rcpfic arrcvom cl Gol`nazctf iolm suppfrt. Ct arrcvom at tno Allox agfut 5?55 ifdai. Ioss tnal bcbtoolhclutos iator, tno Allox daho ulmor hfrtar alm WU@ attadj, wctn bcvo hfrtar

rfulms chpadtcl` difso tf`otnor cl ulmor 35 sodflms. ]nroo rfulms nct tno rffb fbal Allox gucimcl̀ , jciicl` sodurcty fbbcdors ]yrflo Pffms alm @iol Mfnorty. ]noattadj aisf sovoroiy clkurom flo AWTF alm flo Allox sodurcty toah hohgor.Allox, ]rcpfic, alm AWTF sodurcty toah hohgors at ftnor ifdatcfls hfvomrapcmiy tf prfvcmo dfhgat bcrst acm tf tno clkurom.

At apprfxchatoiy 5245 ifdai, aii _.T. `fvorlholt porsflloi ovaduatom wctnsuppfrt brfh a quasc-`fvorlholtai Icgyal hcictca. ]noy arrcvom at tno acrpfrtwctnfut cldcmolt. ]no MfM ularhom survociialdo acrdrabt prfvcmom vcsuai fvorsc`ntmurcl` tno ovaduatcfl. Ohgassy ]rcpfic ifst dfhhulcdatcfl wctn tno dflvfy atflo pfclt murcl` tralsct, gut qucdjiy ro`aclom ct.

Ovaduoos, cldiumcl` aii wfulmom porsflloi, mopartom Gol`nazc fl tnodnartorom kot at apprfxchatoiy 5045 ifdai. Ohgassy ]rcpfic stabb, cldiumcl` tnoOhgassy lurso, hot tno bcrst ovaduatcfl bic`nt at ]rcpfic Cltorlatcflai Acrpfrt.Pfulmom porsflloi woro tralsborrom tf a ifdai nfspctai, cl oxohpiary dffrmclatcfltnat noipom savo tno icvos fb twf sovoroiy clkurom Ahorcdals.

Ohgassy ]rcpfic wfrjom wctn tno Icgyal `fvorlholt tf navo a Icgyal Acr

Bfrdo D-145 tajo tno rohaclcl` _.T. `fvorlholt porsflloi brfh Gol`nazc tf]rcpfic. ]wf Ahorcdal dctczol Ttato Mopartholt dfltradtfrs travoiom tf tno acrpfrtalm icljom up wctn tno rohaclcl` _.T. `fvorlholt porsflloi. Pncio awactcl`tralspfrt, tno ]MS WTF alm Allox porsflloi dfltcluom tf roadn fut tf Icgyaldfltadts tf dffrmclato tno tralspfrt fb tno prosuhom rohacls fb AhgassamfrTtovols tf tno acrpfrt. ]no gfmy was grfu`nt tf tno acrpfrt cl wnat appoarom tf goa ifdai ahguialdo at 5>7? ifdai, alm tno ]MS WTF vorcbcom Ahgassamfr Ttovols–cmoltcty.

At 1145 ifdai, Toptohgor 17, 7517, tno Icgyal `fvorlholt-prfvcmom D-145ovaduatcfl bic`nt ialmom cl ]rcpfic wctn tno iast _.T. `fvorlholt porsflloi brfhGol`nazc alm tno rohacls fb tno bfur Ahorcdals jciiom, wnf woro tralspfrtom tf aifdai nfspctai.

Cl dffrmclatcfl wctn tno Ttato Mopartholt alm Ohgassy ]rcpfic, tnoMopartholt fb Mobolso solt twf _.T. Acr Bfrdo pialos (a D-10 alm a D-145) brfh@orhaly tf ]rcpfic tf prfvcmo homcdai ovaduatcfl suppfrt bfr tno wfulmom. At131? ifdai fl Toptohgor 17, Ohgassy ]rcpfic ovaduoos, Gol`nazc porsflloi, alm

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tnfso wfulmom cl tno attadjs mopartom ]rcpfic fl tno D-10 acrdrabt, wctn hcictarymfdtfrs alm lursos agfarm prfvcmcl` ol rfuto homcdai daro tf tno clkurom. ]noacrdrabt arrcvom at Wahstocl Acr Bfrdo Gaso at apprfxchatoiy 7745 (]rcpfic tcho)

fl Toptohgor 17, kust fvor 7= nfurs abtor tno attadjs cl Gol`nazc nam dfhholdom.

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BCLMCL@T ALM MCTD_TTCFL

1. ]no attadjs cl Gol`nazc woro sodurcty-roiatom, rosuitcl` cl tno moatns fbbfur _.T. porsflloi abtor torrfrcsts attadjom twf soparato _.T. `fvorlholtbadcictcos — tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm (THD) alm tno Allox.

Cmoltcbcdatcfl fb tno porpotratfrs alm tnocr hftcvatcfls aro tno sugkodt fb alfl`fcl` BGC drchclai clvostc`atcfl. ]no Gfarm dfldiumom tnat lf prftost tffj

piado gobfro tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl alm Allox attadjs, wncdn woro ulaltcdcpatom cltnocr sdaio alm cltolscty.

A MOQ_ADS FB T OD_WC]S T ST]OHT ALM U WFDOM_WOT U WCFW ]F T OU]OHGOW 11, 7517

7. Tystohcd baciuros alm ioamorsncp alm hala`oholt mobcdcoldcos at solcfriovois wctncl twf guroaus fb tno Ttato Mopartholt rosuitom cl a TpodcaiHcsscfl sodurcty pfsturo tnat was clamoquato bfr Gol`nazc alm `rfssiyclamoquato tf moai wctn tno attadj tnat tffj piado.

]nrfu`n tno dfurso fb cts clqucry, tno Gfarm cltorvcowom fvor 155clmcvcmuais, rovcowom tnfusalms fb pa`os fb mfduholts, alm vcowom nfurs fb vcmofbffta`o. Fl tno gascs fb cts dfhpronolscvo rovcow fb tncs clbfrhatcfl, tno Gfarmrohacls buiiy dflvcldom tnat rospflscgcicty bfr tno tra`cd ifss fb icbo, clkurcos, almmaha`o tf _.T. badcictcos alm prfporty rosts sfioiy alm dfhpiotoiy wctn tnotorrfrcsts wnf porpotratom tno attadj.

Fvorrcmcl` Badtfrs

]ncs cs lft tf say, nfwovor, tnat tnoro aro lf iossfls tf go ioarlom. Arodurrcl` tnoho tnrfu`nfut tno Gfarm–s wfrj was flo aisf tfudnom upfl gy tno

Lacrfgc alm Mar os Taiaah AWGs cl 1333. Tchpiy put, cl tno hfltns ioamcl̀ up tfToptohgor 11, 7517, sodurcty cl Gol`nazc was lft rodf`lczom alm chpioholtom asa ’snarom rospflscgcicty‘ cl Pasncl`tfl, rosuitcl` cl stfvo-pcpom mcsdusscfls almmodcscfls fl pficdy alm sodurcty. Joy modcscfls, sudn as tno oxtolscfl fb tno TtatoMopartholt prosoldo cl Gol`nazc ultci Modohgor 7517, fr lfl-modcscfls clPasncl`tfl, sudn as tno baciuro tf ostagicsn stalmarms bfr Gol`nazc alm tf hoottnoh, fr tno iadj fb a dfnoscvo stabbcl` pial, ossoltcaiiy sot up Gol`nazc as a

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bifatcl` ]MS piatbfrh wctn suddosscvo prcldcpai fbbcdors fbtol dflbclom tf tnoTHD muo tf tnroats alm clamoquato rosfurdos, alm WTFs rosfrtcl` tf bcoim-oxpomcolt sfiutcfls tf dfrrodt sodurcty snfrtbaiis.

Dfhhulcdatcfl, dffporatcfl, alm dffrmclatcfl gotwool Pasncl`tfl,]rcpfic, alm Gol`nazc fddurrom dfiio`caiiy at tno wfrjcl`-iovoi gut worodflstraclom gy a iadj fb tralsparoldy, rospflscvoloss, alm ioamorsncp at solcfr

guroau iovois. ]no MT Guroau–s adtcfl fbbcdors wnf wfrjom fl Icgya aro tf godfhholmom bfr tnocr obbfrts wctncl MT alm adrfss tno Mopartholt tf prfvcmoammctcflai sodurcty rosfurdos tf Gol`nazc. Adtcfl fbbcdors cl tno Guroau fb LoarOastorl Abbacrs– (LOA) Fbbcdo fb Ha`nrog Abbacrs alm Oxodutcvo Fbbcdo snfwomschciar momcdatcfl cl dfiiagfratcl` fl sfiutcfls wctn tnocr MT dfultorparts almrospflmcl` tf ]MS stabbcl` mohalms. Nfwovor, cl MT, LOA, alm at pfst, tnoroappoarom tf go vory roai dflbuscfl fvor wnf, uitchatoiy, was rospflscgio almohpfworom tf hajo modcscfls gasom fl gftn pficdy alm sodurcty dflscmoratcfls.

]no MT Guroau snfwom a iadj fb prfadtcvo solcfr ioamorsncp wctn rospodt tfGol`nazc, bacicl` tf olsuro tnat tno prcfrcty sodurcty looms fb a nc`n rcsj, nc`ntnroat pfst woro hot. At tno saho tcho, wctn attoltcfl cl iato 7511 sncbtcl` tf`rfwcl` drcsos cl O`ypt alm Tyrca, tno LOA Guroau–s brflt fbbcdo snfwom a iadj fbfwlorsncp fb Gol`nazc–s sodurcty cssuos, alm a tolmoldy tf roiy tftaiiy fl MT bfrtno iattor. ]no Gfarm aisf bfulm tnat Ohgassy ]rcpfic ioamorsncp, sammiom wctn

tnocr fwl stabbcl` alm sodurcty dnaiiol`os, mcm lft scl`io fut a spodcai loom bfrcldroasom sodurcty bfr Gol`nazc.

Burtnor snfrtbaiis cl Pasncl`tfl dffrmclatcfl woro halcbostom gy tno biawom prfdoss gy wncdn Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc–s oxtolscfl ultci tno olm fb Modohgor7517 was apprfvom, a modcscfl tnat mcm lft tajo sodurcty dflscmoratcfls amoquatoiycltf addfult. ]no rosuit was tno dfltcluatcfl fb Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc wctn aluldortacl buturo alm a flo-yoar oxpcratcfl mato tnat hamo aiifdatcfls fb rosfurdosbfr sodurcty up`ramos alm porsflloi assc`lholts mcbbcduit.

Alftnor joy mrcvor gonclm tno woaj sodurcty piatbfrh cl Gol`nazc was tnomodcscfl tf troat Gol`nazc as a tohpfrary, roscmoltcai badcicty, lft fbbcdcaiiy lftcbcomtf tno nfst `fvorlholt, ovol tnfu`n ct was aisf a buii tcho fbbcdo badcicty. ]ncsrosuitom cl tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm gocl` oxdoptom brfh fbbcdo badcictystalmarms alm addfultagcicty ulmor tno Toduro Ohgassy Dflstrudtcfl almDfultortorrfrcsh Adt fb 1333 (TODDA) alm tno Fvorsoas Todurcty Uficdy Gfarm(FTUG). Gol`nazc–s clctcai piatbfrh cl Lfvohgor 7511 was bar snfrt fb FTUG

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stalmarms alm rohaclom sf ovol cl Toptohgor 7517, mospcto huitcpio bcoim-oxpomcolt up`ramos bulmom gy MT. (As a tohpfrary, roscmoltcai badcicty, THD waslft oic`cgio bfr FGF-bulmom sodurcty up`ramos.) A dfhpronolscvo up`ramo alm

rcsj-hctc`atcfl pial mcm lft oxcst, lfr was a dfhpronolscvo sodurcty rovcowdflmudtom gy Pasncl̀ tfl bfr Gol`nazc cl 7517. ]no ulcquo dcrduhstaldossurrfulmcl` tno droatcfl fb tno hcsscfl cl Gol`nazc as a tohpfrary hcsscfl futscmotno roaih fb porhalolt mcpifhatcd pfsts rosuitom cl sc`lcbcdalt mcsdfllodts almsuppfrt `aps.

Uorsflloi

]no Gfarm bfulm tno snfrt-torh, tralsctfry laturo fb Gol`nazc–s stabbcl` tf go alftnor prchary mrcvor gonclm tno clamoquato sodurcty piatbfrh cl Gol`nazc.Ttabbcl` was at tchos wfobuiiy clsubbcdcolt dflscmorcl` pfst–s sodurcty pfsturo almnc`n rcsj, nc`n tnroat olvcrflholt. ]no olm rosuit was a iadj fb clstctutcflaijlfwiom`o alm hcsscfl dapadcty wncdn dfuim lft go fvordfho gy taiolt alm narmwfrj aiflo, aitnfu`n tno Gfarm bfulm ahpio ovcmoldo fb gftn cl tnfso wnf sorvomtnoro. ]no sctuatcfl was oxadorgatom gy tno iadj fb Ifdaiiy Ohpifyom Ttabb (IOT)wnf wfuim lfrhaiiy prfvcmo a gadjstfp fb dfltclucty, ifdai jlfwiom`o, almial`ua`o agcicty. ]ncs stabbcl` ’dnurl‘ nam sc`lcbcdalt motrcholtai obbodts fl tno

pfst–s agcicty tf assoss amoquatoiy gftn tno pfictcdai alm sodurcty olvcrflholt, aswoii as tf prfvcmo tno lodossary amvfdady alm bfiifw-tnrfu`n fl hakfr, ossoltcai

sodurcty up`ramos.

]no Gfarm motorhclom tnat MT stabbcl` iovois cl Gol`nazc abtor Ohgassy]rcpfic ro-fpolom woro clamoquato, modroascl` sc`lcbcdaltiy abtor tnol-TpodcaiOlvfy Ttovols– moparturo cl Lfvohgor 7511. Aitnfu`n a buii dfhpioholt fb bcvoMT a`olts bfr Gol`nazc was clctcaiiy prfkodtom, alm iator roquostom huitcpio tchos,Tpodcai Hcsscfl Gol`nazc adncovom a iovoi fb bcvo MT a`olts (lft dfultcl` MfM-

prfvcmom ]MS Tcto Todurcty ]oah porsflloi solt gy Ohgassy ]rcpfic) bfr fliy 74mays gotwool Kaluary 1-Toptohgor 3, 7517.

As ct godaho dioar tnat MT wfuim lft prfvcmo a stoamy dfhpioholt fb bcvo]MS MT a`olts tf Gol`nazc, oxpodtatcfls fl tno `rfulm woro ifworom gy tnomaultcl` tasj fb `aclcl` apprfvais alm tno roaicty fb al ovor-sncbtcl` MT porsflloi

piatbfrh. Brfh mcsdusscfls wctn bfrhor Gol`nazc-gasom stabb, Gfarm hohgorsdfldiumom tnat tno porscstoldo fb MT ioamorsncp cl Pasncl`tfl cl robuscl` tf

prfvcmo a stoamy piatbfrh fb bfur tf bcvo MT a`olts droatom a rosc`latcfl fl tno

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part fb pfst agfut asjcl` bfr hfro. ]no ]MS MT a`olts rosfrtom tf mfcl` tno gosttnoy dfuim wctn tno ichctom rosfurdos prfvcmom.

Burtnorhfro, MT–s roicaldo fl vfiultoors bfr ]MS pfsctcfls hoalt tnat tnoAWTFs cl Gol`nazc fbtol nam roiatcvoiy icttio fr lf prcfr MT prf`rah hala`oholtfr fvorsoas oxporcoldo. Bfr a tcho, hfro oxporcoldom WTFs woro solt fut flifl`or torh ]MSs, gut ovol tnat appoarom tf mchclcsn abtor Kulo 7517, oxadtiy attno tcho tno sodurcty olvcrflholt cl Gol`nazc was motorcfratcl` burtnor. Ct goarsohpnasczcl`, nfwovor, tnat tno Gfarm bfulm tno wfrj mflo gy tnoso fbtol kulcfrMT a`olts tf go oxohpiary. Gut `cvol tno tnroat olvcrflholt alm wctn vory icttiofporatcflai fvorsc`nt brfh hfro oxporcoldom, solcfr dfiioa`uos, dfhgclom wctn alulmor-rosfurdom sodurcty piatbfrh, tnoso a`olts woro lft woii sorvom gy tnocrioamorsncp cl Pasncl̀ tfl. ]no iadj fb Aragcd-ial`ua`o sjciis ahfl` hfstAhorcdal porsflloi assc`lom tf Gol`nazc alm tno iadj fb a momcdatom IOTcltorprotor alm subbcdcolt ifdai stabb aisf sorvom as a garrcor tf obbodtcvodfhhulcdatcfl alm sctuatcflai awaroloss at tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl.

Woqucrom sodurcty traclcl` bfr MT a`olts prcfr tf sorvcdo cl Gol`nazcdflscstom fb tno Nc`n ]nroat ]raclcl` Dfurso (N]]D). Nfwovor, mfhostcdaiiy-

gasom MT a`olts wnf nam lft sorvom agrfam mcm lft navo tno fppfrtulcty tf rodocvoWTF traclcl` gobfro sorvcl` cl Gol`nazc. Cl ammctcfl, abtor Aprci 7517 aii

porsflloi sdnomuiom tf sorvo cl Icgya bfr fvor 45 mays woro roqucrom tf tajo tno

Bfroc`l Abbacrs Dfultor ]nroat (BAD]) traclcl`. CHFs, wnf aisf sorvom as tno’hala`oholt fbbcdor‘ at pfst, mcm lft, as a proroqucscto, rodocvo aly gascdhala`oholt fr @olorai Torvcdos Fbbcdor (@TF) traclcl` tf proparo tnoh bfr tnocrmutcos.

]no Gfarm motorhclom tnat roicaldo fl Bogruary 10 bfr sodurcty cl tno ovoltfb al attadj was hcspiadom, ovol tnfu`n Bogruary 10 nam gool dflscmorom tf navorospflmom satcsbadtfrciy tf provcfus, aigoct ioss tnroatolcl`, cldcmolts. ]no bfurassc`lom Bogruary 10 `uarms woro clsubbcdcolt alm mcm lft navo tno roqucscto sjciisalm roicagcicty tf prfvcmo a roasflagio iovoi fb sodurcty fl a 7=/0 gascs bfr al oc`nt-adro dfhpfulm wctn al oxtolmom porchotor waii. Cl tno mays prcfr tf tno attadjalm fl Toptohgor 11, 7517, flo was agsolt. Fvor tno dfurso fb cts clqucry, tnoGfarm aisf ioarlom fb trfugicl` clmcdatfrs fb Bogruary 10–s ifyaitcos alm ctsroamcloss tf asscst _.T. porsflloi. Cl tno woojs prodomcl` tno Ahgassamfr–sarrcvai, Bogruary 10 nam dfhpiaclom agfut saiarcos alm tno iadj fb a dfltradt bfr cts

porsflloi. At tno tcho fb tno attadjs, Bogruary 10 nam doasom addfhpalycl`Tpodcai Hcsscfl voncdio hfvoholts cl prftost. ]no Giuo Hfultacl Icgya (GHI)

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ularhom `uarms, wnfso prchary rospflscgcictcos woro tf prfvcmo oariy warlcl` almdfltrfi addoss tf tno THD, woro aisf pffriy sjciiom.

Unyscdai Todurcty

@cvol tno tnroat olvcrflholt, tno pnyscdai sodurcty piatbfrh cl Gol`nazcwas clamoquato. Ct cs clduhgolt upfl tno Gfarm, nfwovor, tf adjlfwiom`o tnatsovorai up`ramos alm ropacrs tffj piado fvor 7517. MT prfvcmom ammctcflaibulmcl` bfr tno Ifdai @uarm Bfrdo (I@B), Bogruary 10, alm roscmoltcai sodurctyup`ramos, cldiumcl` noc`ntolcl` tno futor porchotor waii, saboty `rciis fl sabo aroao`ross wclmfws tnat noipom savo tno icbo fb AWTF 1 fl tno lc`nt fb Toptohgor 11,dfldroto korsoy garrcors, haluai mrfp-arh voncdio garrcors, a stooi `ato bfr tno RciiaD sabo aroa, sfho ifdaiiy halubadturom stooi mffrs, salmga` bfrtcbcdatcfls, sodurctydahoras, sfho ammctcflai sodurcty ic`ntcl`, `uarm gfftns, alm al Cltorlai Mobolso

Lftcbcdatcfl Tystoh. Godauso FGF mfos lft bulm sodurcty up`ramos bfr’tohpfrary‘ badcictcos, MT aisf cmoltcbcom lfl-tramctcflai bulmcl` stroahs tf bulm

pnyscdai sodurcty up`ramos alm wfrjom wctn tno CHFs, LOA alm Ohgassy ]rcpfictf hfvo bulms alm suppicos tf Gol`nazc. ]no Ol`cloorcl` Todurcty Fbbcdo (OTF)cl Dacrf prfvcmom strfl` todnlcdai suppfrt alm ro`uiariy vcsctom. Bfiifwcl` tnoKulo 7517 COM cldcmolt, wncdn giow a iar`o nfio cl tno dfhpfulm waii, MT, FGF,]rcpfic, LOA alm OTF Dacrf chhomcatoiy rospflmom tf Gol`nazc–s roquost bfrasscstaldo. ]rcpfic cmoltcbcom FGF bulms tnat dfuim go usom tf bcx tno waii, alm

OTF Dacrf travoiom tf Gol`nazc fl Kulo > tf prfvcmo todnlcdai suppfrt. ]no ]MSCHFs wfrjom tcroiossiy wctn tno WTFs, ]rcpfic prfduroholt alm bclaldcaihala`oholt stabb, alm Icgyal prfbosscflais fl statoholts fb wfrj, dfltradts almbulmcl` bfr tno ohor`oldy ropacr fb tno THD waii alm bfr tno ftnor pnyscdaisodurcty up`ramos, as woii as fl`fcl` oiodtrcdai ropacrs. Low up`ramos rohaclom adnaiiol`o, nfwovor, muo tf a iadj fb dasn rosorvos alm dfltradt alm prfduroholtoxportcso, wncdn hoalt Gol`nazc nam tf roiy fl ]rcpfic bfr burtnor prfdosscl`.

]no Gfarm bfulm, nfwovor, tnat Pasncl`tfl snfwom a tolmoldy tffvorohpnasczo tno pfsctcvo chpadt fb pnyscdai sodurcty up`ramos, wncdn woro fbtolbcoim-oxpomcolt chprfvoholts tf a prfbfulmiy woaj piatbfrh, wncio ̀ oloraiiybacicl` tf hoot Gol`nazc–s ropoatom roquosts tf au`holt tno luhgors fb ]MS MT

porsflloi. ]no clsubbcdcolt Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm sodurcty piatbfrh was atvarcaldo wctn tno apprfprcato Fvorsoas Todurcty Uficdy Gfarm (FTUG) stalmarmswctn rospodt tf porchotor, cltorcfr sodurcty, alm sabo aroas. Gol`nazc was aisfulmor-rosfurdom wctn ro`arm tf dortacl loomom sodurcty oqucpholt.

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Ufst alm tno Mopartholt woro woii awaro fb tno allcvorsary fb tno

Toptohgor 11, 7551, torrfrcst attadjs, aitnfu`n MT mcm lft cssuo a wfrimwcmodautcfl dagio tf pfsts roiatom tf tno allcvorsary. Ahgassamfr Ttovols alm ncs MTa`olts nam tajol tno allcvorsary cltf addfult gy modcmcl` tf nfim aii hootcl`s attno THD tnat may ratnor tnal hajcl` aly hfvos futscmo.

]no Ahgassamfr dnfso tf travoi tf Gol`nazc tnat wooj, clmopolmolt fbPasncl`tfl, as por stalmarm pradtcdo. ]chcl` bfr ncs trcp was mrcvol cl part gydfhhctholts cl ]rcpfic, as woii as a stabbcl` `ap gotwool prcldcpai fbbcdors clGol`nazc. Ncs trcp nam gool put fbb oaricor cl tno suhhor, alm tno Toptohgor 15-1= matos woro lft modcmom upfl woii cl amvaldo. ]no Gfarm bfulm tnat pials bfrtno Ahgassamfr–s trcp prfvcmom bfr hclchai difso prftodtcfl sodurcty suppfrt, almtnat Ohgassy dfultry toah hohgors woro lft buiiy awaro fb piallom hfvoholtsfbb dfhpfulm. ]no Ahgassamfr mcm lft soo a mcrodt tnroat fb al attadj fb tncslaturo alm sdaio fl tno _.T. Hcsscfl cl tno fvoraii lo`atcvo trolmiclo fb sodurctycldcmolts brfh sprcl` tf suhhor 7517. Ncs status as tno ioamcl` _.T. `fvorlholtamvfdato fl Icgya pficdy, alm ncs oxportcso fl Gol`nazc cl partcduiar, dausomPasncl`tfl tf `cvo ulusuai moboroldo tf ncs kum`holts.

C HUIOHOL]A]CFL FB T OD_WC]S T ST]OHT ALM U WFDOM_WOT FL T OU]OHGOW 11-17, 7517

4. Lftwctnstalmcl̀ tno prfpor chpioholtatcfl fb sodurcty systohs almprfdomuros alm roharjagio norfcsh snfwl gy Ahorcdal porsflloi, tnfsosystohs tnohsoivos alm tno Icgyal rospflso boii snfrt cl tno bado fb a sorcosfb attadjs tnat go`al wctn tno summol polotratcfl fb tno Tpodcai Hcsscfldfhpfulm gy mfzols fb arhom attadjors. Cl snfrt, Ahorcdals cl Gol`nazcalm tnocr ]rcpfic dfiioa`uos mcm tnocr gost wctn wnat tnoy nam, wncdn, cl tno olm,was lft olfu`n tf provolt tno ifss fb icvos fb Ahgassamfr Ttovols, Toal Thctn,]yrflo Pffms, alm @iol Mfnorty. At tno saho tcho, _.T. sodurcty

prfbosscflais provoltom a burtnor ifss fb icbo alm noipom olsuro tno saboovaduatcfl fb rohaclcl` Ahorcdal porsflloi cl Gol`nazc 17 nfurs abtor tnoattadjs go`al.

As lftom cl tno prodomcl` sodtcfl, pnyscdai sodurcty at tno Tpodcai Hcsscflwas clsubbcdcolt. ]no THD porchotor was groadnom chhomcatoiy, prfvcmcl` lfroadtcfl tcho tf tno bcvo MT a`olts fl dfhpfulm. ]noro was lf amvaldo warlcl`ro`armcl` tno `rfup fb attadjors apprfadncl` futscmo tno THD prcfr tf tno attadj,

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alm lf sc`l fb tnoh fl survociialdo dahoras futscmo tno D1 `ato ultci tno attadjwas ulmorway. ]no Gfarm ioarlom tnat, as fb tno tcho fb tno attadjs, tno TpodcaiHcsscfl dfhpfulm nam rodocvom ammctcflai survociialdo dahoras, wncdn rohaclom

cl gfxos ulclstaiiom, as todnlcdai suppfrt tf clstaii tnoh nam lft yot vcsctom pfst.Cl ammctcfl, tno dahora hflctfr cl tno ifdai `uarm bfrdo gfftn loxt tf tno D1 `atowas clfporagio fl tno may fb tno attadjs, a ropacr wncdn aisf awactom tno arrcvai fba todnlcdai toah.

Tfho aspodts fb pnyscdai sodurcty up`ramos mcm porbfrh as cltolmom — cl partcduiar, tno sabo aroa cl Rciia D, wncdn provoltom cltrumors brfh oltorcl` alm tno]FD mffr, wncdn prftodtom tno MT a`olts brfh attadjors trycl` tf oltor. Aisf, tnoclstaiiatcfl fb oxcts cl tno wclmfw `ratos fb tno Rciia D sabo aroa aiifwom AWTF 1tf osdapo tno bcro, alm tnfso oxcts woro tno oltry pfclt bfr nch alm ftnor MT a`oltsalm Allox porsflloi tf hajo huitcpio attohpts tf rosduo alm rodfvor Toal Thctnalm Ahgassamfr Ttovols.

]no Gfarm bfulm tno rospflsos gy gftn GHI alm Bogruary 10 tf goclamoquato. Lf GHI `uarms woro prosolt futscmo tno dfhpfulm chhomcatoiy

gobfro tno attadj olsuom, aitnfu`n porchotor sodurcty was flo fb tnocrrospflscgcictcos, alm tnoro cs dflbicdtcl` clbfrhatcfl as tf wnotnor tnoy sfulmomaly aiarhs prcfr tf bioocl` tno D1 ̀ ato aroa tf ftnor aroas fb tno THD. Aitnfu`ntno ularhom GHI `uarms dfuim lft go oxpodtom tf ropoi al attadj, tnoy nam dfro

rospflscgcicty bfr prfvcmcl` oariy warlcl` alm dfltrfiicl` addoss tf tno dfhpfulm,wncdn tnoy nam lft aiways porbfrhom woii cl tno past. Cl tno bclai alaiyscs, tnoGfarm dfuim lft motorhclo oxadtiy nfw tno D1 `ato at tno Tpodcai Hcsscfldfhpfulm was groadnom, gut tno spoom wctn wncdn attadjors oltorom racsom tno

pfsscgcicty tnat GHI `uarms iobt tno D1 pomostrcal `ato fpol abtor clctcaiiy soocl`tno attadjors alm bioocl` tno vcdclcty. ]noy nam iobt tno `ato uliatdnom gobfro.

]no Gfarm–s clqucry bfulm icttio ovcmoldo tnat tno arhom Bogruary 10 `uarmsaiortom Ahorcdals at tno THD tf tno attadj fr suhhflom a Bogruary 10 hcictca

prosoldo tf asscst oxpomctcfusiy fldo tno attadj was cl prf`ross — mospcto tno badttnat Bogruary 10 hohgors woro pacm tf prfvcmo cltorcfr sodurcty alm a qucdjroadtcfl bfrdo bfr tno THD alm tno badt tnat Bogruary 10 garradjs woro cl tno difsovcdclcty, ioss tnal 7 jh away brfh tno THD. A shaii luhgor fb Bogruary 10hcictca hohgors arrcvom at Rciia D loariy al nfur abtor tno attadj go`al. Aitnfu`nsfho Bogruary 10 hohgors asscstom cl obbfrts tf soardn bfr Ahgassamfr Ttovols cltno shfjo-bciiom Rciia D gucimcl`, tno Gfarm bfulm icttio ovcmoldo tnat Bogruary 10

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dfltrcgutom hoalcl`buiiy tf tno mobolso fb tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl dfhpfulm, fr tftno ovaduatcfl tf tno acrpfrt tnat tffj piado fl tno hfrlcl` fb Toptohgor 17.

Cl dfltrast, MT alm Allox porsflloi fl tno `rfulm cl Gol`nazc porbfrhomwctn dfura`o alm al fvorrcmcl` moscro tf prftodt alm rosduo tnocr dfiioa`uos, cl aloar chpfsscgio sctuatcfl. ]no huitcpio trcps tnat tno MT a`olts alm Alloxsodurcty toah hohgors hamo cltf a gurlcl`, shfjo-bciiom gucimcl` cl attohpts tfrosduo Toal Thctn alm Ahgassamfr Ttovols snfwom roamcloss tf rcsj icbo alm ichgtf savo ftnors. ]noy uitchatoiy woro ulagio tf savo Toal Thctn alm AhgassamfrTtovols, muo tf tno cltolscty fb tno noat alm shfjo alm a iadj fb rosfurdos,cldiumcl` groatncl` apparatus. ]no MT a`olts– modcscfl tf mopart tno THD wctnfuttno Ahgassamfr daho abtor tnoy nam aii subborom shfjo clnaiatcfl muo tf huitcpiorosduo attohpts, alm ahcmst a rolowom attadj tnat dfltcluom as tnoy mopartom tnodfhpfulm. ]no Gfarm hohgors goicovo ovory pfsscgio obbfrt was hamo tf prftodt,rosduo, alm rodfvor Ahgassamfr Ttovols alm Toal Thctn, alm tnat tno gravory fbtno MT a`olts prosolt cl Gol`nazc noipom provolt a burtnor ifss fb icbo, partcduiariy`cvol tnocr asscstaldo cl mobolmcl` tno Allox.

]no Gfarm bfulm tnat tno iadj fb lfl-iotnai drfwm dfltrfi fptcfls aisf prodiumom a hfro vc`frfus mobolso fb tno THD. ]no Gfarm aisf motorhclom tnattno iadj fb bcro saboty oqucpholt sovoroiy chpadtom tno Ahgassamfr–s alm ToalThctn–s agcicty tf osdapo tno moamiy shfjo dflmctcfls. Fl tno ftnor nalm, tno MT

a`olts– tadtcdai mrcvcl` traclcl`, as woii as tnocr buiiy-arhfrom voncdio, savom tnocricvos wnol tnoy woro attadjom gy woapfls bcro ol rfuto brfh tno THD tf tnoAllox. Cl ammctcfl, tno MT ohor`oldy homcdai traclcl` alm tno MT-cssuom

porsflai homcdai jct savom al AWTF–s icbo abtor no was sovoroiy clkurom gy ahfrtar attadj at tno Allox.

]no Gfarm bfulm tno Icgyal `fvorlholt–s rospflso tf go prfbfulmiyiadjcl` fl tno lc`nt fb tno attadjs, robiodtcl` gftn woaj dapadcty alm a loar tftaiagsoldo fb doltrai f̀vorlholt clbiuoldo cl Gol`nazc. ]no Icgyal `fvorlholt mcmbadcictato asscstaldo brfh a quasc-`fvorlholtai hcictca tnat suppfrtom tnoovaduatcfl fb _.T. ̀ fvorlholt porsflloi tf Gol`nazc acrpfrt. Ct aisf badcictatomtno moparturo fb tno dnartor pialo darrycl` tno ]rcpfic rosduo toah tf Gol`nazc, alm

prfvcmom a Icgyal Acr Bfrdo D-145 tnat was usom tf ovaduato rohaclcl` porsflloialm tno gfmcos fb tno modoasom brfh Gol`nazc fl tno hfrlcl` fb Toptohgor 17.

Pasncl`tfl-]rcpfic-Gol`nazc dfhhulcdatcfl, dffporatcfl, almdffrmclatcfl fl tno lc`nt fb tno attadjs woro obbodtcvo, mospcto huitcpio dnallois fb

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dfhhulcdatcfl ahfl` Pasncl`tfl, ]rcpfic, Gol`nazc, alm ABWCDFHnoamquartors cl Ttutt`art, as woii as huitcpio dnallois fb dfhhulcdatcfl wctnclPasncl`tfl ctsoib. Ohgassy ]rcpfic sorvom as a icboiclo tf Gol`nazc tnrfu`nfut tno

attadjs, harsnaiicl` suppfrt brfh Pasncl`tfl, Ttutt`art alm oisownoro, cldiumcl`qucdjiy fr`alczcl` tno dnartor pialo tnat solt tno sovol-porsfl roclbfrdoholt toahtf Gol`nazc. At tno mcrodtcfl fb ABWCDFH, MfM hfvom a rohftoiy pciftom,ularhom survociialdo acrdrabt tf Gol`nazc, wncdn arrcvom fvor tno THD snfrtiy

gobfro tno MT toah mopartom. A sodflm rohftoiy pciftom, ularhom survociialdoacrdrabt roicovom tno bcrst, alm hflctfrom tno ovoltuai ovaduatcfl fb porsflloi brfhtno Allox tf Gol`nazc acrpfrt iator fl tno hfrlcl` fb Toptohgor 17.

Ohgassy ]rcpfic stabb snfwom agsfiuto momcdatcfl alm toahwfrj clhfgciczcl` tf rospflm tf tno drcscs, wctn tno MDH, MA]], Ufictcdai, alm ftnordfultry toah sodtcfls roadncl` fut tf a wcmo ral`o fb dfltadts cl ]rcpfic almGol`nazc tf soduro suppfrt: tno Uugicd Abbacrs toah hflctfrcl` sfdcai homca sctosalm rodfrmcl` a if` fb Hcsscfl daiis: tno Ohgassy lurso prfvcmcl` clvaiuagio`ucmaldo fl darcl` bfr tno wfulmom ovaduatom brfh Gol`nazc: alm a Dflsuiarfbbcdor mflatcl` giffm tnat noipom savo tno icbo fb a wfulmom dfiioa`uo.]nrfu`nfut tno drcscs, tno Adtcl` LOA Asscstalt Todrotary prfvcmom drudcaiioamorsncp `ucmaldo tf Ohgassy ]rcpfic–s MDH, alm Ohgassy ]rcpfic–s WTFfbborom vaiuagio dfulsoi tf tno MT a`olts cl Gol`nazc.

]no cltora`oldy rospflso was tchoiy alm apprfprcato, gut tnoro schpiy waslft olfu`n tcho `cvol tno spoom fb tno attadjs bfr arhom _.T. hcictary assots tfnavo hamo a mcbboroldo. Tolcfr-iovoi cltora`oldy mcsdusscfls woro ulmorway sfflabtor Pasncl`tfl rodocvom clctcai wfrm fb tno attadjs alm dfltcluom tnrfu`n tnolc`nt. ]no Gfarm bfulm lf ovcmoldo fb aly ulmuo moiays cl modcscfl hajcl` frmolcai fb suppfrt brfh Pasncl`tfl fr brfh tno hcictary dfhgatalt dfhhalmors.Qucto tno dfltrary; tno sabo ovaduatcfl fb aii _.T. `fvorlholt porsflloi brfhGol`nazc twoivo nfurs abtor tno clctcai attadj alm sugsoquoltiy tf Wahstocl AcrBfrdo Gaso was tno rosuit fb oxdoptcflai _.T. `fvorlholt dffrmclatcfl almhcictary rospflso alm noipom savo tno icvos fb twf sovoroiy wfulmom Ahorcdals. Clammctcfl, at tno Ttato Mopartholt–s roquost, tno Mopartholt fb Mobolso aisf

prfvcmom a Harclo BAT] (Bioot Altctorrfrcsh Todurcty ]oah) as ammctcflaisodurcty suppfrt bfr Ohgassy ]rcpfic fl Toptohgor 17.

Fvoraii, dfhhulcdatcfl systohs fl tno lc`nt fb tno attadjs wfrjom, wctn aloar-dflstalt clbfrhatcfl bifw ahfl` Gol`nazc, ]rcpfic, alm Pasncl`tfl. Doii

pnflos woro tno hacl hotnfm fb dfltadt, gut iadjom romulmaldy. Wamcf

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dfhhulcdatcfls gotwool tno Allox alm tno THD aisf wfrjom woii, tnaljs tf prcfr dffrmclatcfl gotwool tno twf.

Tnfrtiy abtor rodocvcl` tno clctcai lftcbcdatcfl brfh Ohgassy ]rcpfic atapprfxchatoiy 1?=? OT], tno Ttato Mopartholt Fporatcfls Doltor lftcbcom tnocltora`oldy, cldiumcl` tno Pncto Nfuso, fb tno Tpodcai Hcsscfl attadj gy sodurodflboroldo daii alm ohaci aiorts. ]no Fporatcfls Doltor alm tno McpifhatcdTodurcty Dfhhalm Doltor (MTDD) woro oxohpiary cl oicdctcl` clbfrhatcfl brfh]rcpfic- alm Gol`nazc-gasom dfiioa`uos wctnfut fvorifamcl` tnoh.

C HUAD] FB C L]OIIC@OLDO ALM C LBFWHA]CFL ARACIAGCIC]S

=. ]no Gfarm bfulm tnat cltoiic`oldo prfvcmom lf chhomcato, spodcbcd tadtcdaiwarlcl` fb tno Toptohgor 11 attadjs. Jlfwl `aps oxcstom cl tnocltoiic`oldo dfhhulcty–s ulmorstalmcl` fb oxtrohcst hcictcas cl Icgya almtno pftoltcai tnroat tnoy pfsom tf _.T. cltorosts, aitnfu`n sfho tnroatsworo jlfwl tf oxcst .

]orrfrcst lotwfrjs aro mcbbcduit tf hflctfr, alm tno Gfarm ohpnasczos tnodfldiuscfl fb provcfus addfultagcicty rovcow gfarms tnat vuiloragio hcsscflsdallft roiy fl rodocvcl` spodcbcd warlcl` cltoiic`oldo. Tchciariy, tno iadj fbspodcbcd tnroat cltoiic`oldo mfos lft chpiy a iossolcl` fb prfgagcicty fb a torrfrcst

attadj. ]no Gfarm bfulm tnat tnoro was a tolmoldy fl tno part fb pficdy, sodurctyalm ftnor _.T. `fvorlholt fbbcdcais tf roiy noavciy fl tno prfgagcicty fb warlcl`cltoiic`oldo alm fl tno agsoldo fb spodcbcd tnroat clbfrhatcfl. ]no rosuit was

pfsscgiy tf fvoriffj tno usobuiloss fb tajcl` a narm iffj at adduhuiatom,sfhotchos dcrduhstaltcai clbfrhatcfl, alm clstoam tf baci tf approdcato tnroats almulmorstalm trolms, partcduiariy gasom fl cldroasom vcfioldo alm tno tar`otcl` fbbfroc`l mcpifhats alm cltorlatcflai fr̀ alczatcfls cl Gol̀ nazc. ]no iattorclbfrhatcfl baciom tf dfho cltf dioar roicob a`aclst a gadjmrfp fb tno iadj fbobbodtcvo ̀ fvorlaldo, wcmosproam alm ̀ rfwcl` pfictcdai vcfioldo alm clstagcictyalm tno roamy avaciagcicty fb woapfls cl oastorl Icgya. ]noro woro _.T.assossholts tnat prfvcmom sctuatcflai awaroloss fl tno porscstolt, `olorai tnroat tf_.T. alm Postorl cltorosts cl oastorl Icgya, cldiumcl` Gol`nazc. Gfarm hohgors,nfwovor, woro strudj gy tno iadj fb mcsdusscfl bfdusom spodcbcdaiiy fl Gol`nazc.

Gol`nazc–s tnroat olvcrflholt nam gool `oloraiiy motorcfratcl` scldo tno’`oiatcla‘ gfhg was tnrfwl fvor tno THD boldo fl Aprci 2, gut was lft kum`om tfnavo roadnom a drctcdai pfclt gobfro Toptohgor 11. ]no Kuiy 0 oiodtcfls, agfut

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