final report on the program evaluation of peace corps sierra leone (ig-15-01-e) january 30, 2015
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Ta> Forrej Hjsscjr-Podjcjt, Derjftar
Defk Doy, Pjleaioc Derjftar, OgrefoDocnet @oeis, Fhejg Fampceoifj Aggefjr
Gram> Kothy O. @uccjr, Eispjftar Ljijroc
Dotj> Noiuory 62, 02?:
Vu`njft> Geioc Pjpart ai thj Rralrom Jvocuoteai ag Rjofj Farps/Vejrro Cjaij
(EL-?:-2?-J)
Troismettjd gar yaur eigarmoteai es aur geioc rjpart ai thj Rralrom Jvocuoteai ag Rjofj
Farps/Vejrro Cjaij.
Moioljmjit faifurrjd weth occ twjcvj rjfammjidoteais. Jcjvji rjfammjidoteais, ium`jrs ?-
6 oid :-?0 wecc rjmoei apji pjideil faigermoteai gram thj fhejg fampceoifj aggefjr thot thj
dafumjitoteai edjitegejd ei moioljmjit―s rjspaisj hos `jji rjfjevjd. Ei ets rjspaisj,moioljmjit djsfre`jd ofteais et es tokeil ar eitjids ta tokj ta oddrjss thj essujs thot pramptjd
jofh ag aur rjfammjidoteais. \j wesh ta iatj thot ei fcaseil rjfammjidoteais, wj orj iat
fjrtegyeil thot thj oljify hos tokji thjsj ofteais ar thot wj hovj rjvejwjd thjer jggjft.Fjrtegyeil fampceoifj oid vjregyeil jggjftevjijss orj moioljmjit―s rjspaise`ecetejs.
Aur fammjits, whefh orj ei thj rjpart os Oppjidex J, oddrjss thjsj mottjrs. Rcjosj rjspaid
weth dafumjitoteai ta fcasj thj rjmoeieil apji rjfammjidoteais wethei 52 doys ag rjfjept agthes mjmaroidum.
Uau moy oddrjss qujsteais rjlordeil gaccaw-up ar dafumjitoteai ta Ossestoit Eispjftar Ljijrocgar Jvocuoteais Nem A―Kjjgj ot 020.750.0524.
Rcjosj offjpt aur thoiks gar yaur faapjroteai oid ossestoifj ei aur rjvejw.
ff> Nofkcyi Doa, \hetj Hausj Ceoesai
Pudy Mjhr`oie, Ljijroc FauisjcForcas Tarrjs, Ossafeotj Derjftar, Lca`oc Apjroteais
Rouc Nuil, Ossafeotj Derjftar, Aggefj ag Hjocth Vjrvefjs
@orry Vemai, Derjftar, Aggefj ag Mjdefoc VjrvefjsForc Vwortz, Fhejg ag Apjroteais, OgrefoDoiejc @okjr, Jxpjrt, Rralrommeil, Troeieil, oid Jvocuoteai, Ogrefo
Kresto Peloca, Jxpjrt, Vpjfeoc Odvesar ta Pjleaioc Derjftar ei RT&J, Ogrefo
Occesai Coilj, Pjleaioc Vjfurety Odvesar, OgrefoGroifesfa Pjeiasa, Ofteil Fhejg Eigarmoteai Aggefjr
Rotrefk Fhaqujttj, Derjftar, Eiiavoteai
Korji Vwoecs, Fauitry Derjftar, Vejrro Cjaij
Aggefj ag Eispjftar Ljijroc Aggefj Hatceij 020.750.0522 020.750.05?: 822.066.pjofjfarps.lav/AEL AEL Pjparts
Aiceij Pjparteil Taac AELBpjofjfarps.lav
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Oiij Hulhjs, Djputy Fhejg Fampceoifj Aggefjr
Vejrro Cjaij Fauitry DjskELFhrai
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Rjofj FarpsAggefj ag Eispjftar Ljijroc
Helh Vfhaac Vtudjits ei thj Koecohui Destreft ag Vejrro Cjaij
Gcol ag Vejrro Cjaij
Geioc Rralrom Jvocuoteai Pjpart>Rjofj Farps/Vejrro Cjaij
EL-?:-2?-J
Noiuory 02?:
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Geioc Rralrom Jvocuoteai Pjpart> Rjofj Farps/Vejrro Cjaij e
JXJFZTEWJ VZMMOPU
@OFKLPAZID
Marj thoi 6,722 Rjofj Farps Wacuitjjrs hovj sjrvjd thj pjapcj ag Vejrro Cjaij seifj thj
pralrom wos gerst couifhjd ei ?570. Thj past fcasjd ei ?554 ogtjr pacetefoc turmaec oid fevecuirjst jilucgjd thj rjleai oid thj lavjrimjit wos tappcjd `y o rj`jc garfj. Thj oljify selijd oijw fauitry olrjjmjit ei 0225 oid rj-jitjrjd Vejrro Cjaij ei Nuij 02?2. Ot thj aisjt ag thesjvocuoteai thjrj wos aij sjfaidory jdufoteai pranjft. Vjvjity-sjvji Wacuitjjrs wjrj sjrveil eithj fauitry, eifcudeil thrjj Rjofj Farps Pjspaisj Wacuitjjrs.
\HOT \J GAZID Aur jvocuoteai gejcdwark taak pcofj gram Moy ?5 ta Nuij 7, 02?4, prear ta thj suspjiseai ag thj pralrom ai Nucy 62, 02?4 duj ta thj eifrjoseil sprjod ag thj J`aco verus. Thj jvocuoteai gauidthj Rjofj Farps/Vejrro Cjaij (hjrjogtjr, –thj past”) wos o past ei rjfavjry. Gram 02?0-?6, thj past jxpjrejifjd helh stogg turiavjr, cail stoggeil lops, oid o fhoccjileil warkeil jiveraimjit.
Thes pjread frjotjd seliegefoit moioljmjit fhoccjiljs. Occ uiets oid stogg wjrj puccjd ei moiyderjfteais oid strjtfhjd thei. Vtogg prearetezjd orjos ag fretefoc empartoifj, `ut moiy orjos wjrjijlotevjcy empoftjd. Ogtjr o paarcy guifteaieil fauitry derjftar (FD) rjselijd, thj past wjitwethaut o FD gar jelht maiths, dureil whefh thj pralrommeil oid troeieil moioljr (RTM)suffjssguccy forrejd aut thj rjspaise`ecetejs ag o paseteai wjcc o`avj hes jxpjrejifj cjvjc.
Thj jiveraimjit ei Vejrro Cjaij, stecc rjfavjreil gram o djfodj ag fevec wor, frjotjd sjvjrocuiequj moioljmjit fhoccjiljs. Thj furrjit ljijroteai ag pragjsseaiocs hos cemetjd fopofety oidthj past hos hod deggefucty geideil cafoc stogg weth wjcc-djvjcapjd skecc sjts. Vtogg fopofety `uecdeil es oi ailaeil ijjd. Eitjrijt offjsse`ecety es o seliegefoit fhoccjilj ei Vejrro Cjaij. Thjeio`ecety ta offjss rjfjit raccauts ag aiceij systjms gram hjodquortjrs hos fousjd strjss, frjotjd
tjiseai weth hjodquortjrs, oid empoftjd Wacuitjjr oid stogg marocj. Ru`cef troispartoteai esagtji cemetjd oid uirjceo`cj, garfeil moiy Wacuitjjrs ta rjcy ai Rjofj Farps-prahe`etjdmatarfyfcj toxes.
Thj jvocuoteai djtjrmeijd thot thj pralrom mjjts hast fauitry djvjcapmjit ijjds oid jinaysstrail hast fauitry suppart. Rjofj Farps sjfaidory jdufoteai pralrom geccs o iefhj `y pravedeiltjofhjrs ta rjsaurfj-paar sjfaidory sfhaacs thot orj strullceil weth o ljijroteai ag studjitswhasj jorcy jdufoteai wos desruptjd `y fevec wor. Wacuitjjrs jinayjd pasetevj rjcoteaisheps weththjer fauitjrports. Djspetj seliegefoit fhoccjiljs, stogg faiduftjd setj djvjcapmjit suffjssguccy.
Ei ljijroc, mast Wacuitjjrs gjct thot stogg wos jggjftevj ot hjcpeil thjm odnust ta cegj os o
Wacuitjjr. Thj past―s hjocth uiet wos empraveil apjroteais gaccaweil o cail pjread ag stoggeillops oid tjmparory duty favjrolj. Vjvjroc troeieil orjos, eifcudeil djseli oid jvocuoteai,tjfhiefoc, oid cafoc coiluolj, rjquerjd oddeteaioc ottjiteai. Thj jvocuoteai gauid thot past wosljijroccy oworj ag thj orjos ei ijjd ag empravjmjit, oid weth thj ossestoifj ag oi jxpjrejifjdtroeieil moioljr, thj past es warkeil hord ta empravj thj troeieil pralrom oid djvjcapeiiavotevj troeieil proftefjs gar guturj troeijj lraups.
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Wacuitjjrs wjrj sotesgejd weth thjer sogjty oid sjfurety suppart oid thj stogg―s rjspaisj ta fremjeifedjits wjrj wjcc-hoidcjd. Hawjvjr, thj sogjty oid sjfurety moioljr (VVM) strullcjd weth thjodmeiestrotevj ospjfts ag thj paseteai. Vetj cafotar garms (VCGs) oid setj hestary gecjs wjrjeifampcjtj, oid thj setj hestary gecjs wjrj paarcy arloiezjd. Ei oddeteai, thj jvocuoteai gauidthot Wacuitjjr wordjis― sotjccetj phaijs hod iat `jji tjstjd ei offardoifj weth thj past―s
jmjrljify ofteai pcoi (JOR).
P JFAMMJIDOTEAIV EI @PEJG Aur rjpart faitoeis ?0 rjfammjidoteais gafuseil ai stogg djvjcapmjit, Wacuitjjr troeieil,troispartoteai, thj mjdefoc uiet oid athjr ospjfts ag thj fauitry pralrom, whefh, eg empcjmjitjd,shaucd strjilthji past apjroteais oid farrjft thj djgefejifejs djtoecjd ei thj offampoiyeilrjpart.
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TO@CJ AG FAITJITV
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HAVT FAZITPU @OFKLPAZID ?
RJOFJ FAPRV RPALPOM @OFKLPAZID ?
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MOIOLJMJIT FAITPACV ..................................................................................................................................... 0
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CEVT AG P JFAMMJIDOTEAIV 07
ORRJIDEX O> A@NJFTEWJ, VFARJ, OID MJTHADACALU 0 EITJPWEJ\V FAIDZFTJD 08
ORRJIDEX F> CEVT AG OFPAIUMV 6?
ORRJIDEX D> OLJIFU―V P JVRAIVJ TA THJ RPJCEMEIOPU P JRAPT 60
ORRJIDEX J> AEL FAMMJITV 65
ORRJIDEX G> RPALPOM JWOCZOTEAI FAMRCJTEAI OID AEL FAITOFT 42
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Geioc Rralrom Jvocuoteai Pjpart> Rjofj Farps/Vejrro Cjaij ?
HAVT FAZITPU @OFKLPAZID
Vejrro Cjaij es cafotjd ei \jst Ogrefo ocail thj Iarth Otcoitef Afjoi `jtwjji Lueijo oidCe`jreo. Et es scelhtcy smoccjr ei orjo thoi Vauth Foraceio. Vejrro Cjaij roikjd tawords thj
`attam ag thj 02?6 Zietjd Ioteais Humoi Djvjcapmjit Eidjx, `jeil roikjd ??) Empraveil pupecs― pragefejify, ofodjmef suffjss, oid portefepoteai ei Jilcesh, sfejifj, mothoid cegj skeccs fcossjs; 0) Djvjcapeil pasetevj cjorieil jiveraimjits gar studjits oid jdufotars,rjeigarfjd `y fammuiety oid portijr eivacvjmjit; oid 6) Rrjporeil yauth, jspjfeoccy lercs, garthjer oduct racjs os hjocthy, praduftevj, oid oftevj fammuiety mjm`jrs. O Rjofj FarpsPjspaisj pralrom pravedjs uievjrsety cjvjc tjofhjr troeieil.0
? Thj Humoi Djvjcapmjit Pjpart pu`ceshjs oi oiiuoc Humoi Djvjcapmjit Eidjx (HDE). Thj HDE pravedjs o
fampasetj mjosurj ag thrjj `osef demjiseais ag humoi djvjcapmjit> hjocth, jdufoteai oid eifamj. Fauitrejs orjroikjd gram –vjry helh humoi djvjcapmjit” ta –caw humoi djvjcapmjit” `osjd ai rjcotjd doto.0 Rjofj Farps Pjspaisj pravedjs quocegejd pragjsseaiocs thj appartuiety ta uidjrtokj shart-tjrm osselimjits ei
voreaus pralroms orauid thj warcd.
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Geioc Rralrom Jvocuoteai Pjpart> Rjofj Farps/Vejrro Cjaij 0
Ot thj aisjt ag thes jvocuoteai, –\hji pjapcj theik ag
6 Thes omauit dajs iat eifcudj thj socorejs, ̀ jijgets, oid rjcotjd fast ag Z.V. derjft herjs osselijd ta past oid athjr
fasts thj oljify hos djtjrmeijd shaucd ̀ j fjitroccy-`udljtjd.4 Dureil thj faursj ag gejcdwark gar thes jvocuoteai, thj past oiiauifjd cafoc fampjisoteai pcoi eifrjosjs. Thj
ovjrolj socory eifrjosj wos oppraxemotjcy 62 pjrfjit.
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Gelurj ?. Rragjsseaioc Djvjcapmjit Fcoss. Moy, 02?4
thj Zietjd Vtotjs hjrj thjy theik ag Rjofj Farps. Gar us et―s lrjot, thjy orj o `el pejfj ag aur papucorety hjrj.”
Vtrotjlef Rcoiieil. Rasts orj rjquerjd ta djvjcap strotjlef pcois `eoiiuoccy ta jisurj thjeroftevetejs orj ocelijd weth oid odvoifj thj oljify―s strotjlef laocs. O tharaulh rjvejw ag thj
past―s Eitjlrotjd Rcoiieil oid @udljteil Vystjm (ER@V)> Rast Vtrotjlef Rcoi gar GU 02?: - GU02?7 rjvjocjd o famprjhjisevj ossjssmjit ag thj fhoccjiljs oid fretefoc goftars gofeil thj pastavjr thj ijxt twa yjors. Thj ER@V eifcudjd djtoecjd pcois oid prapasocs ta oddrjss thjsj orjos.Eitjrvejws weth stogg ot thj past rjvjocjd ̀ raod `uy-ei oid jithuseosm ta empcjmjit thj strotjlef pcoi. Ei eitjrvejws, rjleaioc stogg eidefotjd strail suppart gar sjvjroc ag thj prapasocs gauid eithj pcoi, portefucorcy thj apjieil ag rjleaioc aggefjs (Wacuitjjr wark stoteais) oid thj pursuet ago pjrmoijit troeieil setj. Thj strotjlef pcoiieil prafjss wos jggjftevjcy faiduftjd uidjr thjtjmparory cjodjrshep ag thj RTM, wha wos ofteil FD dureil thot temj, oid thj derjftar agmoioljmjit oid apjroteais (DMA).
Vtogg fopofety `uecdeil es oi ailaeil ijjd.
Thj djfodj ag fevec wor ei Vejrro Cjaij shut dawi thj fauitry―s jdufoteai systjm oid dravjowoy mufh ag thj pragjsseaioc fcoss. Os o rjsuct, thj furrjit ljijroteai ag pragjsseaiocs hoscemetjd fopofety oid thj past hos hod deggefucty hereil cafoc stogg weth wjcc-djvjcapjd skecc sjts.Offardeil ta thj past―s GU 02?:-?7 ER@V, –@osef tjfhiefoc skeccs ot thj cjvjc ag thj usj ag j-moec, oddrjss `aaks, aut-ag-aggefj oid focjidor guifteais, soveil/shoreil deletoc rjsaurfjs, prjporeil dafumjits oid prjsjitoteais, oid tokeil ai-ceijfaursjs faiteiuj ta `j wjok tamadjrotj gar moiy ag aur [cafoccyjmpcayjd stogg].”
\j gauid thot thj past―s cjodjrshephos gafusjd ai stogg fopofety `uecdeil os o tap prearety. Offardeilta aij Z.V. stogg, –Iaij ag thj Z.V.stogg wecc stoy pjrmoijitcy sa wjhovj ta djvjcap cafoc fopofety. \jfoi―t nust poss pra`cjms ta thj ijxtZ.V. stogg.” Ta oddrjss thj essuj, thj past herjd o cafoc Omjrefoi troeijr ta faiduft wjjkcy pragjsseaioc djvjcapmjit fcossjs (sjjGelurj ?). Thj fcossjs orj apteaioc oid favjr tapefs sufh os haw ta wretj eitjr-aggefj mjmas oideifcudj helh cjvjc moioljmjit faifjpts. Thj fcossjs hovj `jji jggjftevj oid ottjidjd `y stogggram muctepcj uiets. Thj odmeiestroteai uiet hos ocsa arloiezjd o drevjr troeieil oid geioifeoctroeieils. Thj past pcoiijd ta saai aggjr temj moioljmjit oid famputjr skeccs faursjs. Vtoggfopofety `uecdeil wecc empravj thj jggjftevjijss ag past―s apjroteais oid wj jifaurolj thj past
ta faiteiuj aggjreil pragjsseaioc djvjcapmjit appartuietejs ta stogg.
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Turiavjr oid stoggeil lops dureil 02?0 oid 02?6 djsto`ecezjd thj past.
Thj jvocuoteai rjvjocjd thot thj past wos stecc rjfavjreil gram seliegefoit essujs rjcotjd tastoggeil rjsaurfjs. Thj hjocth uiet ei portefucor jxpjrejifjd helh cjvjcs ag stogg turiavjr. GramNuij 02?0 thraulh Oulust 02?6 thj hjocth uiet jxpjrejifjd eisto`ecety. Dureil thot pjread twa
pjrmoijit Rjofj Farps mjdefoc aggefjrs (RFMAs) djportjd oid ?: tjmparory duty (TDU)oppaeitmjits wjrj modj ta gecc thj RFMA paseteais. O port-temj hast fauitry RFMA ocsadjportjd thj uiet dureil thot temj. RFMA turiavjr hod o sjvjrj empoft ai Wacuitjjr mjdefoc
suppart, whefh wj wecc jxpcarj marj guccy ei thj Wacuitjjr Vuppart sjfteai ag thes rjpart.
Thj past―s FD cjgt o`ruptcy ei Nucy 02?6 oid o rjpcofjmjit wos djcoyjd whji o foidedotjsjcjftjd gar thj paseteai fhasj ta wark jcsjwhjrj. O ijw FD ded iat orrevj ot thj past uitecMorfh 02?4, fouseil o stoggeil lop ag jelht maiths. Dureil thes temj, ofteil dutejs wjrj forrejdaut `y thj pralrom oid troeieil moioljr weth ossestoifj pravedjd `y thj DMA. Dureil thessomj temjgromj, thj past jxpjrejifjd o ium`jr ag athjr uipcoiijd djporturjs ofrass sjvjrocuiets. O pralrom moioljr rjselijd ei Oulust 02?6 oid favjrolj wos pravedjd `y thj pralrom
oid troeieil ossestoit. Ei oddeteai, aur Eivjsteloteai Ziet faiduftjd o groud eivjsteloteai ei jorcy02?6, whefh cjd ta thj djporturj ag thj past―s foshejr ei Oprec 02?6. O ijw foshejr orrevjd eiNuij 02?6, `ut cjgt shartcy thjrjogtjr. Thj troeieil moioljr wos tjrmeiotjd ei Nuij 02?6 os orjsuct ag aur somj eivjsteloteai oid favjrolj wos pravedjd ̀ y sjvjroc pralrommeil oid troeieiluiet stogg. O troeieil moioljr wos herjd dureil thj 02?6 prj-sjrvefj troeieil (RVT) oid rjturijdei Moy 02?4 prear ta thj 02?4 RVT `ut thj past wos wethaut o troeieil moioljr gar ieij maiths.Oi jxpjrejifjd drevjr ocsa djportjd os o rjsuct ag oiathjr aij ag aur eivjsteloteais oid thjljijroc sjrvefjs aggefjr rjselijd ei Iavjm`jr 02?6 weth favjrolj `jeil pravedjd `y thj ljijrocsjrvefjs ossestoit.
Gelurj 0. Temjceij ag stogg turiavjr
Vaurfj> Vtoggeil eigarmoteai pravedjd `y hjodquortjrs
Thes turiavjr empoftjd occ uiets oid stogg wos puccjd ei moiy derjfteais oid strjtfhjd thei. Vamjstogg forrejd jxfjssevj warkcaods gar cail pjreads ag temj oid `jfomj wari aut oid
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Geioc Rralrom Jvocuoteai Pjpart> Rjofj Farps/Vejrro Cjaij :
avjrwhjcmjd. Vtogg prearetezjd orjos ag fretefoc empartoifj `ut ofkiawcjdljd thot moiy orjoswjrj empoftjd `y eisuggefejit stogg ottjiteai, eifcudeil thj gaccaweil>
• Rralrommeil oid troeieil avjrselht
• Wacuitjjr suppart
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\hjrjo`auts rjparteil oid trofkeil•
Vtogg mjitareil oid fopofety `uecdeil
• Troeieil djseli oid jvocuoteai
• Maietareil oid jvocuoteai
• Pjfruetmjit ag ijw stogg
• Vmocc lroit pranjft avjrselht
• Cafoc coiluolj troeieil oid tutareil
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Wacuitjjr ijwscjttjr
• Pjleaioc Wacuitjjr Cjodjr pralrom
Thj uipcoiijd rjselioteais oid tjrmeioteais cjgt stogg gjjceil opprjhjisevj oid tjisj, soppeil
stogg stomeio oid marocj. Wacuitjjrs rjfjevjd cjss suppart oid lrjw faigusjd o`aut whefh stoggta oppraofh gar suppart. Aij stogg mjm`jr jxpcoeijd thot, –Wacuitjjrs wjrj potejit oid thot hoswari aut, yau foi aicy `j potejit gar sa cail.” \j wecc gurthjr desfuss thj empoft ai Wacuitjjrs
ei thj Wacuitjjr Vuppart sjfteai ag thj rjpart.
Ot thj temj gejcdwark wos faiduftjd gar thes jvocuoteai, thj past hod geccjd mast apji paseteais.Vtogg wos ottjideil ta `ofkcals oid oddrjsseil orjos ag past apjroteais thot hod hjrjtagarj `jjiijlcjftjd. Hawjvjr, o sjisj ag grolecety ceiljrjd ot thj past. Aij stogg jxpcoeijd, –Vtogg wecc iaw `j gofeil occ thj wark thjy wjrji―t o`cj ta da whecj thjy wjrj stoyeil ogcaot. Thjrj―s o faifjrithot wj dai―t levj stogg o fhoifj ta tokj o `rjoth oid wark thraulh thjer `ofkcals oid iat ta push thjm taa hord ta fotfh up . . . thjrj wos o morothai wj roi ta kjjp maveil garword oid
iaw thjrj es oiathjr morothai ta fotfh up oid ljt `ofk ta iarmoc.”
@jfousj thj apji paseteais hovj `jji geccjd, oid `jfousj ot thj temj thes rjpart wos wrettji, thj past hos `jji suspjidjd eidjgeietjcy duj ta thj aut̀ rjok ag J`aco, wj orj iat essueil orjfammjidoteai. Hawjvjr, wj wesh ta mokj moioljmjit oworj ag thj empoft thot stoggeil lops
hod ai past apjroteais. :
Raar cjodjrshep gram o garmjr FD frjotjd o fhoccjileil wark jiveraimjit.
Thj jvocuoteai rjvjocjd thot, ei oddeteai ta o strjssguc pjread ag turiavjr, thj past wos ocsaempoftjd `y o pjread ag paar cjodjrshep. Vtogg ei thj past, Ogrefo rjleai, oid jm`ossy rjpartjd
: Ei aur GU ?4 Rjofj Farps Avjrsjos Vtoggeil Oudet (EL-?4-2?-O) wj rjpartjd ai thj empoft ag eiodjquotj pcoiieil
gar derjft herj stogg vofoifejs, thj ijjd ta djvjcap oi avjrorfheil temjceij gar thj hereil prafjss oid ta moeitoei omostjr focjidor ta moiolj whji past sjiear stogg paseteais wecc `jfamj ovoeco`cj. Ei aur GU ?0 Empofts ag thj Gevj-yjor Pucj ai Apjroteais ag thj Rjofj Farps Jvocuoteai (EL-?0-2:-J) wj rjpartjd thot cjlescotevjcy moidotjdcemetjd-tjrm stogg oppaeitmjits faitre`utjd ta oi o``rjveotjd ovjrolj tjiurj ag ZVDH jmpcayjjs thraulhaut thjoljify oid portefucorcy ei avjrsjos stogg paseteais.
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thot thj past―s garmjr FD, wha orrevjd ei Nucy 02?0 oid rjselijd aij yjor cotjr, fousjd o ium`jrag pra`cjms dureil hjr tjiurj.
Vtogg rjpartjd thot thj FD, ei oi jggart ta jrodefotj thjgt oid farrupteai, offusjd muctepcj stogg agstjoceil oid thrjotjijd ta gerj stogg foulht veacoteil pacefejs. Oi otmasphjrj ag gjor oid mestrust
orasj oid stogg marocj djtjrearotjd. Vtogg rjpartjd thot thj FD―s `jhovear wos vacotecj oideifcudjd yjcceil oid thraweil etjms ot stogg. Thj FDs moioljmjit stycj wos jrrotef oid swuilgram meframoioleil stogg ta eiottjitevjijss ta cjodjrshep dutejs. Thes uiprjdefto`ecety uisjttcjdstogg oid gurthjr wjokjijd stogg marocj.
Thj FD empcjmjitjd pacefejs thot wjrj emproftefoc oid stakjd gjor oid mestrust omail stogg.Gaccaweil oi eifedjit ag thjgt ei thj aggefj, thj FD rjstreftjd stogg offjss ta thj aggefjfampauid> stogg faucd iat jitjr `jgarj 8>22 o.m. oid hod ta djport `y :>62 p.m. Thes fousjd proftefoc deggefuctejs (drevjrs rjgujceil vjhefcjs, noietars fcjoieil gofecetejs, jtf.) oid lovj resj tagjjceils ag mestrust oid desjmpawjrmjit. Oiathjr pacefy prahe`etjd drevjrs gram leveil redjs taWacuitjjrs, eifcudeil whji Wacuitjjrs wjrj trovjceil ta thj fopetoc ai mjdefoc hacd. Drevjrsoid stogg wjrj faigceftjd `y thes pacefy; moiy gjorjd puietevj ofteai gar laeil thj jxtro mecj ta pravedj saced suppart ta Wacuitjjrs. Wacuitjjrs gjct ocejiotjd oid faigusjd thot thj sogjstvjhefcjs ovoeco`cj ta thjm wjrj agg cemets. Aij Wacuitjjr rjpartjd, –Aicy eg E wos dyeil waucd Eljt o redj.” Oiathjr pacefy rjquerjd stogg ta jvocuotj drevjrs ai thjer pjrgarmoifj ogtjr o trep,whefh djmarocezjd thj drevjrs `y frjoteil gurthjr mestrust omail stogg mjm`jrs. Et ocsa putdrevjrs ei o vucijro`cj paseteai `jfousj et occawjd athjr stogg mjm`jrs ta jxjrt faitrac avjrthjm.
Thj FD―s ofteais oid `jhovears jradjd marocj oid frjotjd tjiseai omail stogg. Fammjits gramstogg ei thj past oid Ogrefo Pjleai eifcudjd>
Vtogg ijjds ta `j vocujd. Thj [garmjr] FD—eg yau ljijrocezj—iat jvjry stogg mjm`jr wos
faidufteil groud ar kijw ò aut et. [Thjrj wos] cass ag trust weth stogg. Thot hos `jji empraveil.[Furrjit stogg] vocujs us oid uphacds aur deliety.
E theik thj prjveaus FD wos tjrre`cj oid o cat ag pra`cjms orj ottre`utjd ta hjr, hulj nudlmjitessujs. Vtogg wos ai jdlj oid gelhteil weth jofh athjr.
[Thj FD] wos tryeil ta rjdufj farrupteai, shj kijw thjrj wos farrupteai…E theik samj pjapcjmoy hovj fhoiljd thjer `jhovear `ut yau mokj theils warsj eg yau soy yau dai―t trust jvjry`adyoid jvjry`ady es stjoceil, Vhj soed thasj theils.
@jfousj thj FD es ia cailjr warkeil gar thj Rjofj Farps oid hjodquortjrs stogg wos oworj agthj pra`cjms shj fousjd, wj orj iat essueil o rjfammjidoteai. Hawjvjr, wj wesh ta mokj
moioljmjit oworj ag thj empoft thot o copsj ei cjodjrshep hod ai past apjroteais.
Thj pralrommeil oid troeieil moioljr jxfjccjd uidjr deggefuct ferfumstoifjs.
Os prjveauscy mjiteaijd, thj past ded iat hovj o FD gram Nucy 02?6 ta Morfh 02?4. \hji o past dajs iat hovj oiyaij gecceil thj FD racj, et es fammai gar thj DMA ar DRT ta sjrvj ei oiofteil fopofety. Hawjvjr, thj past dajs iat hovj o DRT paseteai oid eistjod es stoggjd `y oRTM. Offardeil ta Ogrefo rjleai stogg, thj RTM es o cawjr cjvjc paseteai thoi thj DRT oid es
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usjd ta occaw o helh pjrgarmeil eideveduoc a`toei thj ijfjssory jxpjrejifj ta `j pramatjd taDRT.
Dureil thj jvocuoteai wj rjpjotjdcy hjord thot thj RTM ded oi autstoideil na` sjrveil os ofteilFD whecj ocsa faiteiueil ta pjrgarm hes RTM dutejs. Fammjits gram stogg ei thj past, Ogrefo
rjleai, oid Jm`ossy rjgcjft thj pasetevj emprjsseai hj modj>
[Thj RTM ded oi] jxtroardeiory na` forryeil thj past ai hes `ofk gar `jttjr port ag o yjor… [Hj]wos daeil cat ag hacdeil stugg taljthjr oid tryeil ta cegt marocj.
Wjry pcjosjd weth RTM oid DMA peifh hetteil ogtjr FD cjgt ‖ thjy da o cat ag wark wethaut o cat
ag stogg.
[Thj RTM] es o hulj strjilth. Hj―s avjrduj ta pramateai ta DRT. Hj foi hoidcj et oid `jautstoideil.
Wacuitjjrs ocsa hod govaro`cj gjjd`ofk gar thj RTM; occ ?< ag thj Wacuitjjrs eitjrvejwjd dureilthj jvocuoteai rotjd thj suppart thjy rjfjevjd gram thj RTM govaro`cy. Wacuitjjr fammjits
rjgcjft thj lrjot suppart pravedjd `y thj RTM>
Hj wos aur rafk. Thj aicy Z.V. stogg thot―s `jji weth us thj whacj temj.
Hj mokjs thes pcofj wark…wj djpjid ai hem o cat, jspjfeoccy whji hj wos ofteil.
[Thj RTM] es omozeil. \j wjrj hoppy ta hovj hem ei fhorlj. Hj sjjms cekj hj faucd daoiytheil—djdefotjd, hord warkjr, kiaws rucjs ei oid aut, oiswjrs occ qujsteais, grejidcy oidiefj, ̀ ut sjreaus taa oid mokjs surj wj ljt aur na`s daij.
Hj kjpt thj past gram gocceil oport seilcj-hoidjdcy.
Thj RTM suffjssguccy forrejd aut thj rjspaise`ecetejs ag o paseteai wjcc o`avj hes jxpjrejifjcjvjc oid poy lrodj. Moiy pjapcj frjdetjd hem weth kjjpeil thj past taljthjr ei o temj agturmaec thot faucd hovj ijlotevjcy empoftjd stogg marocj oid Wacuitjjr suppart.
Raar Eitjrijt fopo`ecety prjvjitjd stogg oid Wacuitjjrs gram offjsseil oljify oppcefoteais.
Eitjrijt offjsse`ecety es o seliegefoit fhoccjilj ei Vejrro Cjaij. Thj past faiijfts ta thj Eitjrijtthraulh o Wjry Vmocc Opjrturj Tjrmeioc (WVOT) systjm. WVOT es jmpcayjd lca`occy whjrjge`jr aptef eitjrijt sjrvefj es uiovoeco`cj ar uirjceo`cj. Thj past hos aij ag thj cawjst `oidwedths ei Ogrefo oid omail occ pasts warcdwedj (cjss thoi :?0 keca`ets pjr sjfaid). Os oioddeteaioc fhoccjilj, thj jcjftrefety suppcy es iat sto`cj ar faiteiuaus oid grjqujit autoljs
desrupt Eitjrijt faiijftevety. Gurthjrmarj, samj aiceij oppcefoteais orj aicy fampote`cj weth thjcotjst Eitjrijt `rawsjrs, whefh foiiat `j dawicaodjd ei Vejrro Cjaij. Os o rjsuct, thj past―so`ecety ta offjss aiceij systjms oid dawicaod oid upcaod eigarmoteai, eifcudeil Mefrasagt\ard oid Jxfjc gecjs, es vjry cemetjd.
@jtwjji 02?6 oid 02?4, thj oljify―s Wacuitjjr rjpart garm (WPG) systjm oid smocc lroitoppcefoteai prafjss troiseteaijd ta wj`-`osjd oppcefoteais, whefh stogg oid Wacuitjjrs ei VejrroCjaij hovj `jji uio`cj ta offjss. Thjrj es ia Eitjrijt faiijfteai ot thj troeieil setj oid stogg esuio`cj ta pravedj hoids-ai troeieil gar thj WPG. Thj smocc lroit oppcefoteai prafjss rjquerjd o
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`rawsjr thot wos iat ovoeco`cj ta Wacuitjjrs up-fauitry. Thj Vjxuoc Ossouct Pesk-Pjdufteai,oid Pjspaisj (VOPPP) troeieil, whefh occ Wacuitjjrs must fampcjtj, rjquerjs Wacuitjjrs tavejw UauTù j vedjas. Hawjvjr, offardeil ta thj Aggefj ag thj Fhejg Eigarmoteai Aggefjr,strjomeil vedjas ei Vejrro Cjaij foi `j o het ar mess. Vtogg ocsa hos `jji uio`cj ta dawicaodgecjs gram Rjofj Farps Zievjrsety, thj oljify―s aiceij cjorieil setj gar Rjofj Farps stogg.
Vtogg rjpartjd thot thjer eio`ecety ta offjss rjfjit raccauts ag aiceij systjms gram hjodquortjrshos fousjd strjss, frjotjd tjiseai weth hjodquortjrs, oid empoftjd marocj. Thj FD rjqujstjdDWDs ag Rjofj Farps Zievjrsety faursjs ta gofecetotj stogg fopofety `uecdeil oid wos eigarmjdthot wos iat passe`cj duj ta cefjiseil essujs.
Thj raccauts ag aiceij systjms hovj ocsa frjotjd pra`cjms oid fousjd strjss gar Wacuitjjrs.Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd thot thjy rjfjevjd cettcj ta ia troeieil ai thj WPG. Ta fampcjtj thjer WPGs,Wacuitjjrs trovjcjd cail destoifjs ta offjss thj eitjrijt ei Grjjtawi, thj fopetoc, ar @a, thjsjfaid corljst fety. Gar moiy Wacuitjjrs, thes trovjc es jxpjisevj oid jxpasjs thjm ta thj resksag cafoc troispartoteai oid `jeil owoy gram thjer fammuietejs. Jvji ei thj corljst fetejs, Eitjrijt pra`cjms jxest. Aij Wacuitjjr warkjd gar thrjj doys ot oi Eitjrijt fogj tryeil ta fampcjtj thj
WPG.
Wacuitjjrs ocsa strullcjd ta fampcjtjd lroits oppcefoteais. Aicy gevj ag thj Wacuitjjrs thot wjeitjrvejwjd rjfjevjd pranjft guideil gram thj oljify―s Vmocc Rranjft Ossestoifj oid RjofjFarps Rortijrshep Rralrom smocc lroits pralroms. Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd deggefucty offjsseil lroitoppcefoteais duj ta cofk ag rjceo`cj Eitjrijt. Aij Wacuitjjr spjit twa wjjkjids ei @a tryeil tafampcjtj o Rjofj Farps Lroits Aiceij oppcefoteai weth ia suffjss. Jvjituoccy thj Aggefj agLroits Moioljmjit hod ta mokj oi jxfjpteai gar thj Wacuitjjr oid offjpt oi Jxfjc gecj.
Gar thj VOPPP troeieil, moiy Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd thot thjy jxpjrejifjd muctepcj Eitjrijt pra`cjms whji tokeil thj troeieil oid jidjd up useil o fhjot shjjt ta poss thj aiceij tjst. Aij
Wacuitjjr soed, –\j dai―t hovj Eitjrijt sa et wos o geosfa. Iawhjrj [ta fampcjtj thj troeieil].\j trejd ot thj hastjc oid thj UauTu`j vedjas dedi―t wark…oid wj hod ta da thj troeieil `y thjjid ag Djfjm`jr. Aij pjrsai ded et oid thji wj occ nust fapejd thj eigarmoteai… wj faucdi―toffjss thj maducjs.” Oiathjr soed, –Thjrj wjrj oiswjrs ai thj fark `aord pastjd. E wjitthraulh thj maducj oid taak thj tjst aifj oid [thj] Eitjrijt shut dawi oid sjfaid temj oloei.Va [thj] therd temj E ovoecjd mysjcg ag thj oiswjrs duj ta thj Eitjrijt essujs. Oid thot wos ot thjhastjc—whjrj thj Eitjrijt es prjtty laad.”
Jisureil thot systjms orj ei pcofj ta suppart apjroteais oid thot octjriotevj madjs oid mjthadshovj `jji modj ovoeco`cj whjrj rjquerjd es fretefoc ta oi arloiezoteai―s messeai oid suffjss.Offardeil ta thj J-Lavjrimjit Oft ag 02207>
\hji pramucloteil pacefejs oid empcjmjiteil pralroms rjlordeil thj praveseai ag Lavjrimjiteigarmoteai oid sjrvefjs avjr thj Eitjrijt, oljify hjods shocc faisedjr thj empoft ai pjrsaiswethaut offjss ta thj Eitjrijt, oid shocc, ta thj jxtjit proftefo`cj… pursuj octjriotj madjs agdjcevjry thot mokj Lavjrimjit eigarmoteai oid sjrvefjs marj offjsse`cj ta eideveduocs wha daiat awi famputjrs ar cofk offjss ta thj Eitjrijt.
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\hecj et es empartoit gar thj Rjofj Farps ta tokj odvoitolj ag tjfhiacalefoc eiiavoteais,hjodquortjrs foiiat cjovj `jheid pasts thot hovj paar Eitjrijt faiijftevety.
\j rjfammjid>
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Thot thj rjleai wark weth thj Aggefj ag thj FhejgEigarmoteai Aggefjr oid athjr faifjrijd aggefjs ta
djvjcap veo`cj aggceij octjriotevjs ta oljify wj`-`osjd
oppcefoteais ei ardjr ta jisurj thot stogg oid Wacuitjjrs
foi offjss fretefoc oljify oppcefoteais.
Oiiuoc stogg pjrgarmoifj opproesocs hod iat `jji rjlucorcy faiduftjd.
Rjrgarmoifj opproesocs wjrj aij ag moiy orjos whjrj stogg gjcc `jheid dureil o pjread ag hjovyturiavjr oid stoggeil lops. Luedoifj gar jmpcayjj pjrgarmoifj opproesocs es coed aut ei thj Rjofj Farps Moiuoc sjfteai (MV)
0. Thot thj past faiduft oiiuoc oid med-yjor
pjrgarmoifj rjvejws gar occ stogg mjm`jrs ei
offardoifj weth Rjofj Farps pacefy.
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Aur fauitry pralrom jvocuoteai ottjmpts ta oiswjr thj qujsteai, –Hos past pravedjd odjquotjsuppart oid avjrselht ta Wacuitjjrs1” Ta djtjrmeij thes, wj ossjssjd iumjraus goftars,eifcudeil stogg-Wacuitjjr fammuiefoteais; pranjft oid stotus rjpart gjjd`ofk; mjdefoc suppart;sogjty oid sjfurety suppart eifcudeil stogg vesets ta Wacuitjjr wark setjs, thj JOR, oid thjhoidceil ag fremj eifedjits; oid thj odjquofy ag thj Wacuitjjr ceveil occawoifj.
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\j djtjrmeijd thot Wacuitjjrs, ei ljijroc, gjct suppartjd `y stogg, hawjvjr, thj past―s Wacuitjjrsuppart pacefejs ijjd ta `j strjilthjijd. Ei rjvejweil thj hoidceil ag fremj eifedjits, thjodjquofy ag thj Wacuitjjr ceveil occawoifj, oid setj vesets, wj gauid ia seliegefoit orjos agfaifjri thot waucd ijfjssetotj ofteai `y thj past.
Fremj Eifedjits . \j gauid fremj eifedjits ta `j wjcc-hoidcjd. Ieij ag ?< Wacuitjjrs wjeitjrvejwjd rjpartjd thjy hod `jji thj veftems ag o fremj. Mast ag thasj fremjs wjrj thjgts agsmocc etjms sufh os phaijs oid pefkpafkjteil. Thrjj ag thj Wacuitjjrs ded iat rjpart thj fremjs `jfousj thjy ded iat faisedjr thjm seliegefoit jiaulh ta worroit ottjiteai ar thjy wjrj rjcuftoitta eifremeiotj hast gomecy mjm`jrs. Gevj Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd fremjs ta thj VVM oid 82 pjrfjitwjrj sotesgejd weth hes rjspaisj.
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Vaurfj> AEL Eitjrvejws. I = ?< (Cjodjrshep oid Vogjty & Vjfurety); I=?7 (Rralrommeil);
I=?4 (Troeieil, Mjdefoc, oid Odmeiestrotevj)
Ei ljijroc, mast Wacuitjjrs gjct thot stogg wos jggjftevj ot hjcpeil thjm odnust ta cegj os oWacuitjjr. Jelhty-jelht pjrfjit ag Wacuitjjrs rotjd ijutroccy ar govaro`cy stogg―s rjspaisevjijssta essujs thjy roesjd. Thj twa orjos whjrj Wacuitjjrs wjrj cjss sotesgejd weth suppart wjrjmjdefoc oid pralrommeil.
Thj rjmoeidjr ag thes sjfteai pravedjs marj eigarmoteai o`aut thjsj oid athjr orjos thot rjquerjmoioljmjit ottjiteai, eifcudeil thj troispartoteai pacefy oid sjvjroc jcjmjits ag sogjty oidsjfurety suppart.
Thj past―s hjocth uiet es empraveil gaccaweil o cail pjread ag stoggeil lops oid tjmparory
duty favjrolj.
Dureil 02?0 oid 02?6, thj past―s hjocth uiet jxpjrejifjd o pracailjd pjread ag stogg turiavjrwhefh hod o seliegefoit ijlotevj empoft ai hjocth uiet apjroteais oid ai thj praveseai ag forj taWacuitjjrs. Ei Nuij 02?0, thj pjrmoijit ZVDH RFMA djportjd. O rjpcofjmjit ZVDH RFMAwos tjrmeiotjd thrjj maiths cotjr oid thj paseteai wos geccjd `y ?: TDU oppaeitmjits `jtwjjiVjptjm`jr 02?0 oid Afta`jr 02?6. Dureil thes pjread, thj ovjrolj TDU duroteai wos 0< doys.Thj hjocth uiet wos ocsa stoggjd `y o port-temj hast fauitry RFMA dureil thes pjread. Theseideveduoc pravjd ta `j o paar odmeiestrotar, wos uio`cj ta prapjrcy pjrgarm thj uiet―sodmeiestrotevj guifteais oid strullcjd weth thj faistoit ratoteai ag TDUs. Hj djportjd ei Nucy02?6.
Twa pjrmoijit RFMAs, o therd fauitry ioteaioc daftar oid o hast fauitry ioteaioc daftar, dediat orrevj uitec Oulust 02?6. Vtogg ottre`utjd thes jxtjidjd pjread ag RFMA ratoteai ta thjdeggefucty hereil quocegejd cafoc foidedotjs ar Z.V. fetezjis eitjrjstjd ei rjcafoteil ta VejrroCjaij. Gurthjr djcoy affurrjd whji thj Aggefj ag Mjdefoc Vjrvefjs (AMV) herjd o RFMA gramthj Rheceppeijs oid gevj ta sex maiths jcopsjd `jgarj thj daftar orrevjd ot past.
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Duj ta thj cofk ag stogg faiteiuety dureil thes pjread, thj hjocth uiet gjcc eita dysguifteai oiddesardjr. Mjdefoc suppart pravedjd ta Wacuitjjrs djtjrearotjd duj ta thj cofk ag stoidords oidfaisestjify, offauito`ecety, faiteiuum ag forj, oid paar fammuiefoteai weth Wacuitjjrs.Wacuitjjrs cast trust weth thj hjocth uiet. Aij RFMA wha faiduftjd o TDU rjpartjd, –Et wos oielhtmorj. Jvjrytheil wos ei desorroy. Et wos gecthy. Theils wjrj aut ag pcofj. Uau faucdi―t geid
oiytheil. Et wos o harre`cj woy ta rui hjocth uiet.”
Thj oljify―s 02?6 Oiiuoc Wacuitjjr Vurvjy (OWV) rjsucts rjgcjftjd helh cjvjcs agdessotesgofteai. Gegty-sjvji pjrfjit ag thj survjy rjspaidjits ei Vejrro Cjaij wjrj –iat ot occ” ar–meiemoccy” sotesgejd weth thj hjocth forj thjy rjfjevjd gram RFMAs. Ei famporesai, aicy ieij pjrfjit ag lca`oc OWV rjspaidjits rjpartjd thot thjy wjrj –iat ot occ” ar –meiemoccy” sotesgejdweth thjer hjocth forj. Ei oddeteai, 7: pjrfjit ag survjy rjspaidjits ei Vejrro Cjaij wjrj –iat otocc” ar –meiemoccy” sotesgejd weth mjdefoc suppart `y ei-fauitry stogg, famporjd ta ?? pjrfjitlca`occy.
Dureil thj temj ag gejcdwark, wj oskjd Wacuitjjrs ta rotj mjdefoc suppart oid 77 pjrfjit agWacuitjjrs rotjd thjer sotesgofteai govaro`cy. Ei thjer fammjits, dessotesgejd Wacuitjjrs rjgjrrjdta essujs thot affurrjd dureil thj pjread ag TDUs. Vamj fammjits eifcudjd>
E dai―t tock ta mjdefoc oiy marj…yau hod ta ̀ j ei rjoc trau`cj ta focc ei oid try ta gelurj aut whawos thjrj oid whot thjy kijw o`aut yau. Uau hod ta rjpjot jvjrytheil ta thjm.
Jvjry temj E foccjd [thj hjocth uiet] E hod ta rj-jxpcoei my faideteai oid thjy occ lovj mjdeggjrjit trjotmjits. E wos jxpcoeieil et aij temj oid thjy soed thjrj wos ia rjfard ei my gecj oidthot wos rjoccy grustroteil oid et kjpt iat ljtteil gexjd…E wecc deoliasj mysjcg. Thjrj orj athjrWacuitjjrs—mast da thes—wha sjcg-deoliasj. Thjy wecc focc Wacuitjjrs wha hovj mjdefoctroeieil.
Thj temjs E―vj foccjd [thj hjocth uiet] et dajsi―t gjjc cekj thjy kiaw whot―s laeil ai. Thjrj―s o
cofk ag faigedjifj. E turi ta my mjdefoc ̀ aak o cat.
Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd thot seifj thj twa pjrmoijit RFMAs orrevjd ei Oulust 02?6, thjer trust eithj hjocth uiet hos scawcy `jji rjturieil. Wacuitjjrs ljijroccy jxprjssjd marj faigedjifj ei thjtherd fauitry ioteaioc daftar thoi thj daftar gram Vejrro Cjaij. Vtogg ei AMV rjpartjd thot et esfammai gar Wacuitjjrs ta eieteoccy `j marj destrustguc ag cafoc daftars. Vtogg ded iat hovj oiyfceiefoc faifjris o`aut thj cafoc daftar oid jxpjft thot avjr temj hj wecc jori Wacuitjjrs― trust.
Zpai thjer orrevoc, `ath RFMAs strullcjd ta `reil thj hjocth uiet eita fampceoifj weth RjofjFarps pacefejs oid mjdefoc luedjceijs. Ei Morfh 02?4, o rjleaioc mjdefoc aggefjr (PMA)faiduftjd oi ossjssmjit oid gauid 46 orjos thot ijjdjd empravjmjit oid djtjrmeijd thot thj
hjocth uiet wos aut ag fampceoifj ei 60 ag 52 jcjmjits ag o stoidord hjocth uiet ossjssmjit taac.
Thj RFMAs frjotjd oiathjr fhoccjilj gar thjmsjcvjs `y iat streftcy odhjreil ta thjer dutyaggefjr pratafac. Gjmocj Wacuitjjrs wjrj rjqujsteil oid rjfjeveil ossestoifj gram thj gjmocjRFMA jvji whecj thj mocj RFMA wos ai duty. Thes faitre`utjd ta o wark caod em`ocoifj oid prjvjitjd samj Wacuitjjrs gram `uecdeil roppart weth thj hast fauitry RFMA.
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Ta oddrjss samj ag thjsj fhoccjiljs, thj FD sfhjducjd wjjkcy mjitareil oid faofheil sjsseaisweth thj RFMAs oid ei Moy 02?4, o gejcd suppart moioljr gram AMV faiduftjd o twa-wjjkmjitareil TDU oid hjcpjd oddrjss samj ag thj pra`cjms edjitegejd ei thj PMA ossjssmjit. Orjpart essujd ei Oulust 02?4 gaccaweil thj TDU veset eidefotjd jelht ag thj 46 orjos edjitegejd `y thj PMA rjquerjd gurthjr ottjiteai. Thj rjpart ocsa rjfammjidjd gaccaw-up wark ta vjregy
thj stotus ag autstoideil rjfammjidoteais.
\j rjfammjid>
6. Thot thj derjftar ag thj Aggefj ag Mjdefoc Vjrvefjs
jisurj thot opprapreotj stogg rjvejw thj stotus ag ets
Oulust 02?4 rjpart geideils, fcasj autstoideil
rjfammjidoteais essujd dureil supjrvesary stogg vesets,
oid faiduft gaccaw-up oftevetejs os ijfjssory.
Rralrommeil suppart wos empoftjd ̀ y turiavjr oid cjodjrshep fhoccjiljs.
Omail thj past―s uiets thj pralrommeil uiet rjfjevjd thj cawjst Wacuitjjr suppart roteils.Avjr hocg ag thj Wacuitjjrs wj eitjrvejwjd rotjd thjer sotesgofteai weth pralrommeil suppartijutroccy oid Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd eifaisestjit suppart oid o mex ag pasetevj oid ijlotevjeitjrofteais weth pralrommeil stogg. Thj pralrom moioljr wos rjpartjd ta `j jggjftevj otrjsacveil essujs ei Wacuitjjr fammuietejs `ut strullcjd ta faisestjitcy oid jggjftevjcyfammuiefotj weth Wacuitjjrs. Wacuitjjr fammjits eifcudjd>
E foccjd hem rjfjitcy oid hj wos vjry hjcpguc. Et―s eifaisestjit. Rrjveauscy et sjjmjd cekj hj wosyjcceil ot mj.
Et gjjcs cekj hj―s thj ̀ ass, weth cettcj potejifj…hj―s trejd ta shegt ljors oid tock ta us focmcy, hj―smokeil oi jggart.
E―vj hod laad eitjrofteais weth hem—hj wos vjry pragjsseaioc weth my lroits. @ut dureil [ei-sjrvefj troeieil] EVT hj sjjmjd ta ̀ j sfacdeil jvjryaij oid fauitjrports ded iat cekj thot.
\j gauid thot thj moioljmjit faitracs essujs edjitegejd ei thes rjpart, portefucorcy stoggturiavjr, eifrjosjd wark caod, oid copsjs ei past cjodjrshep, derjftcy empoftjd thj quocety ag pralrommeil suppart. Rrear ta Oulust 02?6 thj pralrommeil uiet prjveauscy faisestjd ag twa pralrom moioljrs, wha devedjd pralrommotef suppart ta Wacuitjjrs ljalrophefoccy, oid o pralrommeil oid troeieil ossestoit. \hji aij ag thj pralrom moioljrs djportjd ei Oulust02?6, thj paseteai wos iat rjpcofjd oid suppart favjrolj wos pravedjd `y thj pralrommeil oid
troeieil ossestoit (RTO). Octhaulh Wacuitjjrs wjrj ljijroccy sotesgejd weth suppart gram thjRTO samj suppart rjqujsts wjrj rjgjrrjd ta thj pralrom moioljr oid suppart `jfomjeifaisestjit oid Wacuitjjrs wjrj faigusjd `y thj stoggeil strufturj.
Ei Noiuory 02?4 thj RTO `jfomj thj past―s Rjofj Farps rjspaisj faardeiotar, oid thjrjpcofjmjit RTO hod iat yjt `jji herjd ot thj temj wj faifcudjd aur gejcdwark oid thjrjmoeieil pralrom moioljr pravedjd suppart gar occ
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pralrommeil stogg ta suppart. Thj djmoids ag moioleil o corlj ium`jr ag Wacuitjjrs empoftjdthj pralrom moioljr―s o`ecety ta oppcy hes skeccs faisestjitcy oid jggjftevjcy.
Djfeseais modj `y thj FD wha sjrvjd gram Nucy 02?0 ta Nucy 02?6 wjokjijd Wacuitjjrsuppart. Thj FD empcjmjitjd o pacefy ta rjstreft drevjrs oid stogg gram leveil redjs ta
Wacuitjjrs. Os o rjsuct, samj Wacuitjjrs wjrj rjgusjd redjs `y pralrommeil stogg whefh thjyottre`utjd ta stogg eideggjrjifj ta thjer suppart ijjds. Thj FD ocsa jxhe`etjd oi jrrotefmoioljmjit stycj oid wos iat ocwoys ottjitevj ta cjodjrshep rjspaise`ecetejs. Os o rjsuct, samj pacefejs, sufh os thj whjrjo`auts pacefy, stappjd `jeil jigarfjd `y sjiear stogg `ut faiteiujd ta `j jigarfjd `y thj pralrom moioljr duj ta hes faifjris gar Wacuitjjr sogjty. Thj pralrommoioljr―s deceljifj tawords pacefy jigarfjmjit saurjd rjcoteais weth samj Wacuitjjrs.
Ot thj temj gejcdwark wos faiduftjd gar thes jvocuoteai, thj past hod rjpaseteaijd thj vofotjd pralrom moioljr gucc-temj jquevocjit eita twa gucc temj pralrommeil oid troeieil ossestoit paseteais, aij jofh gar Jilcesh oid cetjrofy oid moth oid sfejifj, oid thj hereil prafjss wosuidjrwoy. Thes stogg strufturj waucd empravj thj Wacuitjjr-ta-stogg suppart rotea oid occaw thj pralrom moioljr ta oppcy hes skeccs weth marj faisestjify. Iaw thot ZVDH stogg orj cjss `urdjijd weth ofteil dutejs oid favjreil vofoifejs, thj pralrom moioljr waucd ocsa `jijgetgram faofheil oid mjitareil ta empravj hes pragjsseaioc skeccs oid o`ecety ta fammuiefotjjggjftevjcy weth Wacuitjjrs.
\j rjfammjid>
4. Thot thj fauitry derjftar jisurj thot stogg rjfjevjs
faofheil oid mjitareil ossestoifj gram ZVDH
supjrvesars.
Moiy Wacuitjjrs usjd matarfyfcj toxes ei veacoteai ag past―s troispartoteai pacefy.
Trovjceil os o possjiljr ai o fammjrfeoc matarfyfcj toxe, kiawi cafoccy os akodos, es ofammai oid papucor garm ag pu`cef troispartoteai thraulhaut Vejrro Cjaij. Gar sogjty rjosais,Wacuitjjrs ei Vejrro Cjaij orj prahe`etjd gram occ matarfyfcj usj, eifcudeil redeil ai akodos.Thj Wacuitjjr Hoid`aak stotjs, –Ia Rjofj Farps Wacuitjjr ar Troeijj moy apjrotj ar redj ai omatarfyfcj ar sfaatjr ot oiy temj.” Wacuitjjrs orj essujd mauitoei `ekjs thot thjy orj jxpjftjdta usj os thjer premory troispartoteai ei oid orauid thjer fammuiety oid ta ljt ta morkjts artroispartoteai hu`s. Thes pacefy rjgcjfts thj cafoc troispartoteai ossjssmjit gauid ei thj Pj-jitryOssjssmjit Pjpart thot wos essujd ei 022
Thj aicy iatefjo c̀j deggjrjifj es thj morkjd eifrjosj ei thj ium`jr ag akodos (mata toxes) ei thjmonar fetejs seifj 0226. Thj monarety ag thjsj orj apjrotjd ̀ y jx-fam`otoits oid yau foi aicyemoleij thjer dreveil skeccs. RFWs wecc `j tjmptjd ta tokj redjs ai thjsj akodos. Ossumeil thot
Wacuitjjrs wecc ̀ j essujd ̀ efyfcjs oid ̀ ekj hjcmjts, thes shaucd iat ̀ j ijfjssory.
Dureil eitjrvejws, mast Wacuitjjrs odmettjd thjy hod reddji os o possjiljr ai o matarfyfcj toxeot cjost aifj dureil thjer sjrvefj. Vjvjroc Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd thjy grjqujitcy usj matarfyfcjtoxes. Wacuitjjrs soed thot matarfyfcj toxe usj `y athjr Wacuitjjrs es vjry fammai oid
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wedjsprjod, portefucorcy ei marj esacotjd orjos oid dureil thj roeiy sjosai. Wacuitjjr fammjitsrjgcjftjd o ium`jr ag rjosais gar useil matarfyfcj toxes, eifcudeil thj gaccaweil>
Thjrj orj Wacuitjjrs wha da iat hovj rjlucor toxes ot thjer setj [oid] foi aicy ljt akodos thjrj.Thjy orj ei o setuoteai whjrj thjy orj garfjd ta ̀ rjok thj rucjs. Vtogg osks [dureil setjdjvjcapmjit] eg thjrj―s troispart, oid ag faursj thj sfhaac wecc tjcc stogg thot thjrj es troispart—
`ut thjrj es iat.
\hji pjapcj la ta thj rjleaioc fopetocs… thjrj faucd ̀ j o thrjj ta gevj mecj wock oid ia [for]toxes, sa et es sogjr ta ljt oi akodo ta yaur daar whjrj yau orj stoyeil ot ielht thoi wock thjdestoifj.
Uau moy set ei o [`us] pork gar gaur haurs hapeil yaur troispart wecc cjovj—ar yau faucd la hap
ai o matar`ekj.
Thj geioc djsteioteai rjquerjs faiijfteil troispart oid E wecc tokj [o] mata gram aij [`us] pork tathj ijxt sa E dai―t mess et. E da iat woit ta trovjc ot ielht. E―d rothjr tokj oi akodo resk thoi trovjcot ielht.
Thj oljify cemets matarfyfcj usj `ut dajs iat prahe`et et. MV :06 –Matarfyfcjs oid @efyfcjs”stotjs>
Matarfyfcj usj es cemetjd aicy ta thasj fosjs whjrj usj es fcjorcy ijfjssory ta offampcesh thj
laocs ag thj portefucor pranjft ta whefh Wacuitjjrs orj osselijd. Matarfyfcj apjrotars oid possjiljrs must wjor oppravjd hjcmjts ot occ temjs whecj apjroteil thj vjhefcj.
Oljify pacefy rjquerjs FDs ta a`toei oppravoc gar matarfyfcj usj ai o pranjft-`y-pranjft `osesgram thj rjleaioc derjftar. Thj pacefy rjquerjs FDs ta mokj fjrtoei fjrtegefoteais o`aut thj ijjdgar matarfyfcj usj oid thj ovoeco`ecety ag past rjsaurfjs oid taacs gar thj sogj apjroteai agmatarfyfcjs.
Moiy Wacuitjjrs ofkiawcjdljd thot thjy da iat ocwoys wjor o hjcmjt whji redeil ai omatarfyfcj, `ut waucd da sa eg levji aij. Ei thj wards ag aij Wacuitjjr, –E hovj wari hjcmjtswhji thjy wjrj ovoeco`cj. Vamjtemjs thj drevjr hos aij; samjtemjs thj drevjr dajs iat. E theiksamj [Wacuitjjrs] shaucd `j essujd hjcmjts.”
Rast stogg wos faifjrijd o`aut thj prjvocjifj ag akodo usj omail Wacuitjjrs, portefucorcy `yWacuitjjrs wha cofkjd athjr troispartoteai apteais ot thjer setjs. Vtecc, samj stogg mjm`jrssuppart thj past―s troispartoteai pacefy duj ta sogjty faifjris. Vtogg rjpartjd thot samj akodoapjrotars orj uicefjisjd oid drevj rjfkcjsscy. Akodo offedjits orj fammai oid thj jvocuotarwetijssjd o facceseai `jtwjji twa akodos ei thj fety ag @a. Vtogg ocsa jxprjssjd faifjri thotsamj akodo apjrotars orj thejvjs oid jx-fam`otoits. Ai thj athjr hoid, samj stogg `jcejvjs thj
past―s troispartoteai pacefy faucd `j rjvesjd weth luedjceijs ta metelotj resks. Vtogg sulljstjdWacuitjjrs faucd `j essujd hjcmjts, rjfjevj sogjty troeieil, oid utecezj strotjlejs sufh os vjtteilakodo drevjrs ei thjer fammuietejs.
Rast cjodjrshep wos fammettjd ta geideil o sacuteai oid, ot thj temj gejcdwark wos faiduftjd garthes jvocuoteai, stogg wos desfusseil apteais `ut hod iat geiocezjd oiy djfeseais.
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\j rjfammjid>
:. Thot thj fauitry derjftar jxomeij thj troispartoteai
ijjds ag Wacuitjjrs oid, eg ijfjssory, sjjk oppravocs
gar prapasjd fhoiljs, oid updotj thj troispartoteai
pacefy ta eifcudj apteais thot orj sogj , offjsse c̀j, oidgjose`cj ot occ Wacuitjjr setjs.
7. Thot thj pralrommeil oid troeieil moioljr jisurj
thot setj ossjssmjit prafjdurjs orj gaccawjd ta jisurj
Wacuitjjr troispartoteai apteais orj offurotjcy
ossjssjd.
Occ sotjccetj phaijs hovj iat `jji prapjrcy tjstjd.
Offardeil ta past―s JOR>
RF/Vejrro Cjaij―s Jmjrljify Fammuiefoteais Vystjm (JFV) es `osjd ai thj \ordji systjm tagofecetotj jggefejit oid temjcy fammuiefoteai ag eigarmoteai ta Wacuitjjrs oid stogg. JORWacuitjjr \ordjis oft os thj ceoesai ta poss mjssoljs oid faigerm rjfjept ag thasj mjssoljs
`jtwjji RF/Vejrro Cjaij oid thj Wacuitjjrs.
Wacuitjjr wordjis ot past orj essujd Eredeum Votjccetj Rhaijs, whefh foi `j usjd ei rjmatj orjosar gaccaweil oi jmjrljify thot desrupts iarmoc fammuiefoteais. Ei Vjptjm`jr 02?6, thj RjofjFarps sogjty oid sjfurety aggefjr (RFVVA) essujd o rjfammjidoteai thot thot thj VVM pjrgarm oquortjrcy fhjfk-ei weth wordjis ta faigerm thj sotjccetj phaijs orj apjroteaioc.
Ei Oprec 02?4, thj VVM faiduftjd o sotjccetj phaij tjst `ut thj tjst jxfcudjd twa ag thj ieijwordjis. Aij wordji wos aut ag setj dureil thj tjst oid rjpartjd thot hj hod ijvjr tjstjd thjsotjccetj phaij. Oiathjr wordji jxpjftjd ta rjfjevj o sotjccetj phaij gram thj prjveaus wordji `ut thj phaij hod `jji stacji prear ta thj Wacuitjjr―s orrevoc ot hes setj oid hod iat `jjirjpcofjd. Duj ta thj empartoifj ag wordji fammuiefoteais dureil oi jmjrljify, occ wordjisshaucd `j guccy jqueppjd oid thjer fammuiefoteai systjm tjstjd rjlucorcy.
\j rjfammjid>
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Vetj Cafotar Garms, thj purpasj ag VCGs es –ta jisurj thot offurotj fammuiefoteai oid calestefoceigarmoteai es faccjftjd, starjd, oid rjodecy ovoeco`cj ta occ stogg weth oi oftevj racj ei thj suppartag Wacuitjjrs dureil fresjs.” Thj stoidord apjroteil prafjdurjs ocsa autceijs VVM―srjspaise`ecetejs rjlordeil VCGs, eifcudeil –thj temjcy faccjfteai oid moeitjioifj ag Vetj Cafotar
Garms” oid –thj rjvejw oid empravjmjit ag mops ta Wacuitjjr rjsedjifjs.”
Djspetj thj empartoifj ag thj VCGs, thjy wjrj iat ocwoys fampcjtjd guccy oid offurotjcy. \jgauid thot jelhty-aij pjrfjit (?6 ag ?7) ag thj VCGs hod eiodjquotj derjfteais oid mops tacafotj thj Wacuitjjr―s hausj, oid twa VCGs ded iat eifcudj thj Wacuitjjr―s farrjft phaijium`jr.?2 Octhaulh past stogg stotjd thot thjy hovj prafjssjs ei pcofj ta vjregy thj offurofy agVCGs, thj rjsucts ag aur gejcdwark djmaistrotj thot thj prafjssjs orj jethjr eijggjftevj ar orj iat
`jeil gaccawjd.
VCGs ijjd ta `j fampcjtj oid offurotj `jfousj thjrj orj iumjraus past stogg mjm`jrs wha rjcyai thj eigarmoteai ei VCGs. Gar jxompcj, stogg rjpartjd thot VCGs wecc ̀ j eifarparotjd eita thjmjdefoc jvofuoteai pcoi. Eisuggefejit VCGs faucd pasj o hjocth ar sogjty resk ta Wacuitjjrs eg
thjy foiiat `j faitoftjd ar cafotjd dureil oi jmjrljify.
\j rjfammjid>
8. Thot thj past empcjmjit o mjfhoiesm ta jisurj thot
setj cafotar garms orj rjvejwjd gar offurofy oid
faitoei occ ijfjssory eigarmoteai.
Vetj hestary gecjs wjrj paarcy arloiezjd.
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\j rjfammjid>
5. Thot thj pralrommeil oid troeieil moioljr jisurj
setj hestary gecjs orj fampcjtj oid opprapreotjcy
arloiezjd.
R PALPOMMEIL
Thj jvocuoteai ossjssjd thj jxtjit ta whefh thj past hos djvjcapjd oid empcjmjitjd pralromseitjidjd ta eifrjosj thj fopofety ag hast fauitry fammuietejs ta mjjt thjer awi tjfhiefoc ijjds.Ta djtjrmeij thes, wj oiocyzjd thj gaccaweil>
• thj faardeioteai `jtwjji thj Rjofj Farps oid thj hast fauitry ei djtjrmeieildjvjcapmjit prearetejs oid Rjofj Farps pralrom orjos;
• whjthjr past es mjjteil ets pranjft a`njftevjs;
•
fauitjrport sjcjfteai oid quocety ag fauitjrport rjcoteaisheps weth Wacuitjjrs;• setj djvjcapmjit pacefejs oid proftefjs.
Thj jvocuoteai djtjrmeijd thot pralrommeil ei Vejrro Cjaij oddrjssjs hast fauitrydjvjcapmjit ijjds oid jinays strail hast fauitry suppart. Thj Rjofj Farps― pralrommeil geccso iefhj `y pravedeil tjofhjrs ta rjsaurfj-paar sjfaidory sfhaacs thot orj strullceil weth oljijroteai ag studjits whasj jorcy jdufoteai wos desruptjd `y fevec wor. Os aij rjleaioc stoggjr put et, –Jilcesh cjvjcs orj paar omail studjits sa moth oid sfejifj foi `j hord ta tjofh, `utwethaut Rjofj Farps thjrj moy `j ia athjr moth oid sfejifj tjofheil orauid.”
Ei rjvejweil pranjft odvesary fammettjjs (ROFs), hast fauitry suppart, pralrommotef ocelimjit
weth fauitry ijjd, fauitjrport rjcoteaisheps, oid setj djvjcapmjit, wj gauid ia seliegefoit orjosag faifjri thot waucd ijfjssetotj ofteai `y thj past. Rrear ta rj-apjieil thj past ei 02?2, o ijwfauitry olrjjmjit wos selijd, oid ei 02?2 thj past selijd o mjmaroidum ag uidjrstoideilweth thj Meiestry ag Jdufoteai, Uauth oid Vparts thot autceijd jofh portijr―s racjs oidrjspaise`ecetejs.
Rranjft Odvesary Fammettjj. O ROF mjjts oiiuoccy oid eifcudjs kjy stokjhacdjrs.Rralrommeil stogg rjpartjd thot thjy hod faisedjrjd eifrjoseil thj grjqujify ag ROF mjjteils `ut thj fammetmjit ag oddeteaioc temj oid rjsaurfjs ta pcoi oid prjporj gar oddeteaioc mjjteilswos iat gjose`cj ot thj temj.
Hast Fauitry Vuppart . Vtogg eitjrvejwjd gar thes jvocuoteai rjpartjd vjry strail cjvjcs ag hastfauitry suppart. Dureil 02?4 strotjlef pcoiieil oftevetejs, thj past saulht ta fopturj doto aihelh-cjvjc lavjrimjit aggefeocs wha hod `jijgettjd gram Rjofj Farps oftevetejs. Thjyhelhcelhtjd thjer geideils ei thjer Vtrotjlef Rcoi gar GU 02?:‖?7>
Thj furrjit Rrjsedjit, Wefj-Rrjsedjit, Fhejg ag Vtogg, oid sjvjroc Meiestjrs, omail athjr aggefeocs,trofj o port ag thjer cegj autfamj ta o Rjofj Farps tjofhjr. Thj Fauitry Derjftar―s petfh ta thjLaVC (Lavjrimjit ag Vejrro Cjaij) gar o daiotjd, pjrmoijit troeieil setj, hos ̀ jji mjt wethjithuseostef suppart eifcudeil o vjr`oc fammetmjit gram Rrjsedjit Karamo hemsjcg. \hji
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Rrjsedjit A`omo toppjd Ofteil Rjofj Farps Derjftar Hjsscjr-Podjcjt ta rjprjsjit hem otKaramo―s Gj`ruory 02?6 Eiouluroteai, thj [Lavjrimjit ag Vejrro Cjaij] faucd iat hovj `jjimarj pcjosjd, oid sjotjd Hjsscjr-Podjcjt ijxt ta Karamo ot thj Eiouluroc @oiqujt ot Vtotj Hausj.
Ei 02?6, Rrjsedjit Karamo offjptjd oi eivetoteai ta spjok ot Rjofj Farps Hjodquortjrs ei\osheiltai, DF, os port ag o desteilueshjd spjokjr sjrejs. –My fauitry es praud ta fauit Rjofj
Farps omail aur mast prezjd portijrs,” hj soed. Dureil thj jvocuoteai, o mjjteil wos sfhjducjdweth thj Djputy Vjfrjtory ag thj Meiestry ag Jdufoteai Vfejifj oid Tjfhiacaly. Thj meiestjrrjofhjd aut ta stogg thj ielht prear ta thj mjjteil ta rjsfhjducj `jfousj hes fhecd wos sefk oidhod ta la ta thj haspetoc. Zigartuiotjcy, thj mjssolj wos iat rjfjevjd oid thj mjjteil wos iatrjsfhjducjd. Iaijthjcjss, thj terjd meiestjr orrevjd ot thj mjjteil thj gaccaweil marieil oidmjt weth thj jvocuotar ta spjok jithuseostefoccy o`aut thj Rjofj Farps, whefh lovj o fcjoreidefoteai thot thj meiestry hacds thj Rjofj Farps ei helh rjlord.
Rralrommeil Laocs oid Hast Fauitry Ijjds . Rralrommeil ei Vejrro Cjaij es gafusjd ai
sjfaidory jdufoteai. Vfhaacs wjrj fcasjd dureil thj fevec wor oid quocegejd tjofhjrs gcjd thjfauitry. Os o rjsuct, moiy sjfaidory studjits cofk vjry `osef iumjrofy oid cetjrofy skeccs oid
strullcj weth `ath Jilcesh oid thj furrefucum. Wacuitjjrs gofj seliegefoit fhoccjiljs ei thjfcossraam oid mast Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd thjy wjrj offampcesheil thjer pranjft laocs ijethjr wjcciar paarcy, oid pravedjd jxompcjs ag `ath suffjssjs oid goecurjs. Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd thot
Thj roilj ag studjits es taa `raod. Vamj aicy spjok cafoc coiluolj oid samj da spjok Jilcesh.Et―s hord ta geid thj relht `ocoifj oid kjjp jvjryaij jiloljd.
E hovj, cjt―s soy, 02 studjits oid gevj ar sex foi ljt o hoidcj ai whot E'm tjofheil. Eg E woit taspjid o maith ai o cjssai E melht ljt o`aut hocg thj studjits ta ljt et . . . thj coiluolj `orrejrjxests oid thj kiawcjdlj thjy famj ei weth es sfottjrjd. Thj eistruftars hjrj nust sfre``cj iatjs aio `aord. [Vtudjits] hovj ratj mjmarezjd `ut thjy dai―t uidjrstoid whot et mjois.
Thjrj es ia cetjrofy hjrj ei thjer iotevj coiluolj sa yau foi―t ottofh ar hoil thj Jilcesh coiluoljaita thot gromjwark. Thjrj es ia gromjwark . . . yau foi―t tjofh ta thj meddcj ag thj fcoss hjrj.Uau dregt ta thj ̀ relht studjits oid cjovj thj rjst ag thj fcoss ̀ jheid oid thot es iat laad, E―m iathoppy weth thot...\j orj `jeil oskjd ta da marj thoi tjofh Jilcesh ar moth. Thjrj es o thrjshacdyau hovj ta frass ̀ jgarj yau foi jvji `jlei ta tjofh Jilcesh ar moth ar sfejifj. Vamj Wacuitjjrs
da moiolj ta `rjok thraulh avjr temj.
Ei spetj ag thj fhoccjiljs, Wacuitjjrs suppart thjer pranjft laocs. O gjw Wacuitjjrs jxprjssjdeitjrjst ei shegteil thj pralrommeil gafus ta premory jdufoteai. Hawjvjr, pralrommeil stoggrjpartjd thot seliegefoit djvjcapmjit rjsaurfjs hovj `jlui ta torljt jorcy jdufoteai, troeieil,oid faofheil ofrass thj fauitry, oid Wacuitjjrs cofk thj coiluolj oid tjfhiefoc skeccs ta `jfamjjorcy jdufoteai spjfeocests. Rralrommeil stogg desfussjd sjvjroc pranjft odnustmjits thot torljt
oid empravj studjits― gauidoteaioc skeccs, eifcudeil o pjjr jdufoteai madjc ta troei furrjitsjfaidory studjits ta wark weth premory studjits, oid gafuseil Wacuitjjr tjofheil haurs aigauidoteaioc skeccs rothjr thoi tjst prjporoteai.
Fauitjrport Pjcoteaisheps . Wacuitjjrs orj osselijd fauitjrports dureil RVT, typefoccy thjer
sfhaac preifepoc, oid dureil thjer sjrvefj thjy orj jifauroljd ta djvjcap athjr fauitjrports.Mast Wacuitjjrs ded iat hovj deggefucty djvjcapeil fauitjrport rjcoteaisheps oid wjrj warkeil
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suffjssguccy weth preifepocs, vefj-preifepcjs, oid athjr tjofhjrs. Ieijty-thrjj pjrfjit agWacuitjjrs rotjd govaro`cy thjer fauitjrports― suppart ag thjer pranjft a`njftevjs.
Vetj Djvjcapmjit. \eth thj jxfjpteai ag thj matarfyfcj essujs desfussjd o`avj, stoggsuffjssguccy faiduftjd jggjftevj setj djvjcapmjit ei Vejrro Cjaij djspetj seliegefoit fhoccjiljs.
Tji (:5 pjrfjit) ag thj Wacuitjjrs wj eitjrvejwjd wjrj –vjry sotesgejd” weth thjer setjs oid iaijag thj Wacuitjjrs rotjd thjer sotesgofteai cawjr thoi gaur ai o gevj-paeit sfocj. Wacuitjjrsrjpartjd o helh cjvjc ag sotesgofteai weth thjer hauseil. Hauseil es pravedjd jiterjcy `y hastfammuietejs, jvji thaulh moiy fammuietejs hovj iat `jji rj`uect gaccaweil thj djstrufteai agthj fevec wor oid hauseil shartoljs orj fammai. Ei celht ag thjsj fhoccjileil faideteais, pastshaucd `j fammjidjd gar ofhejveil sufh jggjftevj setj prjporoteai.
T POEIEIL
Oiathjr a`njftevj ag thj past jvocuoteai es ta oiswjr thj qujsteai, –Dajs troeieil prjporjWacuitjjrs gar Rjofj Farps sjrvefj1” Ta oiswjr thes qujsteai wj faisedjrjd sufh goftars os
troeieil odjquofy oid pcoiieil oid djvjcapmjit ag thj troeieil cegj fyfcj.
Thj jvocuoteai gauid thot sjvjroc troeieil orjos, eifcudeil troeieil djseli oid jvocuoteai,tjfhiefoc troeieil, oid cafoc coiluolj troeieil, rjquerjd samj ottjiteai. Thj troeieil pralrom dediat hovj oiy fretefoc djgefejifejs `ut hod `jji empoftjd `y stoggeil lops oid troeieil stogg pravedeil favjrolj ei athjr orjos. Ei Nucy 02?6, thj FD rjselijd oid thj RTM sjrvjd os thjofteil FD uitec Morfh 02?4, whefh taak mufh ag hes ottjiteai owoy gram thj troeieil pralrom.Thj troeieil moioljr ocsa djportjd ei Nuij 02?6. Thj past herjd oi jxpjrejifjd troeieilmoioljr ai o shart-tjrm faitroft ta faiduft thj 02?6 RVT, `ut thj pjrmoijit paseteai rjmoeijdapji uitec Oprec 02?4. Thj past―s pralrom oid troeieil ossestoit wos o`cj ta pravedj samjfavjrolj `ut wos ocsa pravedeil favjrolj gar o pralrom moioljr paseteai thot wos vofotjd ei
Oulust 02?6.
\j gauid thot past wos ljijroccy oworj ag thj orjos ei ijjd ag empravjmjit, oid weth thjossestoifj ag oi jxpjrejifjd troeieil moioljr thj past es warkeil hord ta empravj thj troeieil pralrom oid djvjcap eiiavotevj troeieil proftefjs gar guturj troeijj lraups. Twa troeieil proftefjs wjrj iatjd `y Wacuitjjrs os `jeil portefucorcy jggjftevj. Thasj wjrj thj eifcuseai agfurrjitcy sjrveil Wacuitjjrs oid o proftefum foccjd –Weccolj Doys.”
Wacuitjjr Ossestoit Troeijrs. Vtorteil ei 02?6, thj past `jloi sjcjfteil Wacuitjjr OssestoitTroeijrs (WOTs) ta portefepotj ei RVT. WOT sjcjfteais orj modj `y stogg oid `osjd ai fucturoceitjlroteai, pjjr suppart, pragjsseaiocesm, wark oftevetejs, devjrsety, oid jxpjrejifj. Jvjry twawjjks, thrjj WOTs ottjid troeieil os gofecetotars. Vjvjroc Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd thot dureiltroeieil thjy rjcejd ai WOTs ta pravedj eiselhts oid pjrspjftevj ai thj rjocetejs ag cegj os oWacuitjjr. Offardeil ta aij Wacuitjjr, –Thj WOTs pravedjd o cat ag odvefj—shorjd thjerjxpjrejifjs oid thot wos jxtrjmjcy usjguc ta hjor thot gram thjm.” Oiathjr stotjd, –Thj WOTswjrj thj aicy theil thot `raulht thot jcjmjit [ag rjocesm] ta us ei troeieil.” Thj troeieilmoioljr pcoiijd ta eifrjosj thj empoft ag WOTs ei 02?4 `y hoveil thjm portefepotj ei thjTroeieil ag Troeijrs warkshap weth tjfhiefoc troeijrs prear ta RVT.
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Weccolj Doys. –Weccolj Doys” es oi eiiavotevj RVT proftefum thj past hos empcjmjitjd.Troeijjs veset o furrjit RFW―s veccolj aifj o wjjk gar gaur wjjks ta pjrgarm eifrjoseilcyfampcjx oftevetejs>
Doy ?> A`sjrvj o fcoss ei o Wacuitjjr veccoljDoy 0> Fampcjtj o Rortefepotary Oiocyses gar Fammuiety Ofteai jxjrfesj
Doy 6> Faiduft o cegj skeccs sjisetezoteai oftevetyDoy 4> Tjofh o fcoss oid djvjcap oi oftevety gar veccoljrs
Wacuitjjrs rjoccy jinayjd veccolj doys oid thaulht thj treps pravedjd o laad uidjrstoideil agwhot thjer sjrvefj waucd `j cekj. Wacuitjjr fammjits eifcudjd thj gaccaweil>
Weccolj doys wjrj usjguc. O cat ag us orj ei veccoljs oid thot wos rjocestef.
Weccolj doys wjrj thj mast jggjftevj—thot hjcpjd kjjp mj ei fhjfk weth rjocety.
Thjy da veccolj doys iaw oid E wesh wj―d daij thot. [Gar samj troeieils], yau hovjta nust ljt ta o veccolj.
Thj proftefum wos eifrjosjd gram thrjj ta gaur doys ei 02?4 duj ta ets suffjss.
Thj rjmoeidjr ag thes sjfteai desfussjs orjos gar empravjmjit ei thj past―s troeieil pralrom.Thj jvocuoteai gauid thot Wacuitjjrs, ei ljijroc, gjct thot thjer RVT odjquotjcy prjporjd thjmgar sjrvefj. Hawjvjr, Wacuitjjrs gjct sjvjroc orjos ag troeieil faucd `j empravjd. Thj gaccaweilto`cj shaws thj past―s troeieil jvjits oid Wacuitjjr pjrfjpteais ai thjer jggjftevjijss.
Vaurfj> AEL EitjrvejwsRVT> I= ?< (Coiluolj oid Vogjty & Vjfurety), I=?: (Frass fucturoc), I=?? (VOPPP), I=?7 (Mjdefoc oid
Tjfhiefoc); EVT> I=?7; MVT> I=8
Thj past hos iat fampcjtjd o troeieil, djseli, oid jvocuoteai prafjss.
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Offardeil ta Rjofj Farps Rralrommeil oid Troeieil Luedoifj> Troeieil Djseli oid Jvocuoteai, pasts shaucd ossjss oid jvocuotj troeieil ta djtjrmeij whjthjr troeijjs oidWacuitjjrs hovj loeijd thj skeccs oid kiawcjdlj thjy ijjd ta suffjjd ei thjer Wacuitjjrosselimjits. Os djsfre`jd ei thj luedoifj , –troeieil, djseli, oid jvocuoteai (TDJ) es o portefepotary systjm gar oiocyzeil, djselieil, djvjcapeil, empcjmjiteil, oid jvocuoteil
troeieil.” Troeieil ossjssmjits foi `j usjd ta eigarm thj stogg ag thj jggjftevjijss ag thjtroeieil, whefh foi thji faitre`utj ta troeieil empravjmjits. Thj luedoifj cests muctepcj pejfjsag eigarmoteai thot foi `j usjd ei thj ossjssmjit, eifcudeil doto gram cjorieil ossjssmjits,gjjd`ofk gram troeijjs, oid troeijr a`sjrvoteais.
Offardeil ta thj RTM, thj past hod iat faiduftjd o TDJ prafjss ei thj cost twa yjors os o rjsuctag stogg turiavjr. Thj past hod ocsa iat yjt djvjcapjd fcjor cjorieil a`njftevjs oid ra`usttroeieil ossjssmjits. Os o rjsuct thj past hod iat offurotjcy ossjssjd thj jggjftevjijss ag etstroeieil pralrom. Fampcjteai ag o TDJ prafjss wecc eifrjosj thj jggjftevjijss ag thj past―stroeieil pralrom.
Thj troeieil moioljr, wha es o TDJ spjfeocest, desfussjd pcois ta pravedj TDJ troeieil ta stoggoid djvjcap o TDJ prafjss gaccaweil thj fampcjteai ag RVT.
\j rjfammjid>
?2. Thot thj troeieil moioljr jisurj fampcjteai ag o
troeieil, djseli, oid jvocuoteai prafjss.
Tjfhiefoc troeieil ijjds empravjmjit.
Thj Rjofj Farps Moiuoc sjfteai (MV) 02? –Jcele`ecety oid Vtoidords gar Rjofj FarpsWacuitjjr Vjrvefj” stotjs thot `y thj jid ag troeieil o troeijj must djmaistrotj tjfhiefocfampjtjifj, whefh es djgeijd os –pragefejify ei thj tjfhiefoc skeccs ijjdjd ta forry aut thjosselimjit.” Vjvjity-gevj pjrfjit ag Wacuitjjrs wj eitjrvejwjd rotjd thjer tjfhiefoc troeieiljethjr ijutroccy ar uigovaro`cy. \hecj thj Wacuitjjrs opprjfeotjd thj vocuj ag thj –Weccolj Doys”sjsseais, thjy gjct thot ei ljijroc thj tjfhiefoc troeieil sjsseais wjrj iat proftefoc, rjcejd taahjovecy ai RawjrRaeit prjsjitoteais, oid ded iat suggefejitcy prjporj thjm gar thj rjocetejs agtjofheil ei Vejrro Cjaij. Wacuitjjrs rjpartjd samj eistruftars gafusjd ai tjofheil thjmmotjreoc gram thj sfhaacs― furrefucum rothjr thoi haw ta tjofh.
Vtogg rjpartjd thot edjitegyeil oid hereil quocegejd, troeijd eistruftars es fhoccjileil. Osdesfussjd jorcejr ei thj rjpart, thj caw fopofety ag cafoc stogg es o costeil jggjft ag thj fevec wor.Offardeil ta thj Vejrro Cjaij Pj-jitry Ossjssmjit, –Duj ta thj cofk ag sfhaacs gar sjvjrocyjors oid o corlj ium`jr ag pragjsseaiocs wha jmelrotjd dureil thj wor (‘@roei Droei― wosmjiteaijd ei moiy faivjrsoteais) thjrj es ocsa o fretefoc cofk ag quocegejd pjrsaiijc ei occsjftars.” Fopofety `uecdeil es fretefoc ta thj troeieil pralrom `ut thj troeieil uiet hos iat `jjiguccy stoggjd oid uiet stogg wos pravedeil favjrolj gar athjr vofoit paseteais, whefh rjdufjdthjer o`ecety ta `uecd thj fopofety ag troeieil gofecetotars. Tjfhiefoc troeijrs ocsa wjrj aicyjmpcayjd dureil RVT, whefh gurthjr rjdufjd appartuietejs gar pragjsseaioc djvjcapmjit.
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Vtogg iatjd sjvjroc athjr goftars thjy `jcejvj empoftjd thj quocety ag tjfhiefoc troeieil. Moth oidsfejifj tjofheil es iat o wedjsprjod Rjofj Farps pralrom oid gjw troeieil motjreocs orjovoeco`cj gram Avjrsjos Rralrommeil oid Troeieil Vuppart (AROTV). Thj past empcjmjitjdthj oljify―s rjquerjd Gafus Ei/Troei Zp troeieil pofkoljs `ut ded iat odopt thj motjreocs taVejrro Cjaij sa thj motjreoc wos iat jggjftevjcy faitjxtuocezjd.?? Tjfhiefoc troeijrs ded iat
faardeiotj sjsseai pcoiieil weth WOTs ta jisurj rjcjvoifj oid guccy cjvjrolj thjer jxpjrejifj.Geioccy, thj past hos iat djvjcapjd oi jggjftevj maietareil oid jvocuoteai prafjss ta jisurjijfjssory empravjmjits oid odnustmjits orj modj.Rast troeieil stogg wos oworj ag thj djgefejifejs ei thj tjfhiefoc troeieil pralrom. Ot thj temjgejcdwark wos faiduftjd gar thes jvocuoteai, thj past hod rjpaseteaijd thj vofotjd pralrommoioljr eita twa gucc temj pralrommeil oid troeieil ossestoit paseteais, aij gar Jilcesh oidcetjrofy oid oiathjr gar moth oid sfejifj, oid thj hereil prafjss wos uidjrwoy. Vtogg pcoiijd tatosk thj RTOs ta faiduft tjfhiefoc troeieil dureil RVT. Thj troeieil moioljr ocsa rjpartjd thottwa oddeteaioc tjfhiefoc troeijrs hod `jji faitroftjd ta hjcp troei thj RTOs gar thj 02?4 RVT.
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Thot thj troeieil moioljr ossjss thj jggjftevjijss ag
tjfhiefoc troeieil djcevjry oid mokj praveseais gar
oddeteaioc stogg fopofety `uecdeil eg ijfjssory.
Vjfaidory coiluolj troeieil wos ljijroccy vejwjd os eijggjftevj.
Thj Rjofj Farps Oft stotjs thot Wacuitjjrs wecc iat `j osselijd ta thjer setjs –uicjss ot thj temjag sufh osselimjit [thj Wacuitjjr] passjssjs sufh rjosaio`cj pragefejify os hes osselimjitrjquerjs ei spjokeil thj coiluolj ag thj fauitry ar orjo ta whefh hj es osselijd.” Dureil RVTtroeijjs cjori Krea, thj dj gofta ioteaioc coiluolj ei Vejrro Cjaij (Jilcesh es thj aggefeoccoiluolj), os wjcc os o cafocezjd tre`oc coiluolj. Thj past pcoiijd ta pravedj eistrufteai ei ?2cafoc coiluoljs ei thj 02?4 RVT. Offardeil ta thj \jcfamj @aak, –thj laoc ag [Rjofj Farps―coiluolj troeieil] es ta ljt [Wacuitjjrs] ta o paeit ag `osef safeoc fammuiefoteai skeccs sa [thjy]foi proftefj oid djvjcap gurthjr aifj…ot setj.” \hecj Wacuitjjrs wjrj mastcy pasetevj o`autKrea coiluolj troeieil, Wacuitjjrs ljijroccy gjct thot thot thj cafoc coiluolj troeieil woseijggjftevj. Thjer fammjits eifcudjd>
Krea wos lrjot. Thj [cafoc coiluolj] wos iat jggjftevj… [E aicy hod] gaur wjjks [ag troeieil]— iat jiaulh temj. Et―s o hord coiluolj ta tjofh. Et―s hord ta geid o laad tjofhjr.
E wesh wj―d stortjd [thj cafoc coiluolj] jorcejr. Thj marj ruroc yau orj thj marj thjy usj [thjcafoc coiluolj]. Thj phrosjs thjy lovj us wjrji―t ocwoys jvjrydoy coiluolj. Iat ocwoys vjry
proftefoc.
Cafoc coiluolj—et wos tjrre`cj, E faucdi―t spjok o ward. Thjy trejd samjtheil deggjrjit oid etwos taa rushjd—twa wjjks… et shaucd hovj nust favjrjd lrjjteils oid soyeil hjcca. E faucdi―tjvji rjmjm`jr thot.
?? Thj oljify―s Gafus Ei/Troei Zp strotjly sjjks ta gafus ai o cemetjd ium j̀r ag helhcy jggjftevj pranjfts whecj
faifurrjitcy uidjrtokeil ijw strotjlef portijrsheps oid eieteotevjs
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E cjorijd [o cafoc coiluolj] `ut et wos iat usjguc. Iat jiaulh temj oid thjy swetfhjd us `ofk taKrea ̀ jfousj ag thj [coiluolj pragefejify eitjrvejw]. Thjy shaucd spcet eg up marj jvjicy ar nustlevj us o fhaefj aij ar thj athjr.
Dureil thj 02?6 RVT Wacuitjjrs aicy rjfjevjd thrjj wjjks ag cafoc coiluolj troeieil, whefh thjtroeieil moioljr ded iat `jcejvj wos suggefejit. Oddeteaioccy, thjrj es ia furrefucum gar cafoccoiluolj oid coiluolj oid fucturoc gofecetotars (CFGs) sempcy troiscotj thj Krea furrefucum.Troeieil stogg ded iat `jcejvj thes wos oi jggjftevj oppraofh duj ta seliegefoit coiluoljdeggjrjifjs.
Ei thj 02?4 RVT, thj troeieil moioljr rjpartjd pcois ta rjdufj Krea troeieil oid eifrjosj thjhaurs occafotjd ta cafoc coiluolj troeieil. Offardeil ta thj troeieil moioljr, –Eg thjy dai―t hovjlrjot Krea, thjy wecc empravj whji thjy ljt ta [setj]. @ut thj cafoc coiluolj es marj deggefuct,thjrj orj gjw rjsaurfjs, oid gjw humoi rjsaurfjs ta proftefj weth.”
Ei oddeteai ta lrjotjr gafus dureil RVT, thj past pecatjd o ijw cafoc coiluolj tutareil madjc ei02?6 ta `j guccy empcjmjitjd ei 02?4/02?:. Wacuitjjrs wecc sjcjft o cafoc coiluolj tutar gram
thjer fammuiety oid thjy wecc `ath ottjid o rjleaioc twa-doy troeieil faiduftjd `y CFGs. Thjtroeieils wecc gafus ai cafoc coiluolj cjorieil. Oi empravjd cafoc coiluolj furrefucum weccjihoifj RVT cjorieil oid pravedj o usjguc taac gar cafoc coiluolj tutars wha moy cofk coiluoljtroeieil rjsaurfjs.
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?0. Thot thj troeieil moioljr djvjcap cafoc coiluolj
furrefucum gar prj-sjrvefj troeieil.
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ATHJP OPJOV AG FAIFJPI
Rast Vjfurety Zplrodjs. Thj PVA rjpartjd ai-laeil desfusseais weth thj FD oid VVMrjlordeil thj sjfurety ag Rjofj Farps― fampauid. Ei desfusseais weth AEL, thj PVA fetjd o ijjd
gar empravjmjits ta muctepcj sjfurety jcjmjits, eifcudeil thj fampauid―s coidsfopeil,jmjrljify iategefoteai systjm, oid gerj sogjty jquepmjit oid prafjdurjs. \hecj fjrtoei sjfuretyfaifjris hod ocrjody `jji oddrjssjd `y thj past ot thj temj ag aur veset, thj PVA oid sjiear stogghod iat yjt jsto`ceshjd prearetejs oid o `udljt rjquerjd ta rjsacvj athjr fhoiljs. Ot thj temj agthj gejcdwark, thj PVA wos pcoiieil ta da o sjfurety ossjssmjit ag thj Rjofj Farps aggefj oidfampauid oid thj RFVVA wos oskjd ta trovjc ta Vejrro Cjaij dureil thj ossjssmjit oid ossestthj PVA oid past ta edjitegy mutuoccy olrjjd upai rjsacuteais.
\hecj thj aut`rjok ag J`aco ei Vejrro Cjaij oid su`sjqujit suspjiseai ag pralrom apjroteaishos fousjd o djcoy ei thj sjfurety ossjssmjit, prear ta thj rjapjieil ag thj past wj jifaurolj thj past, PVA oid RFVVA ta naeitcy rjvejw oid oddrjss sjfurety uplrodjs ot thj Rjofj Farps
fampauid.
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CEVT AG P JFAMMJIDOTEAIV
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Thot thj rjleai wark weth AFEA oid athjr faifjrijd aggefjs ta djvjcap veo`cj aggceijoctjriotevjs ta oljify wj`-`osjd oppcefoteais ei ardjr ta jisurj thot stogg oid Wacuitjjrsfoi offjss fretefoc oljify oppcefoteais.
0. Thot thj past faiduft oiiuoc oid med-yjor pjrgarmoifj rjvejws gar occ stogg mjm`jrs eioffardoifj weth Rjofj Farps pacefy.
6. Thot thj derjftar ag thj Aggefj ag Mjdefoc Vjrvefjs jisurj thot opprapreotj stogg rjvejwthj stotus ag ets Oulust 02?4 rjpart geideils, fcasj autstoideil rjfammjidoteais essujddureil supjrvesary stogg vesets, oid faiduft gaccaw-up oftevetejs os ijfjssory.
4.
Thot thj fauitry derjftar jisurj thot stogg rjfjevjs faofheil oid mjitareil ossestoifjgram ZVDH supjrvesars.
:. Thot thj fauitry derjftar jxomeij thj troispartoteai ijjds ag Wacuitjjrs oid, egijfjssory, sjjk oppravocs gar prapasjd fhoiljs, oid updotj thj troispartoteai pacefy taeifcudj apteais thot orj sogj, offjsse`cj, oid gjose`cj ot occ Wacuitjjr setjs.
7. Thot thj pralrommeil oid troeieil moioljr jisurj thot setj ossjssmjit prafjdurjs orjgaccawjd ta jisurj Wacuitjjr troispartoteai apteais orj offurotjcy ossjssjd.
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ORRJIDEX O> A@NJFTEWJ, VFARJ, OID MJTHADACALU
Ei ?585, AEL wos jsto`ceshjd uidjr thj Eispjftar Ljijroc Oft ag ?5
• Ta whot jxtjit hos past djvjcapjd oid empcjmjitjd pralroms ta eifrjosj hast fauitry
fammuietejs― fopofety1
• Dajs troeieil prjporj Wacuitjjrs gar Rjofj Farps sjrvefj1
• Hos thj past pravedjd odjquotj suppart oid avjrselht ta Wacuitjjrs1
• Orj past rjsaurfjs oid moioljmjit proftefjs odjquotj gar jggjftevj past apjroteais1
Thj jvocuotar faiduftjd thj prjcemeiory rjsjorfh parteai ag thj jvocuoteai Oprec thraulh Moy,02?4. Thes rjsjorfh eifcudjd rjvejw ag oljify dafumjits pravedjd `y hjodquortjrs oid paststogg; eitjrvejws weth moioljmjit stogg rjprjsjiteil thj Ogrefo rjleai, Aggefj ag Hjocth Vjrvefj(AHV), AROTV, oid Aggefj ag Vogjty oid Vjfurety (AVV); oid eiquerejs ta Rjofj Farps
Pjspaisj, Wacuitjjr Pjfruetmjit oid Vjcjfteai (WPV), Eitjrlavjrimjitoc Oggoers oid Lca`ocRortijrsheps (ELOR), oid Legts oid Lroits Moioljmjit (LLM).
Ei-fauitry gejcdwark affurrjd gram Moy ?5 ta Nuij 7, 02?4, oid eifcudjd eitjrvejws weth pastsjiear stogg oid stogg eivacvjd weth pralrommeil, troeieil, oid suppart; thj fhorlå d―oggoerjs; thjZ.V. Jm`ossy―s rjleaioc sjfurety aggefjr; oid o hast fauitry lavjrimjit meiestry aggefeoc. Eioddeteai, wj eitjrvejwjd o strotegejd nudlmjitoc sompcj ag ?< Wacuitjjrs (00 pjrfjit agWacuitjjrs sjrveil ot thj temj ag aur veset) `osjd ai thjer cjilth ag sjrvefj, setj cafoteai, pranjftgafus, ljidjr, olj, oid jthiefety.
Thes jvocuoteai wos faiduftjd ei offardoifj weth thj _uocety Vtoidords gar Eispjfteais, essujd
`y thj Fauifec ag thj Eispjftars Ljijroc ai Eitjlrety oid Jggefejify. Thj jvedjifj, geideils, oidrjfammjidoteais pravedjd ei thes rjpart hovj `jji rjvejwjd ̀ y oljify stokjhacdjrs oggjftjd `ythes rjvejw.
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ORRJIDEX @> EITJPWEJ\V FAIDZFTJD
Os port ag thes past jvocuoteai, eitjrvejws wjrj faiduftjd weth ?< Wacuitjjrs, ?7 stogg ei-fauitry, oid ?< rjprjsjitotevjs gram Rjofj Farps hjodquortjrs ei \osheiltai D.F. (twa ag
whefh wjrj garmjr ei-fauitry stogg), thj Z.V. Jm`ossy ei Vejrro Cjaij, oid kjy meiestryaggefeocs. Wacuitjjr eitjrvejws wjrj faiduftjd useil o stoidordezjd eitjrvejw qujsteaiioerj, oidWacuitjjrs wjrj oskjd ta rotj moiy etjms ai o gevj-paeit sfocj (? = iat jggjftevj, 6 = ijutroc, : =vjry jggjftevj). Thj oiocyses ag thjsj roteils pravedjd o quoitetotevj suppcjmjit ta Wacuitjjrs―fammjits, whefh wjrj ocsa oiocyzjd. Gar thj purpasjs ag thj doto oiocyses, Wacuitjjr roteils ag–4” oid o`avj orj faisedjrjd govaro`cj. Ei oddeteai, ?4 aut ag ?< Wacuitjjr eitjrvejws affurrjdot thj Wacuitjjrs― hamjs, oid wj eispjftjd ?6 ag thjsj hamjs useil past-djgeijd setj sjcjfteaifretjreo.?0 Thj pjread ag rjvejw gar o past jvocuoteai es aij gucc Wacuitjjr fyfcj (typefoccy 0<maiths).
Thj gaccaweil to`cj pravedjs djmalrophef eigarmoteai thot rjprjsjits thj jiterj Wacuitjjr
papucoteai ei Vejrro Cjaij; thj Wacuitjjr sompcj wos sjcjftjd ta rjgcjft thjsj djmalrophefs.
To`cj 6. Wacuitjjr Djmalrophef Doto
RranjftRjrfjitolj ag
Wacuitjjrs
Vjfaidory Jdufoteai ?22%
LjidjrRjrfjitolj ag
Wacuitjjrs
Gjmocj 4:%
Mocj ::%
OljRjrfjitolj ag
Wacuitjjrs0: ar yauiljr 75%
07-05 00%
62-45 8%
:2 oid avjr ?%
Vaurfj> Rjofj Farps Wacuitjjr Pastjr os ag Oprec, 02?4. Iatj> Rjrfjitoljs moy iat tatoc ?22 pjrfjit duj ta rauideil.
Ot thj temj ag aur gejcd veset, thj past hod 08 stogg paseteais. Thj past ocsa jmpcays tjmparorystogg ta ossest weth RVT. Levji thj temj ag aur veset, thjsj paseteais wjrj iat stoggjd. \jeitjrvejwjd ?7 stogg. Thj stoggeil faigeluroteai ag pasts agtji vorejs oid stogg moy hacd
oddeteaioc rjspaise`ecetejs rjcjvoit ta thj jvocuoteai ei oddeteai ta thjer aggefeoc na` tetcj. \jfaiduft eitjrvejws weth sjxuoc ossouct rjspaisj ceoesais; lroits faardeiotars; maietareil,rjparteil, oid jvocuoteai fhompeais; oid Rjofj Farps Pjspaisj faardeiotars os ijfjssory oidwhji opprapreotj gar thj past.
?0 \j eitjrvejwjd o morrejd faupcj sa twa ag thasj eitjrvejws affurrjd ei thj somj hamj.
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To`cj 4. Eitjrvejws Faiduftjd weth Rast Vtogg
Raseteai Vtotus Eitjrvejwjd
Fauitry Derjftar ZVDH X
Rralrommeil oid Troeieil Moioljr ZVDH XDerjftar ag Moioljmjit oid Apjroteais ZVDH X
Rralrom Moioljr RVF X
Ljijroc Vjrvefjs Moioljr RVF X
Coiluolj oid Frass Fucturoc Faardeiotar RVF X
Mjdefoc Vjfrjtory RVF X
Rjofj Farps Pjspaisj Faardeiotar RVF X
Rjofj Farps Mjdefoc Aggefjr (0) RVF X
Vogjty oid Vjfurety Moioljr RVF X
Odmeiestrot evj Ossestoit/Vjxuoc Ossouct Pjspaisj Ceoesai RVF X
Jxjfutevj Ossestoit/Vjxuoc Ossouct Pjspaisj Ceoesai RVF X
Troeieil Moioljr RVF X
Wacuitjjr Vuppart Ceoesai RVF XEigarmoteai Tjfhiacaly Vpjfeocest RVF X
Odmeiestrot evj Ossestoit-Geioifj RVFFoshejr RVF
Geioifeoc Moioljmjit Vpjfeocest GVI
Drevjr/Mjfhoief (:) RVF
Hoidymoi RVF
Noietar (0) RVF
Lrauidskjjpjr RVFDoto os ag Oprec, 02?4. *RVF es pjrsaioc sjrvefjs faitroftar; GVI es garjeli sjrvefj ioteaioc.
Vjvjitjji oddeteaioc eitjrvejws wjrj faiduftjd dureil thj prjcemeiory rjsjorfh phosj ag thjjvocuoteai, ei-fauitry gejcdwark oid gaccaw-up wark upai rjturi ta Rjofj Farps hjodquortjrs ei\osheiltai, D.F.
To`cj :. Eitjrvejws Faiduftjd weth Rjofj Farps Hjodquortjrs Vtogg,
Jm`ossy Aggefeocs, oid Kjy Meiestry Aggefeocs
Raseteai Arloiezoteai
Fceiefoc Moioljr RF/Hjodquortjrs/Aggefj ag HjocthVjrvefjs
Pavjr Rjofj Farps Mjdefoc Aggefjr RF/Hjodquortjrs/Aggefj ag HjocthVjrvefjs
Derjftar ag thj Aggefj ag Mjdefoc Vjrvefjs RF/Hjodquortjrs/Aggefj ag HjocthVjrvefjs
Djputy Derjftar, Fauisjceil oid Autrjofh
Ziet
RF/Hjodquortjrs/Aggefj ag Hjocth
VjrvefjsFhejg Odmeiestrotevj Aggefjr RF/Hjodquortjrs/Ogrefo Pjleai
Fauitry Djsk Aggefjr RF/Hjodquortjrs/Ogrefo Pjleai
Fhejg ag Apjroteais RF/Hjodquortjrs/Ogrefo Pjleai
Fhejg ag Rralrommeil oid Troeieil RF/Hjodquortjrs/Ogrefo Pjleai
Pjleaioc Odvesar RF/Hjodquortjrs/Ogrefo Pjleai
Garmjr Derjftar ag Moioljmjit oidApjroteais (djportjd Morfh 02?6)
RF/Hjodquortjrs/Ogrefo Pjleai
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Pjleaioc Derjftar RF/Hjodquortjrs/Ogrefo Pjleai
Pjleaioc Vjfurety Odvesar RF/Hjodquortjrs/Ogrefo Pjleai
Rralrommeil oid Troeieil Vpjfeocest (Ljidjr) RF/Hjodquortjrs/AvjrsjosRralrommeil oid TroeieilVuppart
Rjofj Farps Vogjty oid Vjfurety Aggefjr RF/Hjodquortjrs/Aggefj ag Vogjtyoid Vjfurety
Fhorlå d―Oggoerjs Z.V. Jm`ossy ta Vejrro Cjaij
Pjleaioc Vjfurety Aggefjr Z.V. Jm`ossy ta Vejrro Cjaij
Ofteil Djputy Vjfrjtory Vejrro Cjaij Meiestry ag JdufoteaiVfejifj oid Tjfhiacaly
Doto os ag Oprec, 02?4.
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ORRJIDEX F> CEVT AG OFPAIUMV
OWV Occ Wacuitjjr Vurvjy
FD Fauitry DerjftarDMA Djvjcapmjit ag Moioljmjit oid Apjroteais
DRT Derjftar ag Rralrommeil oid Troeieil
JOR Jmjrljify Ofteai RcoiGU Gesfoc Ujor
HDE Humoi Djvjcapmjit Eidjx
ER@V Eitjlrotjd Rcoiieil oid @udljteil Vystjm
EVT Ei-Vjrvefj Troeieil
CFR Cafoc Fampjisoteai Rcoi
MV Moiuoc Vjfteai
MVT Med-Vjrvefj Troeieil
AEL Aggefj ag Eispjftar Ljijroc
AMV Aggefj ag Mjdefoc VjrvefjsAROTV Aggefj ag Rralrommeil oid Troeieil Vuppart
ROF Rranjft Odvesary Fammettjj
RF Rjofj FarpsRFMA Rjofj Farps Mjdefoc Aggefjr
RFVVA Rjofj Farps Vogjty oid Vjfurety Aggefjr
RVT Rrj-Vjrvefj Troeieil
RTO Rralrommeil oid Troeieil Ossestoit
RTM Rralrommeil oid Troeieil Moioljr
PMA Pjleaioc Mjdefoc Aggefjr
PVA Pjleaioc Vjfurety Aggefjr
VOPPP Vjxuoc Ossouct Pesk Pjdufteai oid Pjspaisj
VCR Vetj Cafotar Garm
VVM Vogjty oid Vjfurety Moioljr
TDJ Troeieil, Djseli oid Jvocuoteai
TDU Tjmparory DutyZVDH Zietjd Vtotjs Derjft Herj
WOT Wacuitjjr Ossestoit Troeijrs
WPG Wacuitjjr Pjpart Garm
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ORRJIDEX D> OLJIFU―V P JVRAIVJ TA THJ RPJCEMEIOPU
P JRAPT
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