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    Wmien Dsfhoe [ugfdb [nosdio

    Wnlirc1 Phff Rtrnnts Fdbnosn

    ti RtnhfLirnosdb Dovnstd`htdio il tmn Ncpfiynn Wntdrncnot Rystnc il Wmien Dsfhoe lir tmnHcnrdbho Lnenrhtdio il Rthtn, Biuoty hoe Cuodbdphf Ncpfiynns gy Gnobmchrj LdohobdhfRnrvdbns, Dob., Ibtignr 80, 7;82.

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    WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf

    Jny Ldoedo`1

    Umn NcpfiynnWntdrncnot Rystnc

    il Wmien Dsfhoe

    mhs snbrntfy h`rnne

    ti pnrcdt mne`n

    luoe choh`nrs ti

    jnnp tmn sthtn

    pnosdio do tmn ehrj

    rn`hredo` miw dts

    hssnts hrn gndo`dovnstne: ti rhot

    cystnry mne`n

    luoe dovnstirs h

    fdbnosn ti stnhf, ir

    prildt ht dts

    nxpnosn usdo`

    dosden dolirchtdio:

    hoe ti no`h`n do

    pitnotdhffy dffn`hfoioedsbfisurn

    prhbtdbns.

    Wmien Dsfhoe [ugfdb [nosdioWnlirc1 Phff Rtrnnts

    Fdbnosn ti RtnhfD. Nxnbutdvn Rucchry

    Uwi ynhrs h`i, Wmien Dsfhoe's sthtn pnosdio luoe lnffvdbtdc ti h Phff Rtrnnt biup. Dt mhppnone wmno @doh

    Whdcioei, h vnoturn bhpdthf choh`nr wdtm ho

    uobnrthdo dovnstcnot trhbj rnbire il iofy h lnw

    ynhrsh prdobdphf do h ldrc tmht mhe gnno mdrne gy

    tmn sthtn ti choh`n h phftry $> cdffdio do pnosdio

    hssnts`it mnrsnfl nfnbtne hs tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr

    il tmn Rthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe wdtm tmn ldohobdhf

    ghbjdo` il iut-il-sthtn mne`n luoe choh`nrs.

    Whdcioeis onw rifn noeiwne mnr wdtmrnspiosdgdfdty lir ivnrsnndo` tmn sthtns notdrn $0

    gdffdio do pnosdio hssnts.

    Do smirt, tmn lixns (ciony choh`nrs) mhe thjno ivnr

    choh`ncnot il tmn mnomiusn (tmn pnosdio).

    Lir Whdcioei, h 57 ynhr-ife Wmien Dsfhoe ohtdvn,

    snrvdo` hs sthtn trnhsurnr rnprnsnots h chair bhrnnr

    giist. Dt hfsi mhs prnsnotne mnr wdtm ho ippirtuodtyti nordbm mnrsnfl hoe mnr mne`n luoe ghbjnrs ht tmn

    nxpnosn il tmn sthtn's pnosdio luoe, tmn pugfdb

    wirjnrs wmi hrn biuotdo` io dt ti ldohobn tmndr

    rntdrncnots hoe tmn thxphynrs wmi biufe gn stubj

    lir cdffdios, ir gdffdios, il eiffhrs dl dt's cdschoh`ne.

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    WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf

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    Lurtmnr, h sd`odldbhot pirtdio il tmn Urnhsurnrs wnhftm hoe dobicnrnfhtns ti smhrns smn iwos do twi dffdqude, iphqun vnoturn bhpdthf

    phrtonrsmdps smn lircnrfy choh`ne ht [idot Auedtm Bhpdthfion il

    wmdbm smn biovdobne tmn sthtn ti dovnst do io edllnrnot, fnss lhvirhgfn

    tnrcs. ^ofdjn tmn sthtn wmdbm phde cdffdios lir dts smhrns do ion il tmn

    [idot Auedtm luoes, tmn Urnhsurnr whs rhotne smhrns do gitm il tmn

    vnoturn bhpdthf luoes lir lrnn.

    Pirsn stdff, tmn vnoturn bhpdthf doeustry ds oitne lir dts fhbj il

    trhosphrnoby hoe iobn tmn Urnhsurnr hssucne illdbn smn rnlusne tiedsbfisn vdrtuhffy hoy dolirchtdio rn`hredo` tmn dovnstcnot luoe do

    wmdbm smn hoe tmn sthtn pnosdio rnchdo bi-dovnstirs.

    Lir nxhcpfn, tmn Urnhsurnr rnlusne ti rnfnhsn eibucnots wmdbm wiufe

    rnvnhf wmntmnr smn (ir hoy itmnr dovnstir) mhe gnno `rhotne hoy spnbdhf

    rd`mts cirn lhvirhgfn tmho tmisn rhotne ti tmn sthtn, ir itmnr fdcdtne

    phrtonrs do tmn luoe.

    [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf, tmn Urnhsurnrs lircnr ncpfiynr, ds h ldrc wmdbm ds

    sugsthotdhffy luoene gy Uueir Dovnstcnot Birp., h cuftd-gdffdio eiffhr

    prdvhtn nqudty hoe mne`n luoe bio`ficnrhtn biotriffne gy tmn snbrntdvn

    gdffdiohdrn [huf Uueir Aions. Pdtmiut Uueir hs h strhtn`db phrtonr

    pissnssdo` h sugsthotdhf dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn mdstiry, Whdcioeis

    [idot Auedtm wiufe oit mhvn gnno h biotnoenr lir h $> cdffdio vnoturn

    bhpdthf biccdtcnot lric tmn sthtn.

    Do h vnry rnhf snosn, tiehy Wmien Dsfhoes fnhedo` dovnstcnot ldeubdhry ds

    fhr`nfy bicpnoshtne gy ho iut-il-sthtn mne`n luoe dovnstirwirsn

    stdff, smn ds phde doedrnbtfy hoe snbrntfy. Umn cyrdhe uodqun biolfdbts il

    dotnrnst hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti tmds uoprnbnenotne sthtn il hllhdrs mhvn oit

    gnno tmiriu`mfy dovnstd`htne ir heernssne.

    Urhosphrnoby hoe hbbiuothgdfdty mhvn sullnrne hs tmn pnosdio mhs

    dobrnhsne dts hffibhtdio ti mne`n, vnoturn bhpdthf hoe prdvhtn nqudty

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    WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf

    luoes ti hfcist $7 gdffdio ir 7> pnrbnot hoe tmn Urnhsurnr mhs wdtmmnfecist dolirchtdio hgiut tmnsn md`m-rdsj, md`m-bist dovnstcnots lric

    gitm tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio, h 8;-cncgnr vifuotnnr giey

    tmht ds bmhdrne gy tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr hoe ivnrsnns tmn dovnstcnots

    il tmn sthtn pnosdio, hoe tmn nonrhf pugfdb. Driodbhffy, do Wmien Dsfhoe,

    fdcdthtdios io pugfdb hbbnss ti rnbires mhvn riwo do tmn Dolirchtdio

    H`n.

    Umn Urnhsurnr mhs ncnr`ne hs tmn fnhedo` ohtdiohf hevibhtn il h

    edsdo`nouius lirc il pugfdb pnosdio rnlirc wmdbm dovifvns sfhsmdo`wirjnrs gnonldts hoe tmwhrtdo` pugfdb hbbnss ti dolirchtdio rn`hredo`

    tmn rdsjdnst il pnosdio dovnstcnots wmdfn, do snbrnt, erhchtdbhffy

    dobrnhsdo` tmn rdsjs ti rntdrncnot pfhos hoe tmn lnns tmny phy ti Phff

    Rtrnnt. H rnpirt smn prieubne do 7;88 tdtfne Urutm do Oucgnrs1 Umn

    Rnburdty hoe Rusthdohgdfdty il Wmien Dsfhoes Wntdrncnot Rystnc chen h

    sthrj bhsn lir tmn pnosdio ivnrmhuf hoe gnonldts buts smn novdsdione,

    wmdfn oithgfy icdttdo` enthdfs rn`hredo` tmn rnhtnr bists hoe rdsjs

    rnfhtne ti mnr pfhos lir rnstrubturdo` tmn Luoes dovnstcnot pirtlifdi.

    Gnobmchrj Ldohobdhf Rnrvdbns, Dob. (Gnobmchrj) whs rnthdone gy

    Wmien Dsfhoe Biuobdf 45 il tmn Hcnrdbho Lnenrhtdio il Rthtn, Biuoty

    hoe Cuodbdphf Ncpfiynns, HLF-BDI, ti privden h prnfdcdohry nxpnrt

    lirnosdb rnvdnw il tmn dovnstcnot pri`rhc ht tmn Ncpfiynn Wntdrncnot

    Rystnc il Wmien Dsfhoe (NWRWD ir tmn Luoe). Pn wnrn hfsi hsjne ti

    nxhcdon wmntmnr tmn Urnhsurnrs si-bhffne rnlirc h`noeh whs hbtuhffy

    nomhobdo` tmn snburdty hoe susthdohgdfdty il NWRWD hoe tmn trun bists hoe

    rdsjs il tmn swnnpdo` bmho`ns smn mhs dcpfncnotne.

    Urnhsurnrs Fhbj il UrhosphrnobyLirnosdb dovnstd`htdios il pnosdios rnqudrn hbbnss ti nvdenobn. Dt ds lhdr

    ti shy tmht tmn Illdbn il tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr il tmn Rthtn il Wmien

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    WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf

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    Umnrn mhs gnno h

    sdodstnr phff il

    snbrnby rn`hredo`

    luoehcnothf

    dovnstcnot

    dolirchtdio

    irbmnstrhtne gy

    sthtn illdbdhfs hoe

    hdene gy jny

    dovnstcnot

    snrvdbns privdenrs.

    Dsfhoe, tmriu`m dts hbtdios mhs chen bioeubtdo` tmdsrnvdnw io gnmhfl il phrtdbdphots do tmn Luoe lhr cirn

    edlldbuft.

    Umnrn mhs gnno h sdodstnr phff il snbrnby rn`hredo`

    luoehcnothf dovnstcnot dolirchtdio rnfhtne ti tmn

    NWRWD (subm hs tmn fnvnf il dovnstcnot hevdsiry,

    pnrlirchobn hoe itmnr lnns phde lir ciony

    choh`ncnot, tmn rdsjs rnfhtne ti mne`n, prdvhtn

    nqudty hoe vnoturn bhpdthf strhtn`dns hoedovnstcnots, hoe biolfdbts il dotnrnst) irbmnstrhtne

    gy sthtn illdbdhfs hoe hdene gy jny dovnstcnot

    snrvdbns privdenrs, puobtuhtne gy pnrdiedb snfl-

    snrvdo` cdsrnprnsnothtdios rn`hredo` subm

    dovnstcnot chttnrs ti tmn `nonrhf pugfdb.

    Umn ivnrwmnfcdo` chairdty il tmn dolirchtdio

    Gnobmchrj rnqunstne lir tmds rnvdnw lric tmn

    @nonrhf Urnhsurnr pursuhot ti tmn Wmien DsfhoeHbbnss ti [ugfdb Wnbires Hbt (H[WH) mhs gnno

    wdtmmnfe do hpphrnot vdifhtdio il sthtn fhw: tmn

    Urnhsurnr bfhdcs tmn sthtn ds biotrhbtuhffy igfd`ne ti

    enlnr ti tmn ciony choh`nrs dt mhs mdrne io tmn

    rnfnhsn il suppisnefy priprdnthry dolirchtdio. Umn

    wirst ds ynt ti bicn sdobn tmn Urnhsurnr mhs

    enfdgnrhtnfy wdtmmnfe tmn cist pitnotdhffy ehch`do`

    dolirchtdio wn mhvn rnqunstne.Cist edsturgdo`, lric h rn`ufhtiry hoe pugfdb pifdby

    pnrspnbtdvn, ds tmht tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnrs prhbtdbn

    il wdtmmifedo` dolirchtdio hoe dotnotdiohffy

    privdedo` dobicpfntn edsbfisurns rn`hredo` NWRWDs

    dovnstcnots rnsufts do1 (8) cdsfnhedo` tmn pugfdb hs ti

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    WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhfGfhthot dffn`hfdtdns

    dovifvdo` gdffdios do

    rntdrncnot hssnts

    ohtdiohffy, subm hs

    mne`n luoes

    snbrntfy prildtdo`

    ht tmn nxpnosn il

    pugfdb pnosdios

    hbriss tmn biuotry,

    enchoe ho

    dccnedhtn,

    libusne rnspiosngy snburdtdns

    rn`ufhtirs hoe fhw

    nolirbncnot.

    luoehcnothf dovnstcnot chttnrs, subm hs tmn trunbists hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti dovnstdo` do mne`n, prdvhtn

    nqudty, hoe vnoturn bhpdthf luoes: (7) uoenrsthtdo`

    tmn dovnstcnot nxpnosns hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti NWRWD:

    hoe (2) cdsrnprnsnotdo` tmn ldohobdhf bioedtdio il tmn

    sthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe ti dovnstirs.

    Lir tmnsn rnhsios, dt ds rnbiccnoene tmht tmds

    rnpirt, do `nonrhf, gn privdene ti snburdtdns

    rn`ufhtirs hoe fhw nolirbncnot lir hppriprdhtn

    hbtdio. Miwnvnr, itmnr spnbdldb chttnrs denotdldne

    mnrndo, d.n., hpphrnot gfhthot dffn`hfdtdns dovifvdo`

    gdffdios do rntdrncnot hssnts ohtdiohffy, subm hs mne`n

    luoes snbrntfy prildtdo` ht tmn nxpnosn il pugfdb

    pnosdios hbriss tmn biuotry, enchoe ho dccnedhtn,

    libusne rnspiosn gy snburdtdns rn`ufhtirs hoe fhw

    nolirbncnot, do iur ipdodio.

    Wnbnotfy, liur ipno-`ivnrocnot `riups Biccio

    Bhusn Wmien Dsfhoe, tmn sthtns bmhptnr il tmn

    Hcnrdbho Bdvdf Fdgnrtdns odio, tmn Wmien Dsfhoe

    [rnss Hssibdhtdio hoe tmn Fnh`un il Picno \itnrs

    il Wmien Dsfhoe rnfnhsne h fnttnr ti tmn Urnhsurnr

    vidbdo` tmndr biobnros rn`hredo` tmn Urnhsurnrs

    strhtn`y il wdtmmifedo` mne`n luoe rnbires. Umnsn

    `riups gnfdnvn tmht sdobn tmn ldohobdhf rnpirts hrn

    phde lir wdtm pugfdb luoes hoe enthdf miw tmn sthtn dsdovnstdo` tmn pugfdbs ciony, tmny smiufe gn chen

    pugfdb do tmndr notdrnty: lurtmnr tmny liuoe

    triugfdo` tmn Urnhsurnrs enbdsdio ti hffiw tmn

    mne`n luoes ti enbden wmht dolirchtdio ti rnfnhsn.

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    WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf

    .> pnrbnot lric NWRWDs ldvn-ynhr hvnrh`n

    dovnstcnot rnturos hoe wdff rho`n lric ; ti 5 pnrbnot.

    Pmntmnr rntdrnns rnbndvn hoy BIFH wdff enpnoe upio gitm NWRWDs

    luoedo` fnvnf hoe tmn Luoes hbtuhf dovnstcnot rnturosgitm il wmdbmhrn vifhtdfn, uoprnedbthgfn hoe suganbt ti chodpufhtdio gy nfnbtne

    illdbdhfs hoe itmnrs. Umn chodpufhtdio il gitm il tmnsn jny `ihfpists mhs

    hfrnhey gn`uo.

    Do Hprdf 7;88, tmn Rthtn Wntdrncnot Gihre fiwnrne tmn sthtns hssucne

    rhtn il rnturo lric =.7> pnrbnot ti 0.> pnrbnot. H rnbnot onw rnpirt gy

    ho hbtuhrdhf ldrc mdrne gy tmn Urnhsurnr biobfuene tmht tmn Rthtn

    Wntdrncnot Gihre smiufe biosdenr fiwnrdo` tmn hssucne 0.> pnrbnot

    rhtn il rnturo nvno lurtmnr. Ui tmn surprdsn il nvno tmn hbtuhrdhf ldrcdssudo` tmn onw rnpirt, tmn Urnhsurnr bfhdcne tmn su``nstdio tmht tmn

    rneubne hssucptdio il 0.> pnrbnot chy gn tii iptdcdstdb whs tnrrdldb

    onws tmn oucgnrs hrn hbburhtn.

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    WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhfPmntmnr rntdrnns

    rnbndvn hoy BIFH

    wdff enpnoe upio

    gitm NWRWDs

    luoedo` fnvnf hoe

    tmn Luoes hbtuhf

    dovnstcnot

    rnturosgitm il

    wmdbm hrn vifhtdfn,

    uoprnedbthgfn hoe

    suganbt ti

    chodpufhtdio gynfnbtne illdbdhfs

    hoe itmnrs. Umn

    chodpufhtdio il

    gitm il tmnsn jny

    `ihfpists mhs

    hfrnhey gn`uo.

    Umn Urnhsurnr mhs pugfdbfy sthtne tmht tmndovnstcnot hssucptdio wdff gn rnvdnwne onxt

    succnr hoe mhs hbjoiwfne`ne tmht tmn dcphbt il

    hoy subm luturn rneubtdio io NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf

    biufe gn gd`. Ghsne upio rnfdhgfn siurbns, dt ds iur

    uoenrsthoedo` tmht tmn hbtuhrdns mhvn h`rnne ti

    strhtn`dbhffy rnbiccnoe, ivnr tdcn hoe do stnps,

    lurtmnr rneubdo` tmn dovnstcnot hssucptdio ti cdffdio eiffhrs do tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe.

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    Umn Urnhsurnr

    oithgfy lhdfne ti

    cnotdio do mnr

    fnttnr ti tmn Ntmdbs

    Biccdssdio tmht

    tmn sthtn whs h

    fdcdtne phrtonr do

    tmn [idot Auedtm

    luoe hoe chy mhvn

    grihe rd`mts do tmn

    luoe tmht biolfdbt

    wdtm mnrs. Lurtmnr,

    smn chy mhvn

    spnbdhf rd`mts tmht

    pnrcdt mnr ti

    prildt ht tmn sthtns

    nxpnosn.

    Rmn hfsi rnprnsnotne tmht tmn Rthtn's dovnstcnot dotmn luoe whs phssdvn, cnhodo` tmht hltnr sd`odo` tmn

    biotrhbt wdtm [idot Auedtm hoe chjdo` dts dovnstcnot

    biccdtcnot, tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio mhe

    oi shy do tmn luoe's io`ido` choh`ncnot ir

    dovnstcnot enbdsdios.

    Umn Urnhsurnr oithgfy lhdfne ti cnotdio do mnr fnttnr

    ti tmn Ntmdbs Biccdssdio tmht tmn sthtn mhe oit

    cnrnfy notnrne doti h tno-ynhr biotrhbt wdtm [idot

    Auedtm. Whtmnr, tmn sthtn whs h fdcdtne phrtonr do h

    luoe choh`ne gy [idot Auedtm hs @nonrhf [hrtonr

    hoe, hs h fdcdtne phrtonr tmn sthtn chy mhvn grihe

    rd`mts do tmn luoe's io`ido` choh`ncnot, ir

    dovnstcnot enbdsdios, tmn nxnrbdsn il wmdbm chy

    biolfdbt wdtm mnr rd`mts hoe dotnrnsts.

    Lurtmnr, hs h [idot Auedtm dosdenr, smn, ir itmnr

    dovnstirs, chy mhvn gnno `rhotne spnbdhf rd`mts

    cirn lhvirhgfn tmho tmisn rhotne ti tmn sthtn,

    dobfuedo` spnbdhf wdtmerhwhf rd`mts: rd`mts ti rnbndvn

    rnpirts lric tmn phrtonrsmdp io h cirn lrnqunot

    ghsds ir tmht dobfuen dolirchtdio oit privdene ti

    itmnr fdcdtne phrtonrs: rd`mts ti rnbndvn rneubne

    rhtns il tmn dobnotdvn hffibhtdio hoe choh`ncnot

    lnn: rd`mts ti rnbndvn h smhrn il tmn dobnotdvn

    hffibhtdio, choh`ncnot lnn ir itmnr hciuots

    nhrone gy tmn nonrhf phrtonr ir dts hlldfdhtns. Dl trun,

    tmn Urnhsurnr chy fdtnrhffy gn prildtdo` ht tmn

    nxpnosn il tmn sthtn.

    Rdobn tmn Urnhsurnr mhs rnlusne ti edsbfisn

    eibucnots rnfhtne ti tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe, hs wnff

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    WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhfUmn Gfdoe Urust

    sbmncn tmn

    Urnhsurnr

    pripisne ti tmnNtmdbs Biccdssdio,

    biupfne wdtm mnr

    oioedsbfisurn

    pifdby rn`hredo`

    tmn [idot Auedtm DD

    luoe, mhs rnsuftne

    do iofy tmn pugfdb

    gndo` gfdoe hs ti

    tmn [idot Auedtm DDluoe.

    Umn Whdcioei

    Gfdoe Urust

    biostdtutns h

    cdsusn il tmn gfdoe

    trust envdbn.

    hs mnr hoe NWRWDs dovnstcnot do tmn luoe, tmn pugfdbbhooit joiw wmntmnr pnrcdttdo` tmn bi-dovnstcnot

    ti biotdoun ds mhrcluf ti tmn Luoe. Wn`hrefnss, tmn

    bmhrhbtnrdzhtdio il tmn dovnstcnot do tmn [idot Auedtm

    DD Luoe hs cnrnfy h tno-ynhr biotrhbt do h phssdvn

    dovnstcnot hs ti wmdbm tmn sthtn mhe oi shy ds

    ondtmnr bicpfntn oir hbburhtn.

    Do irenr ti brnhtn lurtmnr snphrhtdio lric mnr

    dovnstcnot do tmn [idot Auedtm luoes, tmn Urnhsurnrrnprnsnotne tmht prdir ti hssucdo` illdbn smn pfhbne

    hff mnr rd`mt, tdtfn hoe dotnrnst do gitm luoes doti h

    gfdoe trust ensd`ohtne hs tmn Whdcioei Gfdoe Urust.

    Pmdfn h gfdoe trust chy gn il vhfun do bnrthdo

    bdrbucsthobns, wmnrn, hs mnrn, tmn sifn hssnts il tmn

    trust, d.n. tmn smhrns do tmn twi [idot Auedtm luoes,

    hrn dffdqude, d.n. bhooit gn sife lir h enbhen, oi

    pritnbtdio ds hllirene. Umn purpisn il tmn gfdoe trustds ti jnnp tmn gnonldbdhry uohwhrn il tmn spnbdldb

    hssnts il tmn trust, si hs ti hvide h biolfdbt il

    dotnrnst gntwnno tmn gnonldbdhry hoe tmn

    dovnstcnots.

    Do tmds bhsn, tmn Urnhsurnr joiws prnbdsnfy tmn hssnts

    mnfe do tmn Gfdoe Urust eurdo` mnr notdrn tnrc hs

    Urnhsurnr hoe biotdouns ti noaiy bhsm edstrdgutdios

    rnfhtne ti tmn [idot Auedtm luoesphycnotsnxpionotdhffy rnhtnr tmho mnr sthtn shfhry do tmn

    phst ynhr hoe phycnots rnfhtne ti smhrns smn whs

    `rhotne lir lrnn.

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    Umn dovnstcnot

    biosufthot

    rnthdone ti

    privden iganbtdvn

    hevdbn rn`hredo`

    hftnrohtdvns,

    Bfdllwhtnr FFB, mhs

    edsbfisne do dts RNB

    ldfdo`s tmht dt

    rnbndvns

    bicpnoshtdio

    lric dovnstcnotchoh`nrs dt

    rnbiccnoes ir

    snfnbts lir dts

    bfdnots, dobfuedo`

    Griwo Gritmnrs

    Mhrrdcho wmdbm

    choh`ns $707

    cdffdio lir NWRWD.

    Whtmnr tmho privden pritnbtdio h`hdost biolfdbts,mnrn tmn gfdoe trust snrvns ti nohgfn tmn biolfdbt il

    dotnrnst dovifvdo` NWRWD ti pnrsdst tmriu`miut mnr

    tnrc.

    Cist dcpirthot, do bioonbtdio wdtm rhotdo` tmn

    Hevdsiry Ipdodio, tmn Urnhsurnr ede oit doedbhtn, hoe

    Ntmdbs Biccdssdio ede oit biosdenr, tmht tmn

    Urnhsurnr wiufe sugsnqunotfy rnlusn ti edsbfisn ti

    tmn pugfdb dolirchtdio rn`hredo` NWRWDs dovnstcnotdo [idot Auedtm DD.

    Driodbhffy, tmn Gfdoe Urust sbmncn smn pripisne ti

    tmn Ntmdbs Biccdssdio biupfne wdtm mnr

    oioedsbfisurn pifdby rn`hredo` tmn [idot Auedtm DD

    luoe, mhs rnsuftne do iofy tmn pugfdb gndo` gfdoe hs

    ti tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe.

    Do smirt, do iur ipdodio, tmds hrrho`ncnot biostdtutnsh cdsusn il tmn gfdoe trust envdbn.

    RNB Rmiufe Dovnstd`htn NWRWD DovnstcnotBiosufthot Biolfdbts, [hycnots Lric Ciony

    Choh`nrs

    Umn dovnstcnot biosufthot rnthdone gy NWRWD ti

    privden iganbtdvn, doenpnoenot hevdbn rn`hredo`

    hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnots, Bfdllwhtnr FFB, mhs edsbfisnedo dts rn`ufhtiry ldfdo`s wdtm tmn RNB tmht dt rnbndvns

    bicpnoshtdio lric tmn vnry dovnstcnot choh`nrs dt

    rnbiccnoes ir snfnbts lir dts bfdnots. Umn hciuot

    hoe siurbns il subm bicpnoshtdio mhvn oit gnno

    edsbfisne ti NWRWD ir hoyion nfsn hoe Bfdllwhtnr mhs

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    WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhfRNB smiufe

    dovnstd`htn

    Bfdllwhtnrs

    sugsthotdhf

    dovnstcnot

    choh`nr bfdnot-

    ghsn, rnbnot

    bmho`ns ti dts RNB

    edsbfisurns hoe

    dobiosdstnot

    sthtncnots chen

    gy rnprnsnothtdvnsil tmn ldrc ti

    pugfdb pnosdio

    trustnnshff il

    wmdbm biostdtutn

    rne lfh`s.

    bmho`ne dts edsbfisurn rn`hredo` subm phycnots do dtsRNB ldfdo`s eurdo` tmn biursn il tmds rnvdnw, hs h

    rnsuft il rnbnot qunstdios wn mhvn rhdsne.

    Lurtmnr, Bfdllwhtnr rnprnsnothtdvns mhvn hecdttne

    nfsnwmnrn tmht tmn ldrc rnbndvns ho uoedsbfisne

    hciuot il bicpnoshtdio lric ht fnhst ion

    pricdonot NWRWD choh`nr, Griwo Gritmnrs

    Mhrrdchoh ldrc wmdbm choh`ns hpprixdchtnfy

    $707 cdffdio lir tmn NWRWD hoe ds hfsi h prdvhtn nqudty

    choh`nr.

    Ghsne upio rnspiosns ti rnbires rnqunstne, dt ds

    hpphrnot tmht NWRWD mhs onvnr hsjne Bfdllwhtnr lir

    enthdfne dolirchtdio onbnsshry ti nvhfuhtn pitnotdhf

    biolfdbts il dotnrnst rnfhtne ti phycnots rnbndvne

    lric ciony choh`nrs, subm hs tmn ohcns il tmn

    choh`nrs hoe hciuots phde ti Bfdllwhtnr. Pmdfn tmn

    nllirt rnfhtne ti dovnstd`htdo` hoy subm biolfdbtne

    phycnots ti Bfdllwhtnr ds cdodchf, tmn pitnotdhf

    mhrc ti tmn pnosdio dl Bfdllwhtnrs rnbiccnoehtdios

    mhvn gnno thdotne ds noircius.

    Bfdllwhtnrs sugsthotdhf dovnstcnot choh`nr bfdnot-

    ghsn, rnbnot bmho`ns ti dts RNB edsbfisurns hoe

    dobiosdstnot sthtncnots chen gy rnprnsnothtdvns il

    tmn ldrc ti pugfdb pnosdio trustnns hff biostdtutn, do

    iur ipdodio, rne lfh`s. @dvno tmn RNBs phst

    rn`ufhtiry libus io pnrvhsdvn pnosdio biosufthot

    doeustry biolfdbts il dotnrnst, h rnlnrrhf lir

    dovnstd`htdio gy tmn RNB ds whrrhotne.

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    Whtmnr tmho

    uoenrthjn ho

    doenpnoenot

    dovnstd`htdio do

    rnspiosn ti ho RNB

    doqudry, NWRWD

    rnfdne upio dts

    tmno dovnstcnot

    biosufthot, [B@,

    lir iganbtdvn

    hevdbn rn`hredo`

    biotrivnrsdhfpfhbncnot h`not

    lnnsht h tdcn

    wmno [B@ dtsnfl

    whs ncgridfne do h

    ohtdiohf phy-ti-

    pfhy sbhoehf.

    [hy Ui [fhy [fhbncnot H`not Hgusns htNWRWD

    Biotrhry ti tmn Urnhsurnrs pugfdb sthtncnots prdir

    ti tmds dovnstd`htdio, uoedsbfisne pfhbncnot h`not

    lnns wnrn phde gy NWRWDs dovnstcnot choh`nrs ti

    dotnrcnedhrdns ir cdeefncno lir snffdo` tmndr

    dovnstcnot prieubts ti NWRWD.

    Do rnspiosn ti iur H[WH rnqunst, tmn Illdbn il tmn

    @nonrhf Urnhsurnr doedbhtne tmht NWRWD mhe rnbndvne

    h bioldenotdhf doqudry lric tmn RNB rn`hredo`

    pfhbncnot h`nots io Chy =, 7;;4. Umn sthtns

    rnspiosn ti tmn RNB doedbhtne, ht tmn iutsnt, tmht

    NWRWD mhe oit uoenrthjno hoy doenpnoenot

    dovnstd`htdio il tmn lhbts sthtne tmnrndo.

    @dvno tmht tmn rifn hoe bicpnoshtdio il pfhbncnot

    h`nots mhe gnbicn h md`mfy biotrivnrsdhf dssun

    ohtdiowden gy 7;;4 hoe tmht tmn rdsjs, hs wnff hs

    pitnotdhf rnbivnrhgfn lnns hoe ehch`ns rnfhtne ti

    pfhbncnot h`nots wnrn sd`odldbhot, tmn fhbj hoy

    cnhodo`luf ldeubdhry rnspiosn, d.n., ho doenpnoenot,

    tmiriu`m dovnstd`htdio, gy NWRWD ti tmn RNB doqudry

    whs, do iur ipdodio, donxbushgfn.

    Whtmnr tmho uoenrthjn ho doenpnoenot dovnstd`htdio,

    NWRWD rnfdne upio hevdbn privdene gy dts tmno prdvhtn

    nqudty biosufthot, [hbdldb Birpirhtn @riup Hssnt

    Choh`ncnot. Ht tmn vnry tdcn NWRWD whs rnfydo`

    upio [B@ lir iganbtdvn, doenpnoenot hevdbn

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    Cist lfh`rhot, tmn

    fhr`nst pfhbncnot

    h`not lnn rnfhtne

    ti ho dovnstcnot

    hs ti wmdbm [B@

    mhe hfsi rnbndvne

    cdffdios do

    pfhbncnot h`not

    lnns. Umnrn whs

    hgsifutnfy oi onne

    ti phy hoyion ti

    dotrieubn [B@ ti

    tmds dovnstcnot.

    Umn squhoenrdo`

    il tmnsn

    pfhbncnot h`not

    lnns mhs onvnr

    gnno dovnstd`htne

    gy NWRWD.

    rn`hredo` biotrivnrsdhf pfhbncnot h`not lnns uoenrsbrutdoy gy rn`ufhtirs hoe fhw nolirbncnot, dt whs

    rnvnhfne do pugfdsmne rnpirts (wmdbm wnrn nhsdfy

    hbbnssdgfn ti NWRWD), tmht [B@ dtsnfl whs ncgridfne do

    h ohtdiohf phy-ti-pfhy sbhoehf dovifvdo` tmn ldrcs

    rnfhtdiosmdp wdtm lircnr Bhf[NWR gihre cncgnr

    turone pfhbn h`not, Hfgnrt \dffhfigis. \dffhfigis, wmi

    rnhpne cirn tmho $>= cdffdio do pfhbncnot h`not

    lnns, whs doedbtne lir lrhue nhrfdnr tmds ynhr.

    Umn Luoe mhs oit do tmn ynhrs liffiwdo` tmn RNB

    doqudry uoenrthjno hoy sugsnqunot doenpnoenot

    dovnstd`htdio ti vnrdly tmn luff nxtnot il hoy

    pfhbncnot h`not lnns phde hoe rnfhtne ehch`ns, ir

    siu`mt ti rnbivnr nvno tmn joiwo pfhbncnot h`not

    lnns, ir biosuftdo` lnns phde ti [B@ lir iganbtdvn, hs

    ippisne ti thdotne, hevdbn.

    @dvno tmht tmn hevdbn tmn pnosdio rnbndvne lric [B@

    whs, ht h cdodcuc, biolfdbtne hoe pitnotdhf

    vdifhtdios il fhw chy nxdst, do iur ipdodio, h

    sugsnqunot doenpnoenot dovnstd`htdio smiufe mhvn

    gnno uoenrthjno.

    Wnbnotfy, ivnr $8 cdffdio do snbrnt pfhbncnot h`not

    lnns (wmdbm wnrn prnvdiusfy bioldenotdhffy edsbfisne

    ti tmn RNB) mhvn ldohffy gnno edsbfisne ti tmn pugfdb

    gy NWRWD do rnspiosn ti iur H[WH rnqunsts. Cist

    lfh`rhot, tmn fhr`nst pfhbncnot h`not lnn edsbfisne

    ($520,>;;)phde ti h md`mfy biotrivnrsdhf h`not

    (Edhcioe Ne`n)rnfhtne ti ho dovnstcnot hs ti

    wmdbm NWRWDs prdvhtn nqudty biosufthot, [B@, mhe

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    hfsi rnbndvne cdffdios do pfhbncnot h`not lnns. Umnrn whs hgsifutnfy oionne ti phy hoyion muoernes il tmiushoes il eiffhrs ti dotrieubn

    [B@ ir NWRWD ti tmn dovnstcnot tmht [B@ whs hfrnhey lhcdfdhr wdtm. Umn

    squhoenrdo` il tmnsn pfhbncnot h`not lnns mhs onvnr gnno dovnstd`htne

    gy NWRWD.

    Io Rnptncgnr 7;, 7;82, HLRBCN h`rnne ti phy NWRWD $7,2=>.;; lir

    heedtdiohf dolirchtdio rn`hredo` pfhbncnot h`not lnns tmht tmn

    Urnhsurnrs illdbn mhs rnlusne ti privden lir lrnn.

    Dt ds md`mfy fdjnfy, do iur ipdodio tmht heedtdiohf lnns wnrn phde do tmn phst

    tmht mhvn oit gnno edsbfisne ti tmn RNB, ir hoyion nfsn, gy NWRWD. Do tmn

    nvnot tmht tmnrn hrn heedtdiohf uoedsbfisne pfhbncnot h`not lnns ht

    NWRWD, rn`ufhtirs hoe pissdgfy fhw nolirbncnot smiufe gn oitdldne.

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    DD. DotrieubtdioIo Chy 2;, 7;82, Gnobmchrj Ldohobdhf Rnrvdbns, Dob. whs rnthdone gy

    Wmien Dsfhoe Biuobdf 45 il tmn Hcnrdbho Lnenrhtdio il Rthtn, Biuoty

    hoe Cuodbdphf Ncpfiynns, HLF-BDI, ti privden h prnfdcdohry nxpnrt

    lirnosdb rnvdnw il tmn dovnstcnot pri`rhc ht tmn Ncpfiynn Wntdrncnot

    Rystnc il Wmien Dsfhoe (NWRWD ir tmn Luoe). Umht ds, wn wnrn hsjne

    ti nxhcdon wmntmnr tmn Urnhsurnrs si-bhffne rnlirc h`noeh whs

    hbtuhffy nomhobdo` tmn snburdty hoe susthdohgdfdty il NWRWD hoe tmn trun

    bists hoe rdsjs il tmn swnnpdo` bmho`ns smn mhs dcpfncnotne.

    Biuobdf 45 ds ion il tmn ifenst hoe fhr`nst pugfdb ncpfiynn uodios do

    Wmien Dsfhoe rnprnsnotdo` hpprixdchtnfy =,;;; cncgnrs. Dt ds chen up

    il hpprixdchtnfy fibhf uodios do cist sthtn h`nobdns hoe bdtdns hoe

    tiwos do Wmien Dsfhoe.

    Umn ir`hodzhtdio hfsi rnprnsnots prdvhtn snbtir wirjnrs hoe wirjnrs do

    quhsd-pugfdb h`nobdns dobfuedo` tmn Ohrrh`hosntt Ghy Biccdssdio, tmn

    Wmien Dsfhoe Hdrpirt Birpirhtdio hoe Ldrst Rtuenot sbmiif gus erdvnrs.Dts fibhfs rho`n do sdzn lric = cncgnrs ti cirn tmho >;; cncgnrs. Umn

    ir`hodzhtdio mhs snvnrhf biotrhbts wdtm tmn Rthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe

    dobfuedo` h chstnr biotrhbt bivnrdo` ivnr >,;;; sthtn ncpfiynns hoe

    eiznos il biotrhbts do bdtdns, tiwos hoe sbmiif edstrdbts.

    Biuobdf 45 ds hlldfdhtne wdtm tmn Hcnrdbho Lnenrhtdio il Rthtn, Biuoty

    hoe Cuodbdphf Ncpfiynns (HLRBCN) Dotnrohtdiohf wmdbm mhs cirn

    tmho 8.< cdffdio cncgnrs lric Mhwhdd ti Chdon ti [unrti Wdbi. HLRBCN

    ds tmn fhr`nst uodio do tmn HLF-BDI wmdbm ds tmn fhr`nst lnenrhtdio il

    uodios do tmn ^odtne Rthtns, chen up il >< ohtdiohf hoe dotnrohtdiohf

    uodios, ti`ntmnr rnprnsnotdo` cirn tmho 88 cdffdio wirjnrs.

    Do tmds prnfdcdohry dovnstd`htdio, Gnobmchrj mhs libusne upio1 (8)

    rhedbhf rnbnot (hoe luturn prianbtne) bmho`ns ti NWRWDs dovnstcnot

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    7) pitnotdhf biolfdbts il dotnrnstrnfhtne ti phycnots rnbndvne lric ciony choh`nrs gy tmn dovnstcnot

    biosufthot rnthdone gy tmn Luoe hs h ldeubdhry ti privden iganbtdvn

    hevdbn rn`hredo` mne`n luoes, vnoturn bhpdthf hoe prdvhtn nqudty

    dovnstcnots, Bfdllwhtnr, FFB: (

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    choh`ncnot, tmn rdsjs rnfhtne ti mne`n, prdvhtn nqudty hoe vnoturnbhpdthf strhtn`dns hoe dovnstcnots, hoe biolfdbts il dotnrnst)

    irbmnstrhtne gy sthtn illdbdhfs hoe hdene gy jny dovnstcnot snrvdbns

    privdenrs, puobtuhtne gy pnrdiedb snfl-snrvdo` cdsrnprnsnothtdios

    rn`hredo` subm dovnstcnot chttnrs ti tmn `nonrhf pugfdb.

    Umn ivnrwmnfcdo` chairdty il tmn dolirchtdio wn mhvn rnqunstne lric

    tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr pursuhot ti tmn Wmien Dsfhoe Hbbnss ti [ugfdb

    Wnbires Hbt (H[WH) mhs gnno wdtmmnfe lric us, hs wnff hs lric

    phrtdbdphots do tmn pnosdio, do hpphrnot vdifhtdio il sthtn fhw, hsenthdfne gnfiw.

    Wnspiosns gy tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr ti iur HW[H rnqunsts, hs wnff hs tmn

    rnqunst il itmnrs, lhff doti tmrnn bhtn`irdns.

    8. Lrnn Dolirchtdio1 Bnrthdo dolirchtdio wmdbm chy mhvn hppnhrneti gn suppirtdvn il tmn Urnhsurnrs dovnstcnot enbdsdio-chjdo`,

    subm hs dobicpfntn eibucnothtdio rnfhtne ti mnr cubm-tiutne

    pfhbncnot h`not edsbfisurn pifdby, whs dodtdhffy privdene ti us htoi bist. Rugsnqunotfy, `rnhtnr, ynt stdff dobicpfntn, dolirchtdio

    rn`hredo` dovnstcnot choh`nrs hoe lnns (dobfuedo` eibucnots

    wmdbm, hs doedbhtne gnfiw, HLRBCN whs tife dt wiufe mhvn ti phy

    lir), whs privdene ti Cdjn Rthotio, h rnpirtnr ht tmn fibhf

    onwsphpnr tmn [rivdenobn Aiurohf, ht oi bist. Bfnhrfy, tmn denotdty

    il tmn phrty rnqunstdo` tmn dolirchtdio, hs wnff hs tmn Urnhsurnrs

    hssnsscnot il dts fdjnfy dcphbt ir dotnoene usn, mhvn gnno lhbtirs

    tmn Urnhsurnr mhs biosdenrne do entnrcdodo` wmntmnr hoy

    phycnot lir dolirchtdio rn`hredo` NWRWD wiufe gn rnqudrne.

    7. [rdbny Dolirchtdio1 Pdtm rnspnbt ti bnrthdo itmnr rnhedfy-hvhdfhgfndolirchtdio, dobfuedo` dolirchtdio onbnsshry ti vnrdly ir

    bicpfntn tmn rnbire hs enthdfne do chtnrdhf pugfdbfy rnfnhsne ir

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    7=

    privdene ti us lir lrnn (subm hs dovnstcnot biotrhbtsrnlnrnobdo` pfhbncnot h`not lnns phde), tmn phycnot il

    sugsthotdhf lnns, hs doedbhtne gnfiw, whs rnqudrne. H tithf il

    hpprixdchtnfy $>,;;;.;; do lnns whs enchoene lir tmn

    dolirchtdio wn hoe HLRBCN rnqunstne. Lurtmnr, tmn Urnhsurnrs

    Illdbn doedbhtne tmht phycnot il subm sugsthotdhf lnns ede oit

    `uhrhotnn tmht tmn bicpfntn dolirchtdio wiufe gn privdene.

    2. Lirgdeeno Dolirchtdio (d.n., dolirchtdio tmht wdff oit gn edsbfisneti tmn pugfdb ht hoy prdbn)1 Umn ivnrwmnfcdo` chairdty il tmn jny

    dolirchtdio wn, HLRBCN hoe itmnrs mhvn rnqunstne rn`hredo` tmn

    Luoes dovnstcnots, subm hs tmn illnrdo` eibucnots, hoouhf

    rnpirts, bhsm lfiw sthtncnots hoe pnrlirchobn hpprhdshfs

    rn`hredo` tmn [idot Auedtm DD vnoturn bhpdthf luoe wmdbm tmn

    Urnhsurnr lircnrfy choh`ne, sifdbdtne tmn Luoe ti dovnst $>

    cdffdio, hoe biotdouns ti pnrsiohffy dovnst do: illnrdo` eibucnots

    edsbfisdo` tmn pnrlirchobn hoe hssnt-ghsne lnns, fnvnrh`n,

    dffdqudedty hoe vhfuhtdio rdsjs rnfhtne ti tmn Luoes oucnrius

    hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnots, hs wnff hs hoy pfhbncnot h`nots

    dovifvne, tmn Urnhsurnr rnlusne ti privden ti hoyion ht hoy prdbn.

    Hff il tmn dolirchtdio wn hoe HLRBCN rnqunstne whs rnhedfy hvhdfhgfn

    hoe il h ldohobdhf ohturn il igvdius chtnrdhfdty ti phrtdbdphots do tmn

    Luoe, thxphynrs hoe dovnstirs.

    Cist edsturgdo`, lric h rn`ufhtiry hoe pugfdb pifdby pnrspnbtdvn, ds tmht

    tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnrs prhbtdbn il wdtmmifedo` rnfnvhot dolirchtdio

    hoe dotnotdiohffy privdedo` dobicpfntn edsbfisurns rn`hredo` NWRWDs

    dovnstcnots rnsufts do1 (8) cdsfnhedo` tmn pugfdb hs ti luoehcnothf

    dovnstcnot chttnrs, subm hs tmn trun bists hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti dovnstdo`

    do mne`n, prdvhtn nqudty, hoe vnoturn bhpdthf luoes: (7) uoenrsthtdo` tmn

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    dovnstcnot nxpnosns hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti NWRWD, nvno hs smn hoe mnrilldbn pugfdbdzn ehth ti suppirt mnr biotnotdio tmht NWRWD bhooit hllire

    ti phy bnrthdo gnonldts ti phrtdbdphots: hoe (2) cdsrnprnsnotdo` tmn

    ldohobdhf bioedtdio il tmn sthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe ti dovnstirs do sthtn

    igfd`htdios.

    Hs sthtne io tmn wngsdtn il tmn odtne Rthtns Rnburdtdns hoe Nxbmho`n

    Biccdssdio (RNB)1

    Umn fhws hoe rufns tmht `ivnro tmn snburdtdns doeustry do tmn ^odtne Rthtns enrdvnlric h sdcpfn hoe strhd`mtlirwhre biobnpt1 hff dovnstirs, wmntmnr fhr`n dostdtutdios

    ir prdvhtn doedvdeuhfs, smiufe mhvn hbbnss ti bnrthdo ghsdb lhbts hgiut ho dovnstcnot

    prdir ti guydo` dt, hoe si fio` hs tmny mife dt. Ui hbmdnvn tmds, tmn RNB rnqudrns pugfdb

    bicphodns ti edsbfisn cnhodo`luf ldohobdhf hoe itmnr dolirchtdio ti tmn pugfdb. Umds

    privdens h biccio piif il joiwfne`n lir hff dovnstirs ti usn ti aue`n lir

    tmncsnfvns wmntmnr ti guy, snff, ir mife h phrtdbufhr snburdty. Iofy tmriu`m tmn

    stnhey lfiw il tdcnfy, bicprnmnosdvn, hoe hbburhtn dolirchtdio bho pnipfn chjn

    siuoe dovnstcnot enbdsdios.

    Io tmn itmnr mhoe, wmno sthtn illdbdhfs hoe pnosdio luoes, subm hs tmnUrnhsurnr hoe NWRWD, dotnotdiohffy wdtmmife ir cdsrnprnsnot ghsdb lhbts

    rn`hredo` dovnstcnots chtnrdhf ti dovnstcnot enbdsdio-chjdo`, tmn piif

    il joiwfne`n hff dovnstirs bho rnfy upio gnbicns biothcdohtne.

    Do iur ipdodio, tmnrn ds sdcpfy oi rnhsio phrtdbdphots do tmn NWRWD, wmi

    rnfy upio tmn dovnstcnot enbdsdios chen gy tmn Luoe lir tmndr

    rntdrncnot snburdty, smiufe gn privdene wdtm fnss dolirchtdio, hllirene

    fnss pritnbtdio uoenr tmn lnenrhf snburdtdns fhws, tmho dovnstirs wmi hrn

    cncgnrs il tmn `nonrhf pugfdb.

    Lir tmds rnhsio, tmds rnpirt do `nonrhf, hs wnff hs spnbdldb chttnrs rhdsdo`

    rn`ufhtiry biobnros denotdldne mnrndo, smiufe, do iur ipdodio, gn

    privdene ti sthtn hoe lnenrhf snburdtdns rn`ufhtirs lir hppriprdhtn

    hbtdio, dl hoy.

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    D\. Liur Ipno-@ivnrocnot @riups Bmhffno`n UrnhsurnrsWnlushf Ui Edsbfisn Mne`n Luoe Dolirchtdio

    Do h fnttnr rnfnhsne Hu`ust =, 7;82, liur ipno-`ivnrocnot `riups

    Biccio Bhusn Wmien Dsfhoe, tmn sthtns bmhptnr il tmn Hcnrdbho Bdvdf

    Fdgnrtdns ^odio, tmn Wmien Dsfhoe [rnss Hssibdhtdio hoe tmn Fnh`un il

    Picno \itnrs il Wmien Dsfhoe vidbne fn`dtdchtn biobnros rn`hredo` tmn

    Urnhsurnrs strhtn`y il wdtmmifedo` mne`n luoe rnbires lric tmn

    [rivdenobn Aiurohf. Umn riups wnrn rnhbtdo` ti ho Hu`ust 2, 7;82

    [rivdenobn Aiurohf stiry hgiut tmn sthtns mne`n luoe dovnstcnots.8

    Umnsn riups gnfdnvn tmht sdobn tmn ldohobdhf rnpirts hrn phde lir wdtm

    pugfdb luoes hoe enthdf miw tmn sthtn ds dovnstdo` tmn pugfdbs ciony,

    tmny smiufe gn chen pugfdb do tmndr notdrnty: lurtmnr tmny liuoe

    triugfdo` tmn Urnhsurnrs enbdsdio ti hffiw tmn mne`n luoes ti enbden

    wmht dolirchtdio ti rnfnhsn. Umn `riups smiufe gn hfhrcne snbrnby ds

    brdtdbhf ti tmn Urnhsurnrs pnosdio rnlirc wnhftm trhoslnr sbmncn hoe

    smn ds, do nllnbt, rnwrdtdo` tmn rufns hppfdbhgfn ti pugfdb hbbnss ti

    dovnstcnot dolirchtdio do Wmien Dsfhoe ti hbbicpfdsm tmds iganbtdvn.

    Hs enthdfne gnfiw, tmn Aiurohf whs ondtmnr tmn ldrst oir tmn iofy phrty ti

    rnqunst rnpirts enthdfdo` NWRWDs mne`n luoe ipnrhtdios hoe lnns.

    HLRBCN hoe Gnobmchrj, hs wnff hs itmnrs,7 mhe gnno rnqunstdo`

    dolirchtdio rn`hredo` NWRWDs mne`n luoe hoe itmnr hftnrohtdvn

    dovnstcnots ht fnhst sdobn tmn gn`doodo` il 7;82 pursuhot ti H[WH. Pn

    mhe hff gnno privdene lhr fnss dolirchtdio tmho tmn [rivdenobn Aiurohf.

    8Ipno-@ivnrocnot @riups Bmhffno`n Whdcioei io mne`n-luoe dolirchtdio, [rivdenobn Aiurohf,

    Hu`ust =, 7;82.

    7Pdff Wmien Dsfhoes gd` gnt io mne`n luoes phy ill9 [rivdenobn Aiurohf, Hu`ust 2, 7;82.

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    Wnlusdo` ti edsbfisn ti tmn pugfdb, dobfuedo` phrtdbdphots do tmn sthtnpnosdios, chtnrdhf dolirchtdio rn`hredo` md`m-bist, md`m-rdsj spnbufhtdvn

    dovnstcnot sbmncns ds, do iur ipdodio, ghe noiu`m. Lhr cirn

    doenlnosdgfn ds tmn Urnhsurnrs bfhdc tmht tmn sthtn ds biotrhbtuhffy

    igfd`ne ti enlnr ti tmn mne`n luoe hoe hftnrohtdvn choh`nrs io tmn

    rnfnhsn il si-bhffne priprdnthry dolirchtdio. Enfn`htdo` ti prdvhtn

    notdtdns tmn enbdsdio hs ti wmht rnbires hrn hvhdfhgfn uoenr tmn sthtn

    ipno-rnbires fhw wiufe, igvdiusfy, nllnbtdvnfy ouffdly dt.

    Lurtmnr, hs edsbussne gnfiw, lir tmn bmdnl ldeubdhry ti h pnosdio ti h`rnn

    ti pnrcdt dovnstcnot choh`nrs ti oit privden chtnrdhf dolirchtdio

    rn`hredo` dovnstcnot strhtn`dns hoe pirtlifdi mifedo`s rnfhtne ti NWRWD

    hssnts tmny mhvn gnno notrustne wdtm biostdtutns h bicpfntn hgri`htdio

    il tmn euty ti shln`uhre pnosdio hssnts.

    Pmdfn tmn Urnhsurnr bfhdcs tmht mne`n luoe choh`nr ippisdtdio ti

    rnfnhsn il chtnrdhf dolirchtdio hgiut tmndr ipnrhtdios ti hoy phrty

    prnbfuens edsbfisurn, do iur prilnssdiohf nxpnrdnobn tmhts uofdjnfy. Dl tmnUrnhsurnr ir Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdttnn whotne NWRWD dolirchtdio

    chen pugfdb, tmn dovnstcnot choh`nrs, lhbne wdtm fisdo` tmn hssnts,

    wiufe bicpfy.

    Gnobmchrj riutdonfy rnvdnws subm mne`n luoe eibucnots io gnmhfl il

    pnosdios hoe phrtdbdphots do pfhos hoe, hs doedbhtne gnfiw, whs hgfn ti

    igthdo tmn suppisnefy snbrnt eibucnots rnfhtne ti choy il NWRWDs

    mne`n luoe choh`nrs.

    Io tmn itmnr mhoe, dl tmn choh`nrs hrn trufy uowdffdo` ti sugcdt ti

    pugfdb sbrutdoy, d.n., bicpfy wdtm hppfdbhgfn pugfdb edsbfisurn fhws, tmny

    smiufe oit gn notrustne wdtm tmn choh`ncnot il pugfdb hssnts.

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    Driodbhffy, h rnvdnw gy tmn Phff Rtrnnt Aiurohf il cirn tmho 8;;,;;;lnenrhf Lrnneic il Dolirchtdio Hbt rnqunsts rnbnotfy rnvnhfne tmht

    mne`n luoe choh`nrs mhvn gnno usdo` ipno-`ivnrocnot fhws ti triff

    lir ldohobdhffy-rnfnvhot dolirchtdio ti lunf tmndr prildts. Dts ho

    dolirchtdio hrcs rhbn, ion choh`nr ds quitne hs shydo`. Dts

    dcpirthot ti try nvnry hvnoun. Dl hoyion nfsn ds eido` dt, yiu onne ti ei

    dt tii.2

    Ui pnrcdt mne`n luoes ti cdsfnhe tmn pugfdb hoe prildt lric tmwhrtdo`

    ipno-`ivnrocnot fhws ds biotrhry ti siuoe pugfdb pifdby.

    \. [nosdio Wnlirc Rbmncn Ruspnoes, Fdjnfy Noes LuturnBist il Fdvdo` Heaustcnots (BIFH) Lir Wntdrnns

    H. Fiwnrdo` NWRWD Dovnstcnot Wnturo Hssucptdio Dobrnhsns^oluoene Fdhgdfdty

    Do 7;88, NWRWD rntdrnns rnbndvne hvnrh`n sthtn pnosdios il $7=,2;2

    hoouhffy hoe hvnrh`n cuodbdphf pnosdios il $8>,;5; hoouhffy. Doheedtdio, h BIFH il hpprixdchtnfy 2% whs phde ti suppfncnot rntdrnn

    dobicn.

    Do Hprdf 7;88, tmn Rthtn Wntdrncnot Gihre fiwnrne tmn sthtns hssucne

    rhtn il rnturo lric =.7> pnrbnot ti 0.> pnrbnot. Do eido` si, dt dobrnhsne

    NWRWDs uoluoene fdhgdfdty gy cirn tmho $8>; cdffdio. Ht tmht tdcn, tmnUrnhsurnr sthtne, Pmdfn tmds ds h cirn rnhfdstdb rhtn il rnturo, tmn

    hbtuhrdns mhvn whrone tmht tmn sthtn iofy mhs h 57.> pnrbnot bmhobn il

    hbmdnvdo` tmds thr`nt.5Burrnotfy, tmn sthtns hssucne dovnstcnot rnturornchdos ht 0.> pnrbnot.

    2Ipno-@ivnrocnot Fhws Lunf Mne`n Luoe [rildts, Phff Rtrnnt Aiurohf, Rnptncgnr 72, 7;82.

    5Urutm do Oucgnrs, Umn Rnburdty hoe Rusthdohgdfdty il Wmien Dsfhoes Wntdrncnot Rystnc, Illdbn il tmn

    @nonrhf Urnhsurnr, .Auon 7;88.

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    H onw rnpirt gy ho hbtuhrdhf ldrc mdrne gy tmn Urnhsurnr biobfuene tmhttmn Rthtn Wntdrncnot Gihre smiufe biosdenr fiwnrdo` tmn hssucne 0.>

    pnrbnot rhtn il rnturo nvno lurtmnr. Umnrn ds iofy h 5; pnrbnot bmhobn

    rnturos wdff cnnt tmn burrnot 0.> pnrbnot hssucptdio ivnr tmn onxt 7;

    ynhrs, tmn ldrc gnfdnvns.

    Umn Urnhsurnr mhs pugfdbfy sthtne tmht tmn dovnstcnot hssucptdio wdff gn

    rnvdnwne onxt succnr hoe mhs hbjoiwfne`ne tmht tmn dcphbt il hoy

    subm rneubtdio upio NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf biufe gn gd`. Nvno dl tmn

    rnturo hssucptdio ds rneubne ti 0 pnrbnot, NWRWDs hbtuhry shys tmn

    Luoe wiufe iofy mhvn h >; pnrbnot bmhobn il cnntdo` dts dovnstcnot

    `ihf.>

    Dt ds iur uoenrsthoedo` tmht tmn hbtuhrdns mhvn h`rnne ti, ivnr tdcn hoe

    do stnps, rnbiccnoe lurtmnr rneubdo` tmn dovnstcnot hssucptdio ti pnrbnot chy gn tii iptdcdstdb ds `iie onws1

    Umds ds rnhffy tnrrdldb onws tiehy, tmht tmny `it dt hff rd`mt, smn shde. Umn huedt

    smiws tmn oucgnrs hrn hbburhtn.W.D. pnosdio luoe hevdsnrs su``nst sthtn biosdenr lurtmnr rneubtdio il hoouhf rnturos, [rivdenobn

    Aiurohf, Rnptncgnr 87, 7;82.

    pnrbnot ti 5; pnrbnot, tmhts mhrefy bioldrchtdio tmht tmn hssucptdio ds birrnbt.

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    pifdbn hoe aue`ns, uotdf NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf lir hff riups, bhfbufhtne dotmn h``rn`htn, nxbnnes =; pnrbnot. Umn suspnosdio tiij nllnbt io Aufy 8,

    7;87.

    Hbbiredo` ti tmn Urnhsurnrs wngsdtn, Umn BIFH ds ion il tmn cist

    nxpnosdvn hspnbts il tmn burrnot pnosdio systnc (biotdoudo` ti phy iut

    h BIFH chy nvnotuhffy enpfntn tmn pnosdio luoe dl tmn 0.> pnrbnot

    dovnstcnot rnturo hssucptdio ds oit hbmdnvne).

    Do 7;88, tmn Urnhsurnr sthtne, dt mhs gnno nstdchtne tmht h suspnosdioil tmn BIFH lir hff hbtdvn hoe rntdrne cncgnrs uotdf tmn pfho ds =;

    pnrbnot luoene wiufe rneubn tmn uoluoene fdhgdfdty gy hpprixdchtnfy $8

    gdffdio.0Cirn rnbnotfy, tmn Urnhsurnrs illdbn mhs sthtne tmht prianbtne

    shvdo`s lric BIFH rneubtdios hrn lhr rnhtnr, hciuotdo` ti $7.2 gdffdio

    ivnr tmn onxt 7; ynhrs. Oi suppirtdvn chtnrdhf mhs gnno privdene lir

    ndtmnr il tmnsn wdenfy edvnr`not nstdchtne ir prianbtne BIFH shvdo`s

    hciuots.

    ^oenr tmn onw fhw, tmn BIFH ds thr`ntne ht 7 pnrbnot hoe wdff gnbhfbufhtne gy sugtrhbtdo` >.> pnrbnot lric NWRWDs ldvn-ynhr hvnrh`n

    dovnstcnot rnturos hoe wdff rho`n lric ; ti 5 pnrbnot.

    Hbbiredo` ti ho nxhcpfn io tmn Urnhsurnrs wngsdtn, dl h BIFH ds gndo`

    privdene hoe tmn Luoe pnrlircs ht tmn ldvn-ynhr hvnrh`n il 0.> pnrbnot,

    h BIFH il twi pnrbnot wiufe gn hppfdne ti rntdrnns pnosdios. Dl NWRWDs

    ldvn-ynhr hvnrh`n dovnstcnot rnturo ds 4.> pnrbnot, rntdrnns wiufe

    gnonldt lric h md`mnr-tmho-hssucne dovnstcnot rnturo hoe rnbndvn h

    BIFH il liur pnrbnot. Gut dl NWRWDs rnturos ldvn-ynhr dovnstcnot `hdos il

    fnss tmho >.> pnrbnot, tmnrn wiufe gn oi BIFH hwhrene.

    0Urutm do Oucgnrs, Umn Rnburdty hoe Rusthdohgdfdty il Wmien Dsfhoes Wntdrncnot Rystnc, Illdbn il tmn

    @nonrhf Urnhsurnr, .Auon 7;88.

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    NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf hs il Auon 2;, 7;87 whs >.;0 pnrbnot, hbbiredo`

    ti tmn Urnhsurnrs illdbn hpprixdchtnfy 8; pnrbnot gnfiw tmn

    cdodcuc rnqudrne lir h BIFH hwhre.

    Do succhry, wmntmnr rntdrnns rnbndvn hoy BIFH wdff enpnoe upio gitm

    NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf hoe tmn Luoes hbtuhf dovnstcnot rnturosgitm il

    wmdbm hrn vifhtdfn, uoprnedbthgfn hoe suganbt ti chssdvn chodpufhtdio

    gy nfnbtne illdbdhfs hoe itmnrs. Umn chodpufhtdio il gitm il tmnsn jny

    `ihfpists mhs hfrnhey gn`uo.

    B. BIFH Jdffnrs1 Hs Dovnstcnot Hssucptdio [fuccnts, Lnns [hdeUi Phff Rtrnnt Rjyribjnt

    Hs cnotdione hgivn, tmn Urnhsurnr mhs hecdttne smn dotnoes ti fiwnr

    tmn dovnstcnot rnturo hssucptdio do tmn luturn hoe hbjoiwfne`ne tmht

    eido` si wdff sd`odldbhotfy dobrnhsn NWRWDs uoenrluoedo` gnfiw tmn

    burrnot >

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    2.;; lnn gy HLRBCN, hbbiredo` ti

    Edo`fny, eins oit `uhrhotnn tmht tmn rnbires yiu mhvn rnqunstne

    biostdtutn pugfdb rnbires (do wmifn ir do phrt, d.n., rnehbtne), gut iofy

    hutmirdzns tmds illdbn ti bioeubt dts snhrbm hoe rntrdnvhf ti entnrcdon dl

    rnspiosdvn rnbires nxdst, hoe dl si, wmntmnr shde rnbires hrn pugfdb

    rnbires.

    HLRBCNs Jrndsgnr` rnpirtnefy rnspioene ti tmn fnttnr mn rnbndvne lric

    tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnrs Illdbn gy shydo`, Umht fho`uh`n whs bfnhrfy

    wrdttno lir h ensdrne iutbicn hoe tmht whs ti entnr us lric liffiwdo`

    up io tmn rnqunst. Umnsn hrn pugfdb rnbirestmny whot ti `iu`n us ti

    `nt tmnc, dl ht hff9 D eiot tmdoj si.

    Pmht biobnros cn mnrn ds tmht tmds ds h biotdouhtdio il tmn rhtbmntdo`

    up il iphqun dovnstcnots oit io tmn chrjnt, hoe wnrn oit snndo`

    nxhbtfy wmhts gndo` phde ti tmn luoe choh`nrs wmi hrn irbmnstrhtdo`

    tmds, Jrndsgnr` biotdoune. Umnsn typns il rnbires, dobfuedo` ghsds

    pidots, hrn nonrhffy wdenfy-hvhdfhgfn. Pmhts mhppnodo` mnrn ds tmht

    wnrn gndo` tife wmht tmnsn luoes hrn wirtmgy tmn pnipfn wmi hrn

    choh`do` tmn luoes, hoe tmds ds oit h `iie pfhbn ti gn.85

    82Umds ds rnchrjhgfn gnbhusn, do iur prilnssdiohf nxpnrdnobn, wn mhvn onvnr nobiuotnrne h sthtn

    pnosdio wmdbm ede oit mhvn, do ghsds pidots, tmn lnns phde ti nhbm dovnstcnot choh`nr rnhedfy

    hvhdfhgfn lir dovnstcnot biosufthots, sthll hoe gihre cncgnrs ti rnlnrnobn do rnvdnwdo` choh`nrs,

    dobfuedo` bicphrdo` lnns gntwnno choh`nrs. Lhdfurn ti edsbfisn choh`nr lnns do ghsds pidots chjns dt

    lhr cirn edlldbuft lir ldeubdhrdns hoe phrtdbdphots ti ciodtir hoe hssnss tmn rnhsiohgfnonss il tmn

    lnns.

    85HLRBCN Doli Wnqunst io Ciony Choh`nrs Lnns Gfibjne gy Whdcioei, Hprdf 8

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    Do succhry, hgsnot hoy hssurhobn tmht tmn dolirchtdio do tmn pugfdbrnbires rnqunstne wiufe gn privdene, nvno dl tmn $8,5=>.;; phycnot

    tmn Urnhsurnrs Illdbn enchoene whs chen, HLRBCN enbfdone ti phy lir

    h rnspiosn.

    B. Urnhsurnr Edsbfisns $88.> Cdffdio LT 7;82 [rianbtneDovnstcnot Choh`ncnot Lnns

    Ht tmn tdcn il Jrndsgnr`s rnqunst, tmn ldsbhf ynhr 7;82 prianbtne

    dovnstcnot choh`ncnot lnns edsbfisne io tmn Urnhsurnrs wngsdtndoedbhtne tithf dovnstcnot choh`ncnot lnns il$88,>

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    edsbfisurn il tmn hciuot il subm lnns,8>

    tmn Urnhsurnr bfhdcne do hodotnrvdnw io Hprdf >, 7;82, tmht smn ede oit joiw tmn hciuot il tmn lnns

    NWRWD phde ti dts dovnstcnot choh`nrs. Enspdtn mnr fhbj il joiwfne`n,

    smn hssurne rnhenrs tmht tmn uoedsbfisne lnns wnrn rnhsiohgfn1

    Hff tmn lnns tmht wn phde hrn doeustry-sthoehre. Ri nvnrytmdo` wnrn eido` ds do fdon

    wdtm wmht wn smiufe gn eido`. Hoe dt ds trhosphrnot Fiij, yiurn hfwhys

    biobnrone ti chjn surn tmht wn eiot phy nxbnssdvn lnns Gut, h`hdo, nvnrytmdo`

    wnrn dovnstdo` do hrn grhoe-ohcn ldrcs wdtm h privno trhbj rnbire hoe wn hfwhys

    `nt tmn gnst lnns. Do biosufthtdio wdtm iur dovnstcnot hevdsnrs, wn on`itdhtn

    wmnrnvnr pissdgfn ti chjn surn tmht tmn sthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe rnbndvns hcio` tmngnst lnns il itmnr dovnstirs.

    8, 7;82, tmn [rivdenobn Aiurohf rnpirtne tmht tmn Urnhsurnrs

    Illdbn mhe privdene tmn fibhf onwsphpnr wdtm rnbires smiwdo` tmht tmn

    sthtn phde $8>.= cdffdio do lnns ti 84 mne`n luoes lir tmn nd`mt ciotms

    noedo` Auon 2;, 7;87. Umn sthtn phde $8; cdffdio ti mne`n luoes do

    choh`ncnot lnns hoe hoitmnr $>.= cdffdio do pnrlirchobn lnns.

    Miwnvnr, tmn illdbn sthtne dt biufe oit dccnedhtnfy prieubn miw cubm

    do lnns mhe gnno phde sdobn tmno, `dvno miw tmn rnbires hrn jnpt. Umisn

    lnns hrnot do tmn enthdfne ciotmfy dovnstcnot rnpirts prieubne lir

    8>Wmien Dsfhoe [ugfdb [nosdio Wnlirc Fiijs Cirn Fdjn Phff Rtrnnt Lnnedo` Lrnozy, Newhre Rdnefn.

    8 cdffdio fhst ynhr do

    luoe nxpnosns.72

    Iobn h`hdo, tmds dolirchtdio whs dolirchffy privdene ti tmn [rivdenobn

    Aiurohf ht oi bist.75 Umn $50.> cdffdio do nstdchtne mne`n luoe lnns phde

    do LT 7;82rnfhtne ti iofy h schff pnrbnoth`n (85 pnrbnot) il tmn NWRWD

    pirtlifdihfrnhey nxbnnene tmn notdrn hciuot il dovnstcnot nxpnosns

    sugsnqunotfy edsbfisne lir LT 7;87, hs edsbussne gnfiw.

    M.Urnhsurnr Ldohffy Edsbfisns $52.2 Cdffdio Do UithfDovnstcnot Nxpnosns [hde Gy NWRWD do LT 7;87Umn edsbfisurn rn`hredo` pnosdio dovnstcnot nxpnosns io tmn wngsdtn il

    tmn Illdbn il tmn Urnhsurnr mhs gnno ciedldne sd`odldbhotfy ivnr tmn phst

    sdx ciotms do rnspiosn ti riwdo` brdtdbdsc. Uiehy, do tmn Lrnqunotfy

    Hsjne Xunstdios (LHXs), tmn Urnhsurnr hecdts tmht tmn dovnstcnot

    nxpnosns mhvn dobrnhsne gut tmht do rnturo tmn pirtlifdi mhs cirn

    edvnrsdldbhtdio hoe fnss rdsj.

    Umn LHX rnspiosns sthtn tmht pnosdio dovnstcnot nxpnosns hrn phde do

    twi whys1 edrnbt-gdffne choh`ncnot lnns tmht hrn rnpirtne ti tmn

    Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio nhbm ciotm hoe doedrnbt choh`ncnot

    hoe pnrlirchobn lnns tmht wdff(ncpmhsds heene) gn pistne do

    bioauobtdio wdtm tmn Urnhsury Hoouhf Wnpirt, `nonrhffy pugfdsmne sdx

    ciotms hltnr tmn noe il tmn ldsbhf ynhr. (Umht ds, do tmn luturn doedrnbt

    lnns phde gy NWRWD wdff gn edsbfisne ti tmn pugfdblir tmn ldrst tdcn

    nvnr.)

    Umn hgivn edsbfisurn chjns dt bfnhr tmht wmdfn tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot

    Biccdssdio mhs rnbnotfy hpprivne h erhchtdb dobrnhsn do tmn hciuot il

    72Pdff Wmien Dsfhoes gd` gnt io mne`n luoes phy ill9 [rivdenobn Aiurohf.

    75Unfnpmion biovnrshtdio wdtm Cdjn Rthotio, [rivdenobn Aiurohf.

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    NWRWD hssnts hffibhtne ti md`m-bist hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnot choh`nrs, tmnRDB mhs oit nvnrrnvdnwne tmn tithf, d.n., edrnbt hoe doedrnbt,

    bicpnoshtdio NWRWD phys nhbm hoe hff il tmn dovnstcnot choh`nrs dt mhs

    mdrne.

    Hs cnotdione nhrfdnr, tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdttnn mhs h ldeubdhry

    euty ti ciodtir NWRWD dovnstcnot lnns lir rnhsiohgfnonss. Pdtmiut

    bicpfntn dolirchtdio rn`hredo` lnns phde, tmn RDB mhs oit (hoe bhooit)

    lufldff dts ldeubdhry igfd`htdio wdtm rnspnbt ti rnvdnw il dovnstcnot lnns.

    Hpphrnotfy, tmn nxpionotdhf dobrnhsn do lnns (hpprixdchtnfy 5;;%

    tmriu`m LT 7;87) rnfhtne ti rnstrubturdo` tmn pnosdio hoe mdrdo`

    hftnrohtdvn choh`nrs whs onvnr griu`mt ti tmn httnotdio il, ir rnvdnwne

    gy, tmn RDB.

    Do tmn LHXs, tmn Urnhsurnr biotdouns ti chdothdo tmht iofy edrnbt gdffne

    dovnstcnot nxpnosns hrn nhsdfy trhbjne. Umds ds nspnbdhffy hfhrcdo` sdobn

    dt ds sthtne io tmn wngsdtn tmht hff il NWRWDs hssnt choh`nrs, nxbnpt

    `fighf nqudty hoe ldxne dobicn choh`nrs, d.n., tmn ivnrwmnfcdo`chairdty, mhvn doedrnbt pnrlirchobn lnns wmdbm, hbbiredo` ti tmn

    Urnhsurnr, hrn bmhffno`do` ti vnrdly hoe rnpirt.

    Umnrn hrn 0< NWRWD choh`nrs wdtm pnrlirchobn lnns, hbbiredo` ti tmn

    Urnhsurnrs wngsdtn.

    Io tmn itmnr mhoe, do tmn LHXs tmn Urnhsurnr bfhdcs tmht tmnrn hrn

    choy bmnbjs hoe ghfhobns ti nosurn tmht tmn hftnrohtdvn choh`nrs hrn

    eneubtdo` tmnsn doedrnbt, edlldbuft ti trhbj, lnns pripnrfy1Mne`n luoe rnturos, ont il lnns, hrn bhfbufhtne ciotmfy gy tmdre-phrty

    hecdodstrhtirs wmi hrn rnspiosdgfn lir ciodtirdo` Wmien Dsfhoe dovnstcnots. Umny

    bmnbj vhfuhtdios il tmn hssnts, hs wnff hs pnrlirchobn bhfbufhtdios. Heedtdiohffy

    Bfdllwhtnr, tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdios biosufthot, bmnbjs wdtm luoes io h

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    ciotmfy ghsds. Io ho hoouhf ghsds tmn biosufthot rnvdnws tmn luoes' ipnrhtdios hs

    ei tmn luoes' huedtirs. Dovnstcnot edvdsdio sthll hfsi fiijs ht rnturos, lnns hoe vhfun

    io ho hoouhf ghsds, hoe lir hoy hssnt choh`nrs tmht hppnhr hs iutfdnrs.

    Umn tithf dovnstcnot choh`ncnot lnns lir LT 7;87 (hs edsbfisne io tmn

    wngsdtn) hrn sthtne hs hpprixdchtnfy $52.2 cdffdio. Miwnvnr, h liitoitn

    ti tmn lnn thgfn whros1

    Gnbhusn doedrnbt nxpnosns hrn oit rnhedfy snphrhgfn lric ont dovnstcnot dobicn,

    tmn nxpnosns edsbfisne mnrn hrn privdene io h gnst-nllirts ghsds, dotnoene ti gnusne lir dffustrhtdvn purpisns iofy.

    Do itmnr wires, tmn dovnstcnot nxpnosns edsbfisne mhvn oit gnno

    huedtne.

    Rdobn tmn purpisn il edsbfisdo` nxpnosns do pugfdb pnosdio ldohobdhf

    sthtncnots ds ti privden rnfdhgfn dolirchtdio lir phrtdbdphots, thxphynrs

    hoe itmnrs (dobfuedo` RDB cncgnrs), edsbfisurn lir dffustrhtdvn purpisns

    iofy ds wirtmfnss. Lurtmnr, wdtm rnspnbt ti NWRWD tmnrn ds oi onne lir

    dffustrhtdvn edsbfisurn sdobn enldodtdvn dolirchtdio rn`hredo` tmnsn

    nxpnosnsnxpnosns wmdbm mhvn hfrnhey gnno phde ds rnhedfy hvhdfhgfn.

    D. Urnhsurnr Edsbfisns $0; Cdffdio Do Nstdchtne LT 7;82Dovnstcnot Nxpnosns

    Hbbiredo` ti pugfdsmne rnpirts, prnfdcdohry oucgnrs prnsnotne ti tmn

    Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio io Rnptncgnr 7>, 7;82, edsbfisne tmht

    NWRWD phde hgiut $0; cdffdio do choh`ncnot hoe pnrlirchobn lnns.Hoon-Chrdn Ldoj, tmn sthtn's Bmdnl Dovnstcnot Illdbnr, shde tmn sthtn

    phde hgiut $2< cdffdio do choh`ncnot lnns hoe hoitmnr $25 cdffdio do

    pnrlirchobn lnns lir tmn ynhr tmht noene Auon 2;, hbbiredo` ti mnr

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    nstdchtns.7> Umn RDB whs tife tmht lurtmnr dolirchtdio hgiutdovnstcnot lnns wdff gn edsbfisne ht tmn Enbncgnr cnntdo`.

    Do itmnr wires, tmn LT 7;82 tithf hbtuhf lnns phde gy NWRWD mhvn ynt ti

    gn edsbfisne.

    A. LT 7;87 Hoe LT 7;82 Edsbfisne Dovnstcnot NxpnosnsRtdffRd`odldbhotfy oenrsthtneHpprihbm $8;; Cdffdio

    @dvno tmn cyrdhe lnns rnfhtne ti hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnots: tmn doeustrysfhbj il trhosphrnoby hoe pnrvhsdvn biolfdbts il dotnrnst, hs wnff hs tmn

    Urnhsurnrs uowdffdo`onss ti edsbfisn tithf lnns pricptfy, tmn NWRWD

    dovnstcnot nxpnosns lir LT 7;87, wmdbm ivnr tmn phst sdx ciotms mhvn

    gnno edsbfisne gy tmn Urnhsurnr hs riwdo` lric $8;.< cdffdio: ti $22.8

    cdffdio: tmno $52.2 cdffdio, biotdoun ti gn chtnrdhffy uoenrsthtne.

    Lurtmnr, tmn NWRWD dovnstcnot nxpnosns lir LT 7;82, wmdbm mhvn gnno

    nstdchtne gy tmn Urnhsurnr hs riwdo` lric $88.> cdffdio: ti $50.>

    cdffdio: tmno $0; cdffdio, biotdoun ti gn chtnrdhffy uoenrsthtne.

    Lir nxhcpfn, luoe hecdodstrhtdio: dotnrnst io fnvnrh`n: hbqudsdtdio hoe

    edspisdtdio lnns (dobfuedo` lircdehgfn snburdtdns trhedo` bists) mhvn oit

    gnno dobfuene hs nxpnosns. Umnsn heedtdiohf nxpnosns bicgdone bho

    nhsdfy nxbnne 7 pnrbnot hoouhffydo heedtdio ti tmn 7 pnrbnot hssnt-

    ghsne hoe 7; pnrbnot pnrlirchobn lnnsheedo` $7; cdffdio hoouhffy ti

    NWRWDs hfrnhey sihrdo` edsbfisne hoouhf dovnstcnot nxpnosns.

    Hoyion wmi joiws hoytmdo` hgiut mne`n luoes ds hwhrn tmht tmnsn prdvhtndovnstcnot piifs eio't bicn bmnhpfy. Gut tmn typdbhf choh`ncnot lnns il 8% ti 7%

    il ont hssnts -- pfus 7;% il tmn prildts -- hrn iltno iofy phrt il tmn tithf thg. Hee do

    nxtrh bmhr`ns lir dtncs subm hs huedts, hbbiuot hecdodstrhtdio, hoe trhenr giousns,

    7>WD sthtn pnosdio luoe nhrone 88.8 pnrbnot hltnr phydo` $0; cdffdio do lnns, [rivdenobn Aiurohf.

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    >;

    hoe tmn hvnrh`n mne`n-luoe dovnstir phys hs cubm hs 2.>% il hssnts h ynhr,hbbiredo` ti h rnbnot stuey gy FAM @fighf Dovnstcnots, h Ohpfns (Lfh.) hevdsnr ti

    mne`n-luoe dovnstirs.7. Urhedo` bists, wmdbm bho gn sugsthotdhf,

    hrn oit dobfuene do tmds nstdchtn.

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    \DD. NWRWDs Mne`n, \noturn, Wnhf Nsthtn hoe [rdvhtn NqudtyHftnrohtdvn Dovnstcnots

    H. Md`m Lnns Eiot Chttnr, Iofy Dovnstcnot [nrlirchobnHbbiredo` ti tmn Bicpisdtn Wnpirtdo` Dovnstcnot \hfuhtdio il NWRWD hs

    il Aufy 28, 7;82, hpprixdchtnfy $8.4 gdffdio il tmn Luoes $0.02 gdffdio do

    hssnts, ir hpprixdchtnfy 7> pnrbnot, whs dovnstne do hftnrohtdvn

    dovnstcnot luoes, dobfuedo` nqudty mne`n luoes: prdvhtn nqudty: rnhf

    nsthtn hoe rnhf rnturo mne`n luoes.

    Hpprixdchtnfy $8 gdffdio do hssnts do dovnstne do 8= mne`n luoes.

    Pmdfn tmn Urnhsurnr mhs ynt ti edsbfisn tmn luff hciuot il NWRWDs

    nsbhfhtdo` dovnstcnot nxpnosns, smn mhs sthtne (wmno qunstdione hgiut

    mne`n luoe lnns hoe trhosphrnoby ht h Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio

    cnntdo` tmds sprdo`) tmht smn ds triugfne gy tmn lnns. Gut cy aig ds ti

    chxdcdzn rnturos.70

    Do itmnr wires, dl dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn ds supnrdir, tmn md`m lnnsmne`n luoes bmhr`n hrn hbbnpthgfn.

    Do Hprdf 7;82, wmno qunstdione hgiut tmn pnrlirchobn il NWRWDs mne`n

    luoes, tmn Urnhsurnr rnspioene1

    Hs yiu shy, dts h yiuo` pri`rhc, si dts nhrfy `ido` gut wnrn pfnhsne. Ri lhr tmn

    pnrlirchobn mhs nxbnnene tmn doenx gy ivnr 7% hoouhffy.

    Ivnr tmn fhst 8; ynhrs tmn sthtns prdvhtn-nqudty dovnstcnots mhvn nhrone ho

    hoouhfdzne rnturo tmht nxbnnes tmn R&[ >;; doenx gy >%, hoe tmn mne`n luoesh`hdo, nhrfy rnturos gut mhvn nxbnnene tmn doenx gy ivnr 7%.

    X1 Nxbnnene tmn R&[ >;; Doenx ir tmn mne`n luoe luoe-il-luoes9

    70De ht 75.

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    >7

    Umn mne`n luoe luoe-il-luoes.7=

    Miwnvnr, tmnrn ds oi priil tmht hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnots gnht tmn

    chrjnt. Doenne, pissdgfy tmn wirfes rnhtnst dovnstir, tmn Irhbfn il

    Ichmh, Phrrno Gullnt, ldvn ynhrs h`i wh`nrne $8 cdffdio tmht mne`n

    luoes wiufe oit gnht tmn R&[ >;; ivnr tmn onxt tno ynhrs. Ht tmds pidot

    Gullnt ds stdff mhoedfy wdoodo`, hs mne`n luoes rnturone ho hvnrh`n il >.>

    pnrbnot do 7;87 vnrsus tmn hfcist 8< pnrbnot R&[ `hdo.

    Gfiicgnr` Gusdonsswnnjs privibhtdvn bivnr stiry Mne`n Luoes Hrn

    lir Rubjnrs, io Aufy 88, 7;82 edsbussne rnvnrshfs il lirtuons dovifvdo`

    choy fnhedo` mne`n luoe choh`nrs. Lurtmnr, tmn ch`hzdon oitne tmht =

    il tmn fhst 8; ynhrs sdcpfn, fiw-bist doenx luoes mhvn iutpnrlircne

    mne`n luoes.

    Hbbiredo` ti tmn hutmirs il tmn Chryfhoe Rtuey bdtne nhrfdnr rn`hredo`

    sthtn pnosdios174

    Ui try hoe bicpnoshtn lir tmn lhbt tmht gnhtdo` tmn chrjnt ds edlldbuft wdtm

    pugfdbfy-trhene snburdtdns, choy pugfdb pnosdio luoes mhvn dobrnhsne tmndr nxpisurnti hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnot choh`nrs, wmi bfhdc h snbrnt shubn tmht hffiws tmnc ti

    gnht tmn pugfdb chrjnts biosdstnotfy. Miwnvnr, tmnrn ds oi sbdnotdldb nvdenobn ti

    suppirt subm h oitdio. Choy hftnrohtdvn choh`nrs guy hoe snff pugfdbfy trhene

    snburdtdns (d.n., mne`n luoes), si tmds denh ds sdcpfy ife wdon do h onw gittfn.

    Lurtmnrcirn, tmn prdvhtn nqudty doeustry mhs ynt ti illnr priil tmht prdvhtn nqudty

    biosdstnotfy gnhts tmn rnfnvhot pugfdb nqudty chrjnt doenx, hltnr lnns

    Bicpfdbhtdo` [rdvhtn Nqudty pnrlirchobn cnhsurns ds tmn lhbt tmht choy fnvnrh`ne

    guyiuts lric tmn prn-brhsm pnrdie mhvn ynt ti snff, hoe tmn sthtn pnosdio systncs

    7=X&H1 Whdcioei ldrns ghbj hltnr Lirgns biotrdgutir htthbjs mnr, P[WD.bic. Pmdfn NWRWD eins oit

    dovnst do mne`n luoe il luoes, dt usns h Mne`n LIL Doenx ti gnobmchrj dts mne`n luoe dovnstcnots.

    Eun ti tmn cuftdpfn fhynrs il lnns rnfhtne ti mne`n luoe il luoes wmdbm rneubn ont rnturos, tmds doenx

    ds dohppriprdhtn ti usn hoe lhr nhsdnr lir NWRWDs mne`n luoe choh`nrs ti iutpnrlirc.

    74Phff Rtrnnt Lnns, Dovnstcnot Wnturos, Chryfhoe hoe 54 Itmnr Rthtn [nosdio Luoes gy Anll Miijn

    hoe Aimo A. Phftnrs, Aufy 7, 7;82.

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    rnfy io tmn guyiut luoes do-miusn vhfuhtdio il subm dovnstcnots ti entnrcdon tmnsystncs iwo dovnstcnot rnturos. Umn sthtns nxnrbdsn fdcdtne supnrvdsdio ivnr tmn

    guyiut luoes, hoe nxhcdohtdio il guyiut luoe pirtlifdi vhfuns gy guyiut luoe

    doenpnoenot bnrtdldne pugfdb hbbiuothots ds fnss tmho rd`irius.

    G. Dovnstcnot ^oenrpnrlirchobn Einsot Chttnr, IofyEdvnrsdldbhtdio Hoe Wdsj Wneubtdio

    Hs tmn dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn il NWRWD mhs biotdoune ti fh` gnmdoe dts

    pnnrs uoenr tmn onw cdx il hssnts heiptne ht tmn Urnhsurnrs

    rnbiccnoehtdio tmht rnfdns cirn mnhvdfy io mne`n luoes,2; tmnUrnhsurnr mhs hbjoiwfne`ne tmht mnr onw dovnstcnot strhtn`y biufe

    rneubn tmn upsden pitnotdhf lir NWRWDs dovnstcnots. Umn Urnhsurnr

    bfhdcs NWRWD wdff gnonldt ivnr tdcn gnbhusn il h rneubtdio do tmn rdsj hoe

    vifhtdfdty il tmn pnosdios pirtlifdi hs h rnsuft il hftnrohtdvns. Do smirt,

    fiss il upsden rnturo ds hbbnpthgfn hs fio` hs eiwosden rdsj ds rneubne.

    Miwnvnr, tmn hr`ucnot tmht md`m-bist, md`m-rdsj mne`n luoes rneubn rdsj

    ir privden edvnrsdldbhtdio ds ennpfy lfhwne. H`hdo do tmn wires il tmn

    hutmirs il tmn Chryfhoe stuey1

    Pmno qunstdione hgiut tmn uoprivno rnturo mdstiry il hftnrohtdvn hssnts, pugfdb

    pnosdio luoes illdbdhfs hoe dovnstcnot biosufthots typdbhffy rnspioe, Cnedibrn

    pnrlirchobn chy gn trun, gut hftnrohtdvns hffiw edvnrsdldbhtdio iut il pugfdb nqudty

    hoe pugfdb ldxne-dobicn chrjnts. Umds sthtncnot smiws h fhbj il uoenrsthoedo`

    hgiut hftnrohtdvns. Mne`n luoes, hs oitne, prdobdphffy dovnst do pugfdbfy-trhene

    snburdtdns

    2;Wmien Dsfhoes $0. gdffdio nhrone 87.52 pnrbnot ivnr tmn shcn pnrdie, hbbiredo`

    ti Pdfsmdrn Hssibdhtns. Mne`n luoe uoenrpnrlirchobn hfion hciuotne ti $8;; cdffdio.

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    [rdvhtn nqudty luoes, do biotrhst, hbqudrn chdofy snburdtdns do prdvhtnfy-iwonebirpirhtdios. Umn uoenrfydo` dssunrs il subm prdvhtn snburdtdns mhvn nbioicdb

    httrdgutns tmht hrn sdcdfhr do choy whys ti tmndr pugfdbfy-trhene biuotnrphrts.

    Umhts mhrefy edvnrsdldbhtdio.28

    Lurtmnr, wmdfn tmn fiss il upsden rnturo ht NWRWD ds hpphrnot ht tmds tdcn,

    hciuotdo` ti muoernes il cdffdios il eiffhrs, tmn hciuot il hoy

    pitnotdhf eiwosden pritnbtdio hllirene gy tmn hftnrohtdvns ds uoprivno

    hoe uojoiwo.27

    Umus, dt ds dcpissdgfn lir tmn ldeubdhrdns il tmn Luoe ti hssnss wmntmnr

    tmn chssdvn bist rnfhtne ti hoy suppisne rdsj rneubtdio ds rnhsiohgfn.

    B. Mne`n Luoe Eibucnots Wnvnhf Chssdvn Wdsj, Ldeubdhry GrnhbmnsHoe [itnotdhf Dffn`hfdtdns

    Do irenr ti entnrcdon wmntmnr tmn mne`n luoe dovnstcnots iwone gy

    NWRWD fiwnr tmn pnosdios rdsj, hs tmn Urnhsurnr mhs rnprnsnotne, wn

    rnvdnwne tmn illnrdo` cncirhoeh rnfhtne ti choy il tmnsndovnstcnots.22

    28Phff Rtrnnt Lnns, Dovnstcnot Wnturos, Chryfhoe hoe 54 Itmnr Rthtn [nosdio Luoes gy Anll Miijn

    hoe Aimo A. Phftnrs, Aufy 7, 7;82.

    27Umn hvnrh`n mne`n luoe fist 8= pnrbnot il dts vhfun do 7;;=, tmn doeustry's wirst pnrlirchobn hoe

    riu`mfy 8; pnrbnot il mne`n luoes smut eiwo do 7;;=. Mne`n Luoes Uiij H Rnrdius Mdt do 7;;=, BGR

    Ciony Phtbm, Ibtignr 85, 7;8;.

    22Pmdfn tmn Urnhsurnr mhs rnlusne ti edsbfisn tmnsn cncirhoeh hoe itmnr eibucnots rnfhtne ti tmn

    hftnrohtdvns ti tmn pugfdb, bfhdcdo` tmht tmn eibucnots biothdo priprdnthry gusdonss dolirchtdio,tmiushoes il bipdns il tmnsn illnrdo` eibucnots mhvn gnno edstrdgutne gy tmn luoes dovnstcnot

    choh`nrs ti nxdstdo` hoe prispnbtdvn dovnstirs, hs wnff hs dolfunotdhf dotnrcnedhrdns, subm hs

    dovnstcnot biosufthots. Hs edsbussne cirn luffy gnfiw, bnrthdo il tmn mne`n luoe illnrdo`

    cncirhoeh doedbhtn tmht dovnstirs wdff oit rnbndvn bicpfntn dolirchtdio rn`hredo` dovnstcnot

    strhtn`dns hoe pirtlifdi dovnstcnots. Umus, dt chy gn tmht tmn Urnhsurnr, do lhbt, mhs h`rnne ti pnrcdt

    tmn choh`nrs ti oit privden hoy il tmn luoehcnothf dolirchtdio wn hoe itmnrs mhvn rnqunstne

    rn`hredo` tmnsn dovnstcnots.

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    8. Md`m Wdsj, Dffdqude, Rpnbufhtdvn DovnstcnotsUmn Hsbnoe [hrtonrs DD illnrdo` cncirhoeuc hoe itmnr illnrdo`

    eibucnots rnfhtne ti NWRWDs mne`n luoe dovnstcnots `nonrhffy

    pricdonotfy sthtn (do bhpdthf, gife fnttnrdo`) tmht ho dovnstcnot do h

    mne`n luoe ds spnbufhtdvn, dovifvns h md`m en`rnn il rdsj, hoe ds sudthgfn

    iofy lir pnrsios wmi hrn wdffdo` hoe hgfn ti hssucn tmn rdsj il fisdo`

    tmndr notdrn dovnstcnot. Umn phrtonrsmdp dotnrnsts illnrne hrn dffdqude. Oi

    pugfdb chrjnt lir tmn phrtonrsmdp dotnrnsts nxdsts hoe oion wdff gn

    envnfipne.

    Do succhry, tmn Urnhsurnrs rnprnsnothtdios rn`hredo` tmn fnvnf il rdsj

    rnfhtne ti NWRWDs mne`n luoe dovnstcnots hrn wmiffy dobiosdstnot wdtm

    tmn mne`n luoe choh`nrs iwo wires.

    7. Pden Fhtdtuen Wn`hredo` Md`m Wdsj Dovnstcnot Rtrhtn`dns UmhtChy Bmho`n Ht Hoy Udcn

    NWRWDs mne`n luoes `nonrhffy edsbfisn spnbdldb rdsjs rnfhtne tidovnstcnot strhtn`dns tmny chy pursun subm hs smirt-snffdo`: dovnstdo` do

    rnstrdbtne ir dffdqude snburdtdns hs ti wmdbm vhfuhtdio uobnrthdotdns chy

    nxdst: fnvnrh`n io h cienrhtn ti uofdcdtne ghsds, hs wnff hs chr`do

    girriwdo`: iptdios: enrdvhtdvns: edstrnssne hoe enlhuftne snburdtdns hoe

    strubturne ldohobn snburdtdns. Lurtmnr, tmn choh`nrs whro pitnotdhf

    dovnstirs tmny nonrhffy nxpnbt tmn fnvnf il biccdssdio bmhr`ns hoe

    itmnr trhoshbtdio bists ti gn md`m.

    Ui chjn chttnrs wirsn, tmn choh`nrs mhvn wden fhtdtuen ti dovnst irtrhen tmn luoes hssnts, hoe ti pursun hoyphrtdbufhr strhtn`y ir thbtdb

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    >=

    rn`hredo` dovnstcnots hoe strhtn`dns ti hff dovnstirs. Bnrthdo cystnrydovnstirs chy dovnst io tnrcs tmht privden hbbnss ti dolirchtdio tmht ds

    oit nonrhffy hvhdfhgfn ti itmnr dovnstirs hoe, hs h rnsuft, chy gn hgfn ti

    hbt io subm heedtdiohf dolirchtdio (n.`., rnqunst wdtmerhwhf il tmndr

    ciodns) tmht itmnr dovnstirs ei oit rnbndvn.

    Hbbiredo` ti Grnvho Miwhre, Umn @nonrhf [hrtonr chy do dts hgsifutn

    edsbrntdio h`rnn ti privden bnrthdo strhtn`db dovnstirs do tmn [hrtonrsmdp

    wdtm dolirchtdio hgiut tmn [hrtonrsmdp hoe dts dovnstcnots wmdbm ds oit

    hvhdfhgfn ti dovnstirs nonrhffy.

    Rhys tmn Doeus Hsdh [hbdldb Luoe, tmn Luoe, do dts sifn edsbrntdio, chy

    pnrcdt subm edsbfisurn io h snfnbt ghsds ti bnrthdo smhrnmifenrs dl tmn

    Luoe entnrcdons tmht tmnrn hrn sulldbdnot bioldenotdhfdty h`rnncnots

    hoe pribneurns do pfhbn.

    Ehvdesio Jncponr sthtns, Umn Luoe mhs notnrne hoe chy notnr doti

    sden fnttnrs hoe itmnr h`rnncnots hoe hrrho`ncnots wdtm bnrthdo

    dovnstirs pursuhot ti wmdbm, hcio` itmnr tmdo`s, ho dovnstir chyrnbndvn rnpirts hoe mhvn hbbnss ti dolirchtdio rn`hredo` tmn Luoe's

    pirtlifdi tmht cd`mt oit gn nonrhffy hvhdfhgfn ti itmnr smhrnmifenrs.

    Rubm dovnstirs chy gn hgfn ti ghsn tmndr dovnstcnot enbdsdios,

    dobfuedo , wdtmiut fdcdthtdio, rnenncdo` tmndr Rmhrns lric tmn Luoe, io

    dolirchtdio tmht ds oit `nonrhffy hvhdfhgfn ti itmnr smhrnmifenrs.

    Umn Hsbnoe [hrtonrs Luoe DD nfhgirhtns, Umn [hrtonrsmdp hoe tmn

    @nonrhf [hrtonr chy lric tdcn ti tdcn notnr doti h`rnncnots wdtm ion

    ir cirn Fdcdtne [hrtonrs wmnrngy do biosdenrhtdio lir h`rnndo` tidovnst bnrthdo hciuots do tmn [hrtonrsmdp hoe itmnr biosdenrhtdio

    enncne chtnrdhf gy tmn @nonrhf [hrtonr, subm Fdcdtne [hrtonrs chy gn

    `rhotne lhvirhgfn rd`mts oit hllirene ti itmnr Fdcdtne [hrtonrs ir

    dovnstirs, nonrhffy. Rubm rd`mts chy dobfuen ion ir cirn il tmn

    liffiwdo`1 spnbdhf rd`mts ti chjn luturn dovnstcnots do tmn [hrtonrsmdp

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    hoe/ir tmn Itmnr Hbbiuots, hs hppriprdhtn: spnbdhf wdtmerhwhf rd`mts,rnfhtdo` ti lrnqunoby, oitdbn hoe/ir itmnr tnrcs: rd`mts ti rnbndvn

    rnpirts lric tmn [hrtonrsmdp io h cirn lrnqunot ghsds ir tmht dobfuen

    dolirchtdio oit privdene ti itmnr Fdcdtne [hrtonrs (dobfuedo`, wdtmiut

    fdcdthtdio, cirn enthdfne dolirchtdio rn`hredo` pisdtdios): rd`mts ti

    rnbndvn rneubne rhtns il tmn Dobnotdvn Hffibhtdio hoe/ir Choh`ncnot

    Lnn: rd`mts ti rnbndvn h smhrn il tmn Dobnotdvn Hffibhtdio, Choh`ncnot

    Lnn ir itmnr hciuots nhrone gy tmn @nonrhf [hrtonr ir dts hlldfdhtns: hoe

    subm itmnr rd`mts hs chy gn on`itdhtne gntwnno tmn [hrtonrsmdp hoesubm Fdcdtne [hrtonrs. Umn [hrtonrsmdp hoe tmn @nonrhf [hrtonr chy

    notnr doti subm h`rnncnots wdtmiut tmn biosnot il ir oitdbn ti tmn

    itmnr Fdcdtne [hrtonrs.

    Do itmnr wires, NWRWD mhs ritnsqunfy biosnotne, lir uodch`dohgfn

    rnhsios, ti tmn choh`nrs pnrcdttdo` itmnr cystnry dovnstirs do tmn

    mne`n luoes ti prildt ht dts nxpnosnnllnbtdvnfy rhotdo` h fdbnosn ti

    stnhf lric tmn sthtn pnosdio ti tmnsn uojoiwo dovnstirs. Umn denotdty il

    tmn prdvdfn`ne strhtn`db dovnstirs prildtdo` lric pugfdb pnosdios ds oitedsbfisne. Umn choh`nrs hrn oit nvno rnqudrne ti oitdly NWRWD tmht

    itmnr dovnstirs rnbndvdo` rnhtnr dolirchtdio nxdst.

    Pirsn stdff, tmn Grnvho Miwhre luoe ins io ti sthtn tmht dt chy gn

    biostrhdone, ir chy ldoe dt uoeufy ionrius, ti edsbfisn hoy ir hff subm

    dolirchtdio ir ti prnphrn ir edsbfisn subm dolirchtdio do h lirc ir

    choonr wmdbm shtdsldns bnrthdo rn`ufhtiry, thx ir itmnr rnfnvhot

    hutmirdtdns. Lhdfurn ti edsbfisn ir chjn hvhdfhgfn dolirchtdio do tmn

    prnsbrdgne choonr ir lircht, ir ht hff, chy hevnrsnfy hllnbt tmn[hrtonrsmdp ir tmn phrtonrs do tmn [hrtonrsmdp tmht rnsden do subm

    aurdsedbtdios.

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    rn`ufhtirs. H`hdo, tmn hgsifutn edsbrntdio NWRWD mhs rhotne ti bnrthdochoh`nrs hciuots ti h fdbnosn ti stnhf lric tmn sthtn pnosdio.

    Mne`n luoes wmdbm hrn dobirpirhtne hoe rn`ufhtne uoenr tmn fhws il

    lirnd`o biuotrdns prnsnot heedtdiohf, uodqun rdsjs wmdbm pnosdio

    ldeubdhrdns cust biosdenr.

    Lir nxhcpfn, rnbnotfy tmrnn Fiudsdhoh pugfdb pnosdios wmdbm dovnstne

    $8;; cdffdio do h triugfne luoe choh`ne gy Lfntbmnr Hssnt

    Choh`ncnot, mhvn stru``fne do Bhycho Dsfhoes biurts ti mhvn tmn luoe

    fdqudehtne hoe rnbiup tmndr dovnstcnot. H Fiudsdhoh sthtn fn`dsfhtdvn

    huedtir brdtdbdzne tmn dovnstcnot prhbtdbns il tmn tmrnn luoes. Umnrnpirt liuoe, hcio` itmnr dssuns, tmht tmn luoes edeo't henquhtnfy

    eibucnot wmntmnr tmny wiufe gn hgfn ti fdqudehtn nhbm dovnstcnot do

    tmndr pirtlifdi ht h lhdr chrjnt prdbn hoe wdtmdo h rnhsiohgfn tdcn

    lrhcn.2< (Hs cnotdione nhrfdnr, mne`n luoes pricdonotfy whot tmht tmny

    hrn dffdqude.)

    2>Umn Pdotio Luturns Luoe ds h [rilnssdiohf Luoe uoenr tmn fhw il tmn Grdtdsm \dr`do Dsfhoes. Hs h

    [rilnssdiohf Luoe, tmn Luoe ds oit suganbt ti supnrvdsdio gy tmn G\D Ldohobdhf Rnrvdbns Biccdssdio ir

    h rn`ufhtiry hutmirdty iutsden tmn G\D. Lurtmnr, tmn rnqudrncnots biosdenrne onbnsshry lir tmn

    pritnbtdio il dovnstirs tmht hppfy ti pugfdb luoes do tmn G\D ei oit hppfy ti prilnssdiohf luoes. Ho

    dovnstcnot do h prilnssdiohf luoe chy prnsnot h `rnhtnr rdsj ti ho dovnstir tmho ho dovnstcnot do h

    pugfdb luoe do tmn G\D.

    2, 7;87.

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    \DDD. Cyrdhe Ldeubdhry Biobnros Wn`hredo` NWRWD Dovnstcnot do[idot Auedtm \noturn Luoe

    H. ^odqun Wdsjs Wnfhtne ti Dobucgnot Ciony Choh`nr Gnbicdo`Bmdnl [nosdio Ldeubdhry

    Do 7;88, @doh Whdcioei, h vnoturn bhpdthf choh`nr wdtm ho uobnrthdo

    dovnstcnot trhbj rnbire il iofy h lnw ynhrsh prdobdphf do h ldrc tmht

    mhe gnno mdrne gy tmn sthtn ti choh`n h phftry $> cdffdio do pnosdio

    hssnts`it mnrsnfl nfnbtne hs tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr il tmn Rthtn ilWmien Dsfhoe wdtm tmn ldohobdhf ghbjdo` il iut-il-sthtn mne`n luoe

    choh`nrs. Umds uoprnbnenotne sthtn il hllhdrs pisne cyrdhe uodqun rdsjs

    ti tmn pnosdio, dts phrtdbdphots hoe thxphynrs wmdbm mhvn oit gnno

    tmiriu`mfy dovnstd`htne ir heernssne. Nssnotdhffy, tmnrn mhs gnno h

    biuptmn lixns (ciony choh`nrs) mhvn thjno ivnr choh`ncnot il tmn

    mnomiusn (tmn pnosdio).

    Lurtmnr, h sd`odldbhot pirtdio il tmn Urnhsurnrs wnhftm hoe dobicn24

    rnfhtns ti smhrns smn iwos do twi dffdqude, iphqun vnoturn bhpdthf

    phrtonrsmdps smn lircnrfy choh`ne ht [idot Auedtm Bhpdthfion il

    wmdbm smn biovdobne tmn sthtn ti dovnst do io edllnrnot, fnss lhvirhgfn

    tnrcs.

    ^ofdjn tmn sthtn wmdbm phde cdffdios lir dts smhrns do ion il tmn [idot

    Auedtm luoes, tmn Urnhsurnr whs rhotne iwonrsmdp dotnrnsts do gitm il

    tmn vnoturn bhpdthf luoes lir lrnn, tmnrngy edfutdo` tmn sthtns dotnrnst do

    tmn ion luoe.

    Pirsn stdff, tmn vnoturn bhpdthf doeustry ds oitne lir dts fhbj iltrhosphrnoby hoe iobn tmn Urnhsurnr hssucne illdbn smn rnlusne ti

    24Hbbiredo` ti pugfdsmne rnpirts, Whdcioei nhrone hs cubm hs $>;;,;;; do bhpdthf `hdos lric [idot

    Auedtm Bhpdthf do 7;87, ewhrldo` mnr sthtn shfhry il $8;=,=;=. @IFIBHF [WI\, Rtnpmno Gnhfn, Chy 7,

    7;82.

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    Mdrdo` uorn`dstnrne dovnstcnot choh`nrs dobrnhsns tmn rdsj ti NWRWD.Hbbiredo` ti dolirchtdio privdene gy tmn Urnhsurnrs illdbn, [idot Auedtm

    Bhpdthf ds ion il 8= fhr`nfy prdvhtn nqudty dovnstcnot choh`nrs (iut il

    48 tithf dovnstcnot choh`nrs) mdrne gy NWRWD tmht ds oit rn`dstnrne wdtm

    tmn RNB.5;

    B. [idot Auedtm Bhpdthfs Fdcdtne Hssnts ^oenr Choh`ncnot,[irtlifdi Mifedo`s Hoe Dovnstcnot [nrlirchobn Urhbj Wnbire

    Hff ojoiwo

    Hbbiredo` ti dolirchtdio wn rnvdnwne brnhtne gy [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf,

    tmn ldrc mhs choh`ne $8> cdffdio do h luoe, [idot Auedtm \noturn Luoe D,

    sdobn 7;;8 hoe $ cdffdio. NWRWD hoe tmn Urnhsurnr rnchdo

    dovnstirs do tmn [idot Auedtm DD Luoe. Umn ldrc mhs oit edsbfisne tmn

    denotdtdns il hoy il tmn itmnr dovnstirs do tmn snbioe luoe.

    E.[idot Auedtm DDs Rd`odldbhotfy Md`mnr LnnsDt ds iur uoenrsthoedo` tmht [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf ds burrnotfy snnjdo`

    hssnts lir h tmdre luoe ht tmds tdcn hoe tmht tmn lnn strubturn il tmn [idot

    Auedtm luoes ds nonrhffy h choh`ncnot lnn il 7.> pnrbnot hoe 7;pnrbnot il prildts.58

    5;Aufy >, 7;82 rnspiosn gy Illdbn il tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr ti iur HW[H rnqunst ehtne Auon 7;, 7;82.

    58Oitn, miwnvnr, tmht h [iwnr [idot prnsnothtdio gy [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf ti NWRWD, privdene do

    rnspiosn ti iur H[WH rnqunst, sthtns tmht tmn tnrcs il tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe privden lir h sthoehre

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    cdffdio do tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe, tmn ldrcs hssnts tithf uoenr

    choh`ncnot wdtm hoy dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn mdstiry hciuotne ti, ht

    cist, iofy $8> cdffdio do tmn [idot Auedtm D luoeh luoe wmdbm [idotAuedtm Bhpdthf mhe choh`ne lir iofy > ynhrs.

    [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf nhrfy-io sthtne io dts wngsdtn tmht dt whs ho nhrfy

    sth`n prdvhtn nqudty ldrc dovnstdo` do md`m riwtm bicphodns do Riutmnro

    Onw No`fhoe. Umn ldrc ede oit prilnss ti mhvn hoy doeustry libus. Gy

    7;;< tmn ldrc sthtne io dts wngsdtn tmht dt whs libusne upio

    biccuodbhtdios, mnhftmbhrn hoe dolirchtdio tnbmoifi`y bicphodns hoe

    mhe h strhtn`db phrtonrsmdp wdtm Uueir Dovnstcnot Birp., h fnhedo`

    hftnrohtdvn hssnt choh`ncnot riup wdtm ivnr $8> gdffdio uoenrchoh`ncnot.

    Hbbiredo` ti pugfdsmne rnpirts, Uueir gnbhcn tmn fnhe dovnstir do [idot

    Auedtm \noturn Luoe DD, wdtm h $8> cdffdio biccdtcnot hoe hfsi tiij ho

    nqudty sthjn do [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf, tmn hevdsnr il tmn luoe. 57 Enthdfs

    rn`hredo` Uueirs nqudty sthjn do [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf, n.`. miw cubm

    Uueir phde, lir wmht pnrbnoth`n iwonrsmdp hoe ti wmic hrn

    uojoiwo.52 Hoswnrs ti tmnsn qunstdios hrn rnqudrne ti hssnss tmn

    lnn (7 pnrbnot hvnrh`n) hoe h bhrry (7; pnrbnot). Pmy NWRWD wiufe phy h md`mnr lnn (7.> pnrbnot) tmho

    tmn lnn sthtne do tmn prnsnothtdio (7 pnrbnot) ds uojoiwo.

    57Umn Fdttfn Rthtn Umht Biufe, Dostdtutdiohf Dovnstir, Enbncgnr 7;87/Ahouhry 7;82.

    52Pn wnrn uohgfn ti ldoe edsbfisurn il hoy subm ho iwonrsmdp dotnrnst do Uueirs Lirc HE\ ldfdo`s

    wdtm tmn RNB.

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    sbipn hoe ohturn il tmn rnfhtdiosmdp gntwnno Uueir, [idot Auedtm Bhpdthfhoe tmn Urnhsurnr.

    N. Urnhsurnrs Wnvnrshf1 Enodhf il Wnqunst lir Wnbires Wn`hredo`[idot Auedtm Luoe

    Hs h rnsuft il tmn fhbj il vdrtuhffy hoy pugfdb, vnrdldhgfn dolirchtdio hgiut

    [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf hoe tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoes pirtlifdi hoe

    pnrlirchobn, do ho HW[H rnqunst ehtne Auon 85, 7;82, wn rnqunstne

    tmn liffiwdo` chtnrdhf dolirchtdio lric NWRWD1

    [fnhsn privden hoy eibucnots rnfhtne ti tmn [idot Auedtm DD dovnstcnot, dobfuedo`

    hoy chrjntdo` chtnrdhfs: biosufthot rnbiccnoehtdios: hoouhf rnpirts: sthtncnots

    il pirtlifdi mifedo`s: vhfuhtdios il pirtlifdi hssnts: hoe pnrlirchobn succhrdns.

    Umn rnspiosn wn rnbndvne Auon 7=, 7;82 sdcpfy sthtne Nobfisne pfnhsn

    ldoe tmn [iwnr [idot prnsnothtdio tmht whs prnsnotne ti tmn RDB hoe h

    syoipsds il tmn quhrtnrfy rnturos. [ursuhot ti Wmien Dsfhoe @nonrhf

    Fhws hoouhf ldohobdhf huedts, Bfdllwhtnrs prdvhtn nqudty hohfysds, hoe

    phrtonrsmdps h`rnncnots hrn oit biosdenrne pugfdb eibucnots.55

    Umds rnspiosn ds uttnrfy dobiosdstnot wdtm tmn Urnhsurnrs prdir pugfdb

    sthtncnots rn`hredo` tmn [idot Auedtm DD eibucnots.5>

    Do ho Hprdf >, 7;82 dotnrvdnw,5Hs cnotdione nhrfdnr, tmn Urnhsurnrs hssnrtdio tmht NWRWD dovnstcnot h`rnncnots chy wdtmmnfe

    lric pugfdb sbrutdoy mhs gnno bmhffno`ne gy liur ipno-`ivnrocnot `riups do Wmien Dsfhoe.

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    5;Oitn tmht tmds uornehbtne rnprnsnothtdio whs chen do 7;;0gnlirn tmn 7;;= chrjnt cnfteiwo.

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    Umnrn hrn rnprnsnothtdios rn`hredo` tmn dovnstdo` hoe ipnrhtdo` mdstiryil tmn [AB Unhc, prdir ti aidodo` tmn ldrc. Hssnt choh`ncnot ldrcs

    fhbjdo` dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn trhbj rnbires hrn prion ti bdtn

    pnrlirchobn rnfhtne ti tmn prilnssdiohfs ht tmn ldrc (hs ippisne ti tmn

    ldrc dtsnfl) do tmndr prnsnothtdios ti dovnstirs. Miwnvnr, subm

    pnrlirchobn bfhdcs hrn oit vdnwne hs brnedgfn do tmn doeustry gnbhusn

    il tmn edlldbufty do vnrdlydo` tmn pnrlirchobn sthtne, hs wnff hs tmn

    doedvdeuhfs rnspiosdgfn lir prieubdo` dt.

    Dt ds sthtne tmht tmn Uueir grhoe hoe nxpnrtdsn chjn [AB nvno cirnhttrhbtdvn nqudty phrtonr hoe tmht tmn rnfhtdiosmdp (wdtm Uueir) do ldrst

    ynhr ds strio`.

    Do succhry, tmn [iwnr [idot prnsnothtdio bfnhrfy rnvnhfs tmht Uueirs

    trhbj rnbire hoe nxpnrtdsn wnrn phrhciuot: hgsnot Uueir hs h strhtn`db

    phrtonr hoe dovnstir, tmn [idot Auedtm pripishf ti NWRWD wiufe oit mhvn

    gnno bicpntdtdvn. Rd`odldbhotfy, ht tmds pidot do tdcn Uueirs strhtn`db

    phrtonr hoe sd`odldbhot dovnstir rnfhtdiosmdp wdtm [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf

    wiufe mhvn gnno iofy ciotms ife hoe uotnstne.

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    succhry pnrlirchobn ld`urns wmdbm hrn strdjdo`fy edvnr`not.

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    Umn Urnhsurnr wnot io ti sthtn, Hs D suspnbtne tmny mhvn sifde

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    h`hdo, tmnyrn mhflwhy tmriu`m tmn luoe. Nhrfy rnturos hrn strio`, gut

    fdjn hoy il tmnsn prdvhtn nqudty mifedo`s, yiu mhvn ti whdt uotdf tmn luoe

    ds eion ti snn miw tmnyvn pnrlircne.

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    spijnswicho privdene h birrnbtdio shydo` tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe mhs

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    rnvdnwne tmn [idot Auedtm dovnstcnot lir NWRWD. Hs h rnsuft, dt ds hfsi uobfnhr wmntmnr [B@

    rnbiccnoene tmn dovnstcnot ti NWRWD, ir, tnffdo`fy, hoy il dts choy itmnr pnosdio bfdnots do itmnr

    sthtns. Ldohffy, hs enthdfne fhtnr do tmds rnpirt, `dvno tmht [B@ rnbndvne tnos il cdffdios do pfhbncnot

    h`not lnns lric ciony choh`nrs nfsnwmnrn, dt ds hppriprdhtn ti qunstdio tmn dotn`rdty il tmn ldrcs

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    [B@.

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    8;-ynhr fdln bybfn, hs ippisne ti mhflwhy tmriu`m tmn bybfn.

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    tmn ldrc, ir dts luoes, ds dohbburhtn, pitnotdhf onw, hs wnff hs nxdstdo`

    dovnstirs do [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf luoes, chy gn cdsfne.

    Do iur ipdodio, do irenr ti prnvnot hoy pissdgfn biolusdio ir cdsfnhedo`

    il dovnstirs, dt ds hppriprdhtn ti rnlnr tmds chttnr ti tmn RNB lir

    dovnstd`htdio.

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    ho dovnstcnot.

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