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^gh Qmx Hdnhr Nmsampdhs o` Cmagmrhc Qgocmc

Ky Nr# Fyotsu Gorm

@mvh neys prmor to gms nhetg$ oc tgh hmlgtg o` tgh 5:tg boctg mc tgh `m`tgyher o` tgh Foec Zhrmon '5;7;-$ Cmagmrhc Qgocmc et tgh rhsmnhcah o`

Mfhlebm Buchcefe mc tgh soutghrc shatmoc o` prhshct ney ^ofyo agosh smx

o` gms shcmor nmsampdhs to kh dhenhrs o` gms `oddowhrs e`thr gms nhetg#

^ghy whrh Cmagmim$ Cmtago$ Cmfo$ Cmffo$ Cmagmro$ ecn Cmssgo$ wgo aerch to kh

rh`hrrhn rhsphat`uddy [ofuroso or tgh Qmx Hdnhr Zrmhsts#

Cmssgo Qgocmc '5;;5"51;1-

Cmssgo$ tgh `mrst nmsampdh o` Cmagmrhc Qgocmc$

wes e yher shcmor to gms besthr# Ormlmceddy e

^hcnem bocf$ Cmssgo bht Cmagmrhc oc Bt#

Gmhm wgmdh stunymcl Kunngmsb#

Es sooc es Cmagmrhc khlec propeletmoc o`

Cmagmrhc Kunngmsb mc Febefure$ Cmssgoaebh to iomc gmb 5;81#

Es tgh `mrst ecn odnhst o` Cmagmrhc,s nmsampdhs

Cmssgo ms khdmhvhn to gevh khhc agmh`dy

rhspocsmkdh `or fhhpmcl tgh `oddowhrs o`

Cmagmrhc es e lroup wgmdh Cmagmrhc gmbshd`

wes kusy `mlgtmcl rhdmlmous hchbmhs#

E`thr tgh nhetg o` Cmagmrhc$ Cmssgo rhsmnhn

bostdy mc tgh Byogoffhim ^hbpdh mc tghGebeno shatmoc o` Febefure# Gh ms edso

rhspocsmkdh `or tgh `oucnmcl o` tgh Byogoim

^hbpdh et Burete mc prhshct ney Cmmlete

Zrh`haturh# Gh dmvhn e docl dm`h o` 5:; yhers$

pessmcl ewey mc 51;1#

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Cmagmro Qgocmc '5;>8"51;:-

Korc mc Coth Pmddelh o` Qgmbo`use Zrovmcah

'prhshct Betsuno Amty$ Agmke Zrh`haturh- ese soc o` Gmrele Imro Ermfucm$ Cmagmro wes

ormlmceddy cebhn Fmssgobero#

E`thr Ermfucm,s nhetg$ Cmagmro,s botghr

rhberrmhn Gmrele ^enegeru ecn levh kmrtg

to two borh nmstmclumsghn Cmagmrhc bocfs9

Cmagmzo ecn Cmagmrmc#

Fmssgobero whct to Febefure to khaorch e

nmsampdh o` Cmagmrhc Qgocmc #mc 5;8>$ e yher

e`thr tgh hstekdmsgbhct o` Cmagmrhc

Kunngmsb$ ecn wes lmvhc prmhst cebh o`

Cmagmro#

Cmagmro ms rhporthn to kh tgh bost pmous o`

edd Cmagmrhc nmsampdhs# ^renmtmoc seys$ `or

mcstecah$ tget Cmagmro,s rmlgt erb wes

phrbechctdy krofhc et e kheag outsmnh

Febefure$ wghrh Cmagmrhc wes khmcl

kecmsghn to Mzu ekoern e `msgmcl koet#

\ghc Cmagmro mcsmsthn oc eaaobpecymcl gms besthr$ ec o``mamed gen to khet

gmb wmtg ec oer mc ornhr to semd out#

Cmagmro,s ahcthrs o` propeletmoc eatmvmtmhs whrh tgh Byogocim ^hbpdh et Gmfm"

leyetsu mc Febefure '`oucnhn wmtg tgh ghdp o` Nemlefu Qekuro-$ ecn tgh

Gobbocim ^hbpdh et tgh Mfhlebm shatmoc o` ^ofyo#

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Cmffo Qgocmc '5;>0"5111-

Kyefurhc Eierm Cmffo Qgocmc wes korc ecn

remshn mc tgh erhes cher Bt# Bmcoku$ prhshctney ]ebecesgm ecn Qgmzuofe Zrh`haturhs#

Mc gms youtg gh stunmhn ^hcnem Kunngmsb$

Aoc`usmecmsb$ es whdd es Iepechsh pohbs mc

^hcnem thbpdhs#

\ghc Cmagmrhc aerch to stuny mc tgh dmkrery

o` Imssoim ^hbpdh mc Qgmzuofe to prhperh to

wrmth tgh [mssgo Ecfofuroc 'Hssey oc tgh

Zeam`maetmoc o` tgh Cetmoc tgroulg tgh

Hstekdmsgbhct o` tgh ^ruh Ngerbe-$ Cmffo

bht Cmagmrhc ecn khaebh gms nmsampdh#

\ghc Cmagmrhc rhtrhethn to Bt# Bmcoku$

Cmffo eatmvhdy propelethn Cmagmrhc

Kunngmsb mc ]ebecesgm"Qgmzuofe erhe#

\ghc Cmagmrhc pesshn ewey mc 5;7;$ tgh Qmx

Hdnhr Nmsampdhs elrhhn to tefh eccued turcs

to thcn gms lrevh oc Bt# Bmcoku$ kut tgms

elrhhbhct wes cot aerrmhn out `or docl#

Cmffo$ wgosh kesh o` eatmvmty wes cherky$ toof sodh agerlh# Gefmrm

Qechcele$ Dorn o` Bt# Bmcoku erhe$ wes lhttmcl edocl whdd wmtg Cmffo et

`mrst kut lrenueddy e nmselrhhbhct nhvhdophn khaeush o` Cmffo,s shvhrh

phrsocedmty ecn `mceddy Cmffo dh`t mc 5;77#

\mtg tgh ghdp o` Cecio ^ofmbmtus 'Dorn Xhco-$ Cmffo bovhn tm thbpdh aeddhn

^emshfmim$ ecn mc tgh `oddowmcl yher gh kumdt Gobbocim et Obosu ecn# bovhn

tghrh# Mt khaebh tgh ahcthr o` Cmffo,s stuny ecn propeletmoc `or tgh rhst o`

gms dm`h# Gh gen e docl dm`h ecn dmvhn uctmd tgh elh o` 77# Gh nmhn mc 5111#

Mc bonhrc tmbhs$ Cmffo,s nmsampdhs ahcthrmcl mc ^emshfmim shperethn

tghbshdvhs `rob Cmagmrhc Qgu ecn aeddhn tghbshdvhs Cmagmrhc Qgosgu#

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Cmfo '5;81"515>-

Qeno Eierm Cmfo Qgocmc wes korc mc prhshct ney

Bokere Amty$ Agmke Zrh`haturh$ ecn khaebhCmagmrhc,s nmsampdhs et tgh elh o` 51#

Cmfo wemthn oc gms besthr hvhc nurmcl Cmagmrhc,s

hxmdh hc Qeno Msdecn#

\gmdh oc Bt# Bmcoku$ Cmagmrhc wroth becy

dhtthrs$ wgmag nmsampdhs dmfh Cmfo nhdmvhrhn to

`oddowhrs o` Cmagmrhc dmvmcl mc vermous pdeahs mc

tgh nmstecah#

Mt ms khdmhvhn tget mt wes Cmfo Qgocmc wgo whctto Bt# Fmyosubm to rhen Cmagmrhc,s Gooc"io

'Hssey hc Lretmtunh- mc `roct o` tgh lrevh o`

Zrmhst Nozhc$ Cmagmrhc,s besthr wgo gen pesshn

ewey e sgort wgmdh kh`orh#

\ghc Cmagmrhc Qgocmc pesshn ewey$ tgh Qmx Hdnhr Nmsampdhs elrhhn to tefh

turcs to etthcn tghmr besthr,s lrevh oc Bt# Bmcoku$ kut tgh systhb sooc

nhthrmorethn ecn Cmffo toof sedh agerlh# Cmfo$wgo wes eatmvh mc tgh Bokere

erhe$ whct to Bmcoku to ghdp Cmffo#

\ghc e querrhd khlec khtwhhc Cmffo ecn Dorn Gefmrm Qechcele$ Cmfo smnhn

wmtg tgh Dorn# Es e rhsudt Cmfo toof sodh agerlh$ khaobmcl tgh shaocn

bmcmsthr o` tgh Fuocim ^hbpdh oc Bt# Bmcoku#

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Cmtago Qgocmc '5;8;"515

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Cmagmim Qgocmc '5;8: ? -

Gh wes korc o` e seburem `ebmdy et Bmbetsu mc

tgh Zrovmcah o` Qurule 'Qgmzuofe"fhc-# Et eyoucl elh$ gh khaebh e covmah prmhst et Imssim

^hbpdh$wgmag wes vmsmthn ky Cmagmrhc mc 5;8