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PMC VCEJC JHRVZ YCLJHOCZ THS PH P M C I E O B D E

E V C E J C J H R V Z V S B L D J E P D H NG H R N C Y W H L S N P C C R Z

O e r j m 2 6 6 4

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E Y C L J H O C L C P PC R

Ycljhoc ph Vcejc Jhrvz, en` irccpdniz grho Pmc Ieobde.

Jhnirepslepdhnz hn bcdni ejjcvpc` ph zcrwc ez e Vcejc Jhrvz

 Whlsnpccr -“VJW‟% D pmdna ths ydll gdn` thsr Vcejc Jhrvz

c}vcrdcnjc bhpm jmellcnidni en` rcyer`dni. D yhsl` bc

zsrvrdzc` dg, dn rcprhzvcjp, ths `hn—p zet pmep dp jmenic` thsr

ldgc.

Ths erc ebhsp ph cobera hn e pyh/tcer e`wcnpsrc snldac

entpmdni ths mewc c}vcrdcnjc` bcghrc. Grho pmc `et ths

errdwc dn/jhsnprt, ths ydll bc doocrzc` dn pmc `tneodj,

jhovldjepc`, zsvvhrpdwc jslpsrc hg Yczp Egrdje en` Pmc

Ieobde. Thsr pdoc ez e VJW ydll bc e hnjc/dn/e/ldgcpdoc

c}vcrdcnjc pmep jen ncwcr rcellt bc `svldjepc`. Hwcr pmc nc}p

pyh tcerz, ths ydll `dzjhwcr, prt, en` ejmdcwc pmdniz dn en

cnwdrhnocnp pmep hggcrz e sndusc dn`cvcn`cnjc pmep ths oet

hnlt rceld{c, hr evvrcjdepc, ymcn ths rcpsrn ph pmc S.Z.

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz -VJ mez bccn dn Pmc Ieobde ghr ohrc pmen

06 sndnpcrrsvpc` tcerz dn e werdcpt hg vrhireoz. Yc mewc

`cwclhvc` en c}jcllcnp rcvspepdhn ydpm pmc ihwcrnocnp en`

pmc vchvlc ydpm ymho yc yhra. Hsr vrhireoz erc `cwclhvc`

dn jhnksnjpdhn ydpm pmc Ihwcrnocnp hg Pmc Ieobde -IHPIen` erc jhhr`dnepc` ydpm pmc ihwcrnocnp—z `cwclhvocnp

ncc`z en` vrdhrdpdcz. Pmct erc rcwdcyc` rcislerlt ph cnzsrc

rczvhnzdwcnczz ph, en` jhnzdzpcnjt ydpm, pmc IHPI—z lepczp

`cwclhvocnp vlen.

Pmc predndni ths ydll sn`crpeac ymcn ths errdwc mcrc dz

en dnpcnzdwc 56/ycca vrhireo pmep ydll dnprh`sjc ths ph

ncy leniseicz, pcjmndjel dnzprsjpdhn, en` jrhzz/jslpsreldnghroepdhn pmep dz jrdpdjel ghr thsr e`kszpocnp. Pmdz vrc/

zcrwdjc predndni -VZP oet bc pmc ohzp dnpcnzc vcrdh` hg thsr

ldgc. Ths ydll ncc` ph oezpcr pmc anhylc`ic en` c}vcrdcnjc

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ncjczzert ph zsjjczzgsllt zcrwc ez e Whlsnpccr. Ths ydll elzh

ncc` ph `cohnzprepc pmep ths occp pmc jrdpcrde ph useldgt ghr

 Whlsnpccr zcrwdjc. Yc ydll `h cwcrtpmdni vhzzdblc ph zsvvhrp ths `srdni pmdz vcrdh`, bsp ohzp hg pmc yhra ydll bc thsrz.

Ymdlc pmc 56/ycca predndni vcrdh` ydll bc c}prcoclt bszt,

dp zmhsl` bc e pdoc hg c}jdpcocnp, jmellcnic, `dzjhwcrt,

en` irhypm. @reydni hn thsr rczcrwcz hg hvcnnczz en`

vepdcnjc, en` thsr zcnzc hg msohr, pmc cgghrp en` grszprepdhn

hg gsnjpdhndni dn e `dggcrcnp jslpsrc ydll bc men`zhoclt

rcyer`c` ydpm e zcnzc hg bclhnidni eohni ncy grdcn`z. Ncyen` `dggdjslp pezaz lcernc` ydll vet hgg dn thsr ebdldpt ph yhra

cggcjpdwclt dn e jmellcnidni khb, ymdjm ydll `drcjplt bcncgdp

oent vchvlc ymh yhsl` hpmcrydzc nhp mewc pmc hvvhrpsndpdcz

 ths ydll vrczcnp pmco ydpm.

Ph mclv vrcverc ths ghr thsr zcrwdjc, D mdimlt rcjhoocn`

en hsp/hg/vrdnp bhha pmep `cpedlz, ydpm rcoeraeblc ejjsrejt

en` dnzdimp, ldgc dn e Ieobden wdlleic. Dp dz jellc` “Hsr

Iren`ohpmcrz— @rsoz,‟ bt Oera Ms`zhn. Ths zmhsl` bc eblc

ph gdn` e jhvt pmrhsim werdhsz Dnpcrncp bhhazcllcrz. Dp dz ez

jlhzc ph rcusdrc` rce`dni ez yc erc ihdni ph mewc ghr thsr

pdoc mcrc. Pyh tcerz grho nhy, ths oet bc eblc ph yrdpc thsr

hyn wcrzdhn hg pmdz bhha, bsp ez en dnprh`sjpdhn en` en ed` dn

mdppdni pmc irhsn` rsnndni, dp dz pmc bczp D mewc ghsn`.

D lhha ghryer` ph yhradni ydpm ths zmhsl` ths `cjd`c ph

 khdn sz dn Pmc Ieobde. Dp dz en c}vcrdcnjc pmep ydll vrhbeblt

jmenic thsr ldgc dn oent yetz, ez ycll ez hggcr ths en

hvvhrpsndpt ph mewc en dovejp hn pmc ldwcz hg pmhzc ydpm

ymho ths yhra. D yhsl` cnjhsreic ths ph rce` ez osjm ez

 ths jen ebhsp Pmc Ieobde en` Yczp Egrdje dn icncrel `srdni

pmc jhodni yccaz. Yc ydll accv ths bszt hnjc ths errdwc.

Thsrz prslt,

Pmc Jhsnprt @drcjphr

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PE B L C H G J H N PC N PZ

Oev hg pmc Ieobde

E Ycljhoc Lcppcr 5

Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde Mdzphrt en` Vrhireoz 9

Mdzphrt hg pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dn pmc Ieobde 9

Mdzphrt en` Gspsrc hg Vcejc JhrvzVrhireoodni dn pmc Ieobde 9/56

Jhsnprt Hwcrwdcy; Pmc Ieobde ep e Ilenjc 5:

Mdzphrt 5:

Ihwcrnocnp 5:/50

Cjhnhot 50/53

Vchvlc en` Jslpsrc 53/57

Cnwdrhnocnp 59

Rczhsrjcz ghr Gsrpmcr Dnghroepdhn 54

Ldwdni Jhn`dpdhnz en` Whlsnpccr Ldgczptlc 23

Jhoosndjepdhnz 23/29

Mhszdni en` Zdpc Lhjepdhn 29/2=

Ldwdni Ellhyenjc en` Ohnct Oeneicocnp 2=/24

Ghh` en` @dcp 24/:6

Prenzvhrpepdhn :6

Ichirevmt en` Jldoepc :6/:5

Zhjdel Ejpdwdpdcz :5/:2

Vrhgczzdhneldzo, @rczz, en` Bcmewdhr :2

Vcrzhnel Zegcpt ::

Rcyer`z en` Grszprepdhnz ::/:0

Mhy Ydll Ldwdni en` Yhradni dn Jhoosndpdcz

 Eggcjpc` bt MDW(Ed̀ z Eggcjp Oc8 :3

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Vcejc Jhrvz Predndni :9

Hwcrwdcy hg Vrc/Zcrwdjc Predndni :9

Pcjmndjel Predndni :9/:= Leniseic Predndni :=/:4

Jrhzz/Jslpsrel Predndni :4

 Mcelpm Predndni :4/06

 Zegcpt Predndni 06

 E``dpdhnel Predndniz @srdni Whlsnpccr Zcrwdjc 06/05

Thsr Mcelpm Jerc en` Zegcpt dn pmc Ieobde 0:

Mcelpm Dzzscz dn pmc Ieobde 0:

Mclvdni Ths Zpet Mcelpmt 00

Oednpedndni Thsr Mcelpm 00/07

Yhocn—z Mcelpm Dnghroepdhn 07

Thsr Vcejc Jhrvz Oc`djel Adp 07/09

Bcghrc Ths Lcewc; E Oc`djel Jmcjaldzp 0=/04

Zcjsrdpt Dzzscz dn pmc Ieobde 36/3=

Zpetdni Zegc; @hn—p Bc e Pericp ghr Jrdoc 3=/34

Vrcverdni ghr pmc Snc}vcjpc`; Zegcpt Predndnien` Whlsnpccr Zsvvhrp dn pmc Ieobde 34/76

@dwcrzdpt en` Jrhzz/Jslpsrel Dzzscz 7:

Hwcrwdcy hg @dwcrzdpt dn pmc Ieobde 70Ymep Odimp e Whlsnpccr Gejc8 70/79

 Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Gcoelc Whlsnpccrz 70/73

 Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz hg Jhlhr 73/77

 Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Zcndhr Whlsnpccrz 77

 Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Iet, Lczbden, hr Bdzc}sel Whlsnpccrz  79

 Vhzzdblc Rcldidhsz Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz 79

 Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz Ydpm @dzebdldpdcz 79

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Grcuscnplt Ezac` Usczpdhnz 74

Ycljhoc Lcppcrz Grho pmc Ieobde Whlsnpccrz 93

Vejadni Ldzp =3

Vrc/`cverpsrc Jmcjaldzp 565

Jhnpejpdni Vcejc Jhrvz Mce`userpcrz 563

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V C E J C J H R V Z ( PM C I E O B D E

M D Z P H RT E N @ V R H I R E O ZMdzphrt hg pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dn Pmc Ieobde

Pmc gdrzp Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz errdwc` dn Pmc Ieobde ep

pmc dnwdpepdhn hg pmc Ieobden ihwcrnocnp dn Zcvpcobcr 5479.

Pmct yhrac` dn zadllc` pre`cz ez ocjmendjz, cnidnccrz, en`

jervcnpcrz, en` pmct hriend{c` wdlleic jhhvcrepdwcz. Pyh

 tcerz lepcr, enhpmcr irhsv hg Whlsnpccrz errdwc` ph yhra dn

c`sjepdhn. Zdnjc pmep pdoc, c`sjepdhn mez bccn pmc oedn

ghjsz hg Vcejc Jhrvz ejpdwdpdcz dn Pmc Ieobde. C`sjepdhn

 Whlsnpccrz mewc hriend{c` rczhsrjc jcnpcrz ghr vrdoert

zjmhhlz1 `cwclhvc` pcejmdni jsrrdjsle en` oepcrdelz ghr

jlezzcz dn oepm, zjdcnjc, Cnildzm, en` cnwdrhnocnpel en`

ghrczprt jhnzcrwepdhn1 en` vrhwd`c` predndni ghr pcejmcrz dn

pmczc zsbkcjpz. Cnwdrhnocnp Whlsnpccrz mewc mclvc` dovrhwc

 wcicpeblc en` grsdp prcc vrh`sjpdhn dn zjmhhl ier`cnz en`

hrjmer`z1 mclvc` jhnprhl grczmyepcr rsnhgg en` zelpyepcr

dnprszdhn1 jhnzprsjpc` men`oe`c `eoz pmep mewc `hsblc` rdjc

vrh`sjpdhn1 vsbldzmc` en` oeracpc` mdzphrdjel nerrepdwcz ghr

pmc pre`dpdhnel Irdhp Zhjdcpt1 en` ezzdzpc` dn oeneidni zcwcn

@cverpocnp hg Ghrczprt `dwdzdhnel nsrzcrdcz.

Mdzphrt en` Gspsrc hg Vcejc Jhrvz Vrhireoodni dn pmc

Ieobde

Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde jsrrcnplt yhraz dn pmrcc

`cwclhvocnp zcjphrz; c`sjepdhn, pmc cnwdrhnocnp, en` mcelpm

en` jhoosndpt `cwclhvocnp. Rcier`lczz hg pmcdr zcjphr/

zvcjdgdj ezzdinocnpz, Whlsnpccrz yhradni dn Pmc Ieobde mewc

eovlc hvvhrpsndpt ph yhra ydpm jhllceiscz dn hpmcr zcjphrz,

ez ycll ez dn zcjhn`ert ejpdwdpdcz zsjm ez MDW(ED@Z c`sjepdhn,

 thspm en` icn`cr `cwclhvocnp, en` idrlz— c`sjepdhn. Dn pmc

E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 9

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jhsrzc hg pmcdr yhra, Whlsnpccrz bcjhoc en dnpcirel verp

hg pmcdr lhjel jhoosndpdcz en`, ep pmc zeoc pdoc, mewc pmc

hvvhrpsndpt ph zmerc S.Z. jslpsrc ydpm pmcdr mhzp geodldcz, wdlleicz, jhsnpcrverpz, en` zsvcrwdzhrz. Pmdz jrhzz/jslpsrel

sn`crzpen`dni dz ez czzcnpdel ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— odzzdhn ez

pmc pcjmndjel ezzdzpenjc Whlsnpccrz vrhwd`c.

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez bccn dnwhlwc` dn Pmc Ieobde—z c`sjepdhn

zcjphr zdnjc 5474. E zdindgdjenp rcezhn ghr pmc vrhkcjp—z

zsjjczz mez bccn dpz ebdldpt ph rczvhn` ph pmc jmenidni ncc`z

hg pmc zcjphr hwcr pmc tcerz. Dn e``dpdhn ph pcejmdni zps`cnpz,

c`sjepdhn Whlsnpccrz mewc ezzdzpc` dn pmc `cwclhvocnp hg 

jsrrdjsle ep ell c`sjepdhnel lcwclz. Pmct mewc yhrac` dn

ercez renidni grho whjepdhnel c`sjepdhn ph pcejmcr predndni

dn vrdoert zjmhhl c`sjepdhn en` zcjhn`ert zjmhhl oepm

en` zjdcnjc, ph jhovspcr hvcrepdhn en` prhsblczmhhpdni. Dn

5442, Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde rczprsjpsrc` dpz rclepdhnzmdv

ydpm pmc @cverpocnp hg Zpepc ghr c`sjepdhn ph bc dn jlhzcr

eldinocnp ydpm Pmc Ieobde—z C`sjepdhn Oezpcr Vlen. Pmdz

vlen edoz ph dovrhwc ejjczz ph useldpt c`sjepdhn ghr ell

Ieobden zps`cnpz, czvcjdellt idrlz.

 Ebhsp :6 Whlsnpccrz jsrrcnplt yhra dn pmc C`sjepdhn

Vrhkcjp. Pcejmcr predncrz jhn`sjp predndni ghr pcejmcrz ep

pmc rcidhnel en` vrdoert zjmhhl lcwclz. Pmct elzh mclv bsdl`pmc jevejdpt hg pmcdr Ieobden jhsnpcrverpz ph vrh`sjc en`

vrhohpc pmc szc hg pcejmdni ed`z en` zps`cnp/jcnpcrc`

lcerndni ejpdwdpdcz, ez ycll ez mclv czpebldzm en` oeneic

rczhsrjc jcnpcrz en` ldbrerdcz. Pmc revd` c}venzdhn dn pmc

nsobcr hg ncy zcjhn`ert zjmhhlz, pmc zmhrpeic hg useldgdc`

zcjhn`ert zjmhhl pcejmcrz -czvcjdellt dn oepm en` zjdcnjc,

pmc mdim repc hg jhovspcr dlldpcrejt, en` ldodpc` dnghroepdhnpcjmnhlhit gejdldpdcz jhnpdnsc ph bc berrdcrz ph ejmdcwcocnp

V C E J C J H R V Z=

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 4

hg Pmc Ieobde—z `cwclhvocnp ihelz. Ph mclv occp pmczc

jmellcnicz, zhoc Whlsnpccrz erc vrhwd`dni vrc/zcrwdjc predndni

ghr pcejmcrz ep Ieobde Jhllcic, hnc hg pyh vhzpzcjhn`ertc`sjepdhnel dnzpdpspdhnz dn pmc jhsnprt.

Pmc Ieobde dz hnc hg Egrdje—z zoellczp en` lcezp `cwclhvc`

jhsnprdcz. Hwcr pmc vezp 06 tcerz, e jhobdnepdhn hg revd`

vhvslepdhn irhypm, lhy redngell, snzszpedneblc eirdjslpsrel

vrejpdjcz, en` c}vlhdpepdhn hg pmc nepsrel rczhsrjc bezc,

jhsvlc` ydpm e leja hg cnwdrhnocnpel eyercnczz, mez jeszc`

e `reoepdj `cjldnc dn eirdjslpsrel vrh`sjpdwdpt, cnwdrhnocnpel

`cire`epdhn, en` e lhzz hg bdh`dwcrzdpt.

Pmc vrhkcjp vlen ghr pmc cnwdrhnocnp zcjphr mez cwhlwc`

hwcr pmc tcerz grho eirdjslpsrc en` ghrczprt -Whlsnpccrz dn

pmdz zcjphr erc zpdll zhocpdocz rcgcrrc` ph ez “EiGhz‟. Pmc

vrhkcjp—z vsrvhzc dz ph dovrhwc pmc useldpt hg ldgc hg lhjel

jhoosndpdcz bt vrhohpdni vrhpcjpdhn hg pmc cnwdrhnocnpen` e`hvpdhn hg zszpedneblc vrejpdjcz ghr oeneidni nepsrel

rczhsrjcz. Pmc ihelz erc ph dovlcocnp vrejpdjcz pmep cneblc

jhoosndpt ocobcrz ph oeneic pmcdr nepsrel rczhsrjc bezc

-gdcl`z en` ghrczpz dn e zszpedneblc oenncr, ph predn c`sjephrz

yhradni ydpm zps`cnpz ph dnjrcezc cnwdrhnocnpel eyercnczz

en` ph dovlcocnp ejpdwdpdcz pmep vrhpcjp pmc cnwdrhnocnp,

en` ph dnjrcezc pmc dnjhoc en` dovrhwc pmc nsprdpdhn hg rsrelyhocn bt c`sjepdni pmco ebhsp mhrpdjslpsrel pcjmnduscz en`

nsprdpdhnel vrejpdjcz. Whlsnpccrz szc ghroel en` nhnghroel

c`sjepdhn phhlz ph vrhohpc jhoosndpt ghrczprt en` dovrhwc`

mhrpdjslpsrel en` eirdjslpsrel pcjmnduscz dn rsrel jhoosndpdcz.

Cnwdrhnocnp Whlsnpccrz erc elzh cnjhsreic` en` zsvvhrpc`

dn jerrtdni hsp hpmcr jhoosndpt/bezc` dndpdepdwcz, zsjm ez

bccaccvdni en` dnjhoc/icncrepdhn vrhkcjpz ghr yhocn.

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V C E J C J H R V Z56

 Ebhsp :3 Whlsnpccrz jsrrcnplt zcrwc dn pmc cnwdrhnocnp

vrhkcjp, yhradni dn zoell rsrel jhoosndpdcz dn cnwdrhnocnpellt

pmrcepcnc` en` cjhnhodjellt `cvrdwc` ercez hg pmc jhsnprt.Zhoc Whlsnpccrz erc eppejmc` ph pmc @cverpocnp hg Ghrczprt

en` yhra ydpm jhoosndpt ocobcrz zsjm ez ihwcrnocnp

c}pcnzdhndzpz, nhnihwcrnocnpel hriend{epdhn c}pcnzdhndzpz,

zjmhhl pcejmcrz -ghr ghroel cnwdrhnocnpel c`sjepdhn en`

zjmhhl ier`cndni, lhjel gerocrz, en` thspm en` yhocn—z

irhsvz.

 Ebhsp :6 Whlsnpccrz erc jsrrcnplt zcrwdni dn pmc mcelpm

en` jhoosndpt `cwclhvocnp vrhkcjp. Pmct mclv `cwclhv

vrdoert mcelpm jerc, ymdjm Pmc Ieobde mez e`hvpc` ez dpz

zprepcit ghr nepdhnel mcelpm `cwclhvocnp, en` pmct yhra

ph ezzczz en` ohbdld{c jhoosndpdcz ghr zclg/`cwclhvocnp.

Pmcdr ezzdinocnpz dnjls`c mclvdni Ieobdenz vlen en`

`cldwcr mcelpm c`sjepdhn, hriend{dni dn/zcrwdjc predndni ghr

mcelpm yhracrz, `czdindni pcejmdni ed`z ghr mcelpm c`sjepdhn,

`cwclhvdni dnjhoc/icncrepdhn vrhireoz, en` yhocn en`

idrlz— covhycrocnp ejpdwdpdcz. Whlsnpccrz dn pmdz vrhkcjp

erc elzh dnwhlwc` dn cnmenjdni pmc jevejdpt hg mcelpm

yhracrz en` jhoosndpt hriend{epdhnz ph vrhjczz `epe en`

szc pmc dnghroepdhn ghr vlenndni, vrhblco zhlwdni, en` pmc

dovlcocnpepdhn hg ejpdwdpdcz e``rczzdni d`cnpdgdc` mcelpm

en` jhoosndpt ncc`z. Ohzp hg pmc mcelpm en` jhoosndpt`cwclhvocnp Whlsnpccrz erc ezzdinc` ph rsrel ercez.

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 55

N H P C Z

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J H S NPRT H W C R W D C Y ;

P M C I E O B D E EP E I L E N J CMdzphrt

Ymdlc Pmc Ieobde dz jhnpdncnpel Egrdje—z zoellczp nepdhn, dpz

mdzphrt en` mcrdpeic cnjhovezz zhoc hg pmc jhnpdncnp—z ohzp

zdindgdjenp en` dnglscnpdel cwcnpz en` vchvlc. Pmc mdzphrt hg 

Pmc Ieobde dz dncwdpeblt ldnac` ph hspzd`c dnglscnjcz. Ez cerlt

ez pmc 5:pm jcnpsrt, pmc erce bcjeoc verp hg pmc Covdrc hg 

Oeld, ydpm Oszldo Oen`dnae pre`crz grho Oeld zvrce`dni dnph

pmc erce.

Pmc Ieobde lepcr bcjeoc e bepplcirhsn` bcpyccn pmc Grcnjm

en` pmc Brdpdzm ghr jhnprhl hg pmc zlewc pre`c. Pmc jhsnprt—z

h`` zmevc en` bhsn`erdcz zpco grho pmc rczhlspdhn hg pmdzjhngldjp, ez pmc Brdpdzm zcd{c` jhnprhl hg pmc Ieobde Rdwcr ph

vrcwcnp Grcnjm zlewcrz grho szdni dp ez e bezc. Pmc Ieobde dz

nhy e nerrhy zprdv hg len` hn cdpmcr zd`c hg pmc lhycr Ieobde

Rdwcr, ymdjm elzh ydn`z pmrhsim pmc mcerp hg oh`crn Zcnciel.

Pmc jhsnprt iednc` dn`cvcn`cnjc grho Brdpedn dn 5473 en`

bcjeoc e rcvsbldj hg pmc Jhoohnycelpm dn 5496, ydpm ghrocr

Vrdoc Odndzpcr @ey`e Keyere bcjhodni pmc nepdhn—z gdrzp

vrczd`cnp.

Ihwcrnocnp

Pmc elohzp :6/tcer rcdin hg @ey`e Keyere cn`c` hn Kslt

22,5440, dn e jhsv `—cpep. Pmc jhsv—z lce`cr yez Jhlhncl

Temte Keoocm, pmc ghrocr jmedroen hg pmc Eroc` GhrjczVrhwdzdhnel Rsldni Jhsnjdl. Pmc odldpert ihwcrnocnp hrdidnellt

zcp e ghsr/tcer pdocpeblc ghr e rcpsrn ph jdwdlden rslc, bsp hn

pmc rcjhoocn`epdhn hg e Nepdhnel Jhnzslpepdwc Jhoodppcc

E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 5:

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ghroc` bt Keoocm, pmdz pdocpeblc yez rc`sjc` ph pyh

 tcerz. Keoocm yez clcjpc` vrczd`cnp dn Zcvpcobcr 5447.

Keoocm—z ncy verpt, pmc Elldenjc ghr Veprdhpdj Rchrdcnpepdhnen` Jhnzprsjpdhn, yhn pmc verldeocnpert clcjpdhnz mcl` dn

Kensert 5449, jhovlcpdni pmc jhsnprt—z rcpsrn ph `cohjrepdj

rslc. Vrczd`cnp Keoocm mez bccn rcpsrnc` ph vhycr dn pyh

zsjjczzdwc clcjpdhnz, ydpm cwcr/dnjrcezdni oekhrdpdcz.

Pmc Nepdhnel Ezzcoblt dz elzh jhnprhllc` bt pmc EVRJ. Dn pmc

 wdlleicz, jcrpedn vrcrhiepdwcz erc rcpednc` bt pmc pre`dpdhnel

jmdcgz dn rsrel ercez, ymh jhnpdnsc ph vlet en ejpdwc, pmhsim

`cjldndni rhlc dn lhjel e`odndzprepdhn en` vhldjdcz.

Pmc ks`djdel ztzpco dz e jhobdnepdhn hg Brdpdzm jhoohn

ley, Dzleodj ley, en` pre`dpdhnel ley. Ohzp jdwdl en` jrdodnel

vrhjcc`dniz erc sn`cr pmc ksrdz`djpdhn hg jdwdl jhsrpz, phvvc`

bt e Zsvrcoc Jhsrp. Jezcz pmep dnwhlwc pre`dpdhnel hr rcldidhsz

oeppcrz, zsjm ez oerrdeic hr len` rdimpz, erc men`lc` gdrzp btpre`dpdhnel hr Dzleodj jhsrpz.

Cjhnhot

Pmc Ieobde dz hnc hg pmc lcezp `cwclhvc` jhsnprdcz dn pmc

yhrl`,en` dz renac` 533 hn pmc Sndpc` Nepdhnz @cwclhvocnp

Vrhireooc—z Msoen @cwclhvocnp Dn`c}. Hn pmc hpmcr men`,

dpz SN@V renadni dz eohni pmc 56 ohzp dovrhwc` zdnjc pmcrenadni bcien dn 5493.

Pmc eirdjslpsrel zcjphr, ymdjm covlhtz ebhsp 93 vcrjcnp

hg pmc lebhr ghrjc, vrhwd`cz zcezhnel covlhtocnp en`

jhnprdbspcz ebhsp 22 vcrjcnp ph I@V.

Zdnjc pmc bcidnndni hg pmc 5446z, pmc phsrdzo zcjphr mez

cocric` ez e vhpcnpdel zhsrjc hg revd` cjhnhodj irhypm. Pmc

Ieobde—z odl` jldoepc, lhni zprcpjmcz hg zen`t bcejmcz, en`

jlhzc vrh}dodpt ph Csrhvc oeac dp en epprejpdwc `czpdnepdhn

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ghr Csrhvcen phsrdzpz. Vrhwd`dni bhpm covlhtocnp en` ghrcdin

c}jmenic cerndniz, pmc phsrdzo zcjphr ejjhsnpz ghr bcpyccn

56 en` 52 vcrjcnp hg I@V.

Pmc dn`szprdel zcjphr, oe`c sv hg oensgejpsrdni, jhnzprsjpdhn,

en` spdldpdcz, dz usdpc zoell en` ejjhsnpz ghr lczz pmen 56

vcrjcnp hg I@V. Pmc irhypm hg pmdz zcjphr dz jhnzprednc` bt

e nsobcr hg gejphrz, nhpeblt pmc leja hg zadllc` vcrzhnncl.

Jhnpdnsdni zmhrpeicz hg spdldpdcz ldac clcjprdjdpt en` yepcr

en` leja hg bezdj dngrezprsjpsrc elzh meovcr irhypm. Gdnellt,

pmc zcjphr lejaz ocendnigsl ldnaz ydpm hpmcr zcjphrz hg pmc

cjhnhot.

Vcrmevz pmc ohzp revd`lt irhydni gejphr dn pmc cjhnhot dz pmc

irhypm dn rcodppenjcz grho ebrhe`, vrdoerdlt Cnilen` en` Zvedn.

Vchvlc en` Jslpsrc

Pmc Ieobde—z vhvslepdhn dz oe`c sv hg gdwc oekhr cpmndjirhsvz, zcwcrel odnhr hncz, en` e zdindgdjenp nsobcr hg 

ghrcdincrz. Pmc Oen`dnae oeac sv evvrh}doepclt 06 vcrjcnp

hg pmc vchvlc, pmc Gsle 54 vcrjcnp, pmc Yhlhg 53 vcrjcnp,

pmc Khle 56 vcrjcnp, en` pmc Zcremslc 4 vcrjcnp. Elpmhsim

pmczc irhsvz erc rcvrczcnpc` dn cejm hg pmc jhsnprt—z zd}

e`odndzprepdwc `dwdzdhnz, pmct erc jhnjcnprepc` dn verpdjsler

ercez. Oen`dnaez erc pmc oekhrdpt dn pmc yczpcrn melg hg pmc jhsnprt, verpdjslerlt dn pmc Nhrpm Bena. Yhlhgz erc

vrc`hodnepclt dn pmc jevdpel, Benksl, en` dn zhoc ercez hg pmc

Nhrpm Bena. Gslez en` Zcremslcz erc lericlt jhnjcnprepc` dn

pmc cezp erhsn` Kenikenibsrcm Dzlen` en` pmc Svvcr Rdwcr

@dwdzdhn, ydpm Khlez dn pmc Yczpcrn @dwdzdhn. Pmc odnhr cpmndj

irhsvz erc pmc Zcrcr, Eas, en` Oenkeih. Vchvlc grho hpmcr

 Egrdjen jhsnprdcz en` nhn/Egrdjenz oeac sv pmc rczp hg pmcvhvslepdhn. Pmc jhsnprt—z hggdjdel leniseic dz Cnildzm.

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Vhvslepdhn `cnzdpt dz erhsn` 536 vchvlc vcr zuserc adlhocpcr,

oeadni Pmc Ieobde hnc hg pmc ohzp `cnzclt vhvslepc`

jhsnprdcz dn Egrdje. Ghrpt vcrjcnp hg pmc vhvslepdhn ldwcz dnsrben ercez. Pmc ennsel vhvslepdhn irhypm repc dz czpdoepc`

ep 0.5 vcrjcnp, ymdjm dz epprdbspc` oednlt ph mdim e`hlczjcnp

gcrpdldpt. Pmc Ieobde mez e thspmgsl vhvslepdhn, ydpm

evvrh}doepclt 03 vcrjcnp sn`cr eic 53.

Pmc Ieobde—z oekhr dn`dicnhsz irhsvz mewc e mdimlt zprepdgdc`

zhjdcpt dn ymdjm zpepsz dz `cpcrodnc` bt bdrpm. Ep pmc phv hg 

pmc zhjdel le``cr erc pre`dpdhnel nhblc en` yerrdhr geodldcz,

ghllhyc` bt gerocrz, pre`crz, en` vcrzhnz hg lhy jezpc, d.c.,

blejazodpmz, lcepmcr yhracrz, yhh`yhracrz, ycewcrz, en`

irdhpz -vhcpz, vredzc zdnicrz en` yen`crdni oszdjdenz.

 Elpmhsim irdhpz oeac sv pmc lhyczp jezpc, pmct erc mdimlt

rczvcjpc` ghr bcdni dn jmeric hg vezzdni hn hrel pre`dpdhnz.

Zlewcrt `d` nhp jhoc ydpm pmc Csrhvcenz, bsp yez e lhni/

zpen`dni verp hg Ieobden zhjdcpt. Zlewcrt dz lhni ihnc, bsp

oent `czjcn`enpz hg ghrocr zlewcz zpdll yhra ez pcnenp

gerocrz ghr hl` zlewc/hyndni geodldcz.

Vchvlc dn Pmc Ieobde vlejc ircep dovhrpenjc hn irccpdniz.

Yhlhgz en` Oen`dnaez, ghr c}eovlc, irccp cejm hpmcr ydpm e

lcnipmt rdpsel pmep zperpz ydpm pmc pre`dpdhnel Oszldo irccpdniz

“Zeleeos elcdaso‟ en` “Elcdaso ezeleeo‟ -“Vcejc bc ydpm ths‟ en` “En` vcejc bc ydpm ths‟ en` jhnpdnscz ydpm

usczpdhnz ebhsp hnc enhpmcr—z geodldcz, mhoc ldwcz, wdlleicz,

en` mcelpm. Pmc enzycrz szsellt dn`djepc pmep cwcrtpmdni

dz gdnc en` erc hgpcn ghllhyc` ydpm pmc c}vrczzdhn “El

meo`sldllem‟ -“Pmenaz bc ph Ellem‟.

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Cnwdrhnocnp

Ohrc pmen 26 tcerz hg dnjrcezdnilt `rt ycepmcr dn pmc Zemcl

-pmc rcidhn zhspm hg pmc Zemere mez zcwcrclt dovejpc`

nepsrel rczhsrjcz dn pmc erce, rc`sjdni ghrczpc` ercez,

bdhlhidjel `dwcrzdpt, en` len` vrh`sjpdwdpt. @czvdpc pmc rdwcr

glhydni pmrhsim dpz jcnpcr, Pmc Ieobde dz nh c}jcvpdhn ph pmc

rcidhnel `cjrcezc dn ghrczpc` len`. Prcc/vlenpdni cgghrpz dn pmc

rcidhn erc czpdoepc` ph bc hnlt ebhsp 56 ph 53 vcrjcnp hg pmc

lcwcl rcusdrc` ph belenjc lhzzcz hg yhh`t wcicpepdhn `sc ph

len` jlcerdni, jmerjhel vrh`sjpdhn, gscl jhllcjpdhn, en` brszm

gdrcz. Dg pmc veppcrn hg bclhy/nhroel vrcjdvdpepdhn vcrzdzpz, e

vcroencnp rc`sjpdhn dn pmc jerrtdni jevejdpt hg pmc eggcjpc`

len`z dz vrhbeblt dncwdpeblc.

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 54

R C Z H S R J C L D Z P G H R

G S R PM C R D N G H R O EP D H N

Ghllhydni dz e ldzp hg ycbzdpcz ghr e``dpdhnel dnghroepdhn ebhsp

pmc Vcejc Jhrvz en` Pmc Ieobde en` ph jhnncjp ths ph

rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccrz en` hpmcr dnwdpccz. Vlcezc accv dn odn`

pmep elpmhsim yc prt ph oeac zsrc ell pmczc ldnaz erc ejpdwc

en` jsrrcnp, yc jennhp iserenpcc dp.

 E nhpc hg jespdhn; Ez ths zsrg pmczc zdpcz, bc eyerc pmep ths

ydll gdn` bsllcpdn bher`z en` jmep rhhoz dn ymdjm vchvlc

erc grcc ph idwc hvdndhnz en` e`wdjc bezc` hn pmcdr hyn

c}vcrdcnjcz. Pmc hvdndhnz c}vrczzc` erc nhp pmhzc hg pmc

Vcejc Jhrvz hr pmc S.Z. ihwcrnocnp. Ths oet gdn` hvdndhnz

hg vchvlc ymh ycrc snmevvt ydpm pmcdr jmhdjc ph zcrwc dn pmc

Vcejc Jhrvz. Ez ths rce` pmczc jhoocnpz, yc mhvc ths ydll

accv dn odn` pmep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dz nhp ghr cwcrthnc, en` nh

pyh vchvlc c}vcrdcnjc pmcdr zcrwdjc dn pmc zeoc yet.

Icncrel Dnghroepdhn Ebhsp pmc Ieobde

mppv;((ieoleniz.ihhilcveicz.jho(

Pmdz ycb zdpc, jrcepc` en` oednpednc` bt Whlsnpccrz,jsrrcnplt zcrwdni dn Pmc Ieobde dz thsr bczp zhsrjc hg 

dnghroepdhn. Dp dz ohrc pmen pmc bczp vlejc ph zperp1 dp

oet vrhwd`c ell ths ncc` ph anhy. Dp dnjls`cz e ycelpm hg 

dnghroepdhn, vmhphz, oenselz, leniseic lczzhnz, en` ldnaz ph

hpmcr szcgsl zdpcz// cwcn zhoc Whlsnpccr coedl e``rczzcz.

@cgdndpclt rce` cwcrtpmdni mcrc bcghrc ths ih entymcrc clzc,

ez dp dz nhp hnlt jsrrcnp dnghroepdhn, bsp dz yrdppcn zvcjdgdjelltghr gspsrc Whlsnpccrz.

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yyy.lhncltvlencp.jho(`czpdnepdhnz

 Wdzdp pmdz zdpc ghr icncrel prewcl e`wdjc ebhsp elohzp ent

jhsnprt dn pmc yhrl`.

mppv;((yyy.egrdje.svcnn.c`s(JhsnprtXZvcjdgdj(Ieobde.mpol

Pmdz Sndwcrzdpt hg Vcnnztlwende Egrdjen Zps`dcz Jcnpcr

ycbzdpc vrhwd`cz e jhovrcmcnzdwc iepcyet ph oent szcgsl

hnldnc zhsrjcz ebhsp Pmc Ieobde.

yyy.zpepc.ihw

Pmc Zpepc @cverpocnp—z ycbzdpc dzzscz bejairhsn` nhpcz

vcrdh`djellt ebhsp jhsnprdcz erhsn` pmc yhrl`. Gdn` Pmc

Ieobde en` lcern ohrc ebhsp dpz zhjdel en` vhldpdjel mdzphrt.

mppv;((yyy.ieobde.io(

Pmc hggdjdel ycbzdpc hg pmc ihwcrnocnp hg Pmc Ieobde.

Jhnncjp Ydpm Rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccrz en` Hpmcr Dnwdpccz

mppv;((irhsvz.temhh.jho(irhsv(vcejcjhrvz2

Pmdz Temhh zdpc mhzpz e bsllcpdn bher` ymcrc vrhzvcjpdwc

 Whlsnpccrz en` rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccrz jen jhoc phicpmcr.

yyy.rvjw.hri

Pmdz dz pmc zdpc hg pmc Nepdhnel Vcejc Jhrvz Ezzhjdepdhn, oe`csv hg rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccrz. Hn pmdz zdpc ths jen gdn` ldnaz ph

ell pmc Ycb veicz hg pmc “grdcn`z hg‟ irhsvz ghr ohzp jhsnprdcz

hg zcrwdjc, oe`c sv hg ghrocr Whlsnpccrz ymh zcrwc` dn pmhzc

jhsnprdcz. Pmcrc erc elzh rcidhnel irhsvz ymh grcuscnplt icp

phicpmcr ghr zhjdel cwcnpz en` lhjel Whlsnpccr ejpdwdpdcz.

yyy.vcejcjhrvzyrdpcrz.hri

Pmdz zdpc dz mhzpc` bt e irhsv hg rcpsrnc` Whlsnpccr yrdpcrz.

Dp dz e ohnpmlt hnldnc vsbldjepdhn hg czzetz en` Whlsnpccr

ejjhsnpz grho jhsnprdcz erhsn` pmc yhrl`.

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Rcjhoocn`c` Bhhaz

5. Ms`zhn, Oera. Hsr Iren`ohpmcrz) @rsoz. Irhwc

Vrczz, 5446. Yrdppcn bt e thsni Brdp ymh ldwc` ghr50 ohnpmz ncer e Ieobden wdlleic, yhradni ydpm pmc

yhocn pmcrc. Pmdz dz en c}jcllcnp, dg nhp vcrgcjp,

dnprh`sjpdhn ph Ieobden wdlleic ldgc. Pmdz bhha dz hsp

hg vrdnp bsp dz ewedleblc pmrhsim hnldnc bhhazcllcrz. Ez

jlhzc ph rcusdrc` rce`dni ez pmcrc dz.

2. Bsrac, En`rcy, en` @ewd` Clzc. Pmc Ieobde en`

 Zcnciel; Lhnclt Vlencp. Pmdz dnprh`sjpdhn ph pmc

jslpsrel rdjmnczz hg Yczp Egrdje dz gsll hg vrejpdjel pdvz.

:. @cppytlcr, Aepmcrdnc. @enjdni Zaclcphnz; Ldgc

en` @cepm dn Yczp Egrdje. E vcrzhnel ejjhsnp hg e

oelnsprdpdhn( enpmrhvhlhit zps`t hg pmc yhocn en`

jmdl`rcn dn Oeld.

0. Ejmcbe, Jmdnse. Pmdniz Gell Everp. Pmdz jlezzdj zmhrp

nhwcl hg ldgc dn vrc/jhlhndel Ndicrde dz zpdll rclcwenp ph`et

ph ldgc entymcrc dn Yczp Egrdje.

3. Be, Oerdeoe. Zh Lhni, e Lcppcr. Pmdz oh`crn zmhrp

nhwcl bt e Zcncielczc yhocn—z ejpdwdzp, dz ebhsp pmc

`hsblc zpen`er` bcpyccn ocn en` yhocn dn ph`et—z

srben Egrdje.

Rcjhoocn`c` Ohwdc

"Ohhlee`c." Pmc gdnel gdlo grho Egrdjen jdncoe)z

ghsn`dni gepmcr, Hszoenc Zcobcnc, pmdz dz e vhpcnp

vhlcodj `drcjpc` eiednzp pmc zpdll/jhoohn vrejpdjc hg 

gcoelc jdrjsojdzdhn. Zcp dn Zcnciel.

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Bhhaz Ebhsp pmc Vcejc Jhrvz

5. Bencrkcc, @dllhn. Zh Ths Yenp ph Khdn pmc Vcejc

Jhrvz; Ymep ph Anhy Bcghrc Ths Ih. Bcraclct, Jeldg.;Pcn Zvcc` Vrczz, 2666 -vevcrbeja.

2. Mcrrcre, Zszene. Oenih Clcvmenpz dn pmc Zsn; Mhy

 Ldgc dn en Egrdjen Wdlleic Lcp Oc Bc dn Ot Zadn.

Bhzphn; Zmeobmele Vsbldjepdhnz, 5444.

:. Pmhozcn, Ohrdp{. Ldwdni Vhhr; E Vcejc Jhrvz

Jmrhndjlc. Zcepplc; Sndwcrzdpt hg Yezmdniphn Vrczz,5474, 5449 -vevcrbeja.

V C E J C J H R V Z22

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 2:

N H P C Z

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L D W D N I J H N @ D P D H N Z E N @

W H L S NP C C R L D G C Z P TL CJhoosndjepdhnz

Pmc oedn Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc dz dn Gekere, ncer pmc jevdpel

jdpt hg Benksl, ydpm en snzpeggc` rcidhnel zsb/hggdjc dn Bezzc

-Svvcr Rdwcr Rcidhn. Pmcrc dz elzh e prenzdp mhszc dn ymdjm

 Whlsnpccrz jen zpet ymdlc dn Gekere hn bszdnczz. Pmcrc dz

clcjprdjdpt ep ell pmrcc lhjepdhnz, elpmhsim clcjprdjdpt dn Bezzc

dz zmsp hgg `srdni pmc lepc ndimp. Pmcrc erc ghsr jhovspcrz

ydpm Dnpcrncp ejjczz ep pmc Gekere Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc. Pmcrc

erc Dnpcrncp jegcz ewedleblc dn leric rcidhnel phynz, elpmhsim

ejjczz pdocz jen bc vedngsllt zlhy.

 Elpmhsim Pmc Ieobde dz zlhylt clcjprdgtdni, ohzp Whlsnpccrzerc zpdll vlejc` dn rcohpc lhjepdhnz ydpmhsp clcjprdjdpt.

Oedl 

Gcy jhsnprdcz dn pmc yhrl` hggcr pmc lcwcl hg oedl zcrwdjc

jhnzd`crc` nhroel dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz. Dg ths c}vcjp S.Z.

zpen`er`z ghr oedl zcrwdjc, ths ydll bc dn ghr zhoc grszprepdhn.

Oedl grho pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz peacz e odndoso hg pyh yccazph errdwc dn Pmc Ieobde, hgpcn lhnicr. Hnjc mcrc, yc vlejc

 thsr oedl dn thsr oedlbh} ep hsr hggdjcz. Dg ths ldwc hspzd`c

pmc Gekere erce, yc ydll pmcn `cldwcr ell oedl dn thsr oedlbh}

ph ths hnjc cejm ohnpm hn e “oedl rsn‟ dn e Vcejc Jhrvz

 wcmdjlc. Pmcrcghrc, `cvcn`dni hn ymcn thsr oedl errdwcz en`

ymcrc ths erc vhzpc`, dp jhsl` peac ez gcy ez pmrcc yccaz

hr sv ph zcwcn yccaz ph icp ph ths. E`wdzc thsr geodlt en`

grdcn`z ph nsobcr pmcdr lcppcrz ghr prejadni rcezhnz en`

ph dnjls`c “Edroedl‟ en` “Ver Ewdhn‟ hn pmcdr cnwclhvcz.

Hbwdhszlt, coedl dz revd`lt zsvvlenpdni rcisler oedl zcrwdjc ez

e ocenz hg jhoosndjepdhn.

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@czvdpc pmc `cletz, yc cnjhsreic ths ph yrdpc ph thsr geodlt

rcislerlt en` ph nsobcr thsr lcppcrz. Ths jen zcn` oedl bt

idwdni dp ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz `rdwcr ymcn mc jhocz hn pmcoedl rsn. Geodlt ocobcrz ptvdjellt bcjhoc yhrrdc` ymcn

pmct `h nhp mcer grho ths, zh dp dz e ihh` d`ce ph e`wdzc pmco

oedl zcrwdjc dz zvhre`dj en` pmep pmct zmhsl` nhp yhrrt dg pmct

`h nhp rcjcdwc thsr lcppcrz rcislerlt. Dg e zcrdhsz vrhblco

ycrc ph hjjsr, Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde yhsl` nhpdgt pmc

Hggdjc hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mce`userpcrz dn

Yezmdniphn, @.J., ymdjm yhsl` pmcn jhnpejp thsr geodlt.

Thsr e``rczz ghr thsr cnpdrc zpet dn pmc Ieobde ydll bc;

“Thsr Neoc,‟ VJW

S.Z. Vcejc Jhrvz

VH Bh} 3=2

Benksl, Pmc Ieobde

Yczp Egrdje

Pclcvmhncz 

Dnpcrnepdhnel vmhnc zcrwdjc ph en` grho Pmc Ieobde dz

gedrlt ihh`, bsp dp jen bc c}vcnzdwc. Pmc vsbldj pclcvmhnc

jhovent, Ieopcl, vrhwd`cz zcrwdjc dn lericr phynz en` wdlleicz

pmrhsimhsp pmc jhsnprt. Pmcrc erc elzh vsbldj vmhnc bhhpmz

dn zoellcr wdlleicz pmep ths jen szc ph rcejm en EP'P hr OJD

hvcrephr ghr dnpcrnepdhnel jellz. Whlsnpccrz erc nhp vcrodppc`

ph szc pmc pclcvmhncz ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc dn Benksl ph

jell geodlt hr grdcn`z snlczz pmc jell vcrpednz ph en cocricnjt

en` dz evvrhwc` dn e`wenjc bt pmc jhsnprt `drcjphr.

Jcllvmhncz erc pmc vrcgcrrc` oh`c hg jhoosndjepdhn dn

Pmc Ieobde, en` ell Whlsnpccrz erc c}vcjpc` ph cdpmcr brdnie jhovepdblc jcllvmhnc -zvcjdgdj zpen`er`z ghr jhovepdblc

vmhncz erc bclhy en` dn pmc vejadni ldzp hr bst e vmhnc

hnjc dn Pmc Ieobde. Ymdlc len`ldncz c}dzp, pmcdr dnzpellepdhn

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dz ldodpc` `sc ph pmcdr vmtzdjel nepsrc. Cwcn jcllvmhncz mewc

pmcdr jhwcreic ldodpz. Jsrrcnplt, pmcrc erc pmrcc ohbdlc zcrwdjc

vrhwd`crz pmep jhwcr zhoc verpz hg pmc jhsnprt wcrt ycll,bsp ohzp verpz mewc ldodpc` hr zvhre`dj jhwcreic. Bcjeszc

nh hnc zcrwdjc mez gsll jhwcreic, oent Whlsnpccrz cwcn mewc

pyh jcllvmhncz. Ez e predncc, ths ydll bc vrhwd`c` ydpm ohrc

dnghroepdhn hnjc ths errdwc dn/jhsnprt en` ths ydll mewc

pmc hvvhrpsndpt ph vsrjmezc e ohbdlc vmhnc ep zhoc vhdnp

`srdni predndni, cdpmcr `srdni pmc gdrzp ycca dn/jhsnprt hr

ep pmc cn` hg predndni. Pmc jmcevczp ohbdlc vmhncz dn PmcIeobde jhzp entymcrc grho $36 ph $46 bt S.Z. zpen`er`z,

`cvcn`dni svhn pmc vrhohpdhn. Dg ths jmhhzc ph vsrjmezc e

ohbdlc vmhnc bcghrc `cverpsrc -vrhbeblt jmcevcr, bc zsrc

dp dz en snlhjac` use`ben` jcllvmhnc pmep peacz e ZDO jer`.

 E ihh` zhsrjc oet bc cBet hr hpmcr zdodler zdpcz. Ghr e ldzp

hg jhoohn jcllvmhnc oh`clz dn Pmc Ieobde, vlcezc zcc pmc

vejadni ldzp ep pmc cn` hg pmdz Ycljhoc Bhha.

Jhovspcr, Dnpcrncp, en` C/oedl Ejjczz 

 Whlsnpccrz mewc ejjczz ph coedl en` pmc Dnpcrncp ep pmc

oedn Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc ymcrc pmcrc erc ghsr jhovspcrz ghr

 Whlsnpccr szc. Whlsnpccrz icncrellt erc eblc ph jmcja pmcdr

coedl ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjcz ep lcezp hnjc e ohnpm, bsp

zhoc Whlsnpccrz elzh mewc coedl ep pmc zjmhhlz ymcrc pmctpcejm. Pmcrc erc dnjrcezdni nsobcrz hg vrdwepc pclcjcnpcrz

en` Dnpcrncp jegcz dn lericr phynz. Pmczc icncrellt yhra ycll

ghr coedl, bsp Dnpcrncp ejjczz dz bhpm zlhy en` c}vcnzdwc.

Mhszdni en` Zdpc Lhjepdhn

Hnjc ths bcjhoc e Whlsnpccr, ths ydll bc vrhwd`c` ydpm zegcen` e`cusepc mhszdni dn ejjhr`enjc ydpm pmc Vcejc Jhrvz—

zdpc zclcjpdhn jrdpcrde -zcc pmc “Mcelpm Jerc en` Zegcpt‟

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jmevpcr ghr gsrpmcr dnghroepdhn. Pmc oekhrdpt hg Whlsnpccrz

ldwc dn geodlt jhovhsn`z ydpm hnc hr pyh vrdwepc rhhoz

ep pmcdr `dzvhzel. Ths ydll ncc` ph bc wcrt glc}dblc dn thsrmhszdni c}vcjpepdhnz, ez ths vrhbeblt ydll nhp mewc rsnndni

yepcr hr clcjprdjdpt en` oet mewc ph jhllcjp yepcr grho e ycll

hr bhrcmhlc en` zvcn` thsr cwcndniz rce`dni bt jen`lcldimp hr

lenpcrn.

Vcejc Jhrvz zpegg ydll wdzdp thsr zdpc vcrdh`djellt ph vrhwd`c

vcrzhnel, oc`djel, en` pcjmndjel zsvvhrp.

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll vrhwd`c ths ydpm dpcoz zsjm ez en ell/

pcrredn bdjtjlc, ohzusdph ncp, en` e yepcr gdlpcr ghr szc `srdni

 thsr zcrwdjc.

Ldwdni Ellhyenjc en` Ohnct Oeneicocnp

 Ez e Whlsnpccr dn Pmc Ieobde, ths ydll rcjcdwc zcwcrelellhyenjcz. Svhn bcdni zyhrn dn, ths ydll rcjcdwc e zcppldni/

dn ellhyenjc ph vsrjmezc mhszcmhl` ncjczzdpdcz zsjm ez e

zphwc, `dzmcz, e lenpcrn, en` gsrndpsrc. Hnjc ths erc ep thsr

zdpc, ths ydll rcjcdwc e ohnpmlt ldwdni ellhyenjc, `cvhzdpc`

dn lhjel jsrrcnjt dnph e Ieobden bena ejjhsnp, ph vet ghr

`edlt ncjczzdpdcz. Ths zmhsl` bc eblc ph ldwc e`cusepclt, elbcdp

zdovlt, hn pmdz ellhyenjc, ymdjm dz bezc` hn en ennsel zsrwcthg Whlsnpccr ldwdni jhzpz. Ldwdni eohni Ieobdenz en` ydpmdn

pmcdr cjhnhodj ocenz dz verp hg pmc Vcejc Jhrvz oh`cl, bsp

 ths zmhsl` zpdll mewc cnhsim ph zcp ezd`c ghr prewcl en` hpmcr

c}vcnzcz. Dn e``dpdhn, e wejepdhn ellhyenjc hg $20 vcr ohnpm

hg zcrwdjc ydll bc `cvhzdpc` elhni ydpm thsr ldwdni ellhyenjc

dnph thsr ejjhsnp dn lhjel jsrrcnjt ep pmc bcidnndni hg cwcrt

ohnpm. Ymcn wdzdpdni Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjcz hn hggdjdel bszdnczz-ez evvrhwc` bt thsr vrhireo oeneicr, hr ghr oc`djel

rcezhnz, ths ydll rcjcdwc e vcr `dco ellhyenjc ph jhwcr thsr

ghh` en` prenzvhrpepdhn.

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Dg ths brdni thsr hyn ohnct ydpm ths, S.Z. `hllerz en`

prewclcr—z jmcjaz erc rcjhoocn`c` bcjeszc jrc`dp jer`z

erc nhp yd`clt ejjcvpc` -pmhsim pmct erc szcgsl ghr prewclhspzd`c pmc jhsnprt en` jezm e`wenjcz. Vcrzhnel jmcjaz jen

bc jezmc`, bsp nhp cezdlt, en` dg ths pmdna ths ydll bc `hdni

ent benadni ydpm S.Z. benaz, ths odimp yenp ph brdni thsr

jmcjabhha. Ths jen elzh mewc ohnct ydrc` grho mhoc bt

dnpcrnepdhnel bena prenzgcr.

Ghh` en` @dcp

Zhoc Whlsnpccrz `h ell hr zhoc hg pmcdr hyn jhhadni, bsp ths

ydll vrhbeblt gdn` dp lczz c}vcnzdwc en` ohrc jhnwcndcnp ph

mewc ocelz ydpm thsr mhzp geodlt. Ieobdenz cep pmrcc ocelz e

`et, ydpm lsnjm ez pmc oedn ocel.

Dn icncrel, pmc revd` rdzc hg iredn vrdjcz zdnjc 2667 mez vsp e

ircep `cel hg vrczzsrc hn ohzp Ieobden geodldcz, ymhzc `dcp

jhnzdzpz vrdoerdlt hg irednz -odllcp, rdjc, cpj..

Brceagezp odimp dnjls`c e vhrrd`ic oe`c hg rdjc, zsier, en`

zhsr odla -en` zhocpdocz vhsn`c` vcenspz, e gewhrdpc eohni

 Whlsnpccrz1 ldpplc bellz hg odllcp bhdlc` dn e jlcer, zyccp,

 wdzjhsz ldusd`, ymdjm pezpcz bcppcr pmen dp lhhaz1 en` zpceoc`

odllcp -jhhz ocel cepcn ydpm zyccpcnc` zhsr odla, ymdjmoet rcodn` ths hg ymcep icro ydpm vledn thisrp. Lsnjm

odimp jhnzdzp hg rdjc phvvc` ydpm e penit irccn zesjc oe`c

hg zhrrcl lcewcz, rc` vcvvcrz, `rdc` gdzm, en` hndhnz1 hr rdjc

od}c` ydpm vcvvcrz, hndhnz, en` `rdc` gdzm. Ptvdjel `dnncr

`dzmcz erc rdjc ydpm e zesjc hg phoephcz, vcvvcrz, hndhnz, hdl,

en` gdzm, jmdjacn, hr bccg1 e zvdjt zhsv oe`c hg phoephcz,

phoeph vezpc, bccg, vhpephcz, en` hare en` cepcn hwcr rdjc hrjhhz1 en` e hnc/vhp `dzm hg rdjc, phoeph vezpc, hdl, ocep, en`

 wcicpeblcz jellc` bcnejmdn. Elpmhsim ohzp Whlsnpccrz cnkht

pmc lhjel ghh`, ths jen icp vd{{e, jmcczcbsricrz, en` pmc ldac

ymcn wdzdpdni Benksl.

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Zhoc ghh`z erc jmerejpcrdzpdj hg jcrpedn cpmndj irhsvz hr

rcidhnz. Dg ths ldwc dn e Gsle jhoosndpt, ghr c}eovlc, pmcrc

oet bc e ircepcr werdcpt hg `edrt vrh`sjpz, ez pmcdr pre`dpdhnelhjjsvepdhn dz jepplc mcr`dni. Dg ths ldwc dn e Yhlhg jhoosndpt,

 ths erc ldaclt ph cep ohrc jhhz, ymdlc dn e zdpc ncer pmc jhezp,

 ths oet gdn` e lhp hg grczm gdzm en` e yd`cr zclcjpdhn hg grsdpz

en` wcicpeblcz.

Prenzvhrpepdhn

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dzzscz bdjtjlcz ph ell prednccz en` Whlsnpccrz

ghr szc dn pmcdr yhra ezzdinocnpz. Ghr lhnicr prdvz, Whlsnpccrz

hgpcn szc pmc yd`clt ewedleblc pe}d en` bszm pe}d - icllt icllt

zcrwdjc, ymhzc gercz `cvcn` hn pmc `dzpenjc en` `srepdhn hg 

pmc rd`c.

Ichirevmt en` Jldoepc

Pmc Ieobde dz lhjepc` dn Yczp Egrdje en` bhr`crz pmc Eplenpdj

Hjcen en` Zcnciel. Dp jhnzdzpz hg pyh nerrhy zprdvz hg len` hn

pmc nhrpm en` zhspm benaz hg pmc Ieobde Rdwcr pmep c}pcn`

ohrc pmen 266 odlcz dnph pmc Egrdjen jhnpdncnp. Ep dpz yd`czp

vhdnp, Pmc Ieobde dz lczz pmen 23 odlcz yd`c.

Pmc len` dz elohzp cnpdrclt jhovhzc` hg pmc glhh` vledn hg pmcIeobde Rdwcr, pmc jhsnprt—z ohzp hspzpen`dni vmtzdjel gcepsrc.

Dn pmc yczp, pmc rdwcr—z benaz erc pmdjalt ldnc` ydpm oenirhwc

zyeovz, bcmdn` ymdjm erc rdwcr glepz pmep erc zsbocric` ghr

ohzp hg pmc rednt zcezhn -Kslt ph Hjphbcr. Zen`t mdllz en`

rhlldni vlepcesz ldc gerpmcr beja grho pmc rdwcr. Dn pmc cezp, pmc

zyeovz idwc yet ph ire`sellt ezjcn`dni rdwcrbenaz bejac` bt

rhlldni vlednz, en` lhy mdllz vsnjpsepc pmc ger cezpcrn userpcrhg pmc jhsnprt. Ieobde—z mdimczp vhdnp dz ebhsp 596 gccp ebhwc

zce lcwcl. Pmc zhdl useldpt dz icncrellt vhhr en` zsbkcjp ph pmc

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hr mclvdni pmc jmdl`rcn dn thsr mhzp geodlt—z jhovhsn`

ydpm mhocyhra. Zhoc geodldcz oet cwcn mewc e PW zcp hr

e re`dh. Ths ydll elzh mewc vlcnpt hg pdoc ph bdac, rsn, yela,vlenp e ier`cn, hr lcern ph vlet e oszdjel dnzprsocnp. Oent

 Whlsnpccrz peac e`wenpeic hg pmcdr zverc pdoc ph rce` hr

yrdpc. Pmcrc erc ldbrerdcz ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjcz dn Gekere

en` Bezzc, ydpm ldodpc` bsp dnpcrczpdni jhllcjpdhnz hg bhhaz

`hnepc` bt vezp en` vrczcnp Whlsnpccrz. Vchvlc ymh ldac ph

yrdpc gdn` pdoc ph accv sv ydpm jhrrczvhn`cnjc, yrdpc dn pmcdr

 khsrnelz, hr yrdpc zmhrp zphrdcz hr vhcprt. Bc zsrc ph brdni thsrgewhrdpc oszdj pevcz, J@z, hr OV:z, ymdjm ths jen zyev beja

en` ghrpm ydpm hpmcr Whlsnpccrz. E beppcrt/vhycrc` zmhrpyewc

re`dh ydll bc szcgsl dg ths yenp ph zpet jsrrcnp hn yhrl`

cwcnpz. Pmc Ieobde dz elzh ycll zsdpc` ghr pmhzc ymh cnkht

bdr`/yepjmdni en` zperie{dni -ydpm nh ldimp vhllspdhn grho

leric jdpdcz, dp dz cezt ph zvhp jhnzpcllepdhnz en` gelldni zperz.

Vrhgczzdhneldzo, @rczz, en` Bcmewdhr

Ieobdenz eppejm ircep dovhrpenjc ph ncepnczz en` vrhvcr

`rczz, en` Whlsnpccrz oszp zmhy rczvcjp ghr Ieobden

eppdps`cz bt `rczzdni zsdpeblt bhpm hn en` hgg pmc khb. Ymcn

jhn`sjpdni hggdjdel bszdnczz dn ihwcrnocnp hr pmc Vcejc

Jhrvz hggdjcz, prednccz en` Whlsnpccrz erc c}vcjpc` ph ycere jhllerc` zmdrp hr en Egrdjen/zptlc zmdrp, `rczzcz, zadrpz, hr

lhni venpz, en` vrhgczzdhnel/lhhadni zmhcz -d.c., nh gldv/glhvz.

P/zmdrpz erc ejjcvpeblc hnlt ghr gdcl`yhra. Zdnjc oent hg 

pmc Yczpcrncrz dn Pmc Ieobde erc phsrdzpz, e zsrc yet ph

bc `dzrczvcjpc` dz ph `rczz ldac hnc dn P/zmdrpz en` zen`elz.

Ncwcrpmclczz, dp dz mhp mcrc, zh `h brdni ldimp jlhpmcz ghr

yhradni dn pmc wdlleic. Cwcrtpmdni oszp bc yezmeblc en`

`sreblc, ez jlhpmcz erc yezmc` wdihrhszlt bt men` en` peac

usdpc e bcepdni dn pmc vrhjczz.

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Vcrzhnel Zegcpt

Ohrc `cpedlc` dnghroepdhn ebhsp pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— evvrhejm

ph zegcpt dz jhnpednc` dn pmc “Mcelpm Jerc en` Zegcpt‟ jmevpcr,

bsp dp dz en dovhrpenp dzzsc en` jennhp bc hwcrcovmezd{c`. Ez

zpepc` dn pmc Whlsnpccr Men`bhha, bcjhodni e Vcejc Jhrvz

 Whlsnpccr cnpedlz jcrpedn zegcpt rdzaz. Ldwdni en` prewcldni

dn en sngeodlder cnwdrhnocnp -hgpcnpdocz elhnc, mewdni e

ldodpc` sn`crzpen`dni hg lhjel leniseic en` jslpsrc, en`

bcdni vcrjcdwc` ez ycll/hgg erc zhoc hg pmc gejphrz pmep jen

vsp e Whlsnpccr ep rdza. Oent Whlsnpccrz c}vcrdcnjc wertdni

`circcz hg snyenpc` eppcnpdhn en` merezzocnp. Vcppt pmcgp

en` bsrilert erc nhp snjhoohn, en` dnjd`cnpz hg vmtzdjel

en` zc}sel ezzeslp `h hjjsr, elpmhsim ohzp Whlsnpccrz

jhovlcpc pmcdr pyh tcerz hg zcrwdjc ydpmhsp vcrzhnel zcjsrdpt

dnjd`cnpz. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez czpebldzmc` vrhjc`srcz en`

vhldjdcz `czdinc` ph mclv ths rc`sjc thsr rdzaz en` cnmenjc

 thsr zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt. Pmczc vrhjc`srcz en` vhldjdcz, dn

e``dpdhn ph zegcpt predndni, ydll bc vrhwd`c` hnjc ths errdwc dn

Pmc Ieobde. Ths erc c}vcjpc` ph peac rczvhnzdbdldpt ghr thsr

zegcpt en` ycll/bcdni.

Rcyer`z en` Grszprepdhnz

Vcejc Jhrvz zcrwdjc dz nhp ghr cwcrthnc. Rcusdrdni ircepcr

`c`djepdhn en` jhoodpocnp pmen ohzp khbz, dp dz ghr jhngd`cnp,

zclg/zperpdni, en` jhnjcrnc` dn`dwd`selz ymh erc dnpcrczpc` dn

ezzdzpdni hpmcr jhsnprdcz en` dnjrcezdni msoen sn`crzpen`dni

ejrhzz jslpsrcz.

Pmc act ph zepdzgtdni yhra ez e Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr dz

pmc ebdldpt ph czpebldzm zsjjczzgsl msoen rclepdhnz ep elllcwclz, ymdjm rcusdrcz vepdcnjc, zcnzdpdwdpt, en` e vhzdpdwc

vrhgczzdhnel eppdps`c. Dp dz czzcnpdel pmep ths yhra ydpm

Ieobden jhsnpcrverpz ph cnzsrc pmep pezaz bcisn `srdni

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 thsr zcrwdjc ydll jhnpdnsc egpcr thsr `cverpsrc. Dp dz elzh

dovhrpenp ph rceld{c pmep ymdlc ths oet mewc e lhp hg cncrit

en` ohpdwepdhn, ths ydll bc dn Pmc Ieobde ghr hnlt pyh tcerz.Thsr jhllceiscz ydll vrhbeblt jhnpdnsc ph yhra dn pmc zeoc

 khb egpcr ths lcewc‐ghr ldpplc ohnct‐en` oet nhp vhzzczz

pmc zeoc lcwcl hg ohpdwepdhn. Hgpcn ths ydll gdn` thsrzclg dn

zdpsepdhnz pmep rcusdrc pmc ebdldpt ph ohpdwepc bhpm thsrzclg 

en` thsr jhllceiscz en` ph peac ejpdhn ydpm ldpplc isd`enjc

grho zsvcrwdzhrz. Ths oet yhra ghr ohnpmz ydpmhsp zccdni

ent wdzdblc dovejp grho, en` ydpmhsp rcjcdwdni gcc`beja hn,

 thsr yhra. Ths oszp vhzzczz pmc zclg/jhngd`cnjc, vepdcnjc,

en` wdzdhn ph jhnpdnsc yhradni phyer` lhni/pcro ihelz ydpmhsp

zccdni dooc`depc rczslpz.

Ncwcrpmclczz, ths ydll mewc e zcnzc hg ejjhovldzmocnp ymcn

zoell vrhkcjpz erc oe`c cggcjpdwc bcjeszc hg thsr cgghrpz.

 Ejjcvpenjc dnph e ghrcdin jslpsrc en` pmc ejusdzdpdhn hg e

zcjhn` hr cwcn e pmdr` leniseic erc elzh zdindgdjenp rcyer`z.

Cwcn ydpm pmc oent cjhnhodj, zhjdel, en` cnwdrhnocnpel

vrhblcoz jhngrhnpdni Pmc Ieobde ph`et, pmcrc dz en

epohzvmcrc hg c}jdpcocnp en` mhvc ebhsp pmc vhzdpdwc

jmenicz hjjsrrdni dn pmc jhsnprt. Khdndni pmc Ieobden vchvlc

dn pmcdr cgghrpz ep pmdz vdwhpel pdoc dn pmcdr mdzphrt ydll bc

bhpm gezjdnepdni en` zepdzgtdni ph Whlsnpccrz ymh erc ydlldniph yhra mer`, bc phlcrenp hg eobdisdpt, en` idwc icncrhszlt

hg pmcdr pdoc. Thsr ydlldninczz ph zcrwc dn zoellcr phynz en`

 wdlleicz en` ph idwc sv S.Z. zpen`er`z hg zvejc en` vrdwejt

dn thsr ldwdni ejjhooh`epdhnz ydll bc irceplt evvrcjdepc` bt

Ieobdenz. Ks`idni bt pmc c}vcrdcnjc hg ghrocr Whlsnpccrz,

pmc vceaz erc ycll yhrpm pmc `dggdjslp pdocz, en` ohzp

 Whlsnpccrz lcewc Pmc Ieobde gccldni pmct mewc iednc` osjmohrc pmen pmct zejrdgdjc` `srdni pmcdr zcrwdjc.

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Mhy Ydll Ldwdni en` Yhradni dn Jhoosndpdcz Eggcjpc` bt

Mdw(Ed`z Eggcjp Oc8

Pmc ED@Z ven`codj zprdacz ejrhzz ell zhjdel zprepe dn oent

Vcejc Jhrvz jhsnprdcz. Pmc lhzz hg pcejmcrz mez jrdvvlc`

c`sjepdhn ztzpcoz, ymdlc dllnczz en` `dzebdldpt `rednz geodlt

dnjhoc en` ghrjcz ihwcrnocnpz en` `hnhrz ph rc`drcjp ldodpc`

rczhsrjcz grho hpmcr vrdhrdpdcz. Pmc gcer en` snjcrpednpt ED@Z

jeszcz mez lc` ph dnjrcezc` `hoczpdj wdhlcnjc en` zpdioepd{dni

hg vchvlc ldwdni ydpm MDW(ED@Z, dzhlepdni pmco grho grdcn`z

en` geodlt en` jsppdni pmco hgg grho cjhnhodj hvvhrpsndpdcz.

 Ez e Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr, ths ydll jhngrhnp pmczc dzzscz hn

e wcrt vcrzhnel lcwcl. Dp dz dovhrpenp ph bc eyerc hg pmc mdim

cohpdhnel phll pmep `dzcezc, `cepm, en` wdhlcnjc jen mewc hn

 Whlsnpccrz. Ez ths zprdwc ph dnpcirepc dnph thsr jhoosndpt,

 ths ydll `cwclhv rclepdhnzmdvz ydpm lhjel vchvlc ymh odimp

`dc `srdni thsr zcrwdjc. Bcjeszc hg pmc ED@Z ven`codj,

zhoc Whlsnpccrz ydll bc rcislerlt occpdni ydpm MDW/vhzdpdwc

vchvlc en` yhradni ydpm predndni zpegg, hggdjc zpegg, en` mhzp

geodlt ocobcrz ldwdni ydpm ED@Z. Whlsnpccrz ncc` ph vrcverc

pmcozclwcz ph cobrejc pmczc rclepdhnzmdvz dn e zcnzdpdwc en`

vhzdpdwc oenncr. Ldacydzc, oelerde en` oelnsprdpdhn, ohphr

 wcmdjlc ejjd`cnpz en` hpmcr sndnpcnpdhnel dnksrdcz, `hoczpdj

 wdhlcnjc, en` jhrvhrel vsndzmocnp erc vrhblcoz e Whlsnpccr

ydll mewc ph jhngrhnp dn e ohrc dooc`depc yet pmen dz szsel dnpmc S.Z. Ths ydll ncc` ph enpdjdvepc pmczc zdpsepdhnz en` szc

zsvvhrpdwc rczhsrjcz ewedleblc pmrhsimhsp thsr predndni en`

zcrwdjc ph oednpedn thsr hyn cohpdhnel zprcnipm zh ths jen

jhnpdnsc ph bc hg zcrwdjc ph thsr jhoosndpt.

Ghrpsnepclt, dn Pmc Ieobde, snldac oent hpmcr Egrdjen

jhsnprdcz, ED@Z mez nhp tcp rcejmc` ven`codj vrhvhrpdhnz,en` hpmcr adllcr `dzcezcz, nhpeblt oelerde, erc osjm ohrc

jhoohn. Pmc hggdjdel repc hg MDW vrcwelcnjc dz ebhsp 2.=

vcrjcnp, en` wdjpdoz erc ohzplt jhnjcnprepc` dn lericr jdpdcz.

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V C E J C J H R V Z P R E D N D N I

Hwcrwdcy hg Vrc/Zcrwdjc Predndni

Ths ydll ncc` ph iedn pmc anhylc`ic en` c}vcrdcnjc ncjczzert

ph zsjjczzgsllt zcrwc ez e Whlsnpccr dn kszp 56 yccaz. Pmc

predndni vcrdh` ydll bc c}prcoclt bszt. Dp ydll elzh bc e pdoc hg 

lcerndni, vrcverepdhn, mer` yhra, c}jdpcocnp, `dzjhwcrt, en`

zclg/gslgdllocnp. Pmc cgghrp en` jmellcnicz hg e`evpdni ph e ncy

jslpsrc ydll `rey hn thsr rczcrwcz hg vepdcnjc en` thsr zcnzc

hg msohr, bsp ydll bc men`zhoclt rcyer`c` ydpm e zcnzc hg 

bclhnidni eohni ncy grdcn`z. Ncy en` `dggdjslp pezaz lcernc`

ydll vet hgg dn thsr ebdldpt ph yhra cggcjpdwclt dn e jmellcnidni

 khb pmep ydll `drcjplt bcncgdp e ircep nsobcr hg vchvlc.

Predndni dz jhovcpcnjt en` jhoosndpt/bezc`. Dp covmezd{cz

oezpcrt hg leniseic, doocrzdhn dn pmc jslpsrc, en`pmc `cwclhvocnp hg jhovcpcnjdcz ncc`c` ph gsnjpdhn

dn`cvcn`cnplt ez e Whlsnpccr.

Pcjmndjel Predndni 

Pcjmndjel predndni ydll vrcverc ths ph yhra dn Pmc Ieobde

bt bsdl`dni hn pmc zadllz ths elrce`t mewc en` mclvdni ths

`cwclhv ncy zadllz dn e oenncr evvrhvrdepc ph pmc ncc`z hg pmc jhsnprt. Pcjmndjel predndni ydll dnjls`c zczzdhnz hn pmc

cnwdrhnocnp, cjhnhodjz, en` vhldpdjz dn Pmc Ieobde en`

zprepcidcz ghr yhradni ydpmdn zsjm e greocyhra. Ths ydll

rcwdcy thsr vrhkcjp—z ihelz en` ydll occp ydpm pmc eicnjdcz

en` hriend{epdhnz pmep dnwdpc` pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ph ezzdzp pmco.

Ths ydll bc zsvvhrpc` en` cwelsepc` pmrhsimhsp predndni

ph bsdl` pmc jhngd`cnjc en` zadllz ths ncc` ph sn`crpeac erenic hg ejpdwdpdcz en` ph bc e vrh`sjpdwc ocobcr hg thsr

jhoosndpt.

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Bt pmc cn` hg predndni, mcelpm en` jhoosndpt `cwclhvocnp

prednccz ydll bc eblc ph jhnprdbspc ph pmc dovrhwcocnp hg 

Pmc Ieobde—z vrdoert mcelpm jerc pmrhsim pmc vlenndnien` dovlcocnpepdhn hg c`sjepdhnel ejpdwdpdcz pmep vrhohpc

oepcrnel en` jmdl` mcelpm. Ths ydll elzh bc jeveblc hg 

ezzczzdni en` ohbldld{dni jhoosndpdcz ph dovrhwc pmcdr hyn

mcelpm vrejpdjcz. C`sjepdhn prednccz ydll bc rce`t ph pcejm

jhovspcr ldpcrejt, oepm en` zjdcnjc, zhjdel en` cnwdrhnocnpel

zps`dcz, en`(hr Cnildzm, ez ycll ez ph dovlcocnp dn/zcrwdjc

pcejmcr/predndni vrhireoz. Cnwdrhnocnp prednccz ydll bcvrcverc` ph pcejm eirhghrczprt en` dovrhwc` eirdjslpsrel

en` mhrpdjslpsrel pcjmnduscz ph rsrel gerocrz, ez ycll ez ph

vrhohpc jhoosndpt ghrczprt vrhkcjpz en` cnwdrhnocnpel

c`sjepdhn dn zjmhhlz en` jhoosndpdcz.

Leniseic Predndni 

Zdnjc Whlsnpccrz ldwc ez ocobcrz hg Ieobden jhoosndpdcz,

leniseic zadllz erc jcnprel ph thsr zsjjczz. Pmct ydll ellhy

 ths ph `h thsr yhra, lcern pmc jslpsrc, dnpcirepc dnph thsr

jhoosndpt, en` pmct jen cezc thsr e`evpepdhn ph pmc ncy

zsrrhsn`dniz. Pmcrcghrc, leniseic dz ep pmc mcerp hg pmc

predndni vrhireo. Ths oszp zsjjczzgsllt occp czpebldzmc`

leniseic rcusdrcocnpz ph bcjhoc e Whlsnpccr. C}vcrdcnjc`

Ieobden leniseic dnzprsjphrz pcejm ghroel leniseic jlezzcz dn

zoell irhsvz hg pyh ph gdwc prednccz.

Leniseic predndni szcz e jhoosndpt/bezc` evvrhejm. Ohzp

hg thsr leniseic predndni ydll peac vlejc dn zoell irhsvz dn

e Ieobden wdlleic dn ymdjm pmc leniseic ths erc lcerndni

dz zvhacn. Dn e``dpdhn ph jlezzrhho pdoc, ths ydll bc idwcn

ezzdinocnpz ph yhra hn hspzd`c hg pmc jlezzrhho en` ydpm

 thsr mhzp geodlt. Thsr ihel dz ph ejmdcwc dnpcroc`depc/lcwcljhoosndjepdhn zadllz en` ph jhnpdnsc ph lcern pmc leniseic

hnjc ths erc ep thsr zdpc. Vrdhr ph bcdni zyhrn dn ez e

 Whlsnpccr, ths ydll yhra hn zprepcidcz ph jhnpdnsc leniseic

zps`dcz `srdni thsr pyh tcerz hg zcrwdjc.

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Dn hr`cr ph icp e mce` zperp hn pmdz wdpel verp hg thsr predndni,

yc cnjhsreic ths ph `hynlhe` zhoc hg pmc leniseic lczzhnz

pmep erc ewedleblc ep pmc Whlsnpccr/jrcepc` ycbzdpc mppv;(( ieoleniz.ihhilcveicz.jho(. Zdnjc ths ydll yenp ph lcern

irccpdniz dn ell oekhr Ieobden leniseicz, ghjsz hn pmhzc. Dg 

 ths yenp ph ih gsrpmcr ydpm thsr leniseic zps`t, jhnjcnprepc

hn Oen`dnae, zdnjc dp dz pmc leniseic zvhacn bt pmc oekhrdpt

hg Ieobdenz.

Jrhzz/Jslpsrel Predndni 

Hnc hg pmc ohzp dovhrpenp ezvcjpz hg predndni dz pmc

c}vcrdcnjc hg ldwdni ydpm e Ieobden geodlt. Pmcrc dz nh

hpmcr yet ph lcern ez osjm ebhsp Ieobden eppdps`cz, welscz,

jszphoz, en` `et/ph/`et ldgc. Dn e``dpdhn, thsr mhzp geodlt

jen bc dnwelseblc dn mclvdni ths lcern pmc leniseic en` dn

dnprh`sjdni ths ph hpmcr ocobcrz hg pmc jhoosndpt. Oent

 Whlsnpccrz ghro zprhni en` lezpdni grdcn`zmdvz ydpm pmcdr mhzp

geodldcz.

Jrhzz/jslpsrel en` jhoosndpt `cwclhvocnp predndni ydll

mclv ths dovrhwc thsr jhoosndjepdhn zadllz en` sn`crzpen`

 thsr rhlc ez e gejdldpephr hg `cwclhvocnp. Ths ydll bc

c}vhzc` ph phvdjz zsjm ez vrcjhnjcvpdhnz hg Pmc Ieobde

en` Eocrdje, nhroz en` welscz, bezdj zsrwdwel zadllz, wdlleic

ldgc, rcldidhn, cpmndj irhsvz hg Pmc Ieobde, vhltieot, wdlleic

jcrcohndcz, en` jslpsrel e`evpepdhn. E``dpdhnel phvdjz ydll

dnjls`c jhoosndpt ohbdld{epdhn, jhngldjp rczhlspdhn, icn`cr

en` `cwclhvocnp, vhldpdjz, ez ycll ez nhnghroel en` e`slp

c`sjepdhn zprepcidcz, en` vhldpdjel zprsjpsrcz.

Mcelpm Predndni 

@srdni vrc/zcrwdjc predndni, ths ydll bc idwcn bezdj oc`djel

predndni en` dnghroepdhn. Ths ydll bc c}vcjpc` ph peacrczvhnzdbdldpt ghr thsr hyn mcelpm bt e`mcrdni ph ell oc`djel

vhldjdcz. Prednccz erc rcusdrc` ph eppcn` ell oc`djel zczzdhnz.

Pmc phvdjz dnjls`c vrcwcnpdwc mcelpm ocezsrcz en` odnhr en`

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oekhr oc`djel dzzscz pmep ths odimp cnjhsnpcr ymdlc dn pmc

Ieobde. Nsprdpdhn, ocnpel mcelpm, zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt, zcppdni

sv e zegc ldwdni jhovhsn`, en` mhy ph ewhd` MDW(ED@Z en`hpmcr ZP@z erc elzh jhwcrc`.

Zegcpt Predndni 

@srdni pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt predndni zczzdhnz, ths ydll lcern

mhy ph e`hvp e ldgczptlc pmep rc`sjcz thsr rdzaz ep mhoc, ep

yhra, en` `srdni thsr prewclz. Ths ydll elzh lcern evvrhvrdepc

en` cggcjpdwc zprepcidcz ghr jhvdni ydpm snyenpc` eppcnpdhn

en` ebhsp thsr dn`dwd`sel rczvhnzdbdldpt ghr vrhohpdni zegcpt

pmrhsimhsp thsr zcrwdjc.

E``dpdhnel Predndniz @srdni Whlsnpccr Zcrwdjc

Vcejc Jhrvz mez dovlcocnpc` e predndni ztzpco pmep vrhwd`cz

 Whlsnpccrz ydpm jhnpdnsel hvvhrpsndpdcz ph dnjrcezc pmcdr

pcjmndjel en` jrhzz/jslpsrel zadllz. @srdni thsr zcrwdjc, pmcrc

ydll bc e werdcpt hg predndni cwcnpz. Pmrcc ohnpmz hr zh egpcr

jhovlcpdni thsr vrc/zcrwdjc predndni -VZP, pmcrc ydll bc en

dn/zcrwdjc predndni -DZP1 zhocpdocz jellc` e ‟rcjhnncjp‟ ghr

 thsr vrhireo. Pmdz vrhwd`cz Whlsnpccrz ydpm en hvvhrpsndpt

ph ezzczz pmcdr gdrzp pmrcc ohnpmz hg zcrwdjc en` gsrpmcr

`cwclhv pmcdr pcjmndjel, leniseic, en` vrhkcjp `cwclhvocnp

zadllz.

Dn e``dpdhn ph DZP, pmcrc ydll bc e werdcpt hg hpmcr pcjmndjel

predndniz hggcrc`. C}eovlcz hg pmczc dnjls`c;

• nsrzcrt oeneicocnp en` grsdp prcc iregpdni1

• ier`cndni1

• bccaccvdni1 en`• Icn`cr en` @cwclhvocnp.

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Zcwcrel ohnpmz bcghrc pmc cn` hg thsr phsr, pmcrc ydll

bc e pmrcc/`et jlhzc/hg/zcrwdjc -JHZ jhngcrcnjc. Pmdz

cwcnp vrcvercz Whlsnpccrz ghr pmc gspsrc egpcr Vcejc Jhrvzzcrwdjc en` rcwdcyz pmcdr rczvcjpdwc vrhkcjpz en` vcrzhnel

c}vcrdcnjcz.

Pmc act ph hsr predndni ztzpco dz pmep predndni cwcnpz

erc dnpcirepc` en` dnpcrrclepc`, grho pmc vrc/`cverpsrc

hrdcnpepdhn -zpeidni pmrhsim pmc cn` hg thsr zcrwdjc, en` erc

vlennc`, dovlcocnpc ,̀ en` cwelsepc` jhhvcrepdwclt bt pmc

Vcejc Jhrvz zpegg, pmc predndni zpegg, en` Whlsnpccrz.

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Mclvdni Ths Zpet Mcelpmt

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll vrhwd`c ths ydpm ell pmc ncjczzert

dnhjslepdhnz, oc`djepdhnz, en` dnghroepdhn ph zpet mcelpmt.

Svhn thsr errdwel dn Pmc Ieobde, ths ydll rcjcdwc e oc`djel

men`bhha. Ep pmc cn` hg predndni, ths ydll rcjcdwc e oc`djel

adp ydpm zsvvldcz ph peac jerc hg odl` dllnczzcz en` gdrzp ed`

ncc`z. Pmc jhnpcnpz hg pmc adp erc ldzpc` lepcr dn pmdz jmevpcr.

@srdni predndni, ths ydll mewc ejjczz ph bezdj oc`djel zsvvldcz

pmrhsim pmc oc`djel hggdjcr. Mhycwcr, ths ydll bc rczvhnzdblcghr thsr hyn zsvvlt hg vrczjrdvpdhn `rsiz en` ent hpmcr

zvcjdgdj oc`djel zsvvldcz ths rcusdrc, ez yc ydll nhp hr`cr

pmczc dpcoz `srdni predndni. Vlcezc brdni e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt

hg ent vrczjrdvpdhn `rsiz ths szc, zdnjc pmct oet nhp bc

ewedleblc mcrc en` dp oet peac zcwcrel ohnpmz ghr zmdvocnpz

ph errdwc.

Ths ydll mewc e vmtzdjel c}eo ep od`zcrwdjc en` ep pmc cn`

hg thsr zcrwdjc. Dg ths `cwclhv e zcrdhsz oc`djel vrhblco

`srdni thsr zcrwdjc, pmc oc`djel hggdjcr dn Pmc Ieobde ydll

jhnzslp ydpm pmc Hggdjc hg Oc`djel Zcrwdjcz dn Yezmdniphn,

@.J. Dg dp dz `cpcrodnc` pmep thsr jhn`dpdhn jennhp bc prcepc`

dn Pmc Ieobde, ths oet bc zcnp hsp hg pmc jhsnprt ghr gsrpmcr

cwelsepdhn en` jerc.

Oednpedndni Thsr Mcelpm

 Ez e Whlsnpccr, ths oszp ejjcvp e ircep `cel hg rczvhnzdbdldpt

ghr thsr hyn mcelpm. Vrhvcr vrcjespdhnz ydll zdindgdjenplt

rc`sjc thsr rdza hg zcrdhsz dllnczz hr dnksrt. Pmc hl` e`eic

“En hsnjc hg vrcwcnpdhn ‧‟ bcjhocz c}prcoclt dovhrpenp

dn ercez ymcrc `deinhzpdj en` prcepocnp gejdldpdcz erc nhp sv

ph pmc zpen`er`z hg pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz. Pmc ohzp dovhrpenp

hg thsr rczvhnzdbdldpdcz dn Pmc Ieobde dz ph peac vrcwcnpdwc

ocezsrcz ez `czjrdbc` bclhy.

V C E J C J H R V Z00

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Pmc ohzp dovhrpenp zpcv dn vrcwcnpdni oelerde, en` oent

hpmcr prhvdjel `dzcezcz, dz ph ewhd` ohzusdph en` hpmcr dnzcjp

bdpcz bt zlccvdni sn`cr e ohzusdph ncp, ycerdni lhni/zlccwc`phvz en` lhni venpz ymcncwcr vhzzdblc, szdni dnzcjp rcvcllcnp,

en` oeadni zsrc thsr ydn`hyz en` `hhrz mewc zjrccnz.

Rebdcz dz vrcwelcnp pmrhsimhsp pmc rcidhn, zh ths ydll rcjcdwc

e zcrdcz hg doosnd{epdhnz eiednzp dp ymcn ths errdwc dn Pmc

Ieobde. Dg ths erc c}vhzc` ph en endoel pmep dz cdpmcr anhyn

ph mewc hr zszvcjpc` hg mewdni rebdcz, ths oszp dnghro pmc

Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel hggdjcr ep hnjc zh ths jen rcjcdwc vhzp/

c}vhzsrc bhhzpcr zmhpz.

Oent dllnczzcz pmep eggldjp Whlsnpccrz yhrl`yd`c erc cnpdrclt

vrcwcnpeblc dg vrhvcr ghh` en` yepcr vrcjespdhnz erc peacn.

Pmczc dllnczzcz dnjls`c ghh` vhdzhndni, verezdpdj dngcjpdhnz,

mcvepdpdz E, `tzcnpcrt, pevcyhroz, en` ptvmhd` gcwcr.

Pmhrhsimlt yezmdni grsdpz en` wcicpeblcz en` cdpmcr bhdldni thsr `rdnadni yepcr hr szdni e yepcr gdlpcr en` `dzdngcjpenpz

-zsjm ez mhszcmhl` blcejm jen mclv vrcwcnp pmczc dllnczzcz.

Pmc oc`djel hggdjcr ydll `dzjszz zvcjdgdj zpen`er`z ghr yepcr

en` ghh` vrcverepdhn dn Pmc Ieobde `srdni vrc/zcrwdjc

predndni.

 ED@Z dz lczz jhoohn dn Pmc Ieobde pmen dn hpmcr verpz

hg Egrdje, bsp dz ohrc jhoohn pmen dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz.

 Ebzpdncnjc dz pmc hnlt jcrpedn jmhdjc ghr vrcwcnpdhn hg MDW( 

 ED@Z en` hpmcr zc}sellt prenzodppc` `dzcezcz. Ths erc peadni

rdzaz dg ths jmhhzc ph bc zc}sellt ejpdwc. Ph lczzcn rdza, szc e

jhn`ho cwcrt pdoc ths mewc zc}. Ymcpmcr thsr verpncr dz e

mhzp jhsnprt jdpd{cn, e gcllhy Whlsnpccr, hr enthnc clzc, `h nhp

ezzsoc pmdz vcrzhn dz grcc hg MDW(ED@Z hr hpmcr ZP@z. Ths ydll

rcjcdwc ohrc dnghroepdhn grho pmc oc`djel hggdjcr ebhsp pmdz

dovhrpenp dzzsc.

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V C E J C J H R V Z

 Whlsnpccrz erc c}vcjpc` ph e`mcrc ph en cggcjpdwc ocenz

hg bdrpm jhnprhl ph vrcwcnp en snvlennc` vrcinenjt. Thsr

oc`djel hggdjcr jen mclv ths `cjd`c hn pmc ohzp evvrhvrdepcocpmh` ph zsdp thsr dn`dwd`sel ncc`z. Jhnprejcvpdwc ocpmh`z

erc ewedleblc ydpmhsp jmeric grho pmc oc`djel hggdjcr.

Dp dz jrdpdjel ph thsr mcelpm pmep ths vrhovplt rcvhrp ph pmc

oc`djel hggdjc ghr zjmc`slc` doosnd{epdhnz, en` pmep ths lcp

pmc oc`djel hggdjcr anhy dooc`depclt hg zdindgdjenp dllnczzcz

en` dnksrdcz.

Yhocn—z Mcelpm Dnghroepdhn

Vrcinenjtdz prcepc` dn pmc zeoc oenncr ez hpmcr Whlsnpccr

mcelpm jhn`dpdhnz rcusdrdni oc`djel eppcnpdhn, bsp elzh mez

vrhireooepdj reodgdjepdhnz. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dz rczvhnzdblc

ghr `cpcrodndni pmc oc`djel rdza en` pmc ewedlebdldpt hg 

evvrhvrdepc oc`djel jerc dg pmc Whlsnpccr rcoednz dn/jhsnprt.

Bsp idwcn pmc oc`djel jdrjsozpenjcz pmep c}dzp dn Pmc

Ieobde, ent Whlsnpccr ymh bcjhocz vrcinenp dz oc`djellt

zcverepc`.

Bcjeszc gcy gcodndnc mtidcnc vrh`sjpz erc ewedleblc ghr ths

ph vsrjmezc dn Pmc Ieobde, peovhnz ydll bc vrhwd`c` bt pmc

Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel hggdjcr. Dg ths rcusdrc e zvcjdgdj gcodndncmtidcnc vrh`sjp, vlcezc brdni e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt ydpm ths.

Thsr Vcejc Jhrvz Oc`djel Adp

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel hggdjcr vrhwd`cz Whlsnpccrz ydpm e

adp pmep jhnpednz bezdj dpcoz ncjczzert ph vrcwcnp en` prcep

dllnczzcz pmep oet hjjsr `srdni zcrwdjc. Adp dpcoz jen bcvcrdh`djellt rczphjac` ep pmc oc`djel hggdjc.

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Oc`djel Adp Jhnpcnpz 

Gdrzp ed` bhhalcp

 Euse pebz Ejc ben`eicz

 Ejcpeodnhvmcn :23 oi -Ptlcnhl

 Enpejd` peblcpz -@d/Icl

 Enpdbdhpdj hdnpocnp -Bejdprejdn(Nchotjdn(Vhltotjdn B

 Enpdgsniel jrceo -Jlhprdoe{hlc

 Enpdodjrhbdel zadn jlcenzcr -Mdbdjlcnz

Ben`/Ed`z

Bsppcrglt jlhzsrcz

Jcvejhl lh{cnicz

Jhn`hoz

@cnpel glhzz -snye}c`

@dvmcnmt`reodnc MJL 23 oi -Bcne`rtl

Mt`rhjhrpdzhnc jrceo

Dbsvrhgcn 23 oi

Dnzcjp rcvcllcnp

Lepc} ilhwcz -hnc vedr

Ldv belo -Elhc Wcre

Hrel rcmt`repdhn peblcpz

Vcvph/Bdzohl jmcyeblc peblcpz

Vzcs`hcvmc`rdnc MJL 76 oi -Zs`egc`

Zjdzzhrz

Zpcrdlc ies{c ve`z

Zsjrcpz lh{cnicz

Zsnzjrccn -ZVG :6

Ctc yezm -Wdzdnc

Pmcrohocpcr

Pycc{crz

E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 09

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Bcghrc Ths Lcewc; E Oc`djel Jmcjaldzp

Dg pmcrc mez bccn ent jmenic dn thsr mcelpm‐vmtzdjel, ocnpel,

hr `cnpel‐zdnjc ths zsbodppc` thsr c}eodnepdhn rcvhrpz ph

pmc Vcejc Jhrvz, ths oszp dooc`depclt nhpdgt pmc Hggdjc hg 

Oc`djel Zcrwdjcz. Gedlsrc ph `dzjlhzc ncy dllnczzcz, dnksrdcz,

ellcridcz, hr vrcinenjt jen cn`enicr thsr mcelpm en` oet

 kchver`d{c thsr cldidbdldpt ph zcrwc.

Dg thsr `cnpel c}eo yez `hnc ohrc pmen e tcer eih, hr dg thsr

vmtzdjel c}eo dz ohrc pmen pyh tcerz hl`, jhnpejp pmc Hggdjchg Oc`djel Zcrwdjcz ph gdn` hsp ymcpmcr ths ncc` ph sv`epc

 thsr rcjhr`z. Dg thsr `cnpdzp hr Vcejc Jhrvz `cnpel jhnzslpenp

mez rcjhoocn`c` pmep ths sn`crih `cnpel prcepocnp hr

rcvedr, ths oszp jhovlcpc pmep yhra en` oeac zsrc thsr

`cnpdzp zcn`z rcusczpc` jhngdroepdhn rcvhrpz hr ]/retz ph pmc

Hggdjc hg Oc`djel Zcrwdjcz.

Dg ths ydzm ph ewhd` mewdni `svldjepc wejjdnepdhnz, jhnpejp

 thsr vmtzdjden—z hggdjc, hbpedn e jhvt hg thsr doosnd{epdhn

rcjhr`, en` brdni dp ph thsr vrc/`cverpsrc hrdcnpepdhn. Dg ths

mewc ent doosnd{epdhnz vrdhr ph Vcejc Jhrvz zcrwdjc, pmc

Vcejc Jhrvz jennhp rcdobsrzc ths ghr pmc jhzp. Pmc Vcejc

Jhrvz ydll vrhwd`c ell pmc doosnd{epdhnz ncjczzert ghr thsr

hwcrzcez ezzdinocnp, cdpmcr ep thsr vrc/`cverpsrc hrdcnpepdhn

hr zmhrplt egpcr ths errdwc dn Pmc Ieobde. Ths `h nhp ncc` ph

bcidn peadni oelerde oc`djepdhn vrdhr ph `cverpsrc.

Brdni e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt hg ent vrczjrdvpdhn hr hwcr/pmc/

jhsnpcr oc`djepdhn ths szc hn e rcisler bezdz, dnjls`dni

bdrpm jhnprhl vdllz. Elpmhsim pmc Vcejc Jhrvz jennhp

rcdobsrzc ths ghr pmdz zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt, yc ydll hr`cr rcgdllz

`srdni thsr zcrwdjc. Ymdlc eyedpdni zmdvocnp‐ymdjm jenpeac zcwcrel ohnpmz‐ths ydll bc `cvcn`cnp hn thsr hyn

oc`djepdhn zsvvlt. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll nhp vet ghr mcrbel

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 04

hr nhnvrczjrdbc` oc`djepdhnz, zsjm ez Zp. Khmn—z yhrp,

ilsjhzeodnc, zclcndso, hr enpdh}d`enp zsvvlcocnpz.

Ths erc cnjhsreic` ph brdni jhvdcz hg oc`djel vrczjrdvpdhnz

zdinc` bt thsr vmtzdjden. Pmdz dz nhp e rcusdrcocnp, bsp pmct

odimp jhoc dn men`t dg ths erc usczpdhnc` dn prenzdp ebhsp

jerrtdni e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt hg vrczjrdvpdhn `rsiz.

Dg ths ycer ctcilezzcz, brdni pyh vedr ydpm ths‐e vedr en` e

zverc. Dg e vedr brceaz, pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll rcvlejc dp, szdni

pmc dnghroepdhn thsr `hjphr dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz vrhwd`c` hnpmc ctcilezzcz ghro `srdni thsr c}eodnepdhn. Yc `dzjhsreic

 ths grho szdni jhnpejp lcnzcz `srdni thsr Vcejc Jhrvz

zcrwdjc ph rc`sjc thsr rdza hg `cwclhvdni e zcrdhsz dngcjpdhn

hr hpmcr ctc `dzcezc. Ohzp Vcejc Jhrvz jhsnprdcz `h nhp mewc

evvrhvrdepc yepcr en` zendpepdhn ph zsvvhrp ctc jerc ydpm

pmc szc hg jhnpejp lcnzcz. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll nhp zsvvlt

hr rcvlejc jhnpejp lcnzcz hr ezzhjdepc` zhlspdhnz snlczz enhvmpmelohlhidzp mez rcjhoocn`c` pmcdr szc ghr e zvcjdgdj

oc`djel jhn`dpdhn en` pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— Hggdjc hg Oc`djel

Zcrwdjcz mez idwcn evvrhwel.

Dg ths erc cldidblc ghr Oc`djerc, erc hwcr 36 tcerz hg eic,

hr mewc e mcelpm jhn`dpdhn pmep oet rczprdjp thsr gspsrc

verpdjdvepdhn dn mcelpm jerc vlenz, ths oet ydzm ph jhnzslp

en dnzsrenjc zvcjdeldzp ebhsp sndusc jhwcreic ncc`z bcghrc

 thsr `cverpsrc. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll vrhwd`c ell ncjczzert

mcelpm jerc grho pmc pdoc ths lcewc ghr thsr vrc/`cverpsrc

hrdcnpepdhn snpdl ths jhovlcpc thsr zcrwdjc. Ymcn ths gdndzm,

 ths ydll bc cnpdplc` ph pmc vhzp/zcrwdjc mcelpm jerc bcncgdpz

`czjrdbc` dn pmc Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr Men`bhha. Ths oet

ydzm ph jhnzd`cr accvdni en c}dzpdni mcelpm vlen dn cggcjp

`srdni thsr zcrwdjc dg ths pmdna eic hr vrc/c}dzpdni jhn`dpdhnz

odimp vrcwcnp ths grho rc/cnrhlldni dn thsr jsrrcnp vlen

ymcn ths rcpsrn mhoc.

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E

Gejphrz pmep Jhnprdbspc ph Whlsnpccr Rdza  

Pmcrc erc zcwcrel gejphrz pmep jen mcdimpcn e Whlsnpccr—z

rdza, oent hg ymdjm erc ydpmdn pmc Whlsnpccr—z jhnprhl.Bt ger pmc ohzp jhoohn jrdoc dnjd`cnpz pmep Whlsnpccrz

c}vcrdcnjc erc pmcgpz. Grcuscnplt pmczc hjjsr dn jrhy`c`

lhjepdhnz, zsjm ez oeracpz hr hn vsbldj prenzvhrpepdhn,

hr erc `sc ph Whlsnpccrz lcewdni dpcoz sneppcn`c`. Ohrc

zcrdhsz ezzeslpz, mhycwcr, `h hjjezdhnellt hjjsr. Bezc` hn

dnghroepdhn iepmcrc` grho dnjd`cnp rcvhrpz yhrl`yd`c dn

2669, pmc ghllhydni gejphrz zpen` hsp ez rdza jmerejpcrdzpdjz ghrjrdocz eiednzp Whlsnpccrz, oent hg ymdjm jen bc ewhd`c` ydpm

evvrhvrdepc ejpdhnz. Ezzeslpz jhnzdzp hg vmtzdjel en` zc}sel

ezzeslpz jhoodppc` eiednzp Whlsnpccrz1 vrhvcrpt jrdocz

dnjls`c rhbbcrt, bsrilert, pmcgp, en` wen`eldzo.

• Lhjepdhn; Ohzp ezzeslpz -3: vcrjcnp hjjsrrc` ymcn

 Whlsnpccrz ycrc dn vsbldj ercez -c.i., zprccp, vera, bcejm,

vsbldj bsdl`dniz. Zvcjdgdjellt, :7 vcrjcnp hg ezzeslpz phhavlejc ymcn Whlsnpccrz ycrc eyet grho pmcdr zdpcz. Ohzp

vrhvcrpt jrdocz hjjsrrc` dn pmc Whlsnpccr—z rczd`cnjc hr

enhpmcr Whlsnpccr—z rczd`cnjc, ghllhyc` jlhzclt bt vsbldj

ercez. Ghrpt/cdimp vcrjcnp hg vrhvcrpt jrdocz hjjsrrc`

ymcn Whlsnpccrz ycrc eyet grho pmcdr zdpcz

• Pdoc; Ezzeslpz szsellt phha vlejc `srdni pmc cwcndni,

bcpyccn 7 v.o. en` 55 v.o.‐ pmhsim pmc zdnilc mhsr ydpm

pmc lericzp vcrjcnpeic hg ezzeslpz yez 5;66 e.o.-= vcrjcnp

Vrhvcrpt jrdocz ycrc ohrc jhoohn dn pmc od``lc hg pmc

`et, grho nhhn ph 4 v.o.

• @et; Ezzeslpz en` vrhvcrpt jrdocz ycrc ohrc jhoohnlt

rcvhrpc` hn yccacn`z -0= vcrjcnp en` 04 vcrjcnp,

rczvcjpdwclt.• Ebzcnjc hg hpmcrz;  Ezzeslpz en` vrhvcrpt jrdocz -70

vcrjcnp en` 3: vcrjcnp, rczvcjpdwclt hjjsrc` ohrc

grcuscnplt ymcn pmc Whlsnpccr yez elhnc.

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V C E J C J H R V Z32

• Rclepdhnzmdv ph ezzedlenp; Dn ohzp ezzeslpz en` vrhvcrpt

jrdocz -70 vcrjcnp en` =3 vcrjcnp, pmc Whlsnpccr `d` nhp

anhy hr jhsl` nhp d`cnpdgt pmc ezzedlenp.

• Jhnzsovpdhn hg eljhmhl; 2: vcrjcnp hg ell ezzeslpz en` 0

vcrjcnp hg ell vrhvcrpt jrdocz dnwhlwc` eljhmhl jhnzsovpdhn

bt Whlsnpccrz en`(hr ezzedlenpz.

Rdza gejphrz jen wert ydpmdn jhsnprdcz pmrhsimhsp pmc yhrl`

pmep erc zcrwc` bt pmc Vcejc Jhrvz. E Whlsnpccr dn Pmc

Ieobde oet gejc rdzaz zvcjdgdj ph pmdz jhsnprt dn e``dpdhn phrdzaz ezzhjdepc` ydpm ldwdni dn e `cwclhvdni jhsnprt.

Vcrmevz pmc zdnilc ircepczp rdza ph thsr zegcpt dn pmc Ieobde

dz vsbldj prenzvhrpepdhn. Ymdlc vsbldj bszcz, pe}dz, en`

vrdwepc wcmdjlcz erc icncrellt zegc, oent ejjd`cnpz hjjsr dn

“bszm pe}dz.‟ Bszm pe}dz erc pmc oedn oh`c hg prenzvhrp ghr

Ieobdenz en` oet bc pmc hnlt ptvc hg lhjel prenzvhrpepdhn

ewedleblc ph en` grho thsr jhoosndpt. Bcjeszc hg be` rhe`z,

vhhr esph oednpcnenjc, en` hwcrlhe`dni, bszm pe}dz erc vrhnc

ph brcea`hynz. @srdni pmc rednt zcezhn, rhe` jhn`dpdhnz

`cpcrdhrepc en` ejjd`cnpz erc cwcn ohrc grcuscnp. Ph

odndod{c pmczc rdzaz, Whlsnpccrz erc cnjhsreic` nhp ph prewcl

ep ndimp.

Zsooert Zprepcidcz ph Rc`sjc Rdza  

Bcghrc en` `srdni zcrwdjc, thsr predndni ydll e``rczz pmczc

ercez hg jhnjcrn zh ths jen rc`sjc pmc rdzaz ths gejc. Ghr

c}eovlc, mcrc erc zhoc zprepcidcz Whlsnpccrz covlht;

Zprepcidcz ph rc`sjc pmc rdza(dovejp hg pmcgp;

• Anhy pmc cnwdrhnocnp en` jmhhzc zegc rhspcz(pdocz ghrprewcl

• Ewhd` mdim/jrdoc ercez vcr Vcejc Jhrvz isd`enjc

• Anhy pmc whjebslert ph icp mclv dn en cocricnjt

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 3:

• Jerrt welseblcz dn `dggcrcnp vhjacpz(vlejcz

• Jerrt e "̀ soot" yellcp ez e `cjht

Zprepcidcz ph rc`sjc pmc rdza(dovejp hg bsrilert;

• Ldwc ydpm e lhjel geodlt hr hn e geodlt jhovhsn`

• Vsp zprhni lhjaz hn `hhrz en` accv welseblcz dn e lhja bh}

hr prsna

• Lcewc drrcvlejceblc hbkcjpz ep mhoc dn pmc S.Z.

• Vsrjmezc pmc Vcejc Jhrvz rcjhoocn`c` vcrzhnel vrhvcrpt

dnzsrenjc• Ghllhy Vcejc Jhrvz isd`cldncz hn oednpedndni mhoc

zcjsrdpt

Zprepcidcz ph rc`sjc pmc rdza(dovejp hg ezzeslp;

• Oeac grdcn`z ydpm lhjel vchvlc ymh erc rczvcjpc` dn pmc

jhoosndpt

• Oeac zsrc thsr evvcerenjc dz rczvcjpgsl hg lhjel jszphoz1`hn—p `rey nciepdwc eppcnpdhn ph thsrzclg bt ycerdni

dnevvrhvrdepc jlhpmdni

• Icp ph anhy lhjel hggdjdelz, vhldjc, en` ncdimbhrz

• Prewcl ydpm zhochnc prszpc` bt thsr jhoosndpt ymcncwcr

vhzzdblc

• Ewhd` anhyn mdim jrdoc ercez

• Ldodp eljhmhl jhnzsovpdhn

Zsvvhrp grho Zpegg  

Dn Oerjm 266:, pmc Vcejc Jhrvz jrcepc` pmc Hggdjc hg 

Zegcpt en` Zcjsrdpt ydpm dpz odzzdhn ph “ghzpcr dovrhwc`

jhoosndjepdhn, jhhr`dnepdhn, hwcrzdimp, en` ejjhsnpebdldpt hg 

ell Vcejc Jhrvz— zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt cgghrpz.‟ Pmdz hggdjc dz lc`

bt en ezzhjdepc `drcjphr ghr zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt ymh rcvhrpz ph

pmc Vcejc Jhrvz @drcjphr en` dnjls`cz `dwdzdhnz ymdjm ghjsz

hn Whlsnpccr zegcpt en` hwcrzcez zcjsrdpt en` jrdoc zpepdzpdjz

en` eneltzdz.

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V C E J C J H R V Z30

Dg e predncc hr Whlsnpccr dz pmc wdjpdo hg e zegcpt dnjd`cnp,

Vcejc Jhrvz zpegg dz vrcverc` ph vrhwd`c zsvvhrp. Ell Vcejc

Jhrvz vhzpz mewc vrhjc`srcz dn vlejc ph rczvhn` ph dnjd`cnpzhg jrdoc jhoodppc` eiednzp Whlsnpccrz. Pmc gdrzp vrdhrdpt

ghr ell vhzpz dn pmc egpcroepm hg en dnjd`cnp dz ph cnzsrc

pmc Whlsnpccr dz zegc en` rcjcdwdni oc`djel prcepocnp ez

ncc`c`. Egpcr ezzsrdni pmc zegcpt hg pmc Whlsnpccr, Vcejc

Jhrvz zpegg ocobcrz vrhwd`c zsvvhrp bt rcezzczzdni pmc

 Whlsnpccr—z yhrazdpc en` mhszdni errenicocnpz en` oeadni

ent e`kszpocnpz, ez ncc`c`. Dn zhoc jezcz, pmc nepsrc hg pmcdnjd`cnp oet ncjczzdpepc e zdpc hr mhszdni prenzgcr. Vcejc

Jhrvz zpegg ydll elzh ezzdzp Whlsnpccrz ydpm vrczcrwdni pmcdr

rdimpz ph vsrzsc lciel zenjpdhnz eiednzp pmc vcrvcprephrz hg pmc

jrdoc. Dp dz wcrt dovhrpenp pmep Whlsnpccrz rcvhrp dnjd`cnpz ez

pmct hjjsr, nhp hnlt ph vrhpcjp pmcdr vccr Whlsnpccrz, bsp elzh

ph vrczcrwc pmc gspsrc rdimp ph vrhzcjspc. Zmhsl` Whlsnpccrz

`cjd`c lepcr dn pmc vrhjczz pmep pmct yenp ph vrhjcc` ydpm pmc

vrhzcjspdhn hg pmcdr ezzedlenp, pmdz hvpdhn oet nh lhnicr c}dzp

dg pmc cwd`cnjc hg pmc cwcnp mez nhp bccn vrczcrwc` ep pmc

pdoc hg pmc dnjd`cnp.

Jrdoc @epe ghr Pmc Ieobde 

Pmc jhsnprt/zvcjdgdj `epe jmerp bclhy zmhyz pmc dnjd`cnjc

repcz en` pmc ewcreic nsobcr hg dnjd`cnpz hg pmc oekhr ptvcz

hg zegcpt dnjd`cnpz rcvhrpc` bt Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz( 

prednccz dn Pmc Ieobde ez jhoverc` ph ell hpmcr Egrdje

vrhireoz ez e ymhlc, grho 2662‚2667. Dp dz vrczcnpc` ph ths

dn e zhocymep pcjmndjel oenncr ghr zpepdzpdjel ejjsrejt.

Ph gsllt evvrcjdepc pmc jhllcjpc` `epe bclhy, en c}vlenepdhn hg 

pmc irevm dz vrhwd`c` ez ghllhyz;

Pmc dnjd`cnjc repc ghr cejm ptvc hg jrdoc dz pmc nsobcr hg 

jrdoc cwcnpz rclepdwc ph pmc Whlsnpccr(predncc vhvslepdhn.

Dp dz c}vrczzc` hn pmc jmerp ez e repdh hg jrdoc ph Whlsnpccr

en` predncc tcerz -hr W(P tcerz, ymdjm dz e ocezsrc hg 52 gsll

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ohnpmz hg W(P zcrwdjc ph ellhy ghr e zpepdzpdjellt weld` yet

ph jhoverc jrdoc `epe ejrhzz jhsnprdcz. En “dnjd`cnp‟ dz e

zvcjdgdj hggcnzc, vcr Vcejc Jhrvz) jlezzdgdjepdhn hg hggcnzcz,en` oet dnwhlwc hnc hr ohrc Whlsnpccr(predncc wdjpdoz. Ghr

c}eovlc, dg pyh Whlsnpccrz erc rhbbc` ep pmc zeoc pdoc en`

vlejc, pmdz dz jlezzdgdc` ez hnc rhbbcrt dnjd`cnp.

5Pmc ewcreic nsobcrz hg dnjd`cnpz erc dn vercnpmczdz en` cusel pmc ewcreicrcvhrpc` ezzeslpz ghr cejm tcer bcpyccn 2662‚2667.

2Dnjd`cnp repcz cusel pmc nsobcr hg ezzeslpz vcr 566 Whlsnpccrz en` predncczvcr tcer -W(P tcerz. Zdnjc ohzp zc}sel ezzeslpz hjjsr eiednzp gcoelcz, hnltgcoelc W(Pz erc jeljslepc` dn revcz en` hpmcr zc}sel ezzeslpz. Nsobcrz hg dnjd`cnpz erc evvrh}doepc `sc ph rhsn`dni.

:@epe jhllcjpdhn ghr Ieobde bcien ez hg 26621 `sc ph pmc zoell nsobcr hg W(P tcerz, dnjd`cnjc repcz zmhsl` bc dnpcrvrcpc` ydpm jespdhn.

Zc}sel Ezzespz erc pcroc` Hpmcr Zc}sel Ezzeslp en` Hpmcr Vmtzdjel Ezzeslpvcr JDRG `cgdndpdhnz ez hg pmc tcer 2667. Vrdhr ph JDRG en` vrdhr ph 2667,Zc}sel Ezzeslpz ycrc pcroc` Odnhr Zc}sel Ezzeslp

 Ezzeslp en` Odnhr Vmtzdjel Ezzeslp vcr ENZZ `cgdndpdhnz.

Zhsrjc `epe hn dnjd`cnpz erc `reyn grho Ezzeslp Nhpdgdjepdhn ZsrwcdllenjcZtzpco -ENZZ, Cvd`codhlhidj Zsrwcdllenjc Ztzpco -CZZ, en` JrdocDnjd`cnp Rcvhrpdni Ghro -JDRG1 pmc dnghroepdhn dz ejjsrepc ez hg 55(50(6=.

Pmc jmerp dz zcverepc` dnph cdimp jrdoc jepcihrdcz. Pmczc

dnjls`c wen`eldzo -oeldjdhsz `cgejcocnp hr `eoeic hg 

vrhvcrpt1 pmcgp -peadni ydpmhsp ghrjc hr dllciel cnprt1

bsrilert -ghrjdblc cnprt hg e rczd`cnjc1 rhbbcrt -peadni

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zhocpmdni bt ghrjc1 hpmcr vmtzdjel ezzeslp -eppejadni ydpmhsp

e ycevhn ydpm odnhr dnksrdcz1 hpmcr zc}sel ezzeslp -ghn`ldni,

irhvdni, cpj.1 eiirewepc` ezzeslp -eppejadni ydpm e ycevhn,en`(hr ydpmhsp e ycevhn ymcn zcrdhsz dnksrt rczslpz1 en`

revc -zc}sel dnpcrjhsrzc ydpmhsp jhnzcnp.

Ymcn enpdjdvepdni Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr zcrwdjc, ths zmhsl`

rcwdcy ell hg pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt dnghroepdhn vrhwd`c`

ph ths, dnjls`dni pmc zprepcidcz ph rc`sjc rdza. Pmrhsimhsp

 thsr predndni en` Whlsnpccr zcrwdjc, ths ydll bc c}vcjpc` ph

zsjjczzgsllt jhovlcpc ell predndni jhovcpcnjdcz dn e werdcpt hg 

ercez, dnjls`dni zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt. Hnjc dn/jhsnprt, szc pmc

phhlz en` dnghroepdhn zmerc` ydpm ths ph rcoedn ez zegc en`

zcjsrc ez vhzzdblc.

Gcy Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz erc wdjpdoz hg zcrdhsz jrdocz

en`, nepsrellt, jrdocz pmep hjjsr hwcrzcez erc dnwczpdiepc`

en` vrhzcjspc` bt lhjel espmhrdpdcz pmrhsim pmc lhjel jhsrpzztzpco. Dg ths erc pmc wdjpdo hg e jrdoc, dp dz sv ph ths dg ths

ydzm ph vsrzsc vrhzcjspdhn. Dg ths `cjd`c ph vrhzcjspc, Vcejc

Jhrvz ydll bc pmcrc ph ezzdzp ths. Pmc Hggdjc hg Zegcpt en`

Zcjsrdpt, pmrhsim hsr rcidhnellt/bezc` Vcejc Jhrvz zegcpt en`

zcjsrdpt hggdjcrz, ydll yhra ydpm pmc zcjsrdpt hggdjcr ep pmc S.Z.

cobezzt en` pmc zpegg ep pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc dn/jhsnprt

ph jhhr`dnepc ydpm lhjel vhldjc en` vrhzcjsphrz. Hnc hg hsrpezaz dz ph cnzsrc ths erc gsllt dnghroc` hg thsr hvpdhnz en`

sn`crzpen` mhy pmc lhjel lciel vrhjczz yhraz. Yc erc mcrc ph

vrhwd`c zsvvhrp en` ezzdzpenjc cwcrt zpcv hg pmc yet. Vcejc

Jhrvz ydll mclv ths cnzsrc thsr rdimpz erc vrhpcjpc` ph pmc

gsllczp c}pcnp vhzzdblc sn`cr pmc leyz hg pmc jhsnprt.

Dg ths erc pmc wdjpdo hg e zcrdhsz jrdoc, icp ph e zegc lhjepdhn

ez usdjalt ez vhzzdblc en` jhnpejp thsr Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc. Dp—z

dovhrpenp pmep ths nhpdgt Vcejc Jhrvz ez zhhn ez ths jen zh

yc jen icp ths pmc mclv ths ncc`.

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Zcjsrdpt Dzzscz dn Pmc Ieobde

Ymcn dp jhocz ph thsr zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt dn pmc Vcejc Jhrvz,

 ths mewc ph bc ydlldni ph e`evp thsr bcmewdhr en` ldgczptlc ph

odndod{c pmc vhpcnpdel ghr bcdni e pericp ghr jrdoc. Ez ydpm

entymcrc dn pmc yhrl`, jrdoc `hcz c}dzp dn Pmc Ieobde. Ths

jen rc`sjc thsr rdza bt ewhd`dni zdpsepdhnz pmep oeac ths gccl

snjhoghrpeblc en` bt peadni vrcjespdhnz. Jrdoc ep pmc wdlleic

hr phyn lcwcl dz lczz grcuscnp pmen dn pmc leric jdpdcz1 vchvlc

anhy cejm hpmcr en` icncrellt erc lczz ldaclt ph zpcel grho

pmcdr ncdimbhrz. Phsrdzp epprejpdhnz dn leric phynz erc gewhrdpc

yhrazdpcz ghr vdjavhjacpz. Pmc ghllhydni erc zegcpt jhnjcrnz dn

Pmc Ieobde hg ymdjm ths zmhsl` bc eyerc;

Pmc hnihdni jdwdl yer dn pmc Jezeoenjc rcidhn hg zhspmcrn

Zcnciel -ymdjm bcien dn pmc cerlt 54=6z mez nhp `drcjplt

eggcjpc` Whlsnpccrz zcrwdni dn Pmc Ieobde. Elpmhsim pmc

rcidhn dz hgg/ldodpz ph Whlsnpccrz, mcdimpcnc` eyercnczz ncerpmc zhspmyczpcrn Ieobde/Zcnciel bhr`cr dz yerrenpc`.

Dn pmc jhezpel ercez, ymcrc phsrdzpz jhnirciepc, Whlsnpccrz erc

hgpcn odzpeacn ghr Csrhvcenz hn wejepdhn, en` pmdz ezzsovpdhn

jen brdni ydpm dp vrcjhnjcdwc` nhpdhnz ebhsp vcrzhnel ycelpm

hr zc}sel ohrcz. -E zoell bsp nhpdjceblc nsobcr hg phsrdzpz

erc “zc} phsrdzpz‟ ymh jhoc mcrc ph rcnp e jhovendhn ghr pmcdr

pdoc dn jhsnprt1 ohzp hg pmczc erc hl`cr Csrhvcen yhocn

jhodni ph mdrc thsni Ieobden ocn. Zh thsni ocn, rcgcrrc`

ph ez “bsozpcrz,‟ oet hggcr ph mclv ths hr “bc thsr grdcn`.‟

Pmczc ocn erc szsellt merolczz, bsp pmct erc ennhtdni en`

jen zhocpdocz bc eiirczzdwc. Hnjc eiedn, jhooen` hg pmc

lhjel leniseic, wdzdpdni pmc bcejm dn e irhsv, en` bcdni eyerc

hg thsr cnwdrhnocnp erc act dn `cjrcezdni thsr rdza.

 Whlsnpccrz, ez ycll ez phsrdzpz en` hpmcr c}veprdepcz, erc hgpcn

rcgcrrc` ph ez phsbeb, ymdjm dz nhp e `crhiephrt pcro bsp

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ocrclt ocenz “zprenicr,‟ “hspzd`cr,‟ hr, zhocpdocz, “ymdpc

vcrzhn‟ -ldpcrellt, dp ocenz grho ejrhzz pmc zce.

 Ent nhnoc`djel dzzscz dnwhlwdni vcrzhnel zcjsrdpt, zsjm

ez pmhzc rclepc` ph mhszdni en` prenzvhrpepdhn, zmhsl` bc

`drcjpc` ph pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt jhhr`dnephr.

Zpetdni Zegc; @hn—p Bc e Pericp ghr Jrdoc

Ths oszp bc vrcverc` ph peac hn ohzp hg pmc rczvhnzdbdldpt

ghr thsr hyn zegcpt. Hnlt ths jen oeac thsrzclg lczz hg e

pericp, cnzsrc pmep thsr mhszc dz zcjsrc, en` `cwclhv rclepdhnz

dn thsr jhoosndpt pmep ydll oeac ths en snldaclt wdjpdo hg 

jrdoc. Dn jhodni ph Pmc Ieobde, `h ymep ths yhsl` `h dg ths

ohwc` ph e leric jdpt dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz; Bc jespdhsz, jmcja

pmdniz hsp, eza usczpdhnz, lcern ebhsp thsr ncdimbhrmhh`,

anhy ymcrc pmc ohrc rdzat lhjepdhnz erc, szc jhoohn zcnzc,

en` bc eyerc. Ths jen rc`sjc thsr wslncrebdldpt ph jrdoc bt

dnpcirepdni dnph thsr jhoosndpt, lcerndni pmc lhjel leniseic,

ejpdni rczvhnzdblt, en` ebd`dni bt Vcejc Jhrvz vhldjdcz en`

vrhjc`srcz. Zcrwdni zegclt en` cggcjpdwclt dn Pmc Ieobde

oet rcusdrc ths ph ejjcvp zhoc rczprdjpdhnz hn thsr jsrrcnp

ldgczptlc.

 Whlsnpccrz pcn` ph epprejp e lhp hg eppcnpdhn bhpm dn leric jdpdczen` ep pmcdr zdpcz, bsp pmct erc ohrc ldaclt ph rcjcdwc nciepdwc

eppcnpdhn dn mdimlt vhvslepc` jcnpcrz, en` eyet grho pmcdr

zsvvhrp ncpyhra -“geodlt,‟ grdcn`z, en` jhllceiscz ymh lhha

hsp ghr pmco. Ymdlc ymdzplcz en` c}jleoepdhnz oet bc gedrlt

jhoohn hn pmc zprccp, pmdz bcmewdhr jen bc rc`sjc` dg ths

`rczz jhnzcrwepdwclt, ebd`c bt lhjel jslpsrel nhroz, en` `h nhp

rczvhn` ph snyenpc` eppcnpdhn. Dn e``dpdhn, accv thsr ohncthsp hg zdimp bt szdni en sn`crierocnp ohnct vhsjm, pmc adn`

pmep meniz erhsn` thsr ncja en` zpetz md``cn sn`cr thsr

zmdrp hr dnzd`c thsr jhep. @h nhp accv thsr ohnct dn hspzd`c

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vhjacpz hg bejavejaz, dn jhep vhjacpz, hr dn gennt vejaz. En`

elyetz yela ydpm e jhovendhn ep ndimp.

Vrcverdni ghr pmc Snc}vcjpc`; Zegcpt Predndnien` Whlsnpccr Zsvvhrp dn pmc Ieobde

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— evvrhejm ph zegcpt dz e gdwc/vrhnic` vlen ph

mclv ths zpet zegc `srdni thsr pyh/tcer zcrwdjc en` dnjls`cz

pmc ghllhydni; dnghroepdhn zmerdni, Whlsnpccr predndni, zdpc

zclcjpdhn jrdpcrde, e `cpedlc` cocricnjt ejpdhn vlen, en`

vrhphjhlz ghr e``rczzdni zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt dnjd`cnpz. PmcIeobde—z dn/jhsnprt zegcpt vrhireo dz hspldnc` bclhy.

Dnghroepdhn zmerdni‐Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde hggdjc

ydll accv Whlsnpccrz dnghrVcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde hggdjc

ydll accv Whlsnpccrz dnghroc` hg ent dzzscz pmep oet dovejp

 Whlsnpccr zegcpt. Rcisler sv`epcz ydll bc vrhwd`c` dn Whlsnpccr

ncyzlcppcrz en` dn ocohren`soz grho pmc jhsnprt `drcjphr

en` pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt jhhr`dnephr. Dn pmc cwcnp hg e

jrdpdjel zdpsepdhn hr cocricnjt, Whlsnpccrz ydll bc jhnpejpc`

pmrhsim pmc cocricnjt jhoosndjepdhn ncpyhra.

Predndni ydll dnjls`c zczzdhnz ph vrcverc ths ghr zvcjdgdj zegcpt

en` zcjsrdpt dzzscz dn Pmc Ieobde. Pmdz predndni ydll vrcverc

 ths ph e`hvp e jslpsrellt evvrhvrdepc ldgczptlc en` c}crjdzc

 ks`iocnp pmep vrhohpcz zegcpt en` rc`sjcz rdza dn thsrmhoc, ep yhra, en` ymdlc prewcldni. Zegcpt predndni dz hggcrc`

pmrhsimhsp thsr pyh/tcer zcrwdjc en` dz dnpcirepc` dnph pmc

leniseic, jrhzz/jslpsrel, mcelpm, en` hpmcr jhovhncnpz hg 

predndni.

Zvcjdgdj zdpc zclcjpdhn jrdpcrde erc szc` ph `cpcrodnc zegc

mhszdni ghr Whlsnpccrz bcghrc pmcdr errdwel. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz

zpegg yhraz jlhzclt ydpm mhzp jhoosndpdcz en` jhsnpcrverp

eicnjdcz ph mclv vrcverc pmco ghr e Whlsnpccr—z errdwel en` ph

czpebldzm c}vcjpepdhnz hg pmcdr rczvcjpdwc rhlcz dn zsvvhrpdni

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pmc Whlsnpccr. Cejm zdpc dz dnzvcjpc` bcghrc pmc Whlsnpccr—z

errdwel ph cnzsrc vlejcocnp dn evvrhvrdepc, zegc, en` zcjsrc

mhszdni en` yhra zdpcz. Zdpc zclcjpdhn dz bezc` dn verp hnent rclcwenp zdpc mdzphrt1 ejjczz ph oc`djel, benadni, vhzpel,

en` hpmcr czzcnpdel zcrwdjcz1 ewedlebdldpt hg jhoosndjepdhnz,

prenzvhrpepdhn, en` oeracpz1 evvrhvrdepc mhszdni hvpdhnz en`

ldwdni errenicocnpz1 en` hpmcr Whlsnpccr zsvvhrp ncc`z.

Ths ydll elzh lcern ebhsp Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde—z `cpedlc`

cocricnjt ejpdhn vlen, ymdjm dz dovlcocnpc` dn pmc cwcnp hg 

jdwdl hr vhldpdjel snrczp hr e nepsrel `dzezpcr. Ymcn ths errdwc

ep thsr zdpc, ths ydll jhovlcpc en` zsbodp e zdpc lhjephr ghro

ydpm thsr e``rczz, jhnpejp dnghroepdhn, en` e oev ph thsr

mhszc. Dg pmcrc dz e zcjsrdpt pmrcep, Whlsnpccrz dn Pmc Ieobde

ydll iepmcr ep vrc`cpcrodnc` lhjepdhnz snpdl pmc zdpsepdhn

rczhlwcz dpzclg hr pmc Vcejc Jhrvz `cjd`cz ph cwejsepc.

Gdnellt, dn hr`cr ph bc gsllt rczvhnzdwc ph pmc ncc`z hg  Whlsnpccrz, dp dz dovcrepdwc pmep Whlsnpccrz dooc`depclt rcvhrp 

ent zcjsrdpt dnjd`cnp ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel hggdjcr hr

pmc zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt jhhr`dnephr. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez

czpebldzmc` vrhphjhlz ghr e``rczzdni zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt

dnjd`cnpz dn e pdoclt en` evvrhvrdepc oenncr, en` dp jhllcjpz

en` cwelsepcz zegcpt en` zcjsrdpt `epe ph preja prcn`z en`

`cwclhv zprepcidcz ph odndod{c rdzaz ph gspsrc Whlsnpccrz.

 Whlsnpccrz mewc pmc hvpdhn ph szc pmc zcrwdjcz hg zpen`/bt

pe}d `rdwcrz ymh mewc bccn vrc/zjrccnc` bt Vcejc Jhrvz. Pmc

neocz en` jhnpejp nsobcrz ghr pmczc `rdwcrz erc sv`epc`

userpcrlt en` vhzpc` dn pmc Whlsnpccr ncyzlcppcr.

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N H P C Z

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@ D W C R Z D P T E N @

J R H Z Z /J S LP S R E L D Z Z S C Z

Dn gslgdlldni pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— oen`epc ph zmerc pmc gejc hg 

 Eocrdje ydpm hsr mhzp jhsnprdcz, yc erc oeadni zvcjdel

cgghrpz ph zcc pmep ell hg Eocrdje—z rdjmnczz dz rcglcjpc` dn

pmc Whlsnpccr jhrvz. Ohrc Eocrdjenz hg jhlhr erc zcrwdni

dn ph`et—z Vcejc Jhrvz pmen ep ent pdoc dn rcjcnp tcerz.@dggcrcnjcz dn rejc, cpmndj bejairhsn`, eic, rcldidhn, en`

zc}sel hrdcnpepdhn erc c}vcjpc` en` ycljhoc` eohni hsr

 Whlsnpccrz. Verp hg pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— odzzdhn dz ph mclv `dzvcl

ent nhpdhn pmep Eocrdjenz erc ell hg hnc hrdidn hr rejc en`

ph czpebldzm pmep cejm hg sz dz ez pmhrhsimlt Eocrdjen ez pmc

hpmcr `czvdpc hsr oent `dggcrcnjcz.

Hsr `dwcrzdpt mclvz sz ejjhovldzm pmep ihel. Dn hpmcr yetz,

mhycwcr, dp vhzcz jmellcnicz. Dn Pmc Ieobde, ez dn hpmcr

Vcejc Jhrvz mhzp jhsnprdcz, Whlsnpccrz— bcmewdhr, ldgczptlc,

bejairhsn`, en` bcldcgz erc ks`ic` dn e jslpsrel jhnpc}p wcrt

`dggcrcnp grho pmcdr hyn. Jcrpedn vcrzhnel vcrzvcjpdwcz hr

jmerejpcrdzpdjz jhoohnlt ejjcvpc` dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz oet

bc usdpc snjhoohn, snejjcvpeblc, hr cwcn rcvrczzc` dn Pmc

Ieobde.

Hspzd`c hg Benksl, rczd`cnpz hg rsrel jhoosndpdcz mewc me`

rclepdwclt ldpplc `drcjp c}vhzsrc ph hpmcr jslpsrcz, rejcz,

rcldidhnz, en` ldgczptlcz. Ymep vchvlc wdcy ez ptvdjel Eocrdjen

bcmewdhr hr nhroz oet bc e odzjhnjcvpdhn, zsjm ez pmc bcldcg 

pmep ell Eocrdjenz erc rdjm en` mewc blhn` medr en` blsc ctcz.

Pmc vchvlc hg Pmc Ieobde erc kszplt anhyn ghr pmcdr icncrhszmhzvdpeldpt ph ghrcdincrz1 mhycwcr, ocobcrz hg pmc jhoosndpt

dn ymdjm ths ldwc oet `dzvlet e renic hg rcejpdhnz ph pmc

jslpsrel `dggcrcnjcz ths vrczcnp.

E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 7:

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zpercz, jhoocnpz, en` rcusczpz ghr `epcz hr zc}. Gcoelc

 Whlsnpccrz `cwclhv e werdcpt hg jrcepdwc zprepcidcz ph men`lc

pmczc zdpsepdhnz -ez `h oelc Whlsnpccrz ymh `h nhp jhnghroph pmc oejmdzoh doeic c}vcjpc` hg pmco.

Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz hg Jhlhr 

Ieobdenz oet c}vcjp Egrdjen/Eocrdjen Whlsnpccrz ph

lcern leniseicz en` e`evp ph pmc jslpsrc usdjacr pmen hpmcr

 Whlsnpccrz. Egrdjen Eocrdjenz oet elzh zhocpdocz bc

odzpeacn ez Egrdjenz en` oet c}vcrdcnjc dovepdcnjc hn pmc

verp hg Ieobdenz ymcn pmct `h nhp `cohnzprepc c}vcjpc`

bcmewdhr. Ezden, Ereb, en` Mdzvendj Eocrdjenz oet elzh

bc ezzhjdepc` ydpm pmcdr enjczprel hrdidnz repmcr pmen pmcdr

 Eocrdjen nepdhneldpt. Dp dz mclvgsl ph rcocobcr pmep pmczc

rcejpdhnz jhoc grho e zdovlc leja hg sn`crzpen`dni en` pmep

pmct egghr` en hvvhrpsndpt ph pcll Ieobdenz ohrc ebhsp pmc

`dwcrzdpt hg Eocrdje. Grho pdoc ph pdoc, Whlsnpccrz hg jhlhr

oet cwcn gccl zhoc dzhlepdhn ydpmdn pmc Whlsnpccr jhoosndpt

bcjeszc zhoc Whlsnpccrz oet leja anhylc`ic hg `dwcrzdpt

dzzscz dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz.

Whlsnpccr Jhoocnp

“Hwcrell, ot yhra/rclepc` en` zhjdel c}vcrdcnjcz ez en

 Egrdjen/Eocrdjen Whlsnpccr dn Pmc Ieobde mewc bccn wcrt

vhzdpdwc. Ep yhra, D—wc bccn ks`ic` bt ot vcrzhneldpt, otlcwcl hg vrhgczzdhneldzo, en` ot zadllz, nhp bt ot jhlhr. Pmdz

dz usdpc `dggcrcnp grho ymep D cnjhsnpcrc` beja mhoc ghr

ohzp hg ot ldgc.

“Pmcrc erc `etz ymcn D—o mer`lt rcjhind{c` ez e nhn/

Ieobden. Pmcrc erc hpmcr `etz‐ymcn D `h nhp mewc

ot nepsrel `rce`lhjaz jhwcrc` hr ymcn D—o nhp ycerdnipre`dpdhnel Ieobden jlhpmcz‐ymcn D zpdja hsp ldac e zhrc

pmsob. Pmhzc erc ot ohzp jmellcnidni `etz. D—wc ghsn` pmep

ymcn vchvlc jennhp rcellt lebcl oc ez bcdni cnpdrclt Egrdjen

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hr cnpdrclt Eocrdjen, pmct oet dnpcrejp ydpm oc ydpm od}c`

cohpdhnz. Hn pmc hnc men`, bcjeszc ths erc bleja ths oet

bc jhnzd`crc` en` rczvcjpc` ez verp hg pmc geodlt bsp grhoenhpmcr cpmndj irhsv -hr grho pmc zeoc cpmndj irhsv bsp

grho enhpmcr jhsnprt. Hn pmc hpmcr men`, bcjeszc ths erc

bleja en` jhoc grho Eocrdje, ths oet bc c}vcjpc` ph idwc

ohrc -ldac ohnct hr gewhrz. Zhoc vchvlc oet bc mdimlt

hggcn`c` ymcn ths vsp sv vcrzhnel bhsn`erdcz, bcldcwdni

pmep ths pmdna ths erc ”bcppcr pmen pmct— hr pmep ths erc e

”szclczz phsbeb— -nhn/Ieobden vcrzhn.

“Pmc vchvlc ths irhy rcellt jlhzc ph, mhycwcr, erc pmhzc

ymh mewc jhoc ph anhy ymh ths erc ez en dn`dwd`sel,

pmcrcbt rczvcjpdni en` welsdni thsr `dggcrcnjcz.‟

Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Zcndhr Whlsnpccrz 

Hl`cr dn`dwd`selz erc mdimlt rczvcjpc` dn Pmc Ieobde, ymdjm dz

jcrpednlt e vlsz. Bsp ydpm pmdz rczvcjp jhocz pmc c}vcjpepdhnpmep zcndhr Whlsnpccrz ydll mewc rclepdwclt ohrc anhylc`ic

en` c}vcrdcnjc. Bcjeszc ejusdzdpdhn hg e ncy leniseic dz

hgpcn ohrc `dggdjslp ghr zcndhrz, pmct oet bcjhoc grszprepc`

ydpm `dggdjslpdcz dn jhoosndjepdni d`cez dovhrpenp ph pmco

en` oet ncc` ph bc ezzcrpdwc dn `cwclhvdni en cggcjpdwc

dn`dwd`sel evvrhejm ph leniseic lcerndni. Dn e``dpdhn, zhoc

hl`cr Whlsnpccrz gdn` vrc/zcrwdjc predndni ph bc vmtzdjelltjmellcnidni.

Bcjeszc pmc wezp oekhrdpt hg Whlsnpccrz dn Pmc Ieobde erc

 thsni, hl`cr Whlsnpccrz zhocpdocz gccl dzhlepc` ydpmdn pmc

 Whlsnpccr jhoosndpt. Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde dz zcnzdpdwc ph

pmdz dzzsc en` peacz dp dnph jhnzd`crepdhn ymcn vlejdni zcndhr

 Whlsnpccrz. Zcndhrz zhocpdocz erc zhsimp hsp bt thsnicr

ocobcrz hg pmc Whlsnpccr jhoosndpt ghr e`wdjc, en` ymdlc

zhoc cnkht pmc rhlc hg ocnphr, hpmcrz yhsl` repmcr nhp gslgdll

pmdz rhlc.

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 79

Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Iet, Lczbden, hr Bdzc}sel Whlsnpccrz 

Pmc Ieobde dz jhnzcrwepdwc bt S.Z. zpen`er`z, en` oent

Ieobdenz `dzevvrhwc hg mhohzc}seldpt. Pmcrc ycrc rcjcnpltrdhpz dn Zcnciel egpcr pyh ocn mcl` e vsbldj yc``dni, en` pmc

vrczd`cnp hg Pmc Ieobde mez vsbldjlt zpepc` pmep ietz erc

nhp ycljhoc dn pmc jhsnprt. -Pmdz dz ptvdjel hg jhnzcrwepdwc

Oszldo jhsnprdcz. Bcjeszc hg pmdz, iet, lczbden, en` bdzc}sel

 Whlsnpccrz mewc nhp bccn eblc ph bc hvcn ebhsp pmcdr zc}sel

hrdcnpepdhn. Mhycwcr, Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde vrhwd`cz

en hvcn en` zsvvhrpdwc epohzvmcrc ghr iet, lczbden, en`bdzc}sel Whlsnpccrz, en` pmcrc dz en dnghroel ospsel/zsvvhrp

hriend{epdhn hg Whlsnpccrz pmep occpz vcrdh`djellt.

Vhzzdblc Rcldidhsz Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz 

Pmc Ieobde dz hwcrymclodnilt Oszldo, ydpm e zoell Jmrdzpden

odnhrdpt. Elpmhsim ohzp Ieobdenz mewc ldpplc anhylc`ic hg 

hpmcr rcldidhnz, pmcrc dz e mdim `circc hg rcldidhsz phlcrenjc dn

pmc jhsnprt. Hjjezdhnellt, e Ieobden grdcn` oet cnjhsreic

 ths ph c}vlhrc hr jhnwcrp ph Dzleo.

Vhzzdblc Dzzscz ghr Whlsnpccrz Ydpm @dzebdldpdcz 

Pmc ejjhooh`epdhnz pmep oeac ldgc ohrc oeneiceblc ghr

pmhzc ydpm `dzebdldpdcz dn pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz erc ebzcnp dn Pmc

Ieobde, zh jcrpedn ezvcjpz hg cwcrt`et ldgc jen bc c}prcoclt

`dggdjslp. Ncwcrpmclczz, Ieobdenz erc wcrt ejjcvpdni hg vchvlc

ydpm ̀ dzebdldpdcz.

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G R C U S C N PLT E Z A C @ U S C Z P D H N Z

Mhy osjm lsiieic eo D ellhyc` ph brdni ph pmc Ieobde8

Ohzp edrldncz mewc beiieic zd{c en` ycdimp ldodpz en` ezzczz

jmericz ghr prenzvhrp hg beiieic pmep c}jcc`z pmdz ellhyenjc.

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez dpz hyn zd{c en` ycdimp ldodpz en` ydll

nhp vet pmc jhzp hg prenzvhrp ghr beiieic pmep c}jcc`z pmczc

ldodpz. Pmc espmhrd{c` beiieic ellhyenjc dz pyh jmcjac`vdcjcz hg lsiieic ydpm jhobdnc` `docnzdhnz hg bhpm vdcjcz

nhp ph c}jcc` 569 dnjmcz -lcnipm ! yd`pm ! mcdimp en` e

jerrt/hn bei ydpm `docnzdhnz hg nh ohrc pmen 03 dnjmcz.

Jmcjac` beiieic zmhsl` nhp c}jcc` =6 vhsn`z phpel ydpm e

oe}doso ycdimp ellhyenjc hg 96 vhsn`z ghr ent hnc bei.

Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz erc nhp ellhyc` ph peac vcpz,

ycevhnz, c}vlhzdwcz, re`dh prenzodppcrz -zmhrpyewc re`dhz

erc vcrodppc`, esphohbdlcz, hr ohphrjtjlcz ph pmcdr hwcrzcez

ezzdinocnpz. @h nhp veja gleooeblc oepcrdelz hr ldusd`z

zsjm ez ldimpcr glsd`, jlcendni zhlwcnpz, medr zvret, hr ecrhzhl

jhnpedncrz. Pmdz dz en dovhrpenp zegcpt vrcjespdhn.

Ymep dz pmc clcjprdj jsrrcnp dn pmc Ieobde8

Pmc clcjprdj jsrrcnp dz 226 whlpz, bsp clcjprdjdpt dz c}prcocltdrrcisler hspzd`c Benksl en` dn rsrel ercez.

Mhy osjm ohnct zmhsl` D brdni8

 Whlsnpccrz erc c}vcjpc` ph ldwc ep pmc zeoc lcwcl ez pmc vchvlc

dn pmcdr jhoosndpt. Pmct erc idwcn e zcppldni/dn ellhyenjc

en` e ohnpmlt ldwdni ellhyenjc, ymdjm zmhsl` jhwcr pmcdr

c}vcnzcz. Dg ths brdni c}pre ohnct, S.Z. `hllerz en` prewclcr—zjmcjaz erc rcjhoocn`c` bcjeszc jrc`dp jer`z erc nhp

yd`clt ejjcvpc` -pmhsim pmct erc szcgsl ghr prewcl hspzd`c

pmc jhsnprt en` jezm e`wenjcz. Bszdnczzcz ydll nhp ejjcvp

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prewclcr—z jmcjaz, bsp benaz ydll. Vcrzhnel jmcjaz erc `dggdjslp

ph jezm, bsp dg ths pmdna ths ydll bc `hdni ent benadni ydpm

S.Z. benaz, brdni e jmcjabhha.

Ymcn jen D peac wejepdhn en` mewc vchvlc wdzdp oc8

 Whlsnpccrz ejjrsc pyh wejepdhn `etz vcr ohnpm hg zcrwdjc

-c}jls`dni predndni. Lcewc oet nhp bc peacn `srdni predndni,

pmc gdrzp pmrcc ohnpmz hg zcrwdjc, hr pmc lezp pmrcc ohnpmz hg 

zcrwdjc, c}jcvp dn jhnksnjpdhn ydpm en espmhrd{c` cocricnjt

lcewc. Geodlt en` grdcn`z erc ycljhoc ph wdzdp ths egpcr vrc/

zcrwdjc predndni en` pmc gdrzp pmrcc ohnpmz hg zcrwdjc ez lhni

ez pmcdr zpet `hcz nhp dnpcrgcrc ydpm thsr yhra.

Ydll ot bclhnidniz bc jhwcrc` bt dnzsrenjc8

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz `hcz nhp vrhwd`c dnzsrenjc jhwcreic ghr

vcrzhnel cggcjpz1 Whlsnpccrz erc slpdoepclt rczvhnzdblc ghr

pmc zegcaccvdni hg pmcdr vcrzhnel bclhnidniz. Mhycwcr, ths

jen vsrjmezc zsjm dnzsrenjc bcghrc ths lcewc. Dg ths ydzm, ths oet jhnpejp thsr hyn dnzsrenjc jhovent. E``dpdhnellt,

dnzsrenjc evvldjepdhn ghroz ydll bc vrhwd`c`, en` yc

cnjhsreic ths ph jhnzd`cr pmco jercgsllt. Whlsnpccrz zmhsl`

nhp zmdv hr peac welseblc dpcoz hwcrzcez.

Kcyclrt, yepjmcz, re`dhz, jeocrez, en` c}vcnzdwc evvldenjcz

erc zsbkcjp ph lhzz, pmcgp, en` brceaeic, en` dn oent vlejcz,zepdzgejphrt oednpcnenjc en` rcvedr zcrwdjcz erc nhp ewedleblc.

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz `hcz vrhwd`c e zegc dn ymdjm prewclcrz

jmcjaz, c}pre `hllerz, vezzvhrpz, en` hpmcr `hjsocnpz jen bc

zphrc`.

@h D ncc` en dnpcrnepdhnel `rdwcr—z ldjcnzc8

 Whlsnpccrz dn Pmc Ieobde `h nhp ncc` ph icp en dnpcrnepdhnel

`rdwcr—z ldjcnzc bcjeszc pmct erc vrhmdbdpc` grho hvcrepdni

vrdwepclt hync` ohphrd{c` wcmdjlcz. Ohzp lhjel prewcl dz bt

bszm pe}d.

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Ymep zmhsl` D brdni ez idgpz ghr Ieobden grdcn`z en` ot mhzp

geodlt8

Pmdz dz nhp e rcusdrcocnp. Zoell phacnz hg grdcn`zmdv erc zsggdjdcnp.

Zhoc idgp zsiiczpdhnz dnjls`c andjaanejaz ghr pmc mhszc1 vdjpsrcz,

bhhaz, hr jelcn`erz hg Eocrdjen zjcncz1 zhswcndrz grho thsr erce1

mer` jen`dcz pmep ydll nhp oclp hr zvhdl1 hr vmhphz ph idwc eyet.

Dpcoz jen elzh bc vsrjmezc` lhjellt.

Ymcrc ydll ot zdpc ezzdinocnp bc ymcn D gdndzm predndni en`

mhy dzhlepc` ydll D bc8

 Vcejc Jhrvz prednccz erc nhp ezzdinc` ph dn`dwd`sel zdpcz snpdlegpcr pmct mewc bcisn vrc/zcrwdjc predndni. Pmdz idwcz Vcejc

Jhrvz zpegg pmc hvvhrpsndpt ph ezzczz cejm predncc—z zadllz en`

ncc`z dn hr`cr ph oeac e vlejcocnp pmep ydll bc ospsellt

bcncgdjdel ph pmc Whlsnpccr en` pmc ezzdinc` jhoosndpt.

 Ezzdinocnpz wert irceplt, grho en everpocnp dn pmc jdpt -ghr

c`sjepdhn Whlsnpccrz pcejmdni ep jhllcicz, ph ymcrc ohzp

 Whlsnpccrz ldwc; pyh/rhho os` mspz dn rsrel wdlleicz, ez verp hg e “mhzp geodlt‟ jhovhsn`.

Mhy jen ot geodlt jhnpejp oc dn en cocricnjt8

Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— Hggdjc hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz vrhwd`cz

ezzdzpenjc dn men`ldni cocricnjdcz eggcjpdni prednccz en`

 Whlsnpccrz hr pmcdr geodldcz. Bcghrc lcewdni pmc Sndpc`

Zpepcz, ths zmhsl` dnzprsjp thsr geodlt ph nhpdgt pmc Hggdjc

hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz dooc`depclt dg en cocricnjt erdzcz, zsjm

ez e zcrdhsz dllnczz hr `cepm hg e geodlt ocobcr. Pmc Hggdjc

hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz dz ewedleblc 20 mhsrz e `et, zcwcn `etz e

ycca -dnjls`dni mhld`etz ep =66.020.=3=6, c}pcnzdhn 5096,

hr 262.742.5096. Ghr nhn/cocricnjt usczpdhnz, thsr geodlt

jen icp dnghroepdhn grho thsr jhsnprt `cza zpegg ep pmc Vcejc

Jhrvz bt jelldni =66.020.=3=6, c}pcnzdhn 2:59 hr 2:5=. Pmc

Ieobde `cza dn Yezmdniphn jennhp rclet vcrzhnel oczzeicz

hwcr pmc pclcvmhnc. Ell nhn/cocricnjt jhoosndjepdhn

bcpyccn ths en` ths geodlt ocobcrz dz c}vcjpc` ph bc

errenic` bcpyccn ths en` thsr geodlt en` grdcn`z.

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Jen D jell mhoc grho pmc Ieobde8

Ths ydll bc eblc ph jell mhoc hn thsr jcllvmhnc, dg ths zdin sv

ghr dnpcrnepdhnel zcrwdjc. Dnpcrnepdhnel jellz jen elzh bc oe`cgrho Benksl en` ohzp lericr phynz, bsp pclcvmhnc zcrwdjc dz

c}vcnzdwc en` dz nhp elyetz rcldeblc.

Zmhsl` D brdni e jcllsler vmhnc ydpm oc8

@dggcrcnjcz dn pcjmnhlhit oeac ohzp S.Z. jcllsler vmhncz

dnjhovepdblc ydpm pmc jcllsler zcrwdjc dn Pmc Ieobde. Ths jen

vsrjmezc e jcllvmhnc lhjellt, bsp pmct oet jhzp e bdp ohrc

pmen pmc cusdwelcnp dn pmc S.Z. Dg ths yenp ph vsrjmezc e

vmhnc dn pmc S.Z., oeac zsrc dp dz e Use`/Ben` IZO vmhnc

en` dz snlhjac`. E`wenjc` gcepsrcz, zsjm ez zcn`dni en`

rcjcdwdni vdjpsrcz, en` Dnpcrncp ejjczz, erc nhp szcgsl. Thsr

vmhnc ydll bc szc` oednlt ghr pc}pdni, en` elzh ghr whdjc jellz.

Ydll pmcrc bc c/oedl en` Dnpcrncp ejjczz8 Zmhsl` D brdni ot

jhovspcr8

Bcjeszc pmc ewedlebdldpt hg clcjprdjdpt dz zh zvhre`dj dn pmc

rsrel ercez ymcrc ohzp Whlsnpccrz ldwc, ohzp Whlsnpccrz `h

nhp brdni pmcdr hyn jhovspcr. Whlsnpccrz mewc ejjczz ph coedl

en` pmc Dnpcrncp ep pmc oedn Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc en` zhoc

 Whlsnpccrz elzh mewc ejjczz ph coedl ep pmc zjmhhlz ymcrc pmct

pcejm. Pmep zed`, zhoc Whlsnpccrz mewc ghsn` mewdni e levphv

ph bc szcgsl.

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 9:

N H P C Z

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Y C L J H O C L C P PC R Z G R H O

PM C I E O B D E W H L S N PC C R Z 

Rslcz hg pmc Rhe`;

5$ Mewc en hvcn odn`.

GEU)z;

Ymep8 Mewc en hvcn odn`, pmep—z dp8 @d` ths pmdna D—` jhoc

mcrc ydpmhsp en hvcn odn`8

Bcghrc zpeidni D phl` otzclg pmep pmc ohzp welseblc phhl D

yhsl` ncc` ph e`kszp ph yhradni dn Pmc Ieobde yez ph zpet

hvcn/odn`c` ph pmc jslpsrc1 bcdni zcnzdpdwc ph dzzscz D—`

cnjhsnpcr dn hr`cr ph cggcjpdwclt vrhohpc `cwclhvocnp en`

e vhzdpdwc doeic ghr pmc Vcejc Jhrvz. D yez vrhbeblt rdimp,

bsp D `d`n—p mewc ent c}vcrdcnjc ph beja sv pmep zpepcocnp.

Dn hpmcr yhr`z, D `d`n—p anhy ymep D yez peladni ebhsp. D

jhovlcpclt sn`crczpdoepc` pmc `cvpm hg pmep pmhsimp en`

`d`n—p sn`crzpen` pmc ptvc hg yhra dp cnpedlc`.

Yhradni dn Pmc Ieobde rcusdrcz e lhp hg vepdcnjc, jrdpdjel

pmdnadni, en` vcrzhnel dndpdepdwc. Bcdni hvcn/odn`c` nhp hnlt

rcgcrz ph en evvrhejm ghr sn`crzpen`dni en` dnpcirepdni dn e

ghrcdin jslpsrc, bsp dp elzh rcgcrz ph pmc jrcepdwc e`evpepdhn

hg zadllz en` yhra c}vcrdcnjc ths—wc ejusdrc` ph zsjjczzgsllt

ejmdcwc thsr vrdoert ihel dn `cwclhvocnp yhra; zszpednebdldpt.

Ths—rc ihdni ph bc mcrc ghr pyh tcerz, ymdjm dz e lhp hg pdoc

ph lcern ebhsp zszpedneblc `cwclhvocnp dn Pmc Ieobde. Ths—ll

vrhbeblt bc eoe{c` ep mhy mclvgsl bezdj zadllz ths lcernc` dn

zjmhhl jen bc spdld{c` dn pmc jhoosndpt ths—rc vhzpc` dn. Bsp

`hn—p ksov dnph pmdniz rdimp eyet1 peac zhoc pdoc ph lcern pmc

jslpsrc en` gdisrc hsp e yet ph vrhvcrlt dnpcirepc thsr zadllz

dnph pmcdr jslpsrc. Dn oent yetz D gccl pmep ot oedn khb mcrc dz

ph prenzgcr anhylc`ic1 bsp ot yhra dz dncggcjpdwc dg D `hn—p ejp

dn e yet pmep dz jslpsrellt ocendnigsl, dn hpmcr yhr`z, dn e yet

pmct ydll cobrejc, pmep ydll bc zszpedneblc.

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C}vcjp ph bc jmellcnic` jhnpdnshszlt. E lhp hg Ieobdenz erc

jsrdhsz ebhsp thsr ldgc dn pmc S.Z. en` ebhsp hsr ihwcrnocnp—z

vhldjdcz. Oent hg pmczc vchvlc erc vhhrlt c`sjepc` hr mewc wcrt ldpplc ejjczz ph oc`de rczhsrjcz, ymdjm jen oeac pmczc

cnjhsnpcrz grszprepdni. Dn ot c}vcrdcnjc, Ieobdenz mewc e

 wcrt “dn/thsr/gejc‟ jslpsrc, zh c}vcjp ph grcuscnplt rcjcdwc

zdllt usczpdhnz en` ghryer` ejjszepdhnz ebhsp entpmdni

Yczpcrn. Dp peacz e lhp hg vepdcnjc ep gdrzp, bsp egpcr eymdlc

 ths—ll lcern pmcdr jslpsrel nhroz en` bc eblc ph rczvhn` ph

pmco ydpm pmc pcroz en` dn pmc oenncr pmct jen cggcjpdwcltsn`crzpen`. Lhha ep pmhzc jmellcnicz ez e vrejpdjdni ercne ghr

jhoosndjepdni ph Ieobdenz en` evvlt ymep ths—wc lcernc`

ymcn ths jrcepc thsr `cwclhvocnp vlenz.

Dp dz wcrt ldaclt pmep thsr `cwclhvocnp vlenz erc ihdni ph

jmenic, pmep—z enhpmcr rcezhn ph zpet hvcn/odn`c`. Oent

 Whlsnpccrz erc rczvhnzdblc ghr jrcepdni pmcdr hyn yhra

vlenz, ymdjm ths jen c}vcjp ph bc jhnpdnsellt gdnc/psndni.

@cwclhvocnp yhra dz ez osjm e lcerndni vrhjczz ghr pmc

jhoosndpt ez dp dz ghr pmc Whlsnpccr. D rcocobcr bcdni

grszprepc` ydpm pmc Vcejc Jhrvz bcghrc D jeoc dn/jhsnprt

bcjeszc pmct me`n—p vrhwd`c` oc ydpm e khb `czjrdvpdhn hg ot

pyh/tcer zcrwdjc. Pmep—z bcjeszc pmcrc dz nh `czjrdvpdhn. Dp—z

ot zcrwdjc.

 2$ Zcc rslc *5 -Icp dp8 Me%$

~ Grena Dberre, Cnwdrhnocnp Whlsnpccr, 2663/2669

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 Bdzzdoeldem% Ycljhoc ph Pmc Ieobde. Zldv hgg thsr

zen`elz, zpcv dnzd`c pmc os` msp en` mewc e zcep hn hnc hg pmc

pyh zeiidni bc`z. @h ths mewc vcejc8 Mhy dz pmc geodlt8 Mhy

dz pmc ohrndni8 Dn hnlt e gcy ohnpmz ths—ll bc ez jhoghrpeblc

ydpm pmc cpduscppc ghr wdzdpdni en` irccpdni Ieobdenz ez thsnhy erc ydpm zetdni ‟mct‟ ez ths vezz en ejusednpenjc hn pmc

zprccp.

Dg ths ellhy dp, thsr nc}p pyh tcerz dn Pmc Ieobde ydll

V C E J C J H R V Z97

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bc pmc slpdoepc jslpsrel c}vcrdcnjc. Lcerndni mhy ph jerrt

yepcr hn thsr mce`, mhy ph gero ydpm e zmhrp/men`lc` mhc,

mhy ph `enjc ep e neodni jcrcohnt en` mhy ph vhsn` iredn

ydpm e idenp yhh`cn ohrper en` vczplc yez kszp pmc bcidnndni

ghr oc. D yez ycljhoc` dnph pmc wcrt mcerp hg e mhzp geodlt

dn e zoell rsrel wdlleic. Ez e rczslp hg mewdni pmdz ejjczz,

 tcp bcdni e ghrcdincr, D hgpcn gclp eyayer`, odzsn`crzphh`

en` zjrspdnd{c`. Cwcnpsellt ot leniseic zadllz dovrhwc`, D

jeoc sv ydpm gsnnt rcphrpz en` D bcien ph cnkht bcdni dn

pmc zvhpldimp. Ph bc mevvt dn zsjm e `dggcrcnp jslpsrc, ths

ydll grcuscnplt rc/e`kszp thsr c}vcjpepdhnz hg thsrzclg, hg  thsr jhoosndpt, hr thsr jhsnpcrverp, en` cwcn hg vcrgcjp

zprenicrz.

Pmc Ieobde dz e vlejc ph lcern pmc welsc hg ‟bcdni‟ ez

hvvhzc` ph ‟`hdni.‟ Zvcn`dni pdoc ydpm vchvlc en` lcppdni

 thsrzclg bc anhyn dz mhy ths cern vchvlc)z prszp en`, dn psrn,

`cjd`c dg ths yenp ph yhra ydpm pmco. D jhnzd`cr otzclg e

grcclenjc rheodni Eigh, hvcn ph yhradni ydpm enthnc ymh

dz elrce`t ohpdwepc`. D)wc pesimp dn`dwd`selz mhy ph iregp

oenihcz, vrhjczz bcczye}, oeac zhev, en` vlenp benenez. D

zperpc` cnwdrhnocnpel jlsbz ep lhjel clcocnpert zjmhhlz en`

D jhnncjpc` ot wdlleic `cwclhvocnp jhoodppcc ydpm e zht

oslpdvldjepdhn vrhkcjp. D)wc nhpc` pmc bcncgdpz hg jezmcyz dn

cwcrt jhnwcrzepdhn D)wc me` ydpm gerocrz ebhsp pmc lhy vrdjc

hg irhsn`nspz. Ez pmc nepdhnel jhhr`dnephr ghr e zjmhhl prcc

nsrzcrt jhovcpdpdhn, D)wc zphh` dn pmc `szpt gdcl` bcmdn` otjhovhsn` pc}p oczzeidni ot jhsnpcrverpz ep pmc @cverpocnp

hg Ghrczprt, pmc Nepdhnel Cnwdrhnocnp Eicnjt, en` pmc

@cverpocnp hg C`sjepdhn. D)wc yrdppcn lcppcrz hspldndni pmc

jhllebhrepdhn bcpyccn hsr dnzpdpspdhnz, evvrhejmc` e `h{cn

NIHz ghr gsn`dni, en` zsbodppc` erpdjlcz ph pmc nepdhnel

ncyzvevcr ghr pmc prcc nsrzcrt jhovcpdpdhn.

Dn pmc cn`, pmhsim, pmc ohzp zepdzgtdni ohocnpz hg ot

Vcejc Jhrvz c}vcrdcnjc erc dn ot wdlleic ymcn ot gewhrdpcph``lcr zuscelz ot neoc en` rejcz ph msi ot anccz, ymcn ot

zdzpcr)z dovcrzhnepdhn hg ot brhpmcr rc`sjcz oc ph pcerz hg 

lesimpcr, en` ymcn ot geodlt dnjls`cz oc ez hnc hg pmcdr hyn

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V C E J C J H R V Z9=

dn pmc jcrcohnt ghr idwdni hsr `esimpcr ph mcr ncy mszben`.

Nhpmdni jen usdpc vrcverc ths ghr pmc svz en` `hynz hg ldgc dn

Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde, bsp ejpsellt, pmep dz c}ejplt ymt ths

erc jhodni mcrc//ph c}vcrdcnjc dp.

~ Zerem Lcc, Cnwdrhnocnp Whlsnpccr, 2663/2669

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dn pmc Ieobde, cwcrt `et dz en e`wcnpsrc. Dp—z mer` ph anhy

ymep ph c}vcjp ymcn ths zpcv hsp hg thsr msp dn pmc ohrndni,

cwcn dg ths mewc vlenz. Hn en hr`dnert `et, dg ths jen jell

dp pmep, ths oet gdn` thsrzclg `hdni e ldpplc yhra hn pmrcc`dggcrcnp vrhkcjpz, mclvdni thsr geodlt pmrhsim pmcdr cwcrt`et

jmhrcz, occpdni ncy vchvlc, en` bcdni vcrvlc}c` bt tcp

enhpmcr lhjel jszpho hr jslpsrel vrejpdjc. Dp jen bc wcrt mer`

ph vlen pmdniz mcrc, ymdjm rcusdrcz ths ph bc glc}dblc en`

rczhsrjcgsl ymcn dp jhocz ph icppdni pmdniz `hnc.

Cejm `et D eyeacn cerlt en` `h pmc `edlt ohrndni rhspdnc.

Hvcndni ot `hhr en` irccpdni ot geodlt dpzclg jen peac

26 odnspcz. Ieobden geodldcz pcn` ph bc leric en` ohzp hg pmco ydll bc sv bcghrc ths. Ymdlc jhllcjpdni yepcr, yezmdni,

yepcrdni pmc ier`cn, en` vrcverdni brceagezp, D prt ph pmdna

ebhsp ymep D yhsl` ldac ph yhra hn ghr pmc `et. Zhoc `etz

dp—z e rcvrh`sjpdwc en` jmdl` mcelpm jldndj, zhocpdocz dp—z e

lhni `et dn pmc ier`cn hr vhzzdblt e prdv ph e ncerbt wdlleic

ph jmep ydpm pmc yhocn ebhsp vrhvcr nsprdpdhn en` hpmcr

phvdjz. Vhzzdblt, D ydll zvcn` pmc ymhlc `et erhsn` pmcjhovhsn` ydpm pmc geodlt, vletdni ydpm pmc bhtz, zmerdni

ier`cndni pdvz ydpm ot mhzp ohpmcrz, hr ihdni hsp ph jhllcjp

gdrcyhh` ydpm pmc ocn. Hgpcnpdocz e grdcn` ydll jhoc bt

ph irccp oc, ncwcr ydpm ent yerndni. Bsp irccpdniz erc wcrt

dovhrpenp dn Ieobden zhjdcpt, zh pmc yhra jhocz ph e melp

ez D hggcr ot grdcn` e `rdna en` zdp ydpm mdo hr mcr ph jmep

ghr e ymdlc. Ohpmcrz grho ncerbt jhovhsn`z wdzdp hgpcn

ph vdja Ohrdnie lcewcz grho ot bejater`, ymdjm pmct ydllszc ph oeac en mcrbel pce pmep dz mdim dn wdpeodnz. Pmdz jen

lce` ph en dovrhovps mcelpm pela, e ghllhy/sv prdv ph pcejm

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pmco cwcn ohrc yetz ph dovrhwc pmcdr `dcp, en` vhzzdblt en

dnwdpepdhn ph jhoc mewc `dnncr ydpm pmc ncdimbhrz. Zhocpdocz

dp—z grszprepdni mhy cwcn pmhsim D vezz hsp Ohrdnie zcc`z

hgpcn, pmc yhocn `hn—p zcco dnpcrczpc` dn irhydni pmcdr

hyn prccz. Bsp ymcn D pmdna ebhsp dp, ell pmc prdvz ph ot prccz

accv oc bszt en` vrhwd`c hvvhrpsndpdcz ph pela ph vchvlc en`

c}vcrdcnjc ohrc hg pmc jslpsrc. Pmc zcc`z ydll zpdll bc pmcrc

egpcr D lcewc, en` oetbc pmct ydll vlenp pmco lepcr. Ghr nhy,

pmc wdzdpz erc gsn.

 Egpcr nhhn dp jen icp rcellt mhp dn sv/jhsnprt Ieobde. Dg 

dp—z phh mhp ph yhra hspzd`c, pmcrc dz elyetz zhocpmdni ph gd},yrdpc sv, hr yhra hn dnzd`c. Enhpmcr yet ph vezz pmc pdoc dz ph

ireb e zvhp hn pmc lhjel benpebe, e leric yhh`cn bcnjm, en`

brcy zhoc eppetem, e lhjel pce, ydpm pmc ocn. Pmczc benpebe 

prdvz jen bc entpmdni grho e usdcp pdoc ph rcglcjp hn thsr `et,

ph e lhs` en` bhdzpcrhsz jhnwcrzepdhn ydpm zhoc hg pmc cl`cr

ocn dn phyn. Cwcn dn zoell wdlleicz, pmc ocn hgpcn ldzpcn ph

pmcdr zmhrp/yewc re`dhz en` mewc oent hvdndhnz hn pmc phvdjz

bcdni `dzjszzc`. Dg pmc benpebe dz covpt, e yela dn pmc bszm

jen lce` ph zhoc dnpcrczpdni gdn`z, hr bszm/grsdp vdjadni ydpm

ot mhzp brhpmcrz ydll vrhwd`c hsr geodlt en` grdcn`z ydpm e

pezpt lhjel prcep. Egpcr pmc mcep `dcz `hyn pmcrc dz szsellt e

ldpplc pdoc ph icp dn e gcy ohrc wdzdpz ph wdlleicrz hr ier`cnz,

en` pmcn dp—z beja mhoc ph yezm sv bcghrc dp icpz `era.

Zsnzcp prenzghroz pmc wdlleic, ez ell pmc yhocn ymh ycrc

hsp yhradni en` ad`z ymh ycrc ep zjmhhl ell `et rcpsrn mhoc.Oen`dnaez, pmc cpmndj irhsv D ldwc ydpm, erc anhyn ghr pmcdr

lhs`nczz, en` pmc cwcndniz erc gsll hg `rsobcepz, zmhspdni

jhnwcrzepdhnz, lesimpcr, en` oszdj. Pmdz dz pmc bczp pdoc ph

rcle} hn ot hyn en` zvcn` zhoc pdoc rce`dni hr yrdpdni

lcppcrz ph grdcn`z beja mhoc. Dn pmc jhl` zcezhn, ph Ieobdenz,

e gdrc dz elyetz ldp en` zdppdni erhsn` zmerdni zphrdcz grho

 Eocrdje, hr lcerndni ncy vrhwcrbz en` khacz dn Oen`dnae jen

bc enhpmcr ircep yet ph icp pmc ohzp hsp hg pmc `et, cwcn dg pmcrc dz nh ldimp.

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Zhocpdocz pmc `etz glt bt, en` zhocpdocz pmct `rei hn en`

hn, bsp cejm `et mez hnc pmdni dn jhoohn//D anhy pmcrc ydll

elyetz bc zhocpmdni ncy ph lcern grho pmczc vchvlc, hr e ncy

pmdni ph `h ydpm ot geodlt en` grdcn`z mcrc. Prtdni ph vlen ell

ot ejpdwdpdcz kszp yhn—p yhra mcrc, bsp dg D kszp icp dnwhlwc`

en` prt ph bc e verp hg ot jhoosndpt, pmc hvvhrpsndpdcz en`

e`wcnpsrcz ydll jhoc ph oc%

~ @en Ndcblcr, Mcelpm Whlsnpccr, 2663/266=

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oepcrnel en` jmdl` mcelpm -OJM jldndjz erc e ircep yet phzmhy thsr gejc erhsn` pmc wdlleic, icp ph anhy yhocn, en`

zmerc zdovlc mcelpm oczzeicz en` dnghroepdhn. D jhnzdzpcnplt

eppcn`c` pmc gdwc vcr ohnpm dn ot `dzprdjp, Ndeodne Cezp, dn

lhycr Jcnprel Rdwcr @dwdzdhn -JR@. OJM jldndjz erc hgpcn

`sbbc` ‟bebt ycdimdni‟ jldndjz eohni VJWz. En` D `d` ycdim

bebdcz% D elzh brhac sv gdimpz bcpyccn yhocn prtdni ph jsp

dn ldnc ph icp beja ph jhhadni lsnjm, jmcjac` doosnd{epdhn

jer`z en` rcjhr`c` wejjdnepdhnz idwcn, ihp vcc` hn, cnpcrc`ncy bdrpmz dn pmc jhoosndpdcz— lhi bhhaz, pelac` ebhsp

brcezpgcc`dni, ihp vcc` hn ohrc, en` jhsnzclc` yhocn hn

mhy ph dnjrcezc pmc nsprdpdhn dn pmcdr jmdl`rcn)z `dcpz. D `rcy

ezd`c yhocn ymhzc jmdl`rcn—z ycdimpz gcll ycll bclhy pmc

ewcreic vcrjcnpdlc ghr pmcdr eic. Dn Yhlhg, yc pelac` ebhsp

lhjellt ewedleblc ghh`z en` mhy pmct jen bc dnjhrvhrepc`

dnph pmc jhovhsn`—z ghh` bhyl. Thsni bebdcz jen cep e vev -vhrrd`ic oe`c grho odllcp glhsr en` bcenz, hr hdl hr ohrdnie

vhy`cr jen bc e``c`. Ohrdnie jen elzh bc cepcn dn zesjc hr

brcyc` ldac pce.

Hnc hg pmc OJM jldndjz yez dn e ncerbt Gsle wdlleic ymcrc

ot jhoosndjepdhn ydpm pmc yhocn yez ldodpc` bcjeszc D

jhsl`n)p zvcea pmc leniseic. Ohzp hg pmc pdoc jldndjz ycrc

sn`crzpeggc` en` cejm hg sz gdllc` pyh rhlcz ghr pmc cnpdrc

`et. Ghr pmdz rcezhn, dp yez `dggdjslp ph vsll ot zpsbbhrnjhsnpcrverp ezd`c en` mewc mdo prenzlepc dnph Gsle ot ldpplc

zvdcl ph yhocn pmcrc. Cwcnpsellt, mc—` jhoc en` jercgsllt

V C E J C J H R V Z=6

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E =5

prenzlepc ph pmc yhoen e lczzhn ebhsp bcenz en` ohrdnie pce.

Mc—` elyetz pcll oc egpcryer`z, ‟Rh}d, vlcezc, yc `hn—p mewc

pdoc hr cnhsim vchvlc ph pela ph cwcrt yhoen dn`dwd`sellt dn

cwcrt wdlleic ymcrc yc mewc e jldndj%“ @czvdpc mdz grszprepdhnz

D acvp ezadni mdo ph jhoc en` prenzlepc dnghroepdhn ghr oc

ymcn D jhsl`n)p `h dp hn ot hyn. Pmcn, dn ot hyn wdlleic,

Beppd Nkhl, D mcer` mdo zvceadni ph hnc hg pmc yhocn D me`

irhyn jlhzc ph egpcr e tcer pmcrc. Mc yez peladni ebhsp e``dni

bcenz ph vev en` `rtdni ohrdnie ghr vhy`cr. Mc cwcn szc`

pmc zeoc vmrezdni pmep D elyetz `d`%

Cwcn pmhsim dp `hczn)p zcco ldac e msic wdjphrt en` ycncwcr zvhac ebhsp dp egpcryer`z, dp ocenp e lhp ph oc ph zcc

pmep ot jhsnpcrverp me` bccn ldzpcndni ph oc ghr ell pmhzc

ohnpmz. Mc yez oeadni pmc pdoc ph pela ph ot yhocn ebhsp

pmc mcelpm hg pmcdr jmdl`rcn.

~ Zere Mhggoen, Mcelpm Whlsnpccr, 2660/2669

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 Ezeleeoee lccaso% Ez ths—ll ell mcer vlcnpt hg pdocz, “Thserc ycljhoc%‟

D—o en DJP zvcjdeldzp ldwdni ebhsp ez ger sv/jhsnprt ez

 ths jen ih dn pmc msb jdpt hg Bezzc. D pcejm jhovspcrz ep e

zcndhr zcjhn`ert zjmhhl, en` D—o zpetdni bszt ydpm vlcnpt hg 

ncpyhradni en` `epebezc vrhkcjpz erhsn` pmc rcidhn ep vlejcz

zsjm ez pmc rcidhnel c`sjepdhn hggdjc en` pmc `dwdzdhnel mcelpm

pceo hggdjc. Pmc `coen` en` ncc` ghr prednc` jhovspcrszcrz dz cwcr dnjrcezdni, en` dp—z e rerdpt ph gdn` zhochnc ymh

`hczn—p yenp ph lcern ohrc ebhsp jhovspcrz en` pcjmnhlhit.

Cwcn dg ths—rc nhp en DP Whlsnpccr, jmenjcz erc ths odimp cn`

sv bcdni pmc jhovspcr c}vcrp ep thsr vlejc hg yhra. Zhoc hg 

pmc nhn/DP vrhkcjpz D—o yhradni hn dnjls`c e oszdj jlsb ep ot

zjmhhl en` e rcidhnel erp c}mdbdp.

Pmc jslpsrel en` ichirevmdj `dwcrzdpt dn pmdz pdnt jhsnprt

oet zsrvrdzc ths. Oenzekeni( Bezzc mez bhpm e jdpt en` wdlleicgccl ph dp. Ghr rcle}epdhn, D hgpcn rd`c ot bdac `hyn ph pmc

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V C E J C J H R V Z=2

rdwcr, hr ih mdac zhoc mdllz en` cnkht pmc zjcncrt. Cwcrthnc

mez pmcdr hyn sndusc c}vcrdcnjcz en` hvvhrpsndpdcz en` D

mhvc ths—rc rce`t ph ohl` thsrz%

~ Cwen Rhpm, C`sjepdhn Whlsnpccr, 2667/266=

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ycljhoc ph Pmc Ieobde.

D)o e oepm(zjdcnjc pcejmcr zpepdhnc` dn Zdnpcp, ymdjm dz

e wdlleic ebhsp 576 adlhocpcrz dnlen` grho pmc jhezp hn pmc

zhspm bena. Ot wdlleic dz hn e bhleni, en` dz zsrrhsn`c` bt

bszm zh dp)z ndjc ph ih ghr rsnz hr bdac rd`cz en` zcc e lhp hg ydl`ldgc ydpm gcy vchvlc erhsn`. D)wc bccn pcejmdni zjdcnjc ph

ire`cz = en` 4 zdnjc D jeoc ph Pmc Ieobde dn Kslt hg 2663.

Dn e``dpdhn ph pcejmdni, zhoc hg pmc zd`c vrhkcjpz D)wc bccn

yhradni hn mewc bccn yrdpdni e zjdcnjc jlsb isd`cbhha pmep

dnjls`cz zjdcnjc c}vcrdocnpz en` ejpdwdpdcz szdni lhjellt

ewedleblc rczhsrjcz, d.c. vrdoerdlt rcjtjlc` oepcrdelz. Mhvcgsllt,

D)ll bc eblc ph `dzprdbspc pmdz bhha ph ell pmc lhycr en` svvcr

bezdj zjmhhlz dn pmc jhsnprt. Hpmcr vrhkcjpz dnjls`c psphrdni,pcejmdni ep yhrazmhvz ghr pcejmcrz, en` dnzprsjpdni pcejmcrz

hn szdni pmc zjmhhl ldbrert. D mhvc ths erc rce`t ghr e zlhycr

vejc hg ldgc en` tcp e wcrt ydl` pyh tcerz dn Pmc Ieobde.

~ En`rcy Merrdz, C`sjepdhn Whlsnpccr, 2663/2669

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

@cer Gspsrc Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccr,

Gdrzp, D yhsl` ldac ph ycljhoc ths ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc

Ieobde vrhireo. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz mez bccn dn Pmc Ieobde

zdnjc 5479 en` oent `c`djepc` Whlsnpccrz mewc zcrwc` dn dpz

sndusc en` `dwcrzc jslpsrc. Pmdz lhni/zpen`dni verpncrzmdv

`cohnzprepcz Vcejc Jhrvz Whlsnpccrz— jhoodpocnp ph pmc

`cwclhvocnp hg Pmc Ieobde. Ths ydll nhy icp ph pcll thsr

grdcn`z en` geodlt, “D eo ohwdni ph Pmc Ieobde, Yczp Egrdje,

en` ydll zvcn` pmc nc}p pyh tcerz whlsnpccrdni pmcrc.‟ D zpdllicp e zodlc zetdni dp nhy.

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E =:

D errdwc` hwcr e tcer eih en` nhy rczd`c ez e pcejmcr/predncr

dn ymep yc jell pmc “sv jhsnprt‟ -ymdjm kszp ocenz ger grho

pmc jevdpel. D yhra ep pmc lezp hg pmc zd} rcidhnel hggdjcz dn

e vlejc jellc` Bezzc. Ot yhra werdcz `et/ph/`et, yhradni ep

pmc hggdjc mclvdni ydpm entpmdni grho jhovspcr lczzhnz, ph

pcejmdni pcejmcrz mhy ph szc lhjel oepcrdelz dn pmcdr jlezzcz.

D eo elzh mclvdni e lhjel nhnihwcrnocnpel hriend{epdhn dn

zperpdni en hrvmeneic dn ot wdlleic. Dn zmhrp, pmdz dz ot

zcrwdjc. D mewc zvcnp pmc rczp hg ot pdoc oeadni grdcn`z, ihdni

ph jclcbrepdhnz, en` zmerdni ot ldgc ydpm pmc oent Ieobdenz D

mewc jhnpejp ydpm.Pmc Ieobde dz en eoe{dni vlejc ph zcrwc. Elpmhsim D `hn—p

anhy ymcrc ths ydll ldwc hr ymep leniseic ths ydll lcern, D `h

anhy pmep ths ydll gdn` thsr zcrwdjc mcrc ez rcyer`dni ez D

mewc. Pmep—z nhp ph zet pmep dp—z cezt ldwdni mcrc. Tcz, yc mewc

ircep bcejmcz en` yhn`crgsl oepcrdelz pmep ths ydll `czdin

dnph thsr ncy gezmdhn lhha, bsp dp jen bc grszprepdni.

Ot e`wdjc ph ths dz ph rcocobcr ymep ths yenp ph icp hsp

hg thsr zcrwdjc mcrc. D prslt bcldcwc pmep ths ydll icp hsp ymep ths vsp dn mcrc. Thsr bczp ezzcp dz thsr gedlsrcz, ymdjm ths

ydll dncwdpeblt lcern grho, en` pmcn e`kszpdni thsr evvrhejm.

 En` lezp, prt ph rcoedn vepdcnp dn thsr yhra, bsp elyetz bc

vcrzdzpcnp.

Ihh` lsja en` cnkht pmdz prslt zvcjdel vrhireo.

~ Crndc Mcr{di, C`sjepdhn Whlsnpccr, 2663/2669

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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VE J A D N I L D Z P

Ymep ph veja8 Mhy osjm zpsgg ph peac8Ymep dz ewedleblc dn Pmc Ieobde8 Mhy `h

D veja ghr pyh tcerz8 Pmczc erc usczpdhnz

 ths erc vrhbeblt ezadni thsrzclg rdimp nhy1 zh pmdz vejadni ldzp

mez bccn jrcepc` bt Whlsnpccrz hg Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde

-PI ph mclv idwc ths en d`ce hg ymep ths ncc` ph brdni en`

ymep jen bc ghsn` mcrc. Pmc vejadni ldzp mez bccn jrcepc`

bt Whlsnpccrz en` prednccz ph rcglcjp pmc ejpsel ncc`z hg  Whlsnpccrz en` dz pmc ohzp sv`epc` ldzp ghr VJ(PI. Mhycwcr,

bc e`wdzc` pmep nh hnc vcrzhn ydll ncc` cwcrtpmdni hn pmc ldzp/

/bc wcrt zclcjpdwc. Hnlt brdni ymep ths pmdna ths ydll szc en`

szc pmdz ldzp hnlt ez e isd`cldnc. Pmcrc dz ebzhlspclt nhpmdni

enthnc jen rcjhoocn` ghr ths ph brdni ydpmhsp ymdjm

 ths ydll nhp bc eblc ph gsnjpdhn ez e Whlsnpccr. Vchvlc mewc

zmhyn sv ph Pmc Ieobde ydpm nhpmdni bsp e mdadni bejavejavejac` ydpm e gcy jlhpmcz en` phdlcprdcz en` zsrwdwc` ghr

29 ohnpmz. Ymep ths brdni jhocz `hyn ph mhy ths pmdna

 ths ydll ldwc en` mhy ths yenp ph ldwc. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll

vrhwd`c ell oc`djdncz en` gdrzp ed` ncjczzdpdcz, ez ycll ez e

jhzp hg ldwdni -JHL ellhyenjc pmep ydll bc cnhsim ghr ths ph

ldwc jhoghrpeblt. Ths jen bst jlhpmcz hr mewc jlhpmcz oe`c

bt lhjel pedlhrz1 ths jen bst elohzp ell ptvcz hg ghh`z en`phdlcprdcz ths ydll cwcr ncc` dn/jhsnprt. Pmep bcdni zed`, dg ths

jen brdni zhoc hg pmc "ls}srt" pmdniz ldzpc` bclhy, dp ydll hnlt

mclv ths. Gsrpmcrohrc, ths `h nhp MEWC ph brdni cwcrtpmdni

pmep ths yenp ydpm ths. Elohzp cwcrtpmdni hn pmdz ldzp jen bc

oedlc` ph thsrzclg, j(h pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc dn Pmc Ieobde,

e ycca hr pyh bcghrc ths lcewc pmc S.Z.-elpmhsim dp ydll nhp bc

jmcev ph `h zh, hr ths jen errenic ghr geodlt en` grdcn`z phoedl pmdniz ph ths lepcr, egpcr ths mewc e bcppcr d`ce hg ymep

 thsr ncc`z ydll bc.

E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E =3

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Thsr e``rczz `srdni thsr cnpdrc zcrwdjc ydll bc pmc ghllhydni;

Thsr Neoc, VJP+

J(H Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde

V.H. Bh} 3=2

Benksl, Pmc Ieobde

Yczp Egrdje

+Dp dz wcrt dovhrpenp pmep ths vsp  VJP egpcr thsr neoc -ymdlc

ths erc dn VZP$ hr thsr oedl oet icp odzvlejc`. Egpcr ths

 zycer dn ez e Whlsnpccr, VJW ydll ghllhy thsr neoc.

Gdnellt, dpcoz ydpm en ezpcrdza -+ erc ewedleblc dn Pmc Ieobde1

mhycwcr, pmct oet bc lhy/useldpt, nhp thsr vrcgcrrel bren`, hr

oet bc phh c}vcnzdwc ghr pmc ewcreic Whlsnpccr bs`icp.

Pmdniz Ths Zmhsl` Brdni

• Pyh vedrz hg glep bc` zmccpz//usccn zd{c ep lcezp

• Pyh vdllhy jezcz

• Ihh` phyclz+ -bepm phycl, men` phyclz, en` yezmjlhpm

• Zvhhn, ghra, en` peblc andgc -bc zsrc ph veja pmdz dn

 thsr jmcjac` lsiieic en` NHP dn thsr jerrt/hn-z

• Ep lcezp e zd}/ohnpm zsvvlt hg ent vrczjrdvpdhn `rsiz

 ths erc jsrrcnplt peadni -ep lcezp ph lezp ths snpdl pmc

oc`djel hggdjc jen hr`cr rcgdllz

• Pyh vedrz hg ctcilezzcz, dg ths ycer pmco1 elzh jhnzd`cr

brdnidni e rcvedr adp

• E ihh` jen hvcncr -ihh` hncz erc NHP ewedleblc

dn/jhsnprt

C}pre Pmdniz Ths Ydll Bc Ile` Ths Brhsimp 

• Jcllvmhnc ydpm e ZDO/jer` jhovepdblc ydpm Yczp Egrdje

IZO grcuscnjdcz -"use` ben` vmhnc, snlhjac`" dz pmc

zvcj+

V C E J C J H R V Z=7

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• Glezm `rdwc-z ydpm leric zphreic jevejdpt -mdimlt

rcjhoocn`c`+

• E glezmldimp -hnc pmep jmericz bt zmeadni dz bczp, en`( hr mce`leov

• @didpel jeocre

• @sjp pevc

• Lcepmcroen

• Zsnilezzcz

• E vmhnc jer` zh ths jen jell pmc S.Z. grho Pmc Ieobde

ohrc jmcevlt -ewedleblc hnldnc grho e werdcpt hg zhsrjcz

• Egrdje oev

• Od`/zd{c` bejaveja

• Zmhsl`cr bei+

• Dnc}vcnzdwc, `sreblc, yepcr/rczdzpenp yepjm ydpm c}pre

beppcrdcz

• Yd`c/brdooc` zsn mep -szcgsl ghr yeladni erhsn` phyn

en` verpdjslerlt ghr yhradni dn pmc gdcl`z

• Redn kejacp

• Jhovejp sobrclle+

• dVh`(J@ vletcr ydpm jmhdjc hg oszdj

• Prewcl zvceacrz

• Leric jhobdnepdhn lhja en`(hr jhobdnepdhn ve`lhja

• EPO jer`

• Gltzyeppcr

• Nelicnc bhpplcz -hnc yd`c/ohspmc ,̀ hnc zoell

• E ocjmendjel hr beppcrt/hvcrepc` elero jlhja

• E zoell zphjavdlc hg rcjmericeblc beppcrdcz -ewedleblc

dn/jhsnprt, bsp c}vcnzdwc• Ben`enez

• E jhsvlc hg zoell zjrcy/phv vlezpdj jhnpedncrz(bhpplcz

ghr phdlcprdcz ymcn prewcldni

E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E =9

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V C E J C J H R V Z==

• Phhpmbrszm jhnpedncrz

• Vmhph elbso grho mhoc ydpm vmhphz hg geodlt(grdcn`z

ph zmerc

Jlhpmdni

Ohzp Whlsnpccrz zet pmct brhsimp phh osjm jlhpmdni, en` dn

verpdjsler, phh osjm “ndjc‟ jlhpmdni. Ncwcrpmclczz, ths ydll

ncc` ph `rczz evvrhvrdepclt ghr occpdniz ydpm ihwcrnocnp

hggdjdelz en` ghr en hjjezdhnel jcrcohnt. Bsp `et ph `et, ths

ydll vrhbeblt bc ldwdni en` yhradni dn e rsrel wdlleic dn wcrtmhp ycepmcr.

Nhpcz ghr Cwcrthnc hn Jlhpmdni; 

• Ldimp/jhlhrc` jlhpmcz erc mer` ph accv jlcen. @era

jlhpmcz oeac ths wcrt mhp, zh ths mewc ph gdn` e ihh`

belenjc. Brhyn, irccn, blsc, iret, vsrvlc, en` rc`, erc

ihh`.

• Pmc `rczz jlhpmcz ghr zpeidni zmhsl` bc jlhpmcz ths ydllycer dn/jhsnprt. Dn hpmcr yhr`z, `hn—p brdni zvcjdgdj

jlhpmcz kszp ghr zpeidni.

Yhocn

Pmc Ieobde dz e jhnzcrwepdwc Oszldo jhsnprt. Yhocn szsellt

jhwcr ell hg pmcdr bh`t, en` oent zpdll jhwcr pmcdr ncjaz en`

mce`z. Ph `rczz dn ymep Eocrdjenz yhsl` jhnzd`cr yero/

ycepmcr jlhpmdni oet bc jhnzd`crc` bt oent Ieobdenz ph bc

vrhwhjepdwc jlhpmdni, dnwdpdni ohrc snycljhoc eppcnpdhn pmen

 ths ydll gdn` phlcreblc. Dp dz rcjhoocn`c` pmep ths crr hn pmc

jhnzcrwepdwc zd`c ymcn jmhhzdni ymep jlhpmcz ph brdni.

• Vrhgczzdhnel; @rczzcz -zsn`rczzcz erc zdovlc,

jslpsrellt evvrhvrdepc, en` vrhwd`c bcppcr wcnpdlepdhn

pmen jlhpmcz ydpm clezpdj yedzp ben`z. Ell zadrpz en`venpz zmhsl` bc pmrcc/ghsrpm lcnipm -Jevrd hr jelg 

lcnipm ep e odndoso. Dp dz nhp jslpsrellt evvrhvrdepc ph

zmhy anccz, bsp jevrd en` jelg/lcnipm venpz erc zmhrp

cnhsim nhp ph `rei dn pmc os` hr jepjm dn bdac zvhacz.

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• Venpz ydpm bclp lhhvz, yrev phvz, entpmdni ydpm

ghridwdni gebrdj ph ejjhooh`epc glsjpsepdhnz dn ycdimp.

• Accv dn odn` pmep pedlhrz dn pmc ahobhz -jdpt ercezerc ihh` en` gebrdjz erc ewedleblc ghr jmcev jszpho

pedlhrdni -e `rczz jhzpz ebhsp $56 SZ@, zh pmc bczp

e`wdjc dz ph veja odndoel en` wcrzepdlc dpcoz en`

pmcn zsvvlcocnp thsr yer`rhbc egpcr rcjcdwdni thsr

ezzdinocnp. Lhjel pedlhrz yhra ycll grho veppcrnz en`

c}jcl ep jhvtdni jlhpmdni ths brdni grho mhoc hr zmhy

pmco dn jlhpmdni jepelhiz.

Wdlleic Eppdrc; 

• Zmhsl` bc jhoghrpeblc.

• Jlhpmcz icp `drpt, zh brdni jlhpmcz pmep jen bc yezmc`

grcuscnplt ydpmhsp gelldni everp. Jlhpmcz mcrc peac e

bcepdni zdnjc pmct erc yezmc` bt men`.

• Brdni lhpz hg sn`crycer% 26 vedrz hr ohrc.+

• Brdni ep lcezp zcwcrel zvhrpz brez -usdja/`rtdni, jhpphnoepcrdel dz bczp. @era jhlhrz erc cezdczp ph accv jlcen

lhhadni.

• Vekeoez‚ldimpycdimp jhwcrdni, ldimp/jhlhrc` ph vrhpcjp

eiednzp ohzusdphcz -ghr zdppdni hspzd`c ydpm mhzp geodlt( 

yeladni erhsn` wdlleic ep ndimp. Bh}cr zmhrpz -ohrc

jhoghrpeblc VK—z ghr zlccvdni ep hpmcr Whlsnpccrz—

mhszcz hr Vcejc Jhrvz— prenzdp mhszc.

Ahobh -Jdpt$ Jlhpmdni; 

• Brdni e gcy hspgdpz ghr vhpcnpdellt ihdni hsp‚pmcrc

erc hvvhrpsndpdcz ph ih `enjdni en` hjjezdhnz ph gccl

vrcppt% Kcenz, prewcl/zd{c` phdlcprt bhpplcz, `dzvhzeblc

re{hrz, pyh zydozsdpz -bdadndz jen bc evvrhvrdepc, bsp

hnlt ep zhoc hg pmc phsrdzp mhpclz1 Pmc Ieobde jepcrz ph

Csrhvcen phsrdzpz ep bcejm rczhrpz.

Ocn

• Ep lcezp e jhsvlc hg bspphn/sv `rczz zmdrpz, vrcgcreblt

pmrcc hr ghsr

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V C E J C J H R V Z46

• P/Zmdrpz+

• Lhni bsp ldimp venpz -zdnjc dp icpz mhp mcrc

• Zmhrpz -oszp jhwcr anccz• Sn`crycer+ -53 vedrz hr ohrc

• Venpz pmep {dv hgg dnph zmhrpz jen bc wcrt mclvgsl en`

jhnzd`crc` vrhgczzdhnel eppdrc

• E gcy yerocr zmdrpz( phvz( glccjcz ghr “jhl`‟ zcezhn

• Zydozsdp -zmhrpz

Ahobh -jdpt$ Jlhpmdni; 

• E jhsvlc hg jmenicz hg `rczzt jlhpmcz ydll jhoc dn

men`t ghr ihdni hsp en` eppcn`dni hggdjdel gsnjpdhnz.

-Ocendni lhni zlccwc bspphn/sv zmdrpz ydpm zlejaz hr

 kcenz.

Wdlleic Eppdrc;  

• Rslc hg pmsob dz//`hn—p zmhy anccz en` ths ercvcrgcjplt gdnc. Mhycwcr, dg ths mevvcn ph bc pcejmdni dn

e jlezz hr yhradni ep e jldndj hr ent hpmcr vrhgczzdhnel

hriend{epdhn pmcn ths ydll ncc` ph `rczz ohrc ghroellt.

Icncrellt P/zmdrpz en` kcenz jen bc jhnzd`crc`

evvrhvrdepc ghr `et/ph/`et wdlleic yhra, bsp dn e

jlezzrhho ths ydll yenp e bspphn/sv zmdrp en` zlejaz.

Ghr Ell

Zmhcz 

• Gldv/glhvz+ -mdim/useldpt, ghr c}eovlc, Medwedne hr Pcwe1

 ths jen bst jmcev gldv/glhvz dn/jhsnprt

• Zpsr`t zen`elz -Pcwe, Bdracnzphja, en` Jmejh erc ihh`

bren`z

• Ell/vsrvhzc zmhcz ghr yeladni, mdadni, en` bdadni -pcnndz

zmhcz+

• Yhrahsp zmhcz, dg ncc`c`

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 45

Bc`rhho

• Ihh`/useldpt vdllhy%+

• Cervlsiz -ihh` hncz ydpm e mdim nhdzc rc`sjpdhn repdnidz rcjhoocn`c`

• Jhllevzdblc men` gen

• E zoell -pmdn blenacp -dp icpz jhl` bsp ncwcr phh jhl`+

Vcrzhnel Mtidcnc en` Phdlcprt Dpcoz

• Ihh` zjdzzhrz+• Pycc{crz

• E ihh` re{hr

• Zadn lhpdhn+

• Ent gewhrdpc bren`z hg zmeovhh, zmewdni jrceo,

phhpmvezpc, cpj. -ths jen bst ell hg pmczc pmdniz

dn/jhsnprt ep e jhzp

• @ch`hrenp -pmcrc dz e wcrt ldodpc` zclcjpdhn en` dp dz

 wcrt c}vcnzdwc zh brdni cnhsim ph lezp pyh tcerz+

• Ldv belo -vrhwd`c` dn pmc Vcejc Jhrvz oc`djel adp, bsp

 ths oet vrcgcr thsr hyn bren`+

• Gejc yezm(zadn jerc vrh`sjpz -c.i., Nh}{coe, H}d ve`z,

ezprdnicnp

• Peljso vhy`cr -c.i., Ihl` Bhn`, Zsoocr—z Cwc ghr

mcep rezm

• Lhhgem-z -e ptvc hg zvhnic

• Zsnzjrccn(bsi zvret -ewedleblc grho pmc VJ oc`djel

hggdjc bsp dp oet nhp bc pmc bren` ths ldac

• Men`/zendpd{cr -brdni lhpz en` dn oent `dggcrcnp zd{cz

• Peovhnz -ewedleblc grho pmc VJ oc`djel hggdjc bsp dg 

 ths mewc e gewhrdpc bren`, brdni zhoc• Zhev bh}

• Nedl vhldzm en` rcohwcr

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V C E J C J H R V Z42

Yhra

• Jelcn`er+

• Evvhdnpocnp bhha+• Ghl`crz ydpm vhjacpz+

• Vcnz+

• Khsrnel+

• Erp zsvvldcz -oeracrz, vevcr, jhlhrc` vcnjdlz en`

zmervcncr+ +

• Nhpc jer`z

• Yhocn—z oeie{dncz//ihh` dnzvdrepdhn ghr yhocn—z irhsv

ejpdwdpdcz en` vrh`sjpz

• Whdjc rcjhr`cr ghr leniseic jlezzcz en` oedldni mhoc

pevcz -@cwdjcz erc ewedleblc pmep oeac en dVh` dnph e

 whdjc rcjhr`cr ez ycll

• Pcejmcr adp -Ghr c}eovlc, rsbbcr ben`z, zpevlcr,

oeracrz, Or. Zacpjm, Zmervdcz, vszm vdnz, vevcr jldvz,

vcnz, vcnjdlz, ilsc, zdnilc mhlc vsnjm, en` ghl`crz. @hn—p

zadov// rcellt pmdna ebhsp ymep ths ydll yenp ghr pmc

nc}p pyh tcerz.

• Pcejmdni oepcrdelz -c.i., dnglepeblc ilhbcz, clcjprhndj

jhvdcz hg lczzhn vlenz hr rczhsrjcz, gewhrdpc pcejmdni

bhhaz, jeljslephr, jmdl`rcn—z bhhaz pmep jen bc

prenzlepc`. Eiedn, `hn—p zadov.

Adpjmcn

Oslpdwdpeodnz en` gdbcr zsvvlcocnpz erc ewedleblc grho pmc

oc`djel hggdjc. Jhnzd`cr brdnidni entpmdni ph zsvvlcocnp

vrhpcdn.

• Vejaeic` od}cz -Vhycr ed`(Iephre`c, glewhr `rdna

od}cz, vhy`cr zhsv od}cz

• Ihh` jen hvcncr

• Zoell vlezpdj ghh` jhnpedncr-z, Psvvcryerc -mdim/

useldpt, ths jen zphrc hpmcr pmdniz dn pmczc ez ycll+

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 4:

• Gewhrdpc zvdjcz+

• Ocezsrdni jsvz en` zvhhnz

• Rsbbcr zvepsle• Vlezpdj [dvlhj beiz

• Veroczen jmcczc -irepc` en` vejaeic`1 dp—z wcrt

c}vcnzdwc mcrc, zh dg ths ldac dp, brdni thsr hyn

• @rdc` grsdp, redzdnz, Jredzdnz, entpmdni ydpm nsprdcnpz

• Grcc{c/`rdc` ghh`

• Jldgg berz hr hpmcr cncrit berz -ths jennhp bst pmczc dn

Pmc Ieobde en` pmcrc oet bc pdocz ths oet bc zpsja

zhocymcrc ydpm ldpplc ghh` hvpdhnz

• Irenhle berz(vrhpcdn berz

• Psne, jmdjacn en` zelohn vejacpz

• Zoell Rsbbcroed` bdnz

• Vhp mhl`crz

• Wcicpeblc vcclcr• Ihh` andgc+

• Prewcl osi+

• @deohn` Zphnc(andgc zmervcncr

Odzjcllenchsz

• Vhrpeblc zhler vhycr beppcrt jmericr -pmczc ercc}vcnzdwc bsp wcrt szcgsl mcrc1 ths jen jmeric thsr

OV: vletcr, jcllvmhnc, en` rcjmericeblc beppcrdcz. Dp dz

yhrpm pmc ohnct, en`(hr

• Beppcrt vhycrc` vmhnc jmericr -ghr pmhzc pdocz ymcn

pmcrc dz nh zsn en`(hr ths jen)p icp ph e phyn ydpm

clcjprdjdpt

• Zmhrp/yewc re`dh ghr ldzpcndni ph BBJ, WHE, en` hpmcrncyz zpepdhnz+

• Jhnwcrpcr ghr vlsiz -pmc hnc pmep jhocz ydpm ell hg 

pmc hvpdhnz1 Pmc Ieobde szcz pmc Brdpdzm/ptvc pmrcc/

vrhnic` vlsi+

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V C E J C J H R V Z40

• Zsric vrhpcjphrz+

• Zoell beppcrt/hvcrepc` gen

• Pmdniz ph vezz pmc pdoc -c.i., lhni bhhaz hn en dVh`hr dn mer` jhvt, Zs`hah, jrhzzyhr` vs{{lcz, cpj. dg ths

cnkht pmco

• Zoell idgpz ghr geodlt dg ths yenp, bsp $56 hr lczz -ghr

c}eovlc, zpdjacrz, vhzpjer`z, c}pre vdjpsrcz hg thsr

 Eocrdjen geodlt, jrethnz, oeracrz, hr vcnjdlz. -Ths `h

nhp mewc ph bst entpmdni dn pmc S.Z.1 ymcn ths errdwc

dn/jhsnprt ths ydll bc peacn ph pmc oeracp ph icp zhoc

jslpsrel idgpz ghr thsr mhzp geodlt.

• Bdadni icer zsjm ez ilhwcz, phc jldvz, bdac zcep ghr

jhoghrp -mclocpz en` rcvedr phhlz erc vrhwd`c` bt pmc

Vcejc Jhrvz. Ths oet bc bdadni e lhp zh pmczc dpcoz erc

szcgsl.

• Yepcr bhpplc

• Zoell hr oc`dso/zd{c `etveja ydpmhsp greoc• @dzvhzeblc jeocre ghr pdocz ymcn ths `hn—p yenp ph

rdza peadni thsr `didpel jeocre

• C}pre ocohrt jer`z ghr thsr `didpel jeocre

• Gdlo dg ths brdni e nhn`didpel jeocre -gdlo dz ewedleblc dn

Pmc Ieobde, bsp dz c}vcnzdwc en` nhp pmc bczp useldpt+

• S.Z. zpeovz -ghr oedldni lcppcrz ydpm vchvlc prewcldni ph

pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz• Oeie{dncz en` jepelhiz ydpm vdjpsrcz hg jlhpmdni ths

odimp yenp ph mewc jhvdc` bt pedlhrz dn Pmc Ieobde

• Zhgpbell ilhwc -Vcejc Jhrvz(Zcnciel mez en ennsel

zhgpbell phsrneocnp ydpm hpmcr Yczp Egrdjen jhsnprdcz

• Vlenp en` endoel d`cnpdgdjepdhn bhhaz -Pmcrc erc elzh

oent hg pmczc ptvcz hg bhhaz glhepdni erhsn` pmc hggdjc,

pmc prenzdp mhszc, en` ydpm Whlsnpccrz

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 43

• Vrhpcjpdwc jezcz ghr cwcrtpmdni% -Pmc `szp en` mcep ydll

adll thsr clcjprhndjz dg nhp dn e jezc

• Rcjmericeblc beppcrdcz en` rcjmericr• Blena J@z ydpm jezcz -ghr bsrndni vdjpsrcz+

• Bsnidc jhr`z+

• Oent ptvcz hg pevc -zjhpjm, oezadni +

• Zmccp zeja -ghl` en` zcy e usccn/zd{c` zmccp sv pmc

zd`c, oeadni e zlccvdni zeja ghr pmhzc pdocz ymcn ths

mewc ph zlccv zhocymcrc ths `d` nhp c}vcjp ph

• Beiz -Ths jen—p mewc cnhsim beiz. Mcrc erc zhoczsiiczpdhnz; ntlhn `reyzprdni, rcszeblc jenwez bei,

bhha bei(bejaveja, `etveja, `sggcl beiz

• Zoell pyh/vcrzhn pcnp -ndjc ghr prewcldni en` zlccvdni

hspzd`c en` dn pmc bszm

• Zlccvdni ve` ghr pcnp

• Jlhpmczldnc en` jlhpmczvdnz ,

Nhpcz

• Vcejc Jhrvz ydll vet ghr sv ph =6 vhsn`z hg jmcjac`

lsiieic -ydpm hnc bei nhp ph c}jcc` 36 vhsn`z. Ths

erc rczvhnzdblc ghr vetdni ghr ent c}pre ycdimp hwcr

=6 vhsn`z. -Jmcja ydpm pmc edrldncz ghr sv/ph/`epc

dnghroepdhn hn ycdimp rczprdjpdhnz.• Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz ydll prenzvhrp thsr lsiieic dn/jhsnprt.

• Rcocobcr, ths ydll vrhbeblt bc dn e wdlleic ydpmhsp

clcjprdjdpt. Dg ths `hn—p cnkht rce`dni bt glezmldimp hr

clcjprdj lenpcrn, jhnzd`cr `hynlhe`dni bhhaz hn pevc ghr

 thsr dVh` hr OV: vletcr.

• Bst e lhp hg zpeovz ymcn ths icp mcrc bcjeszc pmct erc

mer` ph icp `srdni predndni en` sv/jhsnprt.

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V C E J C J H R V Z47

E``dpdhnel Dnghroepdhn

Icncrel Clcjprdjdpt en` Pcjmnhlhit Dnghroepdhn  

Clcjprdjdpt dn Pmc Ieobde dz ohzplt ldodpc` ph pmc erce erhsn`

pmc jevdpel, Benksl. Mhycwcr, zhoc leric phynz clzcymcrc

dn pmc jhsnprt `h mewc clcjprdjdpt ghr zcwcrel mhsrz e `et.

Zhoc hriend{epdhnz, zsjm ez mcelpm jcnpcrz en` NIHz, elzh

mewc `dczcl icncrephrz. Rcier`lczz, e Whlsnpccr zmhsl` NHP

c}vcjp ph mewc ent ejjczz ph clcjprdjdpt, cwcn dg thsr vhzpdni

dz dn pmc erce erhsn` pmc jevdpel. Clcjprdjdpt zcrwdjc, ymdlc

gedrlt `cvcn`eblc dn rcjcnp ohnpmz, zpdll dnwerdeblt cnjhsnpcrzvrhblcoz pmep lcewc wezp ercez ydpmhsp vhycr, zhocpdocz ghr

`etz en` yccaz. E Whlsnpccr jhodni ph Pmc Ieobde zmhsl`

peac pmdz dnph ejjhsnp ymcn `cjd`dni ymep adn` hg pcjmnhlhidcz

ph brdni elhni.

Mewdni zed` pmep, e gedr nsobcr hg Whlsnpccrz, verpdjslerlt

C`sjepdhn/DJP Whlsnpccrz, szc zsjm pmdniz ez jhovspcr

levphvz dn Pmc Ieobde hn e `edlt bezdz, zdnjc pmcdr vhzpdnizpcn` ph bc ezzhjdepc` ydpm hriend{epdhnz pmep mewc ejjczz ph e

`dczcl icncrephr. Gsrpmcrohrc, oent nhn/DJP Whlsnpccrz, cwcn

pmhzc vhzpc` sv/jhsnprt, dn rsrel wdlleicz, elzh vhzzczz zdodler

pcjmnhlhidcz, ez hnc jen szsellt gdn` e yet ph jmeric levphvz,

vhrpeblc @W@ vletcrz, jcllvmhncz en` dVh`z, cwcn dg dp rcusdrcz

bdadni e jhnzd`creblc `dzpenjc. Pmc Vcejc Jhrvz hggdjc mez

ghsr jhovspcrz jhnncjpc` ph pmc Dnpcrncp ghr Whlsnpccr

szc. Pmcrc jen bc e jhnzd`creblc yedp ghr pmczc hn pmc lezpyccacn` hg pmc ohnpm -ymcn Whlsnpccrz jhoc ph phyn ph `h

pmcdr benadni. Vcejc Jhrvz elzh mez e ydrclczz mhpzvhp dn pmc

hggdjc ghr pmhzc ymh brdni pmcdr hyn levphv.

Zhler Pcjmnhlhit

Zhoc Whlsnpccrz elzh gdn` dp szcgsl ph dnwczp dn zhler

pcjmnhlhit, ymdjm dz ewedleblc dn/jhsnprt ep rclepdwclt

rcezhneblc vrdjcz. Ghr c}eovlc, e zdovlc 3 ph 56 yeppz zcp sv

ghr e bslb en` e jmericr ghr jcllvmhncz en` dVh`z oet jhzp ez

ldpplc ez $566 SZ@. E Whlsnpccr ymh yenpz ph zjrdov en` zewc

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oet bc eblc ph jhwcr pmdz jhzp grho pmc jhzp hg ldwdni ellhyenjc

vrhwd`c` bt Vcejc Jhrvz(Pmc Ieobde, bsp ths jen elzh brdni

dp ydpm ths. Lericr zcpsvz hg 36 ph 566 yeppz ph rsn levphvz

en` vhrpeblc @W@ vletcrz jen jhzp ez osjm ez $366. Zsjm

zcp/svz ydll vrhbeblt rcusdrc e Whlsnpccr ph zsvvlcocnp pmcdr

ellhyenjc grho pmcdr hyn gsn`z.

Mhycwcr, zmhsl` e Whlsnpccr hnlt jmhhzc ph brdni en dVh`,

en` zdnjc zsn dz ncwcr pmc vrhblco dn Pmc Ieobde, en dVh`

vhrpeblc zhler jmericr ydll bc zsggdjdcnp.

Jcllvmhncz

 Ez ocnpdhnc` dn pmc zcjpdhn hn “Jhoosndjepdhn,‟ jcllvmhncz

hr ohbdlcz erc pmc vrcgcrrc` oh`c hg jhoosndjepdhn dn Pmc

Ieobde. Jcllvmhncz erc ewedleblc ph vsrjmezc dn Pmc Ieobde,

pmhsim pmc zeoc oh`cl oet bc jmcevcr dn pmc S.Z. Ez e

predncc, ths ydll bc vrhwd`c` ydpm ohrc dnghroepdhn hnjc

 ths errdwc dn/jhsnprt en` ths ydll mewc pmc hvvhrpsndpt ph

vsrjmezc ohbdlcz ep zhoc vhdnp `srdni predndni, cdpmcr `srdni

pmc gdrzp ycca dn/jhsnprt hr ep pmc cn` hg predndni. Dg ths

jmhhzc ph vsrjmezc e ohbdlc vmhnc vrdhr ph `cverpsrc, bc zsrc

ph rcusczpz en snlhjac` use` ben` vmhnc pmep jen peac e ZDO

jer` en` dz jhovepdblc ydpm pmc IZO grcuscnjt hg Yczp Egrdje.

Vlcezc zcc e ldzp hg pmc ohzp jhoohnlt szc` vmhncz dn Pmc

Ieobde bclhy;

5. Nhade 5566 +2. Nhade 5556 +

:. Nhade 5556d +

0. Nhade 5552 +

3. Nhade 5766

7. Nhade 3:56

9. Nhade 7766

=. Nhade =256

4. Eljepcl

56. Zeozsni RZ 776

+Pmczc Nhade oh`clz erc pmc ohzp szc` bt Whlsnpccrz, ez pmct erc

pmc jmcevczp ohbdlcz hn pmc oeracp dn Pmc Ieobde en` pmct erc nhp

jhnzd`crc` c}preweienp bt lhjel zpen`er`z.

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V C E J C J H R V Z4=

Vcrzhnel Oszdj Vletcrz en` Re`dhz

Pmc ohzp jhoohn ghro hg vcrzhnel oszdj vletcrz pmep

 Whlsnpccrz jmhhzc ph brdni erc dVh`z, OV: Vletcrz, en` J@( OV: Vletcrz. Ez ocnpdhnc` ebhwc, zmhsl` ths jmhhzc ph

brdni en dVh`, dp dz mdimlt e`wdzeblc pmep ths elzh dnwczp dn e

jhovepdblc zhler jmericr. Ez ghr OV: vletcrz en` J@(OV:

Vletcrz, dp dz bczp ph brdni beppcrt/vhycrc` `cwdjcz, elhni

ydpm ez oent beppcrdcz ez ths ydll yenp hr ncc`. Ymdlc pmcrc

erc beppcrdcz ewedleblc dn Pmc Ieobde, pmc useldpt pcn`z ph

bc c}prcoclt vhhr -hn e J@ vletcr dp oet bc vhzzdblc ph vlet

e oe}doso hg pyh ph pmrcc zhniz hn bren` ncy beppcrdcz%.Bren` neoc beppcrdcz zsjm ez @srejcll en` Cncrid{cr erc elzh

ewedleblc1 mhycwcr, pmcdr jhzp dz wcrt mdim.

 Whlsnpccrz oet brdni gsll zmhrp/yewc re`dhz ydpm EO(GO

gsnjpdhnz ph rcjcdwc pmc lhjel re`dh zpepdhnz, ez ycll ez BBJ

en` WHE. Mhycwcr, zsjm re`dhz jen bc vsrjmezc` dn Pmc

Ieobde ghr ez ldpplc ez $3 SZ@.

Hpmcr Jhnzd`crepdhnz ebhsp Pcjmnhlhidcz

Bcghrc vejadni ent hg pmc ebhwc dpcoz, jhnzd`cr pmc cggcjp hg 

mdim msod`dpt hn pmc pcjmnhlhidcz ths brdni. Msod`dpt `srdni

pmc rednt zcezhn jen jeszc lhni/pcro vrhblcoz dn zcnzdpdwc

`cwdjcz zsjm ez levphvz en` dVh`z1 mhycwcr, pmdz mez nhp bccn

e oekhr jhnjcrn ghr Whlsnpccrz ymh vhzzczz zsjm pcjmnhlhidcz

dn Pmc Ieobde. Zhoc vrcwcnpdwc ocezsrcz jen bc peacn ph

cnzsrc dp `hcz nhp bcjhoc e vrhblco.

 Elzh, `h nhp brdni ent vdcjc hg pcjmnhlhit ths yhsl` bc

`cwezpepc` ph lhzc. Dn e``dpdhn ph pmc cnwdrhnocnpel ycer/en`/

pcer, jcllvmhncz, dVh`z, en` levphvz erc vrdoc pericpz ghr pmcgp.

Yc cnjhsreic ths ph peac hsp vcrzhnel vrhvcrpt dnzsrenjc hn

ent dpco hg welsc, ez pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dz nhp rczvhnzdblc ghr

rcdobsrzcocnp dn pmc jezc hg `eoeic hr lhzz hg pmczc dpcoz.

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N H P C Z

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V R C / @ C V E R P S R C

J M C J A L D Z P

Pmc ghllhydni ldzp jhnzdzpz hg zsiiczpdhnz ghr ths ph jhnzd`cr

ez ths vrcverc ph ldwc hspzd`c pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz ghr pyh tcerz.

Nhp ell dpcoz ydll bc rclcwenp ph cwcrthnc, en` pmc ldzp `hcz

nhp dnjls`c cwcrtpmdni ths zmhsl` oeac errenicocnpz ghr.

Geodlt

❒ Nhpdgt geodlt pmep pmct jen jell pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— Hggdjc

hg Zvcjdel Zcrwdjcz ep ent pdoc dg pmcrc dz e jrdpdjel

dllnczz hr `cepm hg e geodlt ocobcr -pclcvmhnc nsobcr;

=66.020.=3=6, c}pcnzdhn 5096.

❒ Idwc pmc Vcejc Jhrvz— Hn pmc Mhoc Grhnp men`bhha ph

geodlt en` grdcn`z.

Vezzvhrp(Prewcl

❒ Ghryer` ph pmc Vcejc Jhrvz prewcl hggdjc ell vevcryhra

ghr pmc Vcejc Jhrvz vezzvhrp en` wdzez.

❒ Wcrdgt pmep lsiieic occpz pmc zd{c en` ycdimp ldodpz ghr

dnpcrnepdhnel prewcl.❒ Hbpedn e vcrzhnel vezzvhrp dg ths vlen ph prewcl egpcr

 thsr zcrwdjc cn`z. -Thsr Vcejc Jhrvz vezzvhrp ydll

c}vdrc pmrcc ohnpmz egpcr ths gdndzm thsr zcrwdjc, zh

dg ths vlen ph prewcl lhnicr, ths ydll ncc` e rcisler

vezzvhrp.

Oc`djel(Mcelpm

❒ Jhovlcpc ent ncc`c` `cnpel en` oc`djel yhra.

❒ Dg ths ycer ilezzcz, brdni pyh vedr.

E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 565

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❒ Errenic ph brdni e pmrcc/ohnpm zsvvlt hg ell

oc`djepdhnz -dnjls`dni bdrpm jhnprhl vdllz ths erc

jsrrcnplt peadni.

Dnzsrenjc

❒ Oeac errenicocnpz ph oednpedn ldgc dnzsrenjc jhwcreic

dg ths ydzm.

❒ Errenic ph oednpedn zsvvlcocnpel mcelpm jhwcreic

ymdlc ths erc eyet. -Cwcn pmhsim pmc Vcejc Jhrvz dz

rczvhnzdblc ghr thsr mcelpm jerc `srdni Vcejc Jhrvzzcrwdjc hwcrzcez, dp dz e`wdzeblc ghr vchvlc ymh mewc

vrc/c}dzpdni jhn`dpdhnz ph errenic ghr pmc jhnpdnsepdhn

hg pmcdr zsvvlcocnpel mcelpm jhwcreic. Dg pmcrc dz e

levzc dn jhwcreic, dp dz hgpcn `dggdjslp en` c}vcnzdwc ph

bc rcdnzpepc`.

❒ Errenic ph jhnpdnsc Oc`djerc jhwcreic dg evvldjeblc.

Vcrzhnel Vevcrz

❒ Brdni e jhvt hg thsr jcrpdgdjepc hg oerrdeic hr `dwhrjc.

❒ Dg ths brdni thsr vcrzhnel vezzvhrp, elzh brdni e jhvt hg 

dp. Brdni c}pre vezzvhrp vmhphz ez ycll.

 Whpdni❒ Rcidzpcr ph whpc dn pmc zpepc hg thsr mhoc hg rcjhr`.

-Oent zpepc sndwcrzdpdcz jhnzd`cr whpdni en` vetocnp

hg zpepc pe}cz ez cwd`cnjc hg rczd`cnjc dn pmep zpepc.

❒ Hbpedn e whpcr rcidzprepdhn jer` en` peac dp ydpm ths

hwcrzcez.

❒ Errenic ph mewc en ebzcnpcc bellhp ghryer`c` ph ths

hwcrzcez.

V C E J C J H R V Z562

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Vcrzhnel Cggcjpz

❒ Jhnzd`cr vsrjmezdni vcrzhnel vrhvcrpt dnzsrenjc ph

c}pcn` grho pmc pdoc ths lcewc thsr mhoc ghr zcrwdjchwcrzcez snpdl pmc pdoc ths jhovlcpc thsr zcrwdjc en`

rcpsrn ph pmc Sndpc` Zpepcz.

Gdnenjdel Oeneicocnp

❒ Hbpedn zps`cnp lhen `cgcrocnp ghroz grho pmc lcn`cr hr

lhen zcrwdjc.

❒ C}cjspc e vhycr hg epphrnct ghr pmc oeneicocnp hg  thsr vrhvcrpt en` bszdnczz.

❒ Errenic ghr `c`sjpdhnz grho thsr rce`kszpocnp

ellhyenjc ph vet eldohnt, jmdl` zsvvhrp, en` hpmcr

`cbpz pmrhsim pmc Hggdjc hg Whlsnpccr Gdnenjdel

Hvcrepdhnz ep =66.020.=3=6, c}pcnzdhn 5996.

❒ Vlejc ell dovhrpenp vevcrz‐ohrpieicz, `cc`z, zphjaz,

en` bhn`z‐dn e zegc `cvhzdp bh} hr ydpm en epphrnct hrhpmcr jercpeacr.

E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 56:

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E Y C L J H O C B H H A ¹ P M C I E O B D E 563

J H NPE J P D N I V C E J C

J H R V Z M C E @ U S E R PC R ZPmc ghllhydni ldzp hg nsobcrz ydll mclv ths jhnpejp pmc evvrhvrdepchggdjc ep Vcejc Jhrvz mce`userpcrz ydpm werdhsz usczpdhnz. Thsoet szc pmc phll/grcc nsobcr en` c}pcnzdhn hr `del `drcjplt szdnipmc lhjel nsobcrz vrhwd`c`. Bc zsrc ph lcewc pmc Vcejc Jhrvz phll/grcc nsobcr en` c}pcnzdhnz ydpm thsr geodlt zh pmct mewc pmco dnpmc cwcnp hg en cocricnjt `srdni thsr zcrwdjc hwcrzcez.

Vcejc Jhrvz Mce`userpcrzPhll/grcc Nsobcr;  =66.020.=3=6, Vrczz 2, pmcn

C}p. * -zcc bclhy$

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en Dnwdpepdhn Vlejcocnp 

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