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Wmien Dsfhoe [ugfdb [nosdio
Wnlirc1 Phff Rtrnnts Fdbnosn
ti RtnhfLirnosdb Dovnstd`htdio il tmn Ncpfiynn Wntdrncnot Rystnc il Wmien Dsfhoe lir tmnHcnrdbho Lnenrhtdio il Rthtn, Biuoty hoe Cuodbdphf Ncpfiynns gy Gnobmchrj LdohobdhfRnrvdbns, Dob., Ibtignr 80, 7;82.
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf
Jny Ldoedo`1
Umn NcpfiynnWntdrncnot Rystnc
il Wmien Dsfhoe
mhs snbrntfy h`rnne
ti pnrcdt mne`n
luoe choh`nrs ti
jnnp tmn sthtn
pnosdio do tmn ehrj
rn`hredo` miw dts
hssnts hrn gndo`dovnstne: ti rhot
cystnry mne`n
luoe dovnstirs h
fdbnosn ti stnhf, ir
prildt ht dts
nxpnosn usdo`
dosden dolirchtdio:
hoe ti no`h`n do
pitnotdhffy dffn`hfoioedsbfisurn
prhbtdbns.
Wmien Dsfhoe [ugfdb [nosdioWnlirc1 Phff Rtrnnts
Fdbnosn ti RtnhfD. Nxnbutdvn Rucchry
Uwi ynhrs h`i, Wmien Dsfhoe's sthtn pnosdio luoe lnffvdbtdc ti h Phff Rtrnnt biup. Dt mhppnone wmno @doh
Whdcioei, h vnoturn bhpdthf choh`nr wdtm ho
uobnrthdo dovnstcnot trhbj rnbire il iofy h lnw
ynhrsh prdobdphf do h ldrc tmht mhe gnno mdrne gy
tmn sthtn ti choh`n h phftry $> cdffdio do pnosdio
hssnts`it mnrsnfl nfnbtne hs tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr
il tmn Rthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe wdtm tmn ldohobdhf
ghbjdo` il iut-il-sthtn mne`n luoe choh`nrs.
Whdcioeis onw rifn noeiwne mnr wdtmrnspiosdgdfdty lir ivnrsnndo` tmn sthtns notdrn $0
gdffdio do pnosdio hssnts.
Do smirt, tmn lixns (ciony choh`nrs) mhe thjno ivnr
choh`ncnot il tmn mnomiusn (tmn pnosdio).
Lir Whdcioei, h 57 ynhr-ife Wmien Dsfhoe ohtdvn,
snrvdo` hs sthtn trnhsurnr rnprnsnots h chair bhrnnr
giist. Dt hfsi mhs prnsnotne mnr wdtm ho ippirtuodtyti nordbm mnrsnfl hoe mnr mne`n luoe ghbjnrs ht tmn
nxpnosn il tmn sthtn's pnosdio luoe, tmn pugfdb
wirjnrs wmi hrn biuotdo` io dt ti ldohobn tmndr
rntdrncnots hoe tmn thxphynrs wmi biufe gn stubj
lir cdffdios, ir gdffdios, il eiffhrs dl dt's cdschoh`ne.
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf
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Lurtmnr, h sd`odldbhot pirtdio il tmn Urnhsurnrs wnhftm hoe dobicnrnfhtns ti smhrns smn iwos do twi dffdqude, iphqun vnoturn bhpdthf
phrtonrsmdps smn lircnrfy choh`ne ht [idot Auedtm Bhpdthfion il
wmdbm smn biovdobne tmn sthtn ti dovnst do io edllnrnot, fnss lhvirhgfn
tnrcs. ^ofdjn tmn sthtn wmdbm phde cdffdios lir dts smhrns do ion il tmn
[idot Auedtm luoes, tmn Urnhsurnr whs rhotne smhrns do gitm il tmn
vnoturn bhpdthf luoes lir lrnn.
Pirsn stdff, tmn vnoturn bhpdthf doeustry ds oitne lir dts fhbj il
trhosphrnoby hoe iobn tmn Urnhsurnr hssucne illdbn smn rnlusne tiedsbfisn vdrtuhffy hoy dolirchtdio rn`hredo` tmn dovnstcnot luoe do
wmdbm smn hoe tmn sthtn pnosdio rnchdo bi-dovnstirs.
Lir nxhcpfn, tmn Urnhsurnr rnlusne ti rnfnhsn eibucnots wmdbm wiufe
rnvnhf wmntmnr smn (ir hoy itmnr dovnstir) mhe gnno `rhotne hoy spnbdhf
rd`mts cirn lhvirhgfn tmho tmisn rhotne ti tmn sthtn, ir itmnr fdcdtne
phrtonrs do tmn luoe.
[idot Auedtm Bhpdthf, tmn Urnhsurnrs lircnr ncpfiynr, ds h ldrc wmdbm ds
sugsthotdhffy luoene gy Uueir Dovnstcnot Birp., h cuftd-gdffdio eiffhr
prdvhtn nqudty hoe mne`n luoe bio`ficnrhtn biotriffne gy tmn snbrntdvn
gdffdiohdrn [huf Uueir Aions. Pdtmiut Uueir hs h strhtn`db phrtonr
pissnssdo` h sugsthotdhf dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn mdstiry, Whdcioeis
[idot Auedtm wiufe oit mhvn gnno h biotnoenr lir h $> cdffdio vnoturn
bhpdthf biccdtcnot lric tmn sthtn.
Do h vnry rnhf snosn, tiehy Wmien Dsfhoes fnhedo` dovnstcnot ldeubdhry ds
fhr`nfy bicpnoshtne gy ho iut-il-sthtn mne`n luoe dovnstirwirsn
stdff, smn ds phde doedrnbtfy hoe snbrntfy. Umn cyrdhe uodqun biolfdbts il
dotnrnst hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti tmds uoprnbnenotne sthtn il hllhdrs mhvn oit
gnno tmiriu`mfy dovnstd`htne ir heernssne.
Urhosphrnoby hoe hbbiuothgdfdty mhvn sullnrne hs tmn pnosdio mhs
dobrnhsne dts hffibhtdio ti mne`n, vnoturn bhpdthf hoe prdvhtn nqudty
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf
luoes ti hfcist $7 gdffdio ir 7> pnrbnot hoe tmn Urnhsurnr mhs wdtmmnfecist dolirchtdio hgiut tmnsn md`m-rdsj, md`m-bist dovnstcnots lric
gitm tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio, h 8;-cncgnr vifuotnnr giey
tmht ds bmhdrne gy tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr hoe ivnrsnns tmn dovnstcnots
il tmn sthtn pnosdio, hoe tmn nonrhf pugfdb. Driodbhffy, do Wmien Dsfhoe,
fdcdthtdios io pugfdb hbbnss ti rnbires mhvn riwo do tmn Dolirchtdio
H`n.
Umn Urnhsurnr mhs ncnr`ne hs tmn fnhedo` ohtdiohf hevibhtn il h
edsdo`nouius lirc il pugfdb pnosdio rnlirc wmdbm dovifvns sfhsmdo`wirjnrs gnonldts hoe tmwhrtdo` pugfdb hbbnss ti dolirchtdio rn`hredo`
tmn rdsjdnst il pnosdio dovnstcnots wmdfn, do snbrnt, erhchtdbhffy
dobrnhsdo` tmn rdsjs ti rntdrncnot pfhos hoe tmn lnns tmny phy ti Phff
Rtrnnt. H rnpirt smn prieubne do 7;88 tdtfne Urutm do Oucgnrs1 Umn
Rnburdty hoe Rusthdohgdfdty il Wmien Dsfhoes Wntdrncnot Rystnc chen h
sthrj bhsn lir tmn pnosdio ivnrmhuf hoe gnonldts buts smn novdsdione,
wmdfn oithgfy icdttdo` enthdfs rn`hredo` tmn rnhtnr bists hoe rdsjs
rnfhtne ti mnr pfhos lir rnstrubturdo` tmn Luoes dovnstcnot pirtlifdi.
Gnobmchrj Ldohobdhf Rnrvdbns, Dob. (Gnobmchrj) whs rnthdone gy
Wmien Dsfhoe Biuobdf 45 il tmn Hcnrdbho Lnenrhtdio il Rthtn, Biuoty
hoe Cuodbdphf Ncpfiynns, HLF-BDI, ti privden h prnfdcdohry nxpnrt
lirnosdb rnvdnw il tmn dovnstcnot pri`rhc ht tmn Ncpfiynn Wntdrncnot
Rystnc il Wmien Dsfhoe (NWRWD ir tmn Luoe). Pn wnrn hfsi hsjne ti
nxhcdon wmntmnr tmn Urnhsurnrs si-bhffne rnlirc h`noeh whs hbtuhffy
nomhobdo` tmn snburdty hoe susthdohgdfdty il NWRWD hoe tmn trun bists hoe
rdsjs il tmn swnnpdo` bmho`ns smn mhs dcpfncnotne.
Urnhsurnrs Fhbj il UrhosphrnobyLirnosdb dovnstd`htdios il pnosdios rnqudrn hbbnss ti nvdenobn. Dt ds lhdr
ti shy tmht tmn Illdbn il tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr il tmn Rthtn il Wmien
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf
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Umnrn mhs gnno h
sdodstnr phff il
snbrnby rn`hredo`
luoehcnothf
dovnstcnot
dolirchtdio
irbmnstrhtne gy
sthtn illdbdhfs hoe
hdene gy jny
dovnstcnot
snrvdbns privdenrs.
Dsfhoe, tmriu`m dts hbtdios mhs chen bioeubtdo` tmdsrnvdnw io gnmhfl il phrtdbdphots do tmn Luoe lhr cirn
edlldbuft.
Umnrn mhs gnno h sdodstnr phff il snbrnby rn`hredo`
luoehcnothf dovnstcnot dolirchtdio rnfhtne ti tmn
NWRWD (subm hs tmn fnvnf il dovnstcnot hevdsiry,
pnrlirchobn hoe itmnr lnns phde lir ciony
choh`ncnot, tmn rdsjs rnfhtne ti mne`n, prdvhtn
nqudty hoe vnoturn bhpdthf strhtn`dns hoedovnstcnots, hoe biolfdbts il dotnrnst) irbmnstrhtne
gy sthtn illdbdhfs hoe hdene gy jny dovnstcnot
snrvdbns privdenrs, puobtuhtne gy pnrdiedb snfl-
snrvdo` cdsrnprnsnothtdios rn`hredo` subm
dovnstcnot chttnrs ti tmn `nonrhf pugfdb.
Umn ivnrwmnfcdo` chairdty il tmn dolirchtdio
Gnobmchrj rnqunstne lir tmds rnvdnw lric tmn
@nonrhf Urnhsurnr pursuhot ti tmn Wmien DsfhoeHbbnss ti [ugfdb Wnbires Hbt (H[WH) mhs gnno
wdtmmnfe do hpphrnot vdifhtdio il sthtn fhw: tmn
Urnhsurnr bfhdcs tmn sthtn ds biotrhbtuhffy igfd`ne ti
enlnr ti tmn ciony choh`nrs dt mhs mdrne io tmn
rnfnhsn il suppisnefy priprdnthry dolirchtdio. Umn
wirst ds ynt ti bicn sdobn tmn Urnhsurnr mhs
enfdgnrhtnfy wdtmmnfe tmn cist pitnotdhffy ehch`do`
dolirchtdio wn mhvn rnqunstne.Cist edsturgdo`, lric h rn`ufhtiry hoe pugfdb pifdby
pnrspnbtdvn, ds tmht tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnrs prhbtdbn
il wdtmmifedo` dolirchtdio hoe dotnotdiohffy
privdedo` dobicpfntn edsbfisurns rn`hredo` NWRWDs
dovnstcnots rnsufts do1 (8) cdsfnhedo` tmn pugfdb hs ti
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhfGfhthot dffn`hfdtdns
dovifvdo` gdffdios do
rntdrncnot hssnts
ohtdiohffy, subm hs
mne`n luoes
snbrntfy prildtdo`
ht tmn nxpnosn il
pugfdb pnosdios
hbriss tmn biuotry,
enchoe ho
dccnedhtn,
libusne rnspiosngy snburdtdns
rn`ufhtirs hoe fhw
nolirbncnot.
luoehcnothf dovnstcnot chttnrs, subm hs tmn trunbists hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti dovnstdo` do mne`n, prdvhtn
nqudty, hoe vnoturn bhpdthf luoes: (7) uoenrsthtdo`
tmn dovnstcnot nxpnosns hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti NWRWD:
hoe (2) cdsrnprnsnotdo` tmn ldohobdhf bioedtdio il tmn
sthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe ti dovnstirs.
Lir tmnsn rnhsios, dt ds rnbiccnoene tmht tmds
rnpirt, do `nonrhf, gn privdene ti snburdtdns
rn`ufhtirs hoe fhw nolirbncnot lir hppriprdhtn
hbtdio. Miwnvnr, itmnr spnbdldb chttnrs denotdldne
mnrndo, d.n., hpphrnot gfhthot dffn`hfdtdns dovifvdo`
gdffdios do rntdrncnot hssnts ohtdiohffy, subm hs mne`n
luoes snbrntfy prildtdo` ht tmn nxpnosn il pugfdb
pnosdios hbriss tmn biuotry, enchoe ho dccnedhtn,
libusne rnspiosn gy snburdtdns rn`ufhtirs hoe fhw
nolirbncnot, do iur ipdodio.
Wnbnotfy, liur ipno-`ivnrocnot `riups Biccio
Bhusn Wmien Dsfhoe, tmn sthtns bmhptnr il tmn
Hcnrdbho Bdvdf Fdgnrtdns odio, tmn Wmien Dsfhoe
[rnss Hssibdhtdio hoe tmn Fnh`un il Picno \itnrs
il Wmien Dsfhoe rnfnhsne h fnttnr ti tmn Urnhsurnr
vidbdo` tmndr biobnros rn`hredo` tmn Urnhsurnrs
strhtn`y il wdtmmifedo` mne`n luoe rnbires. Umnsn
`riups gnfdnvn tmht sdobn tmn ldohobdhf rnpirts hrn
phde lir wdtm pugfdb luoes hoe enthdf miw tmn sthtn dsdovnstdo` tmn pugfdbs ciony, tmny smiufe gn chen
pugfdb do tmndr notdrnty: lurtmnr tmny liuoe
triugfdo` tmn Urnhsurnrs enbdsdio ti hffiw tmn
mne`n luoes ti enbden wmht dolirchtdio ti rnfnhsn.
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf
.> pnrbnot lric NWRWDs ldvn-ynhr hvnrh`n
dovnstcnot rnturos hoe wdff rho`n lric ; ti 5 pnrbnot.
Pmntmnr rntdrnns rnbndvn hoy BIFH wdff enpnoe upio gitm NWRWDs
luoedo` fnvnf hoe tmn Luoes hbtuhf dovnstcnot rnturosgitm il wmdbmhrn vifhtdfn, uoprnedbthgfn hoe suganbt ti chodpufhtdio gy nfnbtne
illdbdhfs hoe itmnrs. Umn chodpufhtdio il gitm il tmnsn jny `ihfpists mhs
hfrnhey gn`uo.
Do Hprdf 7;88, tmn Rthtn Wntdrncnot Gihre fiwnrne tmn sthtns hssucne
rhtn il rnturo lric =.7> pnrbnot ti 0.> pnrbnot. H rnbnot onw rnpirt gy
ho hbtuhrdhf ldrc mdrne gy tmn Urnhsurnr biobfuene tmht tmn Rthtn
Wntdrncnot Gihre smiufe biosdenr fiwnrdo` tmn hssucne 0.> pnrbnot
rhtn il rnturo nvno lurtmnr. Ui tmn surprdsn il nvno tmn hbtuhrdhf ldrcdssudo` tmn onw rnpirt, tmn Urnhsurnr bfhdcne tmn su``nstdio tmht tmn
rneubne hssucptdio il 0.> pnrbnot chy gn tii iptdcdstdb whs tnrrdldb
onws tmn oucgnrs hrn hbburhtn.
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhfPmntmnr rntdrnns
rnbndvn hoy BIFH
wdff enpnoe upio
gitm NWRWDs
luoedo` fnvnf hoe
tmn Luoes hbtuhf
dovnstcnot
rnturosgitm il
wmdbm hrn vifhtdfn,
uoprnedbthgfn hoe
suganbt ti
chodpufhtdio gynfnbtne illdbdhfs
hoe itmnrs. Umn
chodpufhtdio il
gitm il tmnsn jny
`ihfpists mhs
hfrnhey gn`uo.
Umn Urnhsurnr mhs pugfdbfy sthtne tmht tmndovnstcnot hssucptdio wdff gn rnvdnwne onxt
succnr hoe mhs hbjoiwfne`ne tmht tmn dcphbt il
hoy subm luturn rneubtdio io NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf
biufe gn gd`. Ghsne upio rnfdhgfn siurbns, dt ds iur
uoenrsthoedo` tmht tmn hbtuhrdns mhvn h`rnne ti
strhtn`dbhffy rnbiccnoe, ivnr tdcn hoe do stnps,
lurtmnr rneubdo` tmn dovnstcnot hssucptdio ti cdffdio eiffhrs do tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe.
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf
8=
Umn Urnhsurnr
oithgfy lhdfne ti
cnotdio do mnr
fnttnr ti tmn Ntmdbs
Biccdssdio tmht
tmn sthtn whs h
fdcdtne phrtonr do
tmn [idot Auedtm
luoe hoe chy mhvn
grihe rd`mts do tmn
luoe tmht biolfdbt
wdtm mnrs. Lurtmnr,
smn chy mhvn
spnbdhf rd`mts tmht
pnrcdt mnr ti
prildt ht tmn sthtns
nxpnosn.
Rmn hfsi rnprnsnotne tmht tmn Rthtn's dovnstcnot dotmn luoe whs phssdvn, cnhodo` tmht hltnr sd`odo` tmn
biotrhbt wdtm [idot Auedtm hoe chjdo` dts dovnstcnot
biccdtcnot, tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio mhe
oi shy do tmn luoe's io`ido` choh`ncnot ir
dovnstcnot enbdsdios.
Umn Urnhsurnr oithgfy lhdfne ti cnotdio do mnr fnttnr
ti tmn Ntmdbs Biccdssdio tmht tmn sthtn mhe oit
cnrnfy notnrne doti h tno-ynhr biotrhbt wdtm [idot
Auedtm. Whtmnr, tmn sthtn whs h fdcdtne phrtonr do h
luoe choh`ne gy [idot Auedtm hs @nonrhf [hrtonr
hoe, hs h fdcdtne phrtonr tmn sthtn chy mhvn grihe
rd`mts do tmn luoe's io`ido` choh`ncnot, ir
dovnstcnot enbdsdios, tmn nxnrbdsn il wmdbm chy
biolfdbt wdtm mnr rd`mts hoe dotnrnsts.
Lurtmnr, hs h [idot Auedtm dosdenr, smn, ir itmnr
dovnstirs, chy mhvn gnno `rhotne spnbdhf rd`mts
cirn lhvirhgfn tmho tmisn rhotne ti tmn sthtn,
dobfuedo` spnbdhf wdtmerhwhf rd`mts: rd`mts ti rnbndvn
rnpirts lric tmn phrtonrsmdp io h cirn lrnqunot
ghsds ir tmht dobfuen dolirchtdio oit privdene ti
itmnr fdcdtne phrtonrs: rd`mts ti rnbndvn rneubne
rhtns il tmn dobnotdvn hffibhtdio hoe choh`ncnot
lnn: rd`mts ti rnbndvn h smhrn il tmn dobnotdvn
hffibhtdio, choh`ncnot lnn ir itmnr hciuots
nhrone gy tmn nonrhf phrtonr ir dts hlldfdhtns. Dl trun,
tmn Urnhsurnr chy fdtnrhffy gn prildtdo` ht tmn
nxpnosn il tmn sthtn.
Rdobn tmn Urnhsurnr mhs rnlusne ti edsbfisn
eibucnots rnfhtne ti tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe, hs wnff
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhfUmn Gfdoe Urust
sbmncn tmn
Urnhsurnr
pripisne ti tmnNtmdbs Biccdssdio,
biupfne wdtm mnr
oioedsbfisurn
pifdby rn`hredo`
tmn [idot Auedtm DD
luoe, mhs rnsuftne
do iofy tmn pugfdb
gndo` gfdoe hs ti
tmn [idot Auedtm DDluoe.
Umn Whdcioei
Gfdoe Urust
biostdtutns h
cdsusn il tmn gfdoe
trust envdbn.
hs mnr hoe NWRWDs dovnstcnot do tmn luoe, tmn pugfdbbhooit joiw wmntmnr pnrcdttdo` tmn bi-dovnstcnot
ti biotdoun ds mhrcluf ti tmn Luoe. Wn`hrefnss, tmn
bmhrhbtnrdzhtdio il tmn dovnstcnot do tmn [idot Auedtm
DD Luoe hs cnrnfy h tno-ynhr biotrhbt do h phssdvn
dovnstcnot hs ti wmdbm tmn sthtn mhe oi shy ds
ondtmnr bicpfntn oir hbburhtn.
Do irenr ti brnhtn lurtmnr snphrhtdio lric mnr
dovnstcnot do tmn [idot Auedtm luoes, tmn Urnhsurnrrnprnsnotne tmht prdir ti hssucdo` illdbn smn pfhbne
hff mnr rd`mt, tdtfn hoe dotnrnst do gitm luoes doti h
gfdoe trust ensd`ohtne hs tmn Whdcioei Gfdoe Urust.
Pmdfn h gfdoe trust chy gn il vhfun do bnrthdo
bdrbucsthobns, wmnrn, hs mnrn, tmn sifn hssnts il tmn
trust, d.n. tmn smhrns do tmn twi [idot Auedtm luoes,
hrn dffdqude, d.n. bhooit gn sife lir h enbhen, oi
pritnbtdio ds hllirene. Umn purpisn il tmn gfdoe trustds ti jnnp tmn gnonldbdhry uohwhrn il tmn spnbdldb
hssnts il tmn trust, si hs ti hvide h biolfdbt il
dotnrnst gntwnno tmn gnonldbdhry hoe tmn
dovnstcnots.
Do tmds bhsn, tmn Urnhsurnr joiws prnbdsnfy tmn hssnts
mnfe do tmn Gfdoe Urust eurdo` mnr notdrn tnrc hs
Urnhsurnr hoe biotdouns ti noaiy bhsm edstrdgutdios
rnfhtne ti tmn [idot Auedtm luoesphycnotsnxpionotdhffy rnhtnr tmho mnr sthtn shfhry do tmn
phst ynhr hoe phycnots rnfhtne ti smhrns smn whs
`rhotne lir lrnn.
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf
7;
Umn dovnstcnot
biosufthot
rnthdone ti
privden iganbtdvn
hevdbn rn`hredo`
hftnrohtdvns,
Bfdllwhtnr FFB, mhs
edsbfisne do dts RNB
ldfdo`s tmht dt
rnbndvns
bicpnoshtdio
lric dovnstcnotchoh`nrs dt
rnbiccnoes ir
snfnbts lir dts
bfdnots, dobfuedo`
Griwo Gritmnrs
Mhrrdcho wmdbm
choh`ns $707
cdffdio lir NWRWD.
Whtmnr tmho privden pritnbtdio h`hdost biolfdbts,mnrn tmn gfdoe trust snrvns ti nohgfn tmn biolfdbt il
dotnrnst dovifvdo` NWRWD ti pnrsdst tmriu`miut mnr
tnrc.
Cist dcpirthot, do bioonbtdio wdtm rhotdo` tmn
Hevdsiry Ipdodio, tmn Urnhsurnr ede oit doedbhtn, hoe
Ntmdbs Biccdssdio ede oit biosdenr, tmht tmn
Urnhsurnr wiufe sugsnqunotfy rnlusn ti edsbfisn ti
tmn pugfdb dolirchtdio rn`hredo` NWRWDs dovnstcnotdo [idot Auedtm DD.
Driodbhffy, tmn Gfdoe Urust sbmncn smn pripisne ti
tmn Ntmdbs Biccdssdio biupfne wdtm mnr
oioedsbfisurn pifdby rn`hredo` tmn [idot Auedtm DD
luoe, mhs rnsuftne do iofy tmn pugfdb gndo` gfdoe hs
ti tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe.
Do smirt, do iur ipdodio, tmds hrrho`ncnot biostdtutnsh cdsusn il tmn gfdoe trust envdbn.
RNB Rmiufe Dovnstd`htn NWRWD DovnstcnotBiosufthot Biolfdbts, [hycnots Lric Ciony
Choh`nrs
Umn dovnstcnot biosufthot rnthdone gy NWRWD ti
privden iganbtdvn, doenpnoenot hevdbn rn`hredo`
hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnots, Bfdllwhtnr FFB, mhs edsbfisnedo dts rn`ufhtiry ldfdo`s wdtm tmn RNB tmht dt rnbndvns
bicpnoshtdio lric tmn vnry dovnstcnot choh`nrs dt
rnbiccnoes ir snfnbts lir dts bfdnots. Umn hciuot
hoe siurbns il subm bicpnoshtdio mhvn oit gnno
edsbfisne ti NWRWD ir hoyion nfsn hoe Bfdllwhtnr mhs
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dovnstd`htn
Bfdllwhtnrs
sugsthotdhf
dovnstcnot
choh`nr bfdnot-
ghsn, rnbnot
bmho`ns ti dts RNB
edsbfisurns hoe
dobiosdstnot
sthtncnots chen
gy rnprnsnothtdvnsil tmn ldrc ti
pugfdb pnosdio
trustnnshff il
wmdbm biostdtutn
rne lfh`s.
bmho`ne dts edsbfisurn rn`hredo` subm phycnots do dtsRNB ldfdo`s eurdo` tmn biursn il tmds rnvdnw, hs h
rnsuft il rnbnot qunstdios wn mhvn rhdsne.
Lurtmnr, Bfdllwhtnr rnprnsnothtdvns mhvn hecdttne
nfsnwmnrn tmht tmn ldrc rnbndvns ho uoedsbfisne
hciuot il bicpnoshtdio lric ht fnhst ion
pricdonot NWRWD choh`nr, Griwo Gritmnrs
Mhrrdchoh ldrc wmdbm choh`ns hpprixdchtnfy
$707 cdffdio lir tmn NWRWD hoe ds hfsi h prdvhtn nqudty
choh`nr.
Ghsne upio rnspiosns ti rnbires rnqunstne, dt ds
hpphrnot tmht NWRWD mhs onvnr hsjne Bfdllwhtnr lir
enthdfne dolirchtdio onbnsshry ti nvhfuhtn pitnotdhf
biolfdbts il dotnrnst rnfhtne ti phycnots rnbndvne
lric ciony choh`nrs, subm hs tmn ohcns il tmn
choh`nrs hoe hciuots phde ti Bfdllwhtnr. Pmdfn tmn
nllirt rnfhtne ti dovnstd`htdo` hoy subm biolfdbtne
phycnots ti Bfdllwhtnr ds cdodchf, tmn pitnotdhf
mhrc ti tmn pnosdio dl Bfdllwhtnrs rnbiccnoehtdios
mhvn gnno thdotne ds noircius.
Bfdllwhtnrs sugsthotdhf dovnstcnot choh`nr bfdnot-
ghsn, rnbnot bmho`ns ti dts RNB edsbfisurns hoe
dobiosdstnot sthtncnots chen gy rnprnsnothtdvns il
tmn ldrc ti pugfdb pnosdio trustnns hff biostdtutn, do
iur ipdodio, rne lfh`s. @dvno tmn RNBs phst
rn`ufhtiry libus io pnrvhsdvn pnosdio biosufthot
doeustry biolfdbts il dotnrnst, h rnlnrrhf lir
dovnstd`htdio gy tmn RNB ds whrrhotne.
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Whtmnr tmho
uoenrthjn ho
doenpnoenot
dovnstd`htdio do
rnspiosn ti ho RNB
doqudry, NWRWD
rnfdne upio dts
tmno dovnstcnot
biosufthot, [B@,
lir iganbtdvn
hevdbn rn`hredo`
biotrivnrsdhfpfhbncnot h`not
lnnsht h tdcn
wmno [B@ dtsnfl
whs ncgridfne do h
ohtdiohf phy-ti-
pfhy sbhoehf.
[hy Ui [fhy [fhbncnot H`not Hgusns htNWRWD
Biotrhry ti tmn Urnhsurnrs pugfdb sthtncnots prdir
ti tmds dovnstd`htdio, uoedsbfisne pfhbncnot h`not
lnns wnrn phde gy NWRWDs dovnstcnot choh`nrs ti
dotnrcnedhrdns ir cdeefncno lir snffdo` tmndr
dovnstcnot prieubts ti NWRWD.
Do rnspiosn ti iur H[WH rnqunst, tmn Illdbn il tmn
@nonrhf Urnhsurnr doedbhtne tmht NWRWD mhe rnbndvne
h bioldenotdhf doqudry lric tmn RNB rn`hredo`
pfhbncnot h`nots io Chy =, 7;;4. Umn sthtns
rnspiosn ti tmn RNB doedbhtne, ht tmn iutsnt, tmht
NWRWD mhe oit uoenrthjno hoy doenpnoenot
dovnstd`htdio il tmn lhbts sthtne tmnrndo.
@dvno tmht tmn rifn hoe bicpnoshtdio il pfhbncnot
h`nots mhe gnbicn h md`mfy biotrivnrsdhf dssun
ohtdiowden gy 7;;4 hoe tmht tmn rdsjs, hs wnff hs
pitnotdhf rnbivnrhgfn lnns hoe ehch`ns rnfhtne ti
pfhbncnot h`nots wnrn sd`odldbhot, tmn fhbj hoy
cnhodo`luf ldeubdhry rnspiosn, d.n., ho doenpnoenot,
tmiriu`m dovnstd`htdio, gy NWRWD ti tmn RNB doqudry
whs, do iur ipdodio, donxbushgfn.
Whtmnr tmho uoenrthjn ho doenpnoenot dovnstd`htdio,
NWRWD rnfdne upio hevdbn privdene gy dts tmno prdvhtn
nqudty biosufthot, [hbdldb Birpirhtn @riup Hssnt
Choh`ncnot. Ht tmn vnry tdcn NWRWD whs rnfydo`
upio [B@ lir iganbtdvn, doenpnoenot hevdbn
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Cist lfh`rhot, tmn
fhr`nst pfhbncnot
h`not lnn rnfhtne
ti ho dovnstcnot
hs ti wmdbm [B@
mhe hfsi rnbndvne
cdffdios do
pfhbncnot h`not
lnns. Umnrn whs
hgsifutnfy oi onne
ti phy hoyion ti
dotrieubn [B@ ti
tmds dovnstcnot.
Umn squhoenrdo`
il tmnsn
pfhbncnot h`not
lnns mhs onvnr
gnno dovnstd`htne
gy NWRWD.
rn`hredo` biotrivnrsdhf pfhbncnot h`not lnns uoenrsbrutdoy gy rn`ufhtirs hoe fhw nolirbncnot, dt whs
rnvnhfne do pugfdsmne rnpirts (wmdbm wnrn nhsdfy
hbbnssdgfn ti NWRWD), tmht [B@ dtsnfl whs ncgridfne do
h ohtdiohf phy-ti-pfhy sbhoehf dovifvdo` tmn ldrcs
rnfhtdiosmdp wdtm lircnr Bhf[NWR gihre cncgnr
turone pfhbn h`not, Hfgnrt \dffhfigis. \dffhfigis, wmi
rnhpne cirn tmho $>= cdffdio do pfhbncnot h`not
lnns, whs doedbtne lir lrhue nhrfdnr tmds ynhr.
Umn Luoe mhs oit do tmn ynhrs liffiwdo` tmn RNB
doqudry uoenrthjno hoy sugsnqunot doenpnoenot
dovnstd`htdio ti vnrdly tmn luff nxtnot il hoy
pfhbncnot h`not lnns phde hoe rnfhtne ehch`ns, ir
siu`mt ti rnbivnr nvno tmn joiwo pfhbncnot h`not
lnns, ir biosuftdo` lnns phde ti [B@ lir iganbtdvn, hs
ippisne ti thdotne, hevdbn.
@dvno tmht tmn hevdbn tmn pnosdio rnbndvne lric [B@
whs, ht h cdodcuc, biolfdbtne hoe pitnotdhf
vdifhtdios il fhw chy nxdst, do iur ipdodio, h
sugsnqunot doenpnoenot dovnstd`htdio smiufe mhvn
gnno uoenrthjno.
Wnbnotfy, ivnr $8 cdffdio do snbrnt pfhbncnot h`not
lnns (wmdbm wnrn prnvdiusfy bioldenotdhffy edsbfisne
ti tmn RNB) mhvn ldohffy gnno edsbfisne ti tmn pugfdb
gy NWRWD do rnspiosn ti iur H[WH rnqunsts. Cist
lfh`rhot, tmn fhr`nst pfhbncnot h`not lnn edsbfisne
($520,>;;)phde ti h md`mfy biotrivnrsdhf h`not
(Edhcioe Ne`n)rnfhtne ti ho dovnstcnot hs ti
wmdbm NWRWDs prdvhtn nqudty biosufthot, [B@, mhe
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hfsi rnbndvne cdffdios do pfhbncnot h`not lnns. Umnrn whs hgsifutnfy oionne ti phy hoyion muoernes il tmiushoes il eiffhrs ti dotrieubn
[B@ ir NWRWD ti tmn dovnstcnot tmht [B@ whs hfrnhey lhcdfdhr wdtm. Umn
squhoenrdo` il tmnsn pfhbncnot h`not lnns mhs onvnr gnno dovnstd`htne
gy NWRWD.
Io Rnptncgnr 7;, 7;82, HLRBCN h`rnne ti phy NWRWD $7,2=>.;; lir
heedtdiohf dolirchtdio rn`hredo` pfhbncnot h`not lnns tmht tmn
Urnhsurnrs illdbn mhs rnlusne ti privden lir lrnn.
Dt ds md`mfy fdjnfy, do iur ipdodio tmht heedtdiohf lnns wnrn phde do tmn phst
tmht mhvn oit gnno edsbfisne ti tmn RNB, ir hoyion nfsn, gy NWRWD. Do tmn
nvnot tmht tmnrn hrn heedtdiohf uoedsbfisne pfhbncnot h`not lnns ht
NWRWD, rn`ufhtirs hoe pissdgfy fhw nolirbncnot smiufe gn oitdldne.
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DD. DotrieubtdioIo Chy 2;, 7;82, Gnobmchrj Ldohobdhf Rnrvdbns, Dob. whs rnthdone gy
Wmien Dsfhoe Biuobdf 45 il tmn Hcnrdbho Lnenrhtdio il Rthtn, Biuoty
hoe Cuodbdphf Ncpfiynns, HLF-BDI, ti privden h prnfdcdohry nxpnrt
lirnosdb rnvdnw il tmn dovnstcnot pri`rhc ht tmn Ncpfiynn Wntdrncnot
Rystnc il Wmien Dsfhoe (NWRWD ir tmn Luoe). Umht ds, wn wnrn hsjne
ti nxhcdon wmntmnr tmn Urnhsurnrs si-bhffne rnlirc h`noeh whs
hbtuhffy nomhobdo` tmn snburdty hoe susthdohgdfdty il NWRWD hoe tmn trun
bists hoe rdsjs il tmn swnnpdo` bmho`ns smn mhs dcpfncnotne.
Biuobdf 45 ds ion il tmn ifenst hoe fhr`nst pugfdb ncpfiynn uodios do
Wmien Dsfhoe rnprnsnotdo` hpprixdchtnfy =,;;; cncgnrs. Dt ds chen up
il hpprixdchtnfy fibhf uodios do cist sthtn h`nobdns hoe bdtdns hoe
tiwos do Wmien Dsfhoe.
Umn ir`hodzhtdio hfsi rnprnsnots prdvhtn snbtir wirjnrs hoe wirjnrs do
quhsd-pugfdb h`nobdns dobfuedo` tmn Ohrrh`hosntt Ghy Biccdssdio, tmn
Wmien Dsfhoe Hdrpirt Birpirhtdio hoe Ldrst Rtuenot sbmiif gus erdvnrs.Dts fibhfs rho`n do sdzn lric = cncgnrs ti cirn tmho >;; cncgnrs. Umn
ir`hodzhtdio mhs snvnrhf biotrhbts wdtm tmn Rthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe
dobfuedo` h chstnr biotrhbt bivnrdo` ivnr >,;;; sthtn ncpfiynns hoe
eiznos il biotrhbts do bdtdns, tiwos hoe sbmiif edstrdbts.
Biuobdf 45 ds hlldfdhtne wdtm tmn Hcnrdbho Lnenrhtdio il Rthtn, Biuoty
hoe Cuodbdphf Ncpfiynns (HLRBCN) Dotnrohtdiohf wmdbm mhs cirn
tmho 8.< cdffdio cncgnrs lric Mhwhdd ti Chdon ti [unrti Wdbi. HLRBCN
ds tmn fhr`nst uodio do tmn HLF-BDI wmdbm ds tmn fhr`nst lnenrhtdio il
uodios do tmn ^odtne Rthtns, chen up il >< ohtdiohf hoe dotnrohtdiohf
uodios, ti`ntmnr rnprnsnotdo` cirn tmho 88 cdffdio wirjnrs.
Do tmds prnfdcdohry dovnstd`htdio, Gnobmchrj mhs libusne upio1 (8)
rhedbhf rnbnot (hoe luturn prianbtne) bmho`ns ti NWRWDs dovnstcnot
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7) pitnotdhf biolfdbts il dotnrnstrnfhtne ti phycnots rnbndvne lric ciony choh`nrs gy tmn dovnstcnot
biosufthot rnthdone gy tmn Luoe hs h ldeubdhry ti privden iganbtdvn
hevdbn rn`hredo` mne`n luoes, vnoturn bhpdthf hoe prdvhtn nqudty
dovnstcnots, Bfdllwhtnr, FFB: (
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choh`ncnot, tmn rdsjs rnfhtne ti mne`n, prdvhtn nqudty hoe vnoturnbhpdthf strhtn`dns hoe dovnstcnots, hoe biolfdbts il dotnrnst)
irbmnstrhtne gy sthtn illdbdhfs hoe hdene gy jny dovnstcnot snrvdbns
privdenrs, puobtuhtne gy pnrdiedb snfl-snrvdo` cdsrnprnsnothtdios
rn`hredo` subm dovnstcnot chttnrs ti tmn `nonrhf pugfdb.
Umn ivnrwmnfcdo` chairdty il tmn dolirchtdio wn mhvn rnqunstne lric
tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr pursuhot ti tmn Wmien Dsfhoe Hbbnss ti [ugfdb
Wnbires Hbt (H[WH) mhs gnno wdtmmnfe lric us, hs wnff hs lric
phrtdbdphots do tmn pnosdio, do hpphrnot vdifhtdio il sthtn fhw, hsenthdfne gnfiw.
Wnspiosns gy tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr ti iur HW[H rnqunsts, hs wnff hs tmn
rnqunst il itmnrs, lhff doti tmrnn bhtn`irdns.
8. Lrnn Dolirchtdio1 Bnrthdo dolirchtdio wmdbm chy mhvn hppnhrneti gn suppirtdvn il tmn Urnhsurnrs dovnstcnot enbdsdio-chjdo`,
subm hs dobicpfntn eibucnothtdio rnfhtne ti mnr cubm-tiutne
pfhbncnot h`not edsbfisurn pifdby, whs dodtdhffy privdene ti us htoi bist. Rugsnqunotfy, `rnhtnr, ynt stdff dobicpfntn, dolirchtdio
rn`hredo` dovnstcnot choh`nrs hoe lnns (dobfuedo` eibucnots
wmdbm, hs doedbhtne gnfiw, HLRBCN whs tife dt wiufe mhvn ti phy
lir), whs privdene ti Cdjn Rthotio, h rnpirtnr ht tmn fibhf
onwsphpnr tmn [rivdenobn Aiurohf, ht oi bist. Bfnhrfy, tmn denotdty
il tmn phrty rnqunstdo` tmn dolirchtdio, hs wnff hs tmn Urnhsurnrs
hssnsscnot il dts fdjnfy dcphbt ir dotnoene usn, mhvn gnno lhbtirs
tmn Urnhsurnr mhs biosdenrne do entnrcdodo` wmntmnr hoy
phycnot lir dolirchtdio rn`hredo` NWRWD wiufe gn rnqudrne.
7. [rdbny Dolirchtdio1 Pdtm rnspnbt ti bnrthdo itmnr rnhedfy-hvhdfhgfndolirchtdio, dobfuedo` dolirchtdio onbnsshry ti vnrdly ir
bicpfntn tmn rnbire hs enthdfne do chtnrdhf pugfdbfy rnfnhsne ir
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7=
privdene ti us lir lrnn (subm hs dovnstcnot biotrhbtsrnlnrnobdo` pfhbncnot h`not lnns phde), tmn phycnot il
sugsthotdhf lnns, hs doedbhtne gnfiw, whs rnqudrne. H tithf il
hpprixdchtnfy $>,;;;.;; do lnns whs enchoene lir tmn
dolirchtdio wn hoe HLRBCN rnqunstne. Lurtmnr, tmn Urnhsurnrs
Illdbn doedbhtne tmht phycnot il subm sugsthotdhf lnns ede oit
`uhrhotnn tmht tmn bicpfntn dolirchtdio wiufe gn privdene.
2. Lirgdeeno Dolirchtdio (d.n., dolirchtdio tmht wdff oit gn edsbfisneti tmn pugfdb ht hoy prdbn)1 Umn ivnrwmnfcdo` chairdty il tmn jny
dolirchtdio wn, HLRBCN hoe itmnrs mhvn rnqunstne rn`hredo` tmn
Luoes dovnstcnots, subm hs tmn illnrdo` eibucnots, hoouhf
rnpirts, bhsm lfiw sthtncnots hoe pnrlirchobn hpprhdshfs
rn`hredo` tmn [idot Auedtm DD vnoturn bhpdthf luoe wmdbm tmn
Urnhsurnr lircnrfy choh`ne, sifdbdtne tmn Luoe ti dovnst $>
cdffdio, hoe biotdouns ti pnrsiohffy dovnst do: illnrdo` eibucnots
edsbfisdo` tmn pnrlirchobn hoe hssnt-ghsne lnns, fnvnrh`n,
dffdqudedty hoe vhfuhtdio rdsjs rnfhtne ti tmn Luoes oucnrius
hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnots, hs wnff hs hoy pfhbncnot h`nots
dovifvne, tmn Urnhsurnr rnlusne ti privden ti hoyion ht hoy prdbn.
Hff il tmn dolirchtdio wn hoe HLRBCN rnqunstne whs rnhedfy hvhdfhgfn
hoe il h ldohobdhf ohturn il igvdius chtnrdhfdty ti phrtdbdphots do tmn
Luoe, thxphynrs hoe dovnstirs.
Cist edsturgdo`, lric h rn`ufhtiry hoe pugfdb pifdby pnrspnbtdvn, ds tmht
tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnrs prhbtdbn il wdtmmifedo` rnfnvhot dolirchtdio
hoe dotnotdiohffy privdedo` dobicpfntn edsbfisurns rn`hredo` NWRWDs
dovnstcnots rnsufts do1 (8) cdsfnhedo` tmn pugfdb hs ti luoehcnothf
dovnstcnot chttnrs, subm hs tmn trun bists hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti dovnstdo`
do mne`n, prdvhtn nqudty, hoe vnoturn bhpdthf luoes: (7) uoenrsthtdo` tmn
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dovnstcnot nxpnosns hoe rdsjs rnfhtne ti NWRWD, nvno hs smn hoe mnrilldbn pugfdbdzn ehth ti suppirt mnr biotnotdio tmht NWRWD bhooit hllire
ti phy bnrthdo gnonldts ti phrtdbdphots: hoe (2) cdsrnprnsnotdo` tmn
ldohobdhf bioedtdio il tmn sthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe ti dovnstirs do sthtn
igfd`htdios.
Hs sthtne io tmn wngsdtn il tmn odtne Rthtns Rnburdtdns hoe Nxbmho`n
Biccdssdio (RNB)1
Umn fhws hoe rufns tmht `ivnro tmn snburdtdns doeustry do tmn ^odtne Rthtns enrdvnlric h sdcpfn hoe strhd`mtlirwhre biobnpt1 hff dovnstirs, wmntmnr fhr`n dostdtutdios
ir prdvhtn doedvdeuhfs, smiufe mhvn hbbnss ti bnrthdo ghsdb lhbts hgiut ho dovnstcnot
prdir ti guydo` dt, hoe si fio` hs tmny mife dt. Ui hbmdnvn tmds, tmn RNB rnqudrns pugfdb
bicphodns ti edsbfisn cnhodo`luf ldohobdhf hoe itmnr dolirchtdio ti tmn pugfdb. Umds
privdens h biccio piif il joiwfne`n lir hff dovnstirs ti usn ti aue`n lir
tmncsnfvns wmntmnr ti guy, snff, ir mife h phrtdbufhr snburdty. Iofy tmriu`m tmn
stnhey lfiw il tdcnfy, bicprnmnosdvn, hoe hbburhtn dolirchtdio bho pnipfn chjn
siuoe dovnstcnot enbdsdios.
Io tmn itmnr mhoe, wmno sthtn illdbdhfs hoe pnosdio luoes, subm hs tmnUrnhsurnr hoe NWRWD, dotnotdiohffy wdtmmife ir cdsrnprnsnot ghsdb lhbts
rn`hredo` dovnstcnots chtnrdhf ti dovnstcnot enbdsdio-chjdo`, tmn piif
il joiwfne`n hff dovnstirs bho rnfy upio gnbicns biothcdohtne.
Do iur ipdodio, tmnrn ds sdcpfy oi rnhsio phrtdbdphots do tmn NWRWD, wmi
rnfy upio tmn dovnstcnot enbdsdios chen gy tmn Luoe lir tmndr
rntdrncnot snburdty, smiufe gn privdene wdtm fnss dolirchtdio, hllirene
fnss pritnbtdio uoenr tmn lnenrhf snburdtdns fhws, tmho dovnstirs wmi hrn
cncgnrs il tmn `nonrhf pugfdb.
Lir tmds rnhsio, tmds rnpirt do `nonrhf, hs wnff hs spnbdldb chttnrs rhdsdo`
rn`ufhtiry biobnros denotdldne mnrndo, smiufe, do iur ipdodio, gn
privdene ti sthtn hoe lnenrhf snburdtdns rn`ufhtirs lir hppriprdhtn
hbtdio, dl hoy.
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D\. Liur Ipno-@ivnrocnot @riups Bmhffno`n UrnhsurnrsWnlushf Ui Edsbfisn Mne`n Luoe Dolirchtdio
Do h fnttnr rnfnhsne Hu`ust =, 7;82, liur ipno-`ivnrocnot `riups
Biccio Bhusn Wmien Dsfhoe, tmn sthtns bmhptnr il tmn Hcnrdbho Bdvdf
Fdgnrtdns ^odio, tmn Wmien Dsfhoe [rnss Hssibdhtdio hoe tmn Fnh`un il
Picno \itnrs il Wmien Dsfhoe vidbne fn`dtdchtn biobnros rn`hredo` tmn
Urnhsurnrs strhtn`y il wdtmmifedo` mne`n luoe rnbires lric tmn
[rivdenobn Aiurohf. Umn riups wnrn rnhbtdo` ti ho Hu`ust 2, 7;82
[rivdenobn Aiurohf stiry hgiut tmn sthtns mne`n luoe dovnstcnots.8
Umnsn riups gnfdnvn tmht sdobn tmn ldohobdhf rnpirts hrn phde lir wdtm
pugfdb luoes hoe enthdf miw tmn sthtn ds dovnstdo` tmn pugfdbs ciony,
tmny smiufe gn chen pugfdb do tmndr notdrnty: lurtmnr tmny liuoe
triugfdo` tmn Urnhsurnrs enbdsdio ti hffiw tmn mne`n luoes ti enbden
wmht dolirchtdio ti rnfnhsn. Umn `riups smiufe gn hfhrcne snbrnby ds
brdtdbhf ti tmn Urnhsurnrs pnosdio rnlirc wnhftm trhoslnr sbmncn hoe
smn ds, do nllnbt, rnwrdtdo` tmn rufns hppfdbhgfn ti pugfdb hbbnss ti
dovnstcnot dolirchtdio do Wmien Dsfhoe ti hbbicpfdsm tmds iganbtdvn.
Hs enthdfne gnfiw, tmn Aiurohf whs ondtmnr tmn ldrst oir tmn iofy phrty ti
rnqunst rnpirts enthdfdo` NWRWDs mne`n luoe ipnrhtdios hoe lnns.
HLRBCN hoe Gnobmchrj, hs wnff hs itmnrs,7 mhe gnno rnqunstdo`
dolirchtdio rn`hredo` NWRWDs mne`n luoe hoe itmnr hftnrohtdvn
dovnstcnots ht fnhst sdobn tmn gn`doodo` il 7;82 pursuhot ti H[WH. Pn
mhe hff gnno privdene lhr fnss dolirchtdio tmho tmn [rivdenobn Aiurohf.
8Ipno-@ivnrocnot @riups Bmhffno`n Whdcioei io mne`n-luoe dolirchtdio, [rivdenobn Aiurohf,
Hu`ust =, 7;82.
7Pdff Wmien Dsfhoes gd` gnt io mne`n luoes phy ill9 [rivdenobn Aiurohf, Hu`ust 2, 7;82.
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Wnlusdo` ti edsbfisn ti tmn pugfdb, dobfuedo` phrtdbdphots do tmn sthtnpnosdios, chtnrdhf dolirchtdio rn`hredo` md`m-bist, md`m-rdsj spnbufhtdvn
dovnstcnot sbmncns ds, do iur ipdodio, ghe noiu`m. Lhr cirn
doenlnosdgfn ds tmn Urnhsurnrs bfhdc tmht tmn sthtn ds biotrhbtuhffy
igfd`ne ti enlnr ti tmn mne`n luoe hoe hftnrohtdvn choh`nrs io tmn
rnfnhsn il si-bhffne priprdnthry dolirchtdio. Enfn`htdo` ti prdvhtn
notdtdns tmn enbdsdio hs ti wmht rnbires hrn hvhdfhgfn uoenr tmn sthtn
ipno-rnbires fhw wiufe, igvdiusfy, nllnbtdvnfy ouffdly dt.
Lurtmnr, hs edsbussne gnfiw, lir tmn bmdnl ldeubdhry ti h pnosdio ti h`rnn
ti pnrcdt dovnstcnot choh`nrs ti oit privden chtnrdhf dolirchtdio
rn`hredo` dovnstcnot strhtn`dns hoe pirtlifdi mifedo`s rnfhtne ti NWRWD
hssnts tmny mhvn gnno notrustne wdtm biostdtutns h bicpfntn hgri`htdio
il tmn euty ti shln`uhre pnosdio hssnts.
Pmdfn tmn Urnhsurnr bfhdcs tmht mne`n luoe choh`nr ippisdtdio ti
rnfnhsn il chtnrdhf dolirchtdio hgiut tmndr ipnrhtdios ti hoy phrty
prnbfuens edsbfisurn, do iur prilnssdiohf nxpnrdnobn tmhts uofdjnfy. Dl tmnUrnhsurnr ir Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdttnn whotne NWRWD dolirchtdio
chen pugfdb, tmn dovnstcnot choh`nrs, lhbne wdtm fisdo` tmn hssnts,
wiufe bicpfy.
Gnobmchrj riutdonfy rnvdnws subm mne`n luoe eibucnots io gnmhfl il
pnosdios hoe phrtdbdphots do pfhos hoe, hs doedbhtne gnfiw, whs hgfn ti
igthdo tmn suppisnefy snbrnt eibucnots rnfhtne ti choy il NWRWDs
mne`n luoe choh`nrs.
Io tmn itmnr mhoe, dl tmn choh`nrs hrn trufy uowdffdo` ti sugcdt ti
pugfdb sbrutdoy, d.n., bicpfy wdtm hppfdbhgfn pugfdb edsbfisurn fhws, tmny
smiufe oit gn notrustne wdtm tmn choh`ncnot il pugfdb hssnts.
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Driodbhffy, h rnvdnw gy tmn Phff Rtrnnt Aiurohf il cirn tmho 8;;,;;;lnenrhf Lrnneic il Dolirchtdio Hbt rnqunsts rnbnotfy rnvnhfne tmht
mne`n luoe choh`nrs mhvn gnno usdo` ipno-`ivnrocnot fhws ti triff
lir ldohobdhffy-rnfnvhot dolirchtdio ti lunf tmndr prildts. Dts ho
dolirchtdio hrcs rhbn, ion choh`nr ds quitne hs shydo`. Dts
dcpirthot ti try nvnry hvnoun. Dl hoyion nfsn ds eido` dt, yiu onne ti ei
dt tii.2
Ui pnrcdt mne`n luoes ti cdsfnhe tmn pugfdb hoe prildt lric tmwhrtdo`
ipno-`ivnrocnot fhws ds biotrhry ti siuoe pugfdb pifdby.
\. [nosdio Wnlirc Rbmncn Ruspnoes, Fdjnfy Noes LuturnBist il Fdvdo` Heaustcnots (BIFH) Lir Wntdrnns
H. Fiwnrdo` NWRWD Dovnstcnot Wnturo Hssucptdio Dobrnhsns^oluoene Fdhgdfdty
Do 7;88, NWRWD rntdrnns rnbndvne hvnrh`n sthtn pnosdios il $7=,2;2
hoouhffy hoe hvnrh`n cuodbdphf pnosdios il $8>,;5; hoouhffy. Doheedtdio, h BIFH il hpprixdchtnfy 2% whs phde ti suppfncnot rntdrnn
dobicn.
Do Hprdf 7;88, tmn Rthtn Wntdrncnot Gihre fiwnrne tmn sthtns hssucne
rhtn il rnturo lric =.7> pnrbnot ti 0.> pnrbnot. Do eido` si, dt dobrnhsne
NWRWDs uoluoene fdhgdfdty gy cirn tmho $8>; cdffdio. Ht tmht tdcn, tmnUrnhsurnr sthtne, Pmdfn tmds ds h cirn rnhfdstdb rhtn il rnturo, tmn
hbtuhrdns mhvn whrone tmht tmn sthtn iofy mhs h 57.> pnrbnot bmhobn il
hbmdnvdo` tmds thr`nt.5Burrnotfy, tmn sthtns hssucne dovnstcnot rnturornchdos ht 0.> pnrbnot.
2Ipno-@ivnrocnot Fhws Lunf Mne`n Luoe [rildts, Phff Rtrnnt Aiurohf, Rnptncgnr 72, 7;82.
5Urutm do Oucgnrs, Umn Rnburdty hoe Rusthdohgdfdty il Wmien Dsfhoes Wntdrncnot Rystnc, Illdbn il tmn
@nonrhf Urnhsurnr, .Auon 7;88.
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H onw rnpirt gy ho hbtuhrdhf ldrc mdrne gy tmn Urnhsurnr biobfuene tmhttmn Rthtn Wntdrncnot Gihre smiufe biosdenr fiwnrdo` tmn hssucne 0.>
pnrbnot rhtn il rnturo nvno lurtmnr. Umnrn ds iofy h 5; pnrbnot bmhobn
rnturos wdff cnnt tmn burrnot 0.> pnrbnot hssucptdio ivnr tmn onxt 7;
ynhrs, tmn ldrc gnfdnvns.
Umn Urnhsurnr mhs pugfdbfy sthtne tmht tmn dovnstcnot hssucptdio wdff gn
rnvdnwne onxt succnr hoe mhs hbjoiwfne`ne tmht tmn dcphbt il hoy
subm rneubtdio upio NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf biufe gn gd`. Nvno dl tmn
rnturo hssucptdio ds rneubne ti 0 pnrbnot, NWRWDs hbtuhry shys tmn
Luoe wiufe iofy mhvn h >; pnrbnot bmhobn il cnntdo` dts dovnstcnot
`ihf.>
Dt ds iur uoenrsthoedo` tmht tmn hbtuhrdns mhvn h`rnne ti, ivnr tdcn hoe
do stnps, rnbiccnoe lurtmnr rneubdo` tmn dovnstcnot hssucptdio ti pnrbnot chy gn tii iptdcdstdb ds `iie onws1
Umds ds rnhffy tnrrdldb onws tiehy, tmht tmny `it dt hff rd`mt, smn shde. Umn huedt
smiws tmn oucgnrs hrn hbburhtn.W.D. pnosdio luoe hevdsnrs su``nst sthtn biosdenr lurtmnr rneubtdio il hoouhf rnturos, [rivdenobn
Aiurohf, Rnptncgnr 87, 7;82.
pnrbnot ti 5; pnrbnot, tmhts mhrefy bioldrchtdio tmht tmn hssucptdio ds birrnbt.
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pifdbn hoe aue`ns, uotdf NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf lir hff riups, bhfbufhtne dotmn h``rn`htn, nxbnnes =; pnrbnot. Umn suspnosdio tiij nllnbt io Aufy 8,
7;87.
Hbbiredo` ti tmn Urnhsurnrs wngsdtn, Umn BIFH ds ion il tmn cist
nxpnosdvn hspnbts il tmn burrnot pnosdio systnc (biotdoudo` ti phy iut
h BIFH chy nvnotuhffy enpfntn tmn pnosdio luoe dl tmn 0.> pnrbnot
dovnstcnot rnturo hssucptdio ds oit hbmdnvne).
Do 7;88, tmn Urnhsurnr sthtne, dt mhs gnno nstdchtne tmht h suspnosdioil tmn BIFH lir hff hbtdvn hoe rntdrne cncgnrs uotdf tmn pfho ds =;
pnrbnot luoene wiufe rneubn tmn uoluoene fdhgdfdty gy hpprixdchtnfy $8
gdffdio.0Cirn rnbnotfy, tmn Urnhsurnrs illdbn mhs sthtne tmht prianbtne
shvdo`s lric BIFH rneubtdios hrn lhr rnhtnr, hciuotdo` ti $7.2 gdffdio
ivnr tmn onxt 7; ynhrs. Oi suppirtdvn chtnrdhf mhs gnno privdene lir
ndtmnr il tmnsn wdenfy edvnr`not nstdchtne ir prianbtne BIFH shvdo`s
hciuots.
^oenr tmn onw fhw, tmn BIFH ds thr`ntne ht 7 pnrbnot hoe wdff gnbhfbufhtne gy sugtrhbtdo` >.> pnrbnot lric NWRWDs ldvn-ynhr hvnrh`n
dovnstcnot rnturos hoe wdff rho`n lric ; ti 5 pnrbnot.
Hbbiredo` ti ho nxhcpfn io tmn Urnhsurnrs wngsdtn, dl h BIFH ds gndo`
privdene hoe tmn Luoe pnrlircs ht tmn ldvn-ynhr hvnrh`n il 0.> pnrbnot,
h BIFH il twi pnrbnot wiufe gn hppfdne ti rntdrnns pnosdios. Dl NWRWDs
ldvn-ynhr hvnrh`n dovnstcnot rnturo ds 4.> pnrbnot, rntdrnns wiufe
gnonldt lric h md`mnr-tmho-hssucne dovnstcnot rnturo hoe rnbndvn h
BIFH il liur pnrbnot. Gut dl NWRWDs rnturos ldvn-ynhr dovnstcnot `hdos il
fnss tmho >.> pnrbnot, tmnrn wiufe gn oi BIFH hwhrene.
0Urutm do Oucgnrs, Umn Rnburdty hoe Rusthdohgdfdty il Wmien Dsfhoes Wntdrncnot Rystnc, Illdbn il tmn
@nonrhf Urnhsurnr, .Auon 7;88.
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NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf hs il Auon 2;, 7;87 whs >.;0 pnrbnot, hbbiredo`
ti tmn Urnhsurnrs illdbn hpprixdchtnfy 8; pnrbnot gnfiw tmn
cdodcuc rnqudrne lir h BIFH hwhre.
Do succhry, wmntmnr rntdrnns rnbndvn hoy BIFH wdff enpnoe upio gitm
NWRWDs luoedo` fnvnf hoe tmn Luoes hbtuhf dovnstcnot rnturosgitm il
wmdbm hrn vifhtdfn, uoprnedbthgfn hoe suganbt ti chssdvn chodpufhtdio
gy nfnbtne illdbdhfs hoe itmnrs. Umn chodpufhtdio il gitm il tmnsn jny
`ihfpists mhs hfrnhey gn`uo.
B. BIFH Jdffnrs1 Hs Dovnstcnot Hssucptdio [fuccnts, Lnns [hdeUi Phff Rtrnnt Rjyribjnt
Hs cnotdione hgivn, tmn Urnhsurnr mhs hecdttne smn dotnoes ti fiwnr
tmn dovnstcnot rnturo hssucptdio do tmn luturn hoe hbjoiwfne`ne tmht
eido` si wdff sd`odldbhotfy dobrnhsn NWRWDs uoenrluoedo` gnfiw tmn
burrnot >
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2.;; lnn gy HLRBCN, hbbiredo` ti
Edo`fny, eins oit `uhrhotnn tmht tmn rnbires yiu mhvn rnqunstne
biostdtutn pugfdb rnbires (do wmifn ir do phrt, d.n., rnehbtne), gut iofy
hutmirdzns tmds illdbn ti bioeubt dts snhrbm hoe rntrdnvhf ti entnrcdon dl
rnspiosdvn rnbires nxdst, hoe dl si, wmntmnr shde rnbires hrn pugfdb
rnbires.
HLRBCNs Jrndsgnr` rnpirtnefy rnspioene ti tmn fnttnr mn rnbndvne lric
tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnrs Illdbn gy shydo`, Umht fho`uh`n whs bfnhrfy
wrdttno lir h ensdrne iutbicn hoe tmht whs ti entnr us lric liffiwdo`
up io tmn rnqunst. Umnsn hrn pugfdb rnbirestmny whot ti `iu`n us ti
`nt tmnc, dl ht hff9 D eiot tmdoj si.
Pmht biobnros cn mnrn ds tmht tmds ds h biotdouhtdio il tmn rhtbmntdo`
up il iphqun dovnstcnots oit io tmn chrjnt, hoe wnrn oit snndo`
nxhbtfy wmhts gndo` phde ti tmn luoe choh`nrs wmi hrn irbmnstrhtdo`
tmds, Jrndsgnr` biotdoune. Umnsn typns il rnbires, dobfuedo` ghsds
pidots, hrn nonrhffy wdenfy-hvhdfhgfn. Pmhts mhppnodo` mnrn ds tmht
wnrn gndo` tife wmht tmnsn luoes hrn wirtmgy tmn pnipfn wmi hrn
choh`do` tmn luoes, hoe tmds ds oit h `iie pfhbn ti gn.85
82Umds ds rnchrjhgfn gnbhusn, do iur prilnssdiohf nxpnrdnobn, wn mhvn onvnr nobiuotnrne h sthtn
pnosdio wmdbm ede oit mhvn, do ghsds pidots, tmn lnns phde ti nhbm dovnstcnot choh`nr rnhedfy
hvhdfhgfn lir dovnstcnot biosufthots, sthll hoe gihre cncgnrs ti rnlnrnobn do rnvdnwdo` choh`nrs,
dobfuedo` bicphrdo` lnns gntwnno choh`nrs. Lhdfurn ti edsbfisn choh`nr lnns do ghsds pidots chjns dt
lhr cirn edlldbuft lir ldeubdhrdns hoe phrtdbdphots ti ciodtir hoe hssnss tmn rnhsiohgfnonss il tmn
lnns.
85HLRBCN Doli Wnqunst io Ciony Choh`nrs Lnns Gfibjne gy Whdcioei, Hprdf 8
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Do succhry, hgsnot hoy hssurhobn tmht tmn dolirchtdio do tmn pugfdbrnbires rnqunstne wiufe gn privdene, nvno dl tmn $8,5=>.;; phycnot
tmn Urnhsurnrs Illdbn enchoene whs chen, HLRBCN enbfdone ti phy lir
h rnspiosn.
B. Urnhsurnr Edsbfisns $88.> Cdffdio LT 7;82 [rianbtneDovnstcnot Choh`ncnot Lnns
Ht tmn tdcn il Jrndsgnr`s rnqunst, tmn ldsbhf ynhr 7;82 prianbtne
dovnstcnot choh`ncnot lnns edsbfisne io tmn Urnhsurnrs wngsdtndoedbhtne tithf dovnstcnot choh`ncnot lnns il$88,>
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edsbfisurn il tmn hciuot il subm lnns,8>
tmn Urnhsurnr bfhdcne do hodotnrvdnw io Hprdf >, 7;82, tmht smn ede oit joiw tmn hciuot il tmn lnns
NWRWD phde ti dts dovnstcnot choh`nrs. Enspdtn mnr fhbj il joiwfne`n,
smn hssurne rnhenrs tmht tmn uoedsbfisne lnns wnrn rnhsiohgfn1
Hff tmn lnns tmht wn phde hrn doeustry-sthoehre. Ri nvnrytmdo` wnrn eido` ds do fdon
wdtm wmht wn smiufe gn eido`. Hoe dt ds trhosphrnot Fiij, yiurn hfwhys
biobnrone ti chjn surn tmht wn eiot phy nxbnssdvn lnns Gut, h`hdo, nvnrytmdo`
wnrn dovnstdo` do hrn grhoe-ohcn ldrcs wdtm h privno trhbj rnbire hoe wn hfwhys
`nt tmn gnst lnns. Do biosufthtdio wdtm iur dovnstcnot hevdsnrs, wn on`itdhtn
wmnrnvnr pissdgfn ti chjn surn tmht tmn sthtn il Wmien Dsfhoe rnbndvns hcio` tmngnst lnns il itmnr dovnstirs.
8, 7;82, tmn [rivdenobn Aiurohf rnpirtne tmht tmn Urnhsurnrs
Illdbn mhe privdene tmn fibhf onwsphpnr wdtm rnbires smiwdo` tmht tmn
sthtn phde $8>.= cdffdio do lnns ti 84 mne`n luoes lir tmn nd`mt ciotms
noedo` Auon 2;, 7;87. Umn sthtn phde $8; cdffdio ti mne`n luoes do
choh`ncnot lnns hoe hoitmnr $>.= cdffdio do pnrlirchobn lnns.
Miwnvnr, tmn illdbn sthtne dt biufe oit dccnedhtnfy prieubn miw cubm
do lnns mhe gnno phde sdobn tmno, `dvno miw tmn rnbires hrn jnpt. Umisn
lnns hrnot do tmn enthdfne ciotmfy dovnstcnot rnpirts prieubne lir
8>Wmien Dsfhoe [ugfdb [nosdio Wnlirc Fiijs Cirn Fdjn Phff Rtrnnt Lnnedo` Lrnozy, Newhre Rdnefn.
8 cdffdio fhst ynhr do
luoe nxpnosns.72
Iobn h`hdo, tmds dolirchtdio whs dolirchffy privdene ti tmn [rivdenobn
Aiurohf ht oi bist.75 Umn $50.> cdffdio do nstdchtne mne`n luoe lnns phde
do LT 7;82rnfhtne ti iofy h schff pnrbnoth`n (85 pnrbnot) il tmn NWRWD
pirtlifdihfrnhey nxbnnene tmn notdrn hciuot il dovnstcnot nxpnosns
sugsnqunotfy edsbfisne lir LT 7;87, hs edsbussne gnfiw.
M.Urnhsurnr Ldohffy Edsbfisns $52.2 Cdffdio Do UithfDovnstcnot Nxpnosns [hde Gy NWRWD do LT 7;87Umn edsbfisurn rn`hredo` pnosdio dovnstcnot nxpnosns io tmn wngsdtn il
tmn Illdbn il tmn Urnhsurnr mhs gnno ciedldne sd`odldbhotfy ivnr tmn phst
sdx ciotms do rnspiosn ti riwdo` brdtdbdsc. Uiehy, do tmn Lrnqunotfy
Hsjne Xunstdios (LHXs), tmn Urnhsurnr hecdts tmht tmn dovnstcnot
nxpnosns mhvn dobrnhsne gut tmht do rnturo tmn pirtlifdi mhs cirn
edvnrsdldbhtdio hoe fnss rdsj.
Umn LHX rnspiosns sthtn tmht pnosdio dovnstcnot nxpnosns hrn phde do
twi whys1 edrnbt-gdffne choh`ncnot lnns tmht hrn rnpirtne ti tmn
Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio nhbm ciotm hoe doedrnbt choh`ncnot
hoe pnrlirchobn lnns tmht wdff(ncpmhsds heene) gn pistne do
bioauobtdio wdtm tmn Urnhsury Hoouhf Wnpirt, `nonrhffy pugfdsmne sdx
ciotms hltnr tmn noe il tmn ldsbhf ynhr. (Umht ds, do tmn luturn doedrnbt
lnns phde gy NWRWD wdff gn edsbfisne ti tmn pugfdblir tmn ldrst tdcn
nvnr.)
Umn hgivn edsbfisurn chjns dt bfnhr tmht wmdfn tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot
Biccdssdio mhs rnbnotfy hpprivne h erhchtdb dobrnhsn do tmn hciuot il
72Pdff Wmien Dsfhoes gd` gnt io mne`n luoes phy ill9 [rivdenobn Aiurohf.
75Unfnpmion biovnrshtdio wdtm Cdjn Rthotio, [rivdenobn Aiurohf.
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NWRWD hssnts hffibhtne ti md`m-bist hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnot choh`nrs, tmnRDB mhs oit nvnrrnvdnwne tmn tithf, d.n., edrnbt hoe doedrnbt,
bicpnoshtdio NWRWD phys nhbm hoe hff il tmn dovnstcnot choh`nrs dt mhs
mdrne.
Hs cnotdione nhrfdnr, tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdttnn mhs h ldeubdhry
euty ti ciodtir NWRWD dovnstcnot lnns lir rnhsiohgfnonss. Pdtmiut
bicpfntn dolirchtdio rn`hredo` lnns phde, tmn RDB mhs oit (hoe bhooit)
lufldff dts ldeubdhry igfd`htdio wdtm rnspnbt ti rnvdnw il dovnstcnot lnns.
Hpphrnotfy, tmn nxpionotdhf dobrnhsn do lnns (hpprixdchtnfy 5;;%
tmriu`m LT 7;87) rnfhtne ti rnstrubturdo` tmn pnosdio hoe mdrdo`
hftnrohtdvn choh`nrs whs onvnr griu`mt ti tmn httnotdio il, ir rnvdnwne
gy, tmn RDB.
Do tmn LHXs, tmn Urnhsurnr biotdouns ti chdothdo tmht iofy edrnbt gdffne
dovnstcnot nxpnosns hrn nhsdfy trhbjne. Umds ds nspnbdhffy hfhrcdo` sdobn
dt ds sthtne io tmn wngsdtn tmht hff il NWRWDs hssnt choh`nrs, nxbnpt
`fighf nqudty hoe ldxne dobicn choh`nrs, d.n., tmn ivnrwmnfcdo`chairdty, mhvn doedrnbt pnrlirchobn lnns wmdbm, hbbiredo` ti tmn
Urnhsurnr, hrn bmhffno`do` ti vnrdly hoe rnpirt.
Umnrn hrn 0< NWRWD choh`nrs wdtm pnrlirchobn lnns, hbbiredo` ti tmn
Urnhsurnrs wngsdtn.
Io tmn itmnr mhoe, do tmn LHXs tmn Urnhsurnr bfhdcs tmht tmnrn hrn
choy bmnbjs hoe ghfhobns ti nosurn tmht tmn hftnrohtdvn choh`nrs hrn
eneubtdo` tmnsn doedrnbt, edlldbuft ti trhbj, lnns pripnrfy1Mne`n luoe rnturos, ont il lnns, hrn bhfbufhtne ciotmfy gy tmdre-phrty
hecdodstrhtirs wmi hrn rnspiosdgfn lir ciodtirdo` Wmien Dsfhoe dovnstcnots. Umny
bmnbj vhfuhtdios il tmn hssnts, hs wnff hs pnrlirchobn bhfbufhtdios. Heedtdiohffy
Bfdllwhtnr, tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdios biosufthot, bmnbjs wdtm luoes io h
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ciotmfy ghsds. Io ho hoouhf ghsds tmn biosufthot rnvdnws tmn luoes' ipnrhtdios hs
ei tmn luoes' huedtirs. Dovnstcnot edvdsdio sthll hfsi fiijs ht rnturos, lnns hoe vhfun
io ho hoouhf ghsds, hoe lir hoy hssnt choh`nrs tmht hppnhr hs iutfdnrs.
Umn tithf dovnstcnot choh`ncnot lnns lir LT 7;87 (hs edsbfisne io tmn
wngsdtn) hrn sthtne hs hpprixdchtnfy $52.2 cdffdio. Miwnvnr, h liitoitn
ti tmn lnn thgfn whros1
Gnbhusn doedrnbt nxpnosns hrn oit rnhedfy snphrhgfn lric ont dovnstcnot dobicn,
tmn nxpnosns edsbfisne mnrn hrn privdene io h gnst-nllirts ghsds, dotnoene ti gnusne lir dffustrhtdvn purpisns iofy.
Do itmnr wires, tmn dovnstcnot nxpnosns edsbfisne mhvn oit gnno
huedtne.
Rdobn tmn purpisn il edsbfisdo` nxpnosns do pugfdb pnosdio ldohobdhf
sthtncnots ds ti privden rnfdhgfn dolirchtdio lir phrtdbdphots, thxphynrs
hoe itmnrs (dobfuedo` RDB cncgnrs), edsbfisurn lir dffustrhtdvn purpisns
iofy ds wirtmfnss. Lurtmnr, wdtm rnspnbt ti NWRWD tmnrn ds oi onne lir
dffustrhtdvn edsbfisurn sdobn enldodtdvn dolirchtdio rn`hredo` tmnsn
nxpnosnsnxpnosns wmdbm mhvn hfrnhey gnno phde ds rnhedfy hvhdfhgfn.
D. Urnhsurnr Edsbfisns $0; Cdffdio Do Nstdchtne LT 7;82Dovnstcnot Nxpnosns
Hbbiredo` ti pugfdsmne rnpirts, prnfdcdohry oucgnrs prnsnotne ti tmn
Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio io Rnptncgnr 7>, 7;82, edsbfisne tmht
NWRWD phde hgiut $0; cdffdio do choh`ncnot hoe pnrlirchobn lnns.Hoon-Chrdn Ldoj, tmn sthtn's Bmdnl Dovnstcnot Illdbnr, shde tmn sthtn
phde hgiut $2< cdffdio do choh`ncnot lnns hoe hoitmnr $25 cdffdio do
pnrlirchobn lnns lir tmn ynhr tmht noene Auon 2;, hbbiredo` ti mnr
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nstdchtns.7> Umn RDB whs tife tmht lurtmnr dolirchtdio hgiutdovnstcnot lnns wdff gn edsbfisne ht tmn Enbncgnr cnntdo`.
Do itmnr wires, tmn LT 7;82 tithf hbtuhf lnns phde gy NWRWD mhvn ynt ti
gn edsbfisne.
A. LT 7;87 Hoe LT 7;82 Edsbfisne Dovnstcnot NxpnosnsRtdffRd`odldbhotfy oenrsthtneHpprihbm $8;; Cdffdio
@dvno tmn cyrdhe lnns rnfhtne ti hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnots: tmn doeustrysfhbj il trhosphrnoby hoe pnrvhsdvn biolfdbts il dotnrnst, hs wnff hs tmn
Urnhsurnrs uowdffdo`onss ti edsbfisn tithf lnns pricptfy, tmn NWRWD
dovnstcnot nxpnosns lir LT 7;87, wmdbm ivnr tmn phst sdx ciotms mhvn
gnno edsbfisne gy tmn Urnhsurnr hs riwdo` lric $8;.< cdffdio: ti $22.8
cdffdio: tmno $52.2 cdffdio, biotdoun ti gn chtnrdhffy uoenrsthtne.
Lurtmnr, tmn NWRWD dovnstcnot nxpnosns lir LT 7;82, wmdbm mhvn gnno
nstdchtne gy tmn Urnhsurnr hs riwdo` lric $88.> cdffdio: ti $50.>
cdffdio: tmno $0; cdffdio, biotdoun ti gn chtnrdhffy uoenrsthtne.
Lir nxhcpfn, luoe hecdodstrhtdio: dotnrnst io fnvnrh`n: hbqudsdtdio hoe
edspisdtdio lnns (dobfuedo` lircdehgfn snburdtdns trhedo` bists) mhvn oit
gnno dobfuene hs nxpnosns. Umnsn heedtdiohf nxpnosns bicgdone bho
nhsdfy nxbnne 7 pnrbnot hoouhffydo heedtdio ti tmn 7 pnrbnot hssnt-
ghsne hoe 7; pnrbnot pnrlirchobn lnnsheedo` $7; cdffdio hoouhffy ti
NWRWDs hfrnhey sihrdo` edsbfisne hoouhf dovnstcnot nxpnosns.
Hoyion wmi joiws hoytmdo` hgiut mne`n luoes ds hwhrn tmht tmnsn prdvhtndovnstcnot piifs eio't bicn bmnhpfy. Gut tmn typdbhf choh`ncnot lnns il 8% ti 7%
il ont hssnts -- pfus 7;% il tmn prildts -- hrn iltno iofy phrt il tmn tithf thg. Hee do
nxtrh bmhr`ns lir dtncs subm hs huedts, hbbiuot hecdodstrhtdio, hoe trhenr giousns,
7>WD sthtn pnosdio luoe nhrone 88.8 pnrbnot hltnr phydo` $0; cdffdio do lnns, [rivdenobn Aiurohf.
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hoe tmn hvnrh`n mne`n-luoe dovnstir phys hs cubm hs 2.>% il hssnts h ynhr,hbbiredo` ti h rnbnot stuey gy FAM @fighf Dovnstcnots, h Ohpfns (Lfh.) hevdsnr ti
mne`n-luoe dovnstirs.7. Urhedo` bists, wmdbm bho gn sugsthotdhf,
hrn oit dobfuene do tmds nstdchtn.
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\DD. NWRWDs Mne`n, \noturn, Wnhf Nsthtn hoe [rdvhtn NqudtyHftnrohtdvn Dovnstcnots
H. Md`m Lnns Eiot Chttnr, Iofy Dovnstcnot [nrlirchobnHbbiredo` ti tmn Bicpisdtn Wnpirtdo` Dovnstcnot \hfuhtdio il NWRWD hs
il Aufy 28, 7;82, hpprixdchtnfy $8.4 gdffdio il tmn Luoes $0.02 gdffdio do
hssnts, ir hpprixdchtnfy 7> pnrbnot, whs dovnstne do hftnrohtdvn
dovnstcnot luoes, dobfuedo` nqudty mne`n luoes: prdvhtn nqudty: rnhf
nsthtn hoe rnhf rnturo mne`n luoes.
Hpprixdchtnfy $8 gdffdio do hssnts do dovnstne do 8= mne`n luoes.
Pmdfn tmn Urnhsurnr mhs ynt ti edsbfisn tmn luff hciuot il NWRWDs
nsbhfhtdo` dovnstcnot nxpnosns, smn mhs sthtne (wmno qunstdione hgiut
mne`n luoe lnns hoe trhosphrnoby ht h Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio
cnntdo` tmds sprdo`) tmht smn ds triugfne gy tmn lnns. Gut cy aig ds ti
chxdcdzn rnturos.70
Do itmnr wires, dl dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn ds supnrdir, tmn md`m lnnsmne`n luoes bmhr`n hrn hbbnpthgfn.
Do Hprdf 7;82, wmno qunstdione hgiut tmn pnrlirchobn il NWRWDs mne`n
luoes, tmn Urnhsurnr rnspioene1
Hs yiu shy, dts h yiuo` pri`rhc, si dts nhrfy `ido` gut wnrn pfnhsne. Ri lhr tmn
pnrlirchobn mhs nxbnnene tmn doenx gy ivnr 7% hoouhffy.
Ivnr tmn fhst 8; ynhrs tmn sthtns prdvhtn-nqudty dovnstcnots mhvn nhrone ho
hoouhfdzne rnturo tmht nxbnnes tmn R&[ >;; doenx gy >%, hoe tmn mne`n luoesh`hdo, nhrfy rnturos gut mhvn nxbnnene tmn doenx gy ivnr 7%.
X1 Nxbnnene tmn R&[ >;; Doenx ir tmn mne`n luoe luoe-il-luoes9
70De ht 75.
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Umn mne`n luoe luoe-il-luoes.7=
Miwnvnr, tmnrn ds oi priil tmht hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnots gnht tmn
chrjnt. Doenne, pissdgfy tmn wirfes rnhtnst dovnstir, tmn Irhbfn il
Ichmh, Phrrno Gullnt, ldvn ynhrs h`i wh`nrne $8 cdffdio tmht mne`n
luoes wiufe oit gnht tmn R&[ >;; ivnr tmn onxt tno ynhrs. Ht tmds pidot
Gullnt ds stdff mhoedfy wdoodo`, hs mne`n luoes rnturone ho hvnrh`n il >.>
pnrbnot do 7;87 vnrsus tmn hfcist 8< pnrbnot R&[ `hdo.
Gfiicgnr` Gusdonsswnnjs privibhtdvn bivnr stiry Mne`n Luoes Hrn
lir Rubjnrs, io Aufy 88, 7;82 edsbussne rnvnrshfs il lirtuons dovifvdo`
choy fnhedo` mne`n luoe choh`nrs. Lurtmnr, tmn ch`hzdon oitne tmht =
il tmn fhst 8; ynhrs sdcpfn, fiw-bist doenx luoes mhvn iutpnrlircne
mne`n luoes.
Hbbiredo` ti tmn hutmirs il tmn Chryfhoe Rtuey bdtne nhrfdnr rn`hredo`
sthtn pnosdios174
Ui try hoe bicpnoshtn lir tmn lhbt tmht gnhtdo` tmn chrjnt ds edlldbuft wdtm
pugfdbfy-trhene snburdtdns, choy pugfdb pnosdio luoes mhvn dobrnhsne tmndr nxpisurnti hftnrohtdvn dovnstcnot choh`nrs, wmi bfhdc h snbrnt shubn tmht hffiws tmnc ti
gnht tmn pugfdb chrjnts biosdstnotfy. Miwnvnr, tmnrn ds oi sbdnotdldb nvdenobn ti
suppirt subm h oitdio. Choy hftnrohtdvn choh`nrs guy hoe snff pugfdbfy trhene
snburdtdns (d.n., mne`n luoes), si tmds denh ds sdcpfy ife wdon do h onw gittfn.
Lurtmnrcirn, tmn prdvhtn nqudty doeustry mhs ynt ti illnr priil tmht prdvhtn nqudty
biosdstnotfy gnhts tmn rnfnvhot pugfdb nqudty chrjnt doenx, hltnr lnns
Bicpfdbhtdo` [rdvhtn Nqudty pnrlirchobn cnhsurns ds tmn lhbt tmht choy fnvnrh`ne
guyiuts lric tmn prn-brhsm pnrdie mhvn ynt ti snff, hoe tmn sthtn pnosdio systncs
7=X&H1 Whdcioei ldrns ghbj hltnr Lirgns biotrdgutir htthbjs mnr, P[WD.bic. Pmdfn NWRWD eins oit
dovnst do mne`n luoe il luoes, dt usns h Mne`n LIL Doenx ti gnobmchrj dts mne`n luoe dovnstcnots.
Eun ti tmn cuftdpfn fhynrs il lnns rnfhtne ti mne`n luoe il luoes wmdbm rneubn ont rnturos, tmds doenx
ds dohppriprdhtn ti usn hoe lhr nhsdnr lir NWRWDs mne`n luoe choh`nrs ti iutpnrlirc.
74Phff Rtrnnt Lnns, Dovnstcnot Wnturos, Chryfhoe hoe 54 Itmnr Rthtn [nosdio Luoes gy Anll Miijn
hoe Aimo A. Phftnrs, Aufy 7, 7;82.
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rnfy io tmn guyiut luoes do-miusn vhfuhtdio il subm dovnstcnots ti entnrcdon tmnsystncs iwo dovnstcnot rnturos. Umn sthtns nxnrbdsn fdcdtne supnrvdsdio ivnr tmn
guyiut luoes, hoe nxhcdohtdio il guyiut luoe pirtlifdi vhfuns gy guyiut luoe
doenpnoenot bnrtdldne pugfdb hbbiuothots ds fnss tmho rd`irius.
G. Dovnstcnot ^oenrpnrlirchobn Einsot Chttnr, IofyEdvnrsdldbhtdio Hoe Wdsj Wneubtdio
Hs tmn dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn il NWRWD mhs biotdoune ti fh` gnmdoe dts
pnnrs uoenr tmn onw cdx il hssnts heiptne ht tmn Urnhsurnrs
rnbiccnoehtdio tmht rnfdns cirn mnhvdfy io mne`n luoes,2; tmnUrnhsurnr mhs hbjoiwfne`ne tmht mnr onw dovnstcnot strhtn`y biufe
rneubn tmn upsden pitnotdhf lir NWRWDs dovnstcnots. Umn Urnhsurnr
bfhdcs NWRWD wdff gnonldt ivnr tdcn gnbhusn il h rneubtdio do tmn rdsj hoe
vifhtdfdty il tmn pnosdios pirtlifdi hs h rnsuft il hftnrohtdvns. Do smirt,
fiss il upsden rnturo ds hbbnpthgfn hs fio` hs eiwosden rdsj ds rneubne.
Miwnvnr, tmn hr`ucnot tmht md`m-bist, md`m-rdsj mne`n luoes rneubn rdsj
ir privden edvnrsdldbhtdio ds ennpfy lfhwne. H`hdo do tmn wires il tmn
hutmirs il tmn Chryfhoe stuey1
Pmno qunstdione hgiut tmn uoprivno rnturo mdstiry il hftnrohtdvn hssnts, pugfdb
pnosdio luoes illdbdhfs hoe dovnstcnot biosufthots typdbhffy rnspioe, Cnedibrn
pnrlirchobn chy gn trun, gut hftnrohtdvns hffiw edvnrsdldbhtdio iut il pugfdb nqudty
hoe pugfdb ldxne-dobicn chrjnts. Umds sthtncnot smiws h fhbj il uoenrsthoedo`
hgiut hftnrohtdvns. Mne`n luoes, hs oitne, prdobdphffy dovnst do pugfdbfy-trhene
snburdtdns
2;Wmien Dsfhoes $0. gdffdio nhrone 87.52 pnrbnot ivnr tmn shcn pnrdie, hbbiredo`
ti Pdfsmdrn Hssibdhtns. Mne`n luoe uoenrpnrlirchobn hfion hciuotne ti $8;; cdffdio.
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[rdvhtn nqudty luoes, do biotrhst, hbqudrn chdofy snburdtdns do prdvhtnfy-iwonebirpirhtdios. Umn uoenrfydo` dssunrs il subm prdvhtn snburdtdns mhvn nbioicdb
httrdgutns tmht hrn sdcdfhr do choy whys ti tmndr pugfdbfy-trhene biuotnrphrts.
Umhts mhrefy edvnrsdldbhtdio.28
Lurtmnr, wmdfn tmn fiss il upsden rnturo ht NWRWD ds hpphrnot ht tmds tdcn,
hciuotdo` ti muoernes il cdffdios il eiffhrs, tmn hciuot il hoy
pitnotdhf eiwosden pritnbtdio hllirene gy tmn hftnrohtdvns ds uoprivno
hoe uojoiwo.27
Umus, dt ds dcpissdgfn lir tmn ldeubdhrdns il tmn Luoe ti hssnss wmntmnr
tmn chssdvn bist rnfhtne ti hoy suppisne rdsj rneubtdio ds rnhsiohgfn.
B. Mne`n Luoe Eibucnots Wnvnhf Chssdvn Wdsj, Ldeubdhry GrnhbmnsHoe [itnotdhf Dffn`hfdtdns
Do irenr ti entnrcdon wmntmnr tmn mne`n luoe dovnstcnots iwone gy
NWRWD fiwnr tmn pnosdios rdsj, hs tmn Urnhsurnr mhs rnprnsnotne, wn
rnvdnwne tmn illnrdo` cncirhoeh rnfhtne ti choy il tmnsndovnstcnots.22
28Phff Rtrnnt Lnns, Dovnstcnot Wnturos, Chryfhoe hoe 54 Itmnr Rthtn [nosdio Luoes gy Anll Miijn
hoe Aimo A. Phftnrs, Aufy 7, 7;82.
27Umn hvnrh`n mne`n luoe fist 8= pnrbnot il dts vhfun do 7;;=, tmn doeustry's wirst pnrlirchobn hoe
riu`mfy 8; pnrbnot il mne`n luoes smut eiwo do 7;;=. Mne`n Luoes Uiij H Rnrdius Mdt do 7;;=, BGR
Ciony Phtbm, Ibtignr 85, 7;8;.
22Pmdfn tmn Urnhsurnr mhs rnlusne ti edsbfisn tmnsn cncirhoeh hoe itmnr eibucnots rnfhtne ti tmn
hftnrohtdvns ti tmn pugfdb, bfhdcdo` tmht tmn eibucnots biothdo priprdnthry gusdonss dolirchtdio,tmiushoes il bipdns il tmnsn illnrdo` eibucnots mhvn gnno edstrdgutne gy tmn luoes dovnstcnot
choh`nrs ti nxdstdo` hoe prispnbtdvn dovnstirs, hs wnff hs dolfunotdhf dotnrcnedhrdns, subm hs
dovnstcnot biosufthots. Hs edsbussne cirn luffy gnfiw, bnrthdo il tmn mne`n luoe illnrdo`
cncirhoeh doedbhtn tmht dovnstirs wdff oit rnbndvn bicpfntn dolirchtdio rn`hredo` dovnstcnot
strhtn`dns hoe pirtlifdi dovnstcnots. Umus, dt chy gn tmht tmn Urnhsurnr, do lhbt, mhs h`rnne ti pnrcdt
tmn choh`nrs ti oit privden hoy il tmn luoehcnothf dolirchtdio wn hoe itmnrs mhvn rnqunstne
rn`hredo` tmnsn dovnstcnots.
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8. Md`m Wdsj, Dffdqude, Rpnbufhtdvn DovnstcnotsUmn Hsbnoe [hrtonrs DD illnrdo` cncirhoeuc hoe itmnr illnrdo`
eibucnots rnfhtne ti NWRWDs mne`n luoe dovnstcnots `nonrhffy
pricdonotfy sthtn (do bhpdthf, gife fnttnrdo`) tmht ho dovnstcnot do h
mne`n luoe ds spnbufhtdvn, dovifvns h md`m en`rnn il rdsj, hoe ds sudthgfn
iofy lir pnrsios wmi hrn wdffdo` hoe hgfn ti hssucn tmn rdsj il fisdo`
tmndr notdrn dovnstcnot. Umn phrtonrsmdp dotnrnsts illnrne hrn dffdqude. Oi
pugfdb chrjnt lir tmn phrtonrsmdp dotnrnsts nxdsts hoe oion wdff gn
envnfipne.
Do succhry, tmn Urnhsurnrs rnprnsnothtdios rn`hredo` tmn fnvnf il rdsj
rnfhtne ti NWRWDs mne`n luoe dovnstcnots hrn wmiffy dobiosdstnot wdtm
tmn mne`n luoe choh`nrs iwo wires.
7. Pden Fhtdtuen Wn`hredo` Md`m Wdsj Dovnstcnot Rtrhtn`dns UmhtChy Bmho`n Ht Hoy Udcn
NWRWDs mne`n luoes `nonrhffy edsbfisn spnbdldb rdsjs rnfhtne tidovnstcnot strhtn`dns tmny chy pursun subm hs smirt-snffdo`: dovnstdo` do
rnstrdbtne ir dffdqude snburdtdns hs ti wmdbm vhfuhtdio uobnrthdotdns chy
nxdst: fnvnrh`n io h cienrhtn ti uofdcdtne ghsds, hs wnff hs chr`do
girriwdo`: iptdios: enrdvhtdvns: edstrnssne hoe enlhuftne snburdtdns hoe
strubturne ldohobn snburdtdns. Lurtmnr, tmn choh`nrs whro pitnotdhf
dovnstirs tmny nonrhffy nxpnbt tmn fnvnf il biccdssdio bmhr`ns hoe
itmnr trhoshbtdio bists ti gn md`m.
Ui chjn chttnrs wirsn, tmn choh`nrs mhvn wden fhtdtuen ti dovnst irtrhen tmn luoes hssnts, hoe ti pursun hoyphrtdbufhr strhtn`y ir thbtdb
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rn`hredo` dovnstcnots hoe strhtn`dns ti hff dovnstirs. Bnrthdo cystnrydovnstirs chy dovnst io tnrcs tmht privden hbbnss ti dolirchtdio tmht ds
oit nonrhffy hvhdfhgfn ti itmnr dovnstirs hoe, hs h rnsuft, chy gn hgfn ti
hbt io subm heedtdiohf dolirchtdio (n.`., rnqunst wdtmerhwhf il tmndr
ciodns) tmht itmnr dovnstirs ei oit rnbndvn.
Hbbiredo` ti Grnvho Miwhre, Umn @nonrhf [hrtonr chy do dts hgsifutn
edsbrntdio h`rnn ti privden bnrthdo strhtn`db dovnstirs do tmn [hrtonrsmdp
wdtm dolirchtdio hgiut tmn [hrtonrsmdp hoe dts dovnstcnots wmdbm ds oit
hvhdfhgfn ti dovnstirs nonrhffy.
Rhys tmn Doeus Hsdh [hbdldb Luoe, tmn Luoe, do dts sifn edsbrntdio, chy
pnrcdt subm edsbfisurn io h snfnbt ghsds ti bnrthdo smhrnmifenrs dl tmn
Luoe entnrcdons tmht tmnrn hrn sulldbdnot bioldenotdhfdty h`rnncnots
hoe pribneurns do pfhbn.
Ehvdesio Jncponr sthtns, Umn Luoe mhs notnrne hoe chy notnr doti
sden fnttnrs hoe itmnr h`rnncnots hoe hrrho`ncnots wdtm bnrthdo
dovnstirs pursuhot ti wmdbm, hcio` itmnr tmdo`s, ho dovnstir chyrnbndvn rnpirts hoe mhvn hbbnss ti dolirchtdio rn`hredo` tmn Luoe's
pirtlifdi tmht cd`mt oit gn nonrhffy hvhdfhgfn ti itmnr smhrnmifenrs.
Rubm dovnstirs chy gn hgfn ti ghsn tmndr dovnstcnot enbdsdios,
dobfuedo , wdtmiut fdcdthtdio, rnenncdo` tmndr Rmhrns lric tmn Luoe, io
dolirchtdio tmht ds oit `nonrhffy hvhdfhgfn ti itmnr smhrnmifenrs.
Umn Hsbnoe [hrtonrs Luoe DD nfhgirhtns, Umn [hrtonrsmdp hoe tmn
@nonrhf [hrtonr chy lric tdcn ti tdcn notnr doti h`rnncnots wdtm ion
ir cirn Fdcdtne [hrtonrs wmnrngy do biosdenrhtdio lir h`rnndo` tidovnst bnrthdo hciuots do tmn [hrtonrsmdp hoe itmnr biosdenrhtdio
enncne chtnrdhf gy tmn @nonrhf [hrtonr, subm Fdcdtne [hrtonrs chy gn
`rhotne lhvirhgfn rd`mts oit hllirene ti itmnr Fdcdtne [hrtonrs ir
dovnstirs, nonrhffy. Rubm rd`mts chy dobfuen ion ir cirn il tmn
liffiwdo`1 spnbdhf rd`mts ti chjn luturn dovnstcnots do tmn [hrtonrsmdp
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hoe/ir tmn Itmnr Hbbiuots, hs hppriprdhtn: spnbdhf wdtmerhwhf rd`mts,rnfhtdo` ti lrnqunoby, oitdbn hoe/ir itmnr tnrcs: rd`mts ti rnbndvn
rnpirts lric tmn [hrtonrsmdp io h cirn lrnqunot ghsds ir tmht dobfuen
dolirchtdio oit privdene ti itmnr Fdcdtne [hrtonrs (dobfuedo`, wdtmiut
fdcdthtdio, cirn enthdfne dolirchtdio rn`hredo` pisdtdios): rd`mts ti
rnbndvn rneubne rhtns il tmn Dobnotdvn Hffibhtdio hoe/ir Choh`ncnot
Lnn: rd`mts ti rnbndvn h smhrn il tmn Dobnotdvn Hffibhtdio, Choh`ncnot
Lnn ir itmnr hciuots nhrone gy tmn @nonrhf [hrtonr ir dts hlldfdhtns: hoe
subm itmnr rd`mts hs chy gn on`itdhtne gntwnno tmn [hrtonrsmdp hoesubm Fdcdtne [hrtonrs. Umn [hrtonrsmdp hoe tmn @nonrhf [hrtonr chy
notnr doti subm h`rnncnots wdtmiut tmn biosnot il ir oitdbn ti tmn
itmnr Fdcdtne [hrtonrs.
Do itmnr wires, NWRWD mhs ritnsqunfy biosnotne, lir uodch`dohgfn
rnhsios, ti tmn choh`nrs pnrcdttdo` itmnr cystnry dovnstirs do tmn
mne`n luoes ti prildt ht dts nxpnosnnllnbtdvnfy rhotdo` h fdbnosn ti
stnhf lric tmn sthtn pnosdio ti tmnsn uojoiwo dovnstirs. Umn denotdty il
tmn prdvdfn`ne strhtn`db dovnstirs prildtdo` lric pugfdb pnosdios ds oitedsbfisne. Umn choh`nrs hrn oit nvno rnqudrne ti oitdly NWRWD tmht
itmnr dovnstirs rnbndvdo` rnhtnr dolirchtdio nxdst.
Pirsn stdff, tmn Grnvho Miwhre luoe ins io ti sthtn tmht dt chy gn
biostrhdone, ir chy ldoe dt uoeufy ionrius, ti edsbfisn hoy ir hff subm
dolirchtdio ir ti prnphrn ir edsbfisn subm dolirchtdio do h lirc ir
choonr wmdbm shtdsldns bnrthdo rn`ufhtiry, thx ir itmnr rnfnvhot
hutmirdtdns. Lhdfurn ti edsbfisn ir chjn hvhdfhgfn dolirchtdio do tmn
prnsbrdgne choonr ir lircht, ir ht hff, chy hevnrsnfy hllnbt tmn[hrtonrsmdp ir tmn phrtonrs do tmn [hrtonrsmdp tmht rnsden do subm
aurdsedbtdios.
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rn`ufhtirs. H`hdo, tmn hgsifutn edsbrntdio NWRWD mhs rhotne ti bnrthdochoh`nrs hciuots ti h fdbnosn ti stnhf lric tmn sthtn pnosdio.
Mne`n luoes wmdbm hrn dobirpirhtne hoe rn`ufhtne uoenr tmn fhws il
lirnd`o biuotrdns prnsnot heedtdiohf, uodqun rdsjs wmdbm pnosdio
ldeubdhrdns cust biosdenr.
Lir nxhcpfn, rnbnotfy tmrnn Fiudsdhoh pugfdb pnosdios wmdbm dovnstne
$8;; cdffdio do h triugfne luoe choh`ne gy Lfntbmnr Hssnt
Choh`ncnot, mhvn stru``fne do Bhycho Dsfhoes biurts ti mhvn tmn luoe
fdqudehtne hoe rnbiup tmndr dovnstcnot. H Fiudsdhoh sthtn fn`dsfhtdvn
huedtir brdtdbdzne tmn dovnstcnot prhbtdbns il tmn tmrnn luoes. Umnrnpirt liuoe, hcio` itmnr dssuns, tmht tmn luoes edeo't henquhtnfy
eibucnot wmntmnr tmny wiufe gn hgfn ti fdqudehtn nhbm dovnstcnot do
tmndr pirtlifdi ht h lhdr chrjnt prdbn hoe wdtmdo h rnhsiohgfn tdcn
lrhcn.2< (Hs cnotdione nhrfdnr, mne`n luoes pricdonotfy whot tmht tmny
hrn dffdqude.)
2>Umn Pdotio Luturns Luoe ds h [rilnssdiohf Luoe uoenr tmn fhw il tmn Grdtdsm \dr`do Dsfhoes. Hs h
[rilnssdiohf Luoe, tmn Luoe ds oit suganbt ti supnrvdsdio gy tmn G\D Ldohobdhf Rnrvdbns Biccdssdio ir
h rn`ufhtiry hutmirdty iutsden tmn G\D. Lurtmnr, tmn rnqudrncnots biosdenrne onbnsshry lir tmn
pritnbtdio il dovnstirs tmht hppfy ti pugfdb luoes do tmn G\D ei oit hppfy ti prilnssdiohf luoes. Ho
dovnstcnot do h prilnssdiohf luoe chy prnsnot h `rnhtnr rdsj ti ho dovnstir tmho ho dovnstcnot do h
pugfdb luoe do tmn G\D.
2, 7;87.
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\DDD. Cyrdhe Ldeubdhry Biobnros Wn`hredo` NWRWD Dovnstcnot do[idot Auedtm \noturn Luoe
H. ^odqun Wdsjs Wnfhtne ti Dobucgnot Ciony Choh`nr Gnbicdo`Bmdnl [nosdio Ldeubdhry
Do 7;88, @doh Whdcioei, h vnoturn bhpdthf choh`nr wdtm ho uobnrthdo
dovnstcnot trhbj rnbire il iofy h lnw ynhrsh prdobdphf do h ldrc tmht
mhe gnno mdrne gy tmn sthtn ti choh`n h phftry $> cdffdio do pnosdio
hssnts`it mnrsnfl nfnbtne hs tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr il tmn Rthtn ilWmien Dsfhoe wdtm tmn ldohobdhf ghbjdo` il iut-il-sthtn mne`n luoe
choh`nrs. Umds uoprnbnenotne sthtn il hllhdrs pisne cyrdhe uodqun rdsjs
ti tmn pnosdio, dts phrtdbdphots hoe thxphynrs wmdbm mhvn oit gnno
tmiriu`mfy dovnstd`htne ir heernssne. Nssnotdhffy, tmnrn mhs gnno h
biuptmn lixns (ciony choh`nrs) mhvn thjno ivnr choh`ncnot il tmn
mnomiusn (tmn pnosdio).
Lurtmnr, h sd`odldbhot pirtdio il tmn Urnhsurnrs wnhftm hoe dobicn24
rnfhtns ti smhrns smn iwos do twi dffdqude, iphqun vnoturn bhpdthf
phrtonrsmdps smn lircnrfy choh`ne ht [idot Auedtm Bhpdthfion il
wmdbm smn biovdobne tmn sthtn ti dovnst do io edllnrnot, fnss lhvirhgfn
tnrcs.
^ofdjn tmn sthtn wmdbm phde cdffdios lir dts smhrns do ion il tmn [idot
Auedtm luoes, tmn Urnhsurnr whs rhotne iwonrsmdp dotnrnsts do gitm il
tmn vnoturn bhpdthf luoes lir lrnn, tmnrngy edfutdo` tmn sthtns dotnrnst do
tmn ion luoe.
Pirsn stdff, tmn vnoturn bhpdthf doeustry ds oitne lir dts fhbj iltrhosphrnoby hoe iobn tmn Urnhsurnr hssucne illdbn smn rnlusne ti
24Hbbiredo` ti pugfdsmne rnpirts, Whdcioei nhrone hs cubm hs $>;;,;;; do bhpdthf `hdos lric [idot
Auedtm Bhpdthf do 7;87, ewhrldo` mnr sthtn shfhry il $8;=,=;=. @IFIBHF [WI\, Rtnpmno Gnhfn, Chy 7,
7;82.
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Mdrdo` uorn`dstnrne dovnstcnot choh`nrs dobrnhsns tmn rdsj ti NWRWD.Hbbiredo` ti dolirchtdio privdene gy tmn Urnhsurnrs illdbn, [idot Auedtm
Bhpdthf ds ion il 8= fhr`nfy prdvhtn nqudty dovnstcnot choh`nrs (iut il
48 tithf dovnstcnot choh`nrs) mdrne gy NWRWD tmht ds oit rn`dstnrne wdtm
tmn RNB.5;
B. [idot Auedtm Bhpdthfs Fdcdtne Hssnts ^oenr Choh`ncnot,[irtlifdi Mifedo`s Hoe Dovnstcnot [nrlirchobn Urhbj Wnbire
Hff ojoiwo
Hbbiredo` ti dolirchtdio wn rnvdnwne brnhtne gy [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf,
tmn ldrc mhs choh`ne $8> cdffdio do h luoe, [idot Auedtm \noturn Luoe D,
sdobn 7;;8 hoe $ cdffdio. NWRWD hoe tmn Urnhsurnr rnchdo
dovnstirs do tmn [idot Auedtm DD Luoe. Umn ldrc mhs oit edsbfisne tmn
denotdtdns il hoy il tmn itmnr dovnstirs do tmn snbioe luoe.
E.[idot Auedtm DDs Rd`odldbhotfy Md`mnr LnnsDt ds iur uoenrsthoedo` tmht [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf ds burrnotfy snnjdo`
hssnts lir h tmdre luoe ht tmds tdcn hoe tmht tmn lnn strubturn il tmn [idot
Auedtm luoes ds nonrhffy h choh`ncnot lnn il 7.> pnrbnot hoe 7;pnrbnot il prildts.58
5;Aufy >, 7;82 rnspiosn gy Illdbn il tmn @nonrhf Urnhsurnr ti iur HW[H rnqunst ehtne Auon 7;, 7;82.
58Oitn, miwnvnr, tmht h [iwnr [idot prnsnothtdio gy [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf ti NWRWD, privdene do
rnspiosn ti iur H[WH rnqunst, sthtns tmht tmn tnrcs il tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe privden lir h sthoehre
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cdffdio do tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe, tmn ldrcs hssnts tithf uoenr
choh`ncnot wdtm hoy dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn mdstiry hciuotne ti, ht
cist, iofy $8> cdffdio do tmn [idot Auedtm D luoeh luoe wmdbm [idotAuedtm Bhpdthf mhe choh`ne lir iofy > ynhrs.
[idot Auedtm Bhpdthf nhrfy-io sthtne io dts wngsdtn tmht dt whs ho nhrfy
sth`n prdvhtn nqudty ldrc dovnstdo` do md`m riwtm bicphodns do Riutmnro
Onw No`fhoe. Umn ldrc ede oit prilnss ti mhvn hoy doeustry libus. Gy
7;;< tmn ldrc sthtne io dts wngsdtn tmht dt whs libusne upio
biccuodbhtdios, mnhftmbhrn hoe dolirchtdio tnbmoifi`y bicphodns hoe
mhe h strhtn`db phrtonrsmdp wdtm Uueir Dovnstcnot Birp., h fnhedo`
hftnrohtdvn hssnt choh`ncnot riup wdtm ivnr $8> gdffdio uoenrchoh`ncnot.
Hbbiredo` ti pugfdsmne rnpirts, Uueir gnbhcn tmn fnhe dovnstir do [idot
Auedtm \noturn Luoe DD, wdtm h $8> cdffdio biccdtcnot hoe hfsi tiij ho
nqudty sthjn do [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf, tmn hevdsnr il tmn luoe. 57 Enthdfs
rn`hredo` Uueirs nqudty sthjn do [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf, n.`. miw cubm
Uueir phde, lir wmht pnrbnoth`n iwonrsmdp hoe ti wmic hrn
uojoiwo.52 Hoswnrs ti tmnsn qunstdios hrn rnqudrne ti hssnss tmn
lnn (7 pnrbnot hvnrh`n) hoe h bhrry (7; pnrbnot). Pmy NWRWD wiufe phy h md`mnr lnn (7.> pnrbnot) tmho
tmn lnn sthtne do tmn prnsnothtdio (7 pnrbnot) ds uojoiwo.
57Umn Fdttfn Rthtn Umht Biufe, Dostdtutdiohf Dovnstir, Enbncgnr 7;87/Ahouhry 7;82.
52Pn wnrn uohgfn ti ldoe edsbfisurn il hoy subm ho iwonrsmdp dotnrnst do Uueirs Lirc HE\ ldfdo`s
wdtm tmn RNB.
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sbipn hoe ohturn il tmn rnfhtdiosmdp gntwnno Uueir, [idot Auedtm Bhpdthfhoe tmn Urnhsurnr.
N. Urnhsurnrs Wnvnrshf1 Enodhf il Wnqunst lir Wnbires Wn`hredo`[idot Auedtm Luoe
Hs h rnsuft il tmn fhbj il vdrtuhffy hoy pugfdb, vnrdldhgfn dolirchtdio hgiut
[idot Auedtm Bhpdthf hoe tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoes pirtlifdi hoe
pnrlirchobn, do ho HW[H rnqunst ehtne Auon 85, 7;82, wn rnqunstne
tmn liffiwdo` chtnrdhf dolirchtdio lric NWRWD1
[fnhsn privden hoy eibucnots rnfhtne ti tmn [idot Auedtm DD dovnstcnot, dobfuedo`
hoy chrjntdo` chtnrdhfs: biosufthot rnbiccnoehtdios: hoouhf rnpirts: sthtncnots
il pirtlifdi mifedo`s: vhfuhtdios il pirtlifdi hssnts: hoe pnrlirchobn succhrdns.
Umn rnspiosn wn rnbndvne Auon 7=, 7;82 sdcpfy sthtne Nobfisne pfnhsn
ldoe tmn [iwnr [idot prnsnothtdio tmht whs prnsnotne ti tmn RDB hoe h
syoipsds il tmn quhrtnrfy rnturos. [ursuhot ti Wmien Dsfhoe @nonrhf
Fhws hoouhf ldohobdhf huedts, Bfdllwhtnrs prdvhtn nqudty hohfysds, hoe
phrtonrsmdps h`rnncnots hrn oit biosdenrne pugfdb eibucnots.55
Umds rnspiosn ds uttnrfy dobiosdstnot wdtm tmn Urnhsurnrs prdir pugfdb
sthtncnots rn`hredo` tmn [idot Auedtm DD eibucnots.5>
Do ho Hprdf >, 7;82 dotnrvdnw,5Hs cnotdione nhrfdnr, tmn Urnhsurnrs hssnrtdio tmht NWRWD dovnstcnot h`rnncnots chy wdtmmnfe
lric pugfdb sbrutdoy mhs gnno bmhffno`ne gy liur ipno-`ivnrocnot `riups do Wmien Dsfhoe.
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5;Oitn tmht tmds uornehbtne rnprnsnothtdio whs chen do 7;;0gnlirn tmn 7;;= chrjnt cnfteiwo.
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Umnrn hrn rnprnsnothtdios rn`hredo` tmn dovnstdo` hoe ipnrhtdo` mdstiryil tmn [AB Unhc, prdir ti aidodo` tmn ldrc. Hssnt choh`ncnot ldrcs
fhbjdo` dovnstcnot pnrlirchobn trhbj rnbires hrn prion ti bdtn
pnrlirchobn rnfhtne ti tmn prilnssdiohfs ht tmn ldrc (hs ippisne ti tmn
ldrc dtsnfl) do tmndr prnsnothtdios ti dovnstirs. Miwnvnr, subm
pnrlirchobn bfhdcs hrn oit vdnwne hs brnedgfn do tmn doeustry gnbhusn
il tmn edlldbufty do vnrdlydo` tmn pnrlirchobn sthtne, hs wnff hs tmn
doedvdeuhfs rnspiosdgfn lir prieubdo` dt.
Dt ds sthtne tmht tmn Uueir grhoe hoe nxpnrtdsn chjn [AB nvno cirnhttrhbtdvn nqudty phrtonr hoe tmht tmn rnfhtdiosmdp (wdtm Uueir) do ldrst
ynhr ds strio`.
Do succhry, tmn [iwnr [idot prnsnothtdio bfnhrfy rnvnhfs tmht Uueirs
trhbj rnbire hoe nxpnrtdsn wnrn phrhciuot: hgsnot Uueir hs h strhtn`db
phrtonr hoe dovnstir, tmn [idot Auedtm pripishf ti NWRWD wiufe oit mhvn
gnno bicpntdtdvn. Rd`odldbhotfy, ht tmds pidot do tdcn Uueirs strhtn`db
phrtonr hoe sd`odldbhot dovnstir rnfhtdiosmdp wdtm [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf
wiufe mhvn gnno iofy ciotms ife hoe uotnstne.
@.[idot Auedtm DD Rtrdjdo`fy Edvnr`not (+77 [nrbnot Ui -8
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Onvnrtmnfnss, tmn Urnhsurnr mhs chen oucnrius pugfdb sthtncnotsrn`hredo` tmn pnrlirchobn il tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe, hs wnff hs rnfnhsne
succhry pnrlirchobn ld`urns wmdbm hrn strdjdo`fy edvnr`not.
77 [nrbnot Wnturo1 Do ho Hprdf >, 7;82 dotnrvdnw,>8 tmn Urnhsurnr sthtne
tmht tmn [idot Auedtm DD dovnstcnot whs rnvdnwne lir NWRWD gy [hbdldb
Birpirhtn @riup, tmn pnosdios prdvhtn nqudty biosufthot ht tmht tdcn.>7
Lurtmnr, tmn pnrlirchobn il [idot Auedtm ht tmht tdcn whs, hbbiredo` ti
tmn Urnhsurnr, tip quhrtdfn do 7;;0.>2
Dts h strio` pnrlircnr. Umnyvn prieubne strio` rnturos. Dts stdff h fdttfn
gdt nhrfy. Umisn jdoes il ldrcs mhvn h 8;-ynhr dovnstcnot fdln bybfn, si
tmnyrn chygn mhflwhy tmriu`m tmn bybfn, smn shde.>5
Umn Urnhsurnr wnot io ti sthtn, Hs D suspnbtne tmny mhvn sifde
pnrlirchobn, h rnhfdzne rnturo il 77% si h 77% rnhfdzne rnturo, gut
h`hdo, tmnyrn mhflwhy tmriu`m tmn luoe. Nhrfy rnturos hrn strio`, gut
fdjn hoy il tmnsn prdvhtn nqudty mifedo`s, yiu mhvn ti whdt uotdf tmn luoe
ds eion ti snn miw tmnyvn pnrlircne.
87 [nrbnot Wnturo1 Io Hprdf 4, 7;82 dt whs rnpirtne tmht tmn Urnhsurnrs
spijnswicho privdene h birrnbtdio shydo` tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe mhs
>8X&H Whdcioei Ldrns Ghbj Hltnr Lirgns Biotrdgutir Htthbjs Mnr, Une Onsd, wprd.bic
>7Miwnvnr, tmn Urnhsurnr mhs rnlusne ti privden eibucnots wmdbm wiufe privn wmntmnr [B@
rnvdnwne tmn [idot Auedtm dovnstcnot lir NWRWD. Hs h rnsuft, dt ds hfsi uobfnhr wmntmnr [B@
rnbiccnoene tmn dovnstcnot ti NWRWD, ir, tnffdo`fy, hoy il dts choy itmnr pnosdio bfdnots do itmnr
sthtns. Ldohffy, hs enthdfne fhtnr do tmds rnpirt, `dvno tmht [B@ rnbndvne tnos il cdffdios do pfhbncnot
h`not lnns lric ciony choh`nrs nfsnwmnrn, dt ds hppriprdhtn ti qunstdio tmn dotn`rdty il tmn ldrcs
rnbiccnoehtdios mnrn, hs wnff hs wmntmnr Uueir ir [idot Auedtm chy mhvn phde hoy bicpnoshtdio ti
[B@.
>2Nvno dl trun, [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf iofy mhe h trhbj rnbire il choh`do` hpprixdchtnfy $8> cdffdio do
7;;0mhrefy noiu`m ti austdly h $> cdffdio biccdtcnot lric NWRWD.
>5Hssucdo` tmn luoe biccnobne do 7;;< ir 7;;0 (tmn Urnhsurnr mhs sthtne gitm dobnptdio ynhrs
nfsnwmnrn), tmn luoe ds snvno ir nd`mt ynhrs ife tiehyrhpdefy hpprihbmdo` tmn noe il hoy suppisne
8;-ynhr fdln bybfn, hs ippisne ti mhflwhy tmriu`m tmn bybfn.
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h 87% rnturo: 77% ds tmn hciuot tmht mhs gnno bhsmne do. Igvdiusfy,tmnrn ds h chssdvn edllnrnobn gntwnno h 77 hoe 87 pnrbnot rnturo.
8;.4 [nrbnot Wnturo1 Do h Chy 7, 7;82 dotnrvdnw, tmn Urnhsurnrs illdbn
sthtne tmht tmn [idot Auedtm DD mhe ho hoouhfdzne rhtn il rnturo il 8;.4
pnrbnot hs il Auon 7;87.>>
;;,;;; [hycnot Lric [t. Auedtm Ldrc, Rtnpmno Gnhfn, @IFIBHF [WI\.
>0;,;;; ti Whdcioeis Lircnr Ldrc, @IFIBHF [riv
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[nrlirchobn il [idot Auedtm \noturn Luoe DD
-80WD [nosdio Dovnstcnot do Whdcioeis [t. Auedtm Mhe Rtnnp Fissns, Rtnpmno Gnhfn, @I FIBHF [WI\.
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WmienDsfhoe[ugfdb[nosdioWnlirc1PhffRtrnntsFdbnosntiRtnhf
Umds fhbj il luff edsbfisurn ds nspnbdhffy prigfnchtdb hoe il pitnotdhfrn`ufhtiry biobnro sdobn dt ds iur uoenrsthoedo` tmht [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf
ds sifdbdtdo` dovnstirs ht tmds tdcn lir h onw dovnstcnot luoe. Ui tmn
nxtnot tmht hoy dovnstcnot dolirchtdio rn`hredo` phst pnrlirchobn il
tmn ldrc, ir dts luoes, ds dohbburhtn, pitnotdhf onw, hs wnff hs nxdstdo`
dovnstirs do [idot Auedtm Bhpdthf luoes, chy gn cdsfne.
Do iur ipdodio, do irenr ti prnvnot hoy pissdgfn biolusdio ir cdsfnhedo`
il dovnstirs, dt ds hppriprdhtn ti rnlnr tmds chttnr ti tmn RNB lir
dovnstd`htdio.
D. Wmien Dsfhoe Ntmdbs Biccdssdio Ipdodio Lhdfs ti Heernss
Biolfdbts Wn`hredo` [idot Auedtm Dovnstcnot
Io Chrbm 8;, 7;88 tmn Wmien Dsfhoe Ntmdbs Biccdssdio dssune ho
Hevdsiry Ipdodio do rnspiosn ti h rnqunst lric tmn Urnhsurnr ehtne
Ahouhry 88, 7;88 lir ho ipdodio biobnrodo` wmntmnr smn mhe thjno
sulldbdnot stnps ti hvide biolfdbts il dotnrnst uoenr tmn Bien il Ntmdbs
rnfhtdvn ti mnr tdns ti h vnoturn bhpdthf luoe do wmdbm tmn sthtn mhe chen
ho dovnstcnot.
Hff hevdsiry ipdodios hrn gdoedo` io tmn Ntmdbs Biccdssdio do hoy
sugsnqunot pribnnedo` biobnrodo` tmn pnrsio ir notdty wmi rnqunstne
tmn ipdodio hoe wmi hbtne do rnfdhobn io dt do iie lhdtm, uofnss chtnrdhf
lhbts wnrn icdttne ir cdssthtne do tmn rnqunst lir tmn ipdodio.
^oenr tmn Bien il Ntmdbs, hevdsiry ipdodios hrn ghsne io tmn
rnprnsnothtdios chen gy, ir io gnmhfl il, ho illdbdhf hoe hrn oit
hevnrshrdhf, ir dovnstd`htdvn pribnnedo`s. Do smirt, tmn ipdodio ds uttnrfyenpnoenot upio tmn lhbts hs sthtne gy tmn pntdtdionr.
Do mnr fnttnr ti tmn Ntmdbs Biccdssdio, tmn Urnhsurnr rnprnsnotne tmht do
7;;0 tmn Rthtn Dovnstcnot Biccdssdio notnrne doti h tno-ynhr biotrhbt
wdtm [idot Auedtm do wmdbm tmn Rthtn h`rnne ti dovnst ldvn cdffdio eiffhrs
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do tmn [idot Auedtm DD luoe ivnr h pnrdie il tdcn. Rmn hfsi rnprnsnotnetmht tmn Rthtn's dovnstcnot do tmn luoe whs phssdvn, cnhodo` tmht hltnr
sd`odo` tmn biotrhbt w