Morning Tribune, 23 May 1946

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  • 15 1 N.w Bertea Vol. 1 r-J<> ~«> l>TiCf H) C". > MORNING TRIBUNE SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946.
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  • 462 1 GOV.-CENERAL STRESSES The necessity of maintaining contact between Malaya and London was stressed by the GovernorGeneral, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, at his first conference with representatives of the Singapore Press held at Government House yesterday. Mr. Mac Donald said that when he was m Canada,
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  • 176 1 Police Rescue Kidnapped Men Kuala Lumpur. Wed. The police and a gang cf eight armed Chinese gangsters clashed m a gun battle when the former went ,to the rescue of five Chinese towkays who were abducted I from a house m Sungtiway Village. It appears that while the towkays, four
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  • 142 1 BOMBAY, May 22.—Srlnagar. capital of the Kashmir Siato, is today .strongly guarded by the military and steelhelmcted police. The precautions followed what the state's government described as a plot by a certain group to overthrow the administration. Defiant mobs stoned military patrols yesterday and the
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  • 157 1 JINNAH'S REPLY TO CABINET MISSION SIMLA, MAY 22.— MOHAMMED ALI JINNAH, PRESIDENT OF THE MOSLEM LEAGUE, IN A 2,ott#WORD CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BRITISH CABINET MISSION'S PROPOSALS FOR INDIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL FUTURE, ISSUED HERE TODAY, EXPRESSED REGRET THAT IT HAD TURNED DOWN THE MOSLEM DEMAND FOR A COMPLETE SOVEREIGN STATE OF
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  • 41 1 To Marry Son Of Lord Killeam Miss Nadine Pilcher. Third Officer W.R.N.S., only daughter of Vice-Admral and Mrs. Cecil Pilcher, of 11, Wilton Place, S.W.I, who is shortly to marry Captain the Hon. Graham Lampson, Scots Guards, son of Lord Killearn.
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  • 42 1 LONDON, May 22.— Mr. Jack Law son. Secretary of State for War, stated m the House of Commons yesterday that 041 East African natives were killed m action m the African campaign, and 337 m the Burma campaign Reuter
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  • 317 1 Washington, May 22.— A world food pool to feed I famished peoples was proposed to the International iFood Conference by UNRRA and Belgium yesterday. The meeting also heard Dr. V. K. Rao from India declare that the Western world could save mil- lions "from
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  • 66 1 Ex-Chief Of S'pore Kempeitai Now In Sugamo Prison TOKYO, May 22. The latest list of suspected war criminals apprehended includes Col. Masayuki Oishi, former Commander of the Militar> Police stationed at Singapore, Manic ru Ota, wanted for trial at Singapore, and First Lieut. Chochi Saito, alleged to have been involved
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  • 27 1 CAPETOWN. May 22.— The official estimate for South Africa's maize crop, based on conditions m April, is 18,750,000 bags, being a considerable improvement on earlier expectations. Reuter
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  • 214 1 Paramou n tcy During Interim NEW DELHI, May 22.— The Biit^sh Cabinet Mission m a memorandum presented today to the Chancellor of the Chamber of Princes made it dear that paramountcy would remain m operation during the interim perod before India became fully Independent •The British Government could not m
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  • 59 1 Qavam Confirms Reds' Evacuation NEW YORK, May 22. The Se<ur.ty Council meeting la New Ycrk today to face the SovietPersian d spute has before it an eleventh-hour telegram from Qavam es Sultaneh, the Persian Premier, stating unequivocally tnat the Persian comm ssion %f investigation m Azerbaijan found "no trace whatever
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    • 27 1 At Your Service Again GIAN SINGH Co., 4, Battery Road, Singapore. IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE MERCHANTS OF SILKS, COTTONS, ART SILK, PIECE GOODS, READY MADE GOODS ETC. i
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  • 1040 2 oji.wivsfo.vfcit* rti.i u»\ .-«.i:.\i;i!Ai. STATING THAT THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA COULD NOT J*E SAID TO HAVE MET WITH THE FULLIIEARTED APPROVAL OF ™L PEOPLE OF SINGAPORE AND TH \T THE SEVERANCE FRO AUMALACC^\ AND PENANG
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  • 16 2 ■•<! its Tan apathy at th< Vr. H A P •.g, Cut ram Road Pris.m
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  • 99 2 Gov.-Gen.'s Wedding In Canada Hopes that Singapore. starved of social cxci.e--t merits since the reoccupaJ tion, ivould be the scene of the marr. age of His Ex- ccllency the Governor, t General to Mrs. Audrey Felloices Rowley, are not likely to be fulfilled. i The Tribune under]j stands that Mr.
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  • 475 2 RED CROSS GIRLS' JUNGLE ORDEAL -Full Story (From Our I poll Correspondent) An L 5 light reconnaisance plane from Kuala Lumpur, a detachment of the military and a posse of Police guided by those little people of the forest most dexterous of jungle pathfinders the S a k a i
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  • 279 2 Union Governors Address In hi s address to the Gover-nor-General yesterday morning, S r Edward Gent, Governor of the Malayan Union sa d: •I hav c the privilege of welcoming Your Excellency on behalf of the Government's people of i the Malayan Union and I do so' w«th all my
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  • 46 2 lUM, M.iy 21. Twcntj v" have been killed m five-day tighi ;.f Jokan on the Sudan nian border. The corabatantii liflerent nationalii ie bui ■,i t.. ti t Ibc :< ns and 14 8 %v ii killed and many were injur«d.- Reut er
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  • 45 3 PAULETTE GODDARD, th c American film star who recently arrived m England, seen at the ringside at Harringay a week ago when she watched the championship fight between Mills (G.B.J and Lesnevitvh (USA) won by tfye American m the 10th round.
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  • 546 3 PEERS DEBATE ON EGYPT 1 ONDON MAY 21.— OPENING THE DEBATE ON EGYPT IN THE HOI'SE OK l OKDS TO IMY LORD ALTRINCHAM, CONSERVATIVE, WHO AS SIR EDWARnGRIGG WAS FORMERLY BRITISH /MINISTER RESIDENT IN THE WIMM F FAST SAID THE EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER,
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  • 158 3 Morrison Has Good News For India LONDON, May 21. Substantial increases m the amount of food allocated to India and the British zoup cf Germany will be announced when the Lord President of the Council, Mr. Herbert Morrison, who returned to Britain by air this afternoon, reports to the British
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  • 30 3 LONDON, May 'JO- Scotland Yard is binding EnfUnd'i police units together by radio contact to unite then into a combined force to fight i any spread of crime. A. P.
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  • 349 3 WASHINGTON, May 22 —The House Appropriations Committee recommended appropriations of $4,639,659,000 for the United States Navy for the fiscal year beginning July 1 m response to Navy Secretary James V. Forrestal's plea for "truly effective sea and naval air power." The figure is
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  • 154 3 FRAGUE. May 21— Karl Hermann Frank former German Protector of Bohemia and Moravia, was today sentenced to death by the court I which tried him recently as a war 'criminal and as responsible for the Lidice massacre. Frank was sentenced to be publicly hanged to loss
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  • 257 3 Types Of German War Memorials Destroyed LONDON, May 21.— The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Mr. Hynd. answered a series of question m the Commons regarding destruction of German memorials of the 1914-18 war. He said the directive, approved by the Allied Control Authority m Beilin. was confined to
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  • 50 3 GLASGOW. May 20.— Heather<vood—"Wood" made from heather[i adhraaced among the latest sub ititutea for building floors and 'furniture. Heather is collected land-blasted to ttoaf it of leajai and roots, and then compressed with coal resin Into »olid D r ,^J am! hardness is claimed -or the p duct. A. P.
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  • 125 3 HONG KONG RICE CUT HONGKONG. May 21 The Uoiuj Komi Govern- mail announced a new CUI n i he rice ration from one and three quarter kalis to one-and-a-quarter kuiis every ten days be- cause of the lack of sup- I)lU's frovi South-eas Asia. But the flour ration has been
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  • 78 3 Govt. Troops Near ing Changchun NANKING. May 21. Chinese nationalisi forcei may reach Chans chuti. capital of Manchuria, m wreek's time following their victorj over the Communist! at Szepinirkai. ■oath of Changchun, it la generally believed here. The Communists have, however ■cored icaini m their offensive Shantung;, Jehol and Hopei.
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  • 370 4 The Morning Tribune THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1946. Farewell To The Dutch Practically the whole of the Dutch evacuees who sought shelter m Singapore immediately after the re-occupation have now returned to their own countries. They have left these shores full of expressions of gratitude to the British authorities for the
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  • 829 4  - Julian Huxley Britain s Brilliant Scientist Hubert E. Bird b British journalist and broadcaster S When the British Broadcasting Corporation firs hit on tlv; Idea of its now famous "Brains Trust" a body of experts wh > would answer m impromp'.i discussion over the air questions submitted by the public
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  • 236 4  - YOUNG BARITONE'S DEBUT Michael Williams Since the liberation of Singapore and the subsequant changes m administration, its citizens have had little cause to thank or even praise ENSA. Lately, however, the Victoria Memorial Hall has been staging a series of weekly Celebrity Concerts. Commendably, admission is free and open to
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  • 34 4 LONDON, May 22.— Moscow Radio said today that President Truman has asked Russia to assign a certain quantity of Russian to help ■UNKRA meet the world food crisis A. P.
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  • 357 4 Messages from His Majesty th--King and the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the peoplt > of Malaya wore read out by the newly-installed Governor -General of the Malayan Union and S ngapore the Rt. Hon. Malcolm Mar Donald hi his Installation ceiemony yesterday morning. The
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  • 62 4 INDIA'S HEALTHIEST YEAR NKW DKLHI, Mya BO.— lndia t< eorda IMS as its healthiest fear «»n record as concerns Malaria. Only :'».oi) of each i.000.000 contracted the fever. Much of tli<- Credit for th i low flfvrt is given to the combined civil services' anti-m;il;iria drive last August which used
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  • 43 4 PITTSBURGH, May 20.— John X Tener, former Pennsylvania governor and one-time pies dent of the national baseball league and Chicago Club pitcher, died »1 82 today. In 1899. he made the first wo v ld's baseball tour with A. O. Spiiuldings team. A.P.
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  • 117 4 NEW YORK, May 21.— Close on the heels of reports that hopes of a settlement of the SovietPersian dispute at tomorrow's special meeting of the UNO Security Council have received a S4 bback through nev jes filed by I Persl i dele I>• of So\Li interference
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  • 575 5 Mr. MacDonald Installed Union Governor- General TO THE BOOMING OF A L9-GUN SALUTE, THE RT. lION'BLE MALCOLM MACDONALI) BECAME THE FIRST GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF THE MALAYAN UNION AND SINGAPORE AT A HISTORIC AND COLOURFUL CEREMONY HELD IN THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL CHAMBER YESTERDAY MORNING. With right hand raised, the Governor-G ene r
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  • 718 5 Pledging the fullest co-operation to the Gover-nor-General, the Governor of Singapore, Mr. F. C. Glnson m an address of welcome delivered at yesterday morning's installation ceremony, declared: "We rejoice that His Majesty has selected as Governor-Gene-ral you. Sir, who have such a wide experience of
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  • 506 5 "We Must Maintain Country's Racial Harmony -Mr. MacDonald Following addresses by Mr. F. C. Gimson, Governor of Singapore, and Sir Edward Gent, Governor of the Malayan Union, the Governor- General made his first address to the people of Malaya. Mr. Mac Donald declared that after spending a winter m Canada
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    • 32 5 I 1 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES,, Everything you need will be found here new, efficient appliances that will make your house work easier and add a bright, cheerful and modern touch to the Kitchen.
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  • 64 6 LONDON. May 21.— About third «>f the British mill Indian troops m the Nctlu>rl;ui<ls I Indiei h«Ti been wihtdrawn, said Mr. Fri-di-rick BellFinancial Bterttary t«> the War Office, m reply to i question In the H(in-«' of Commoni today. The remaining two-thirds he said were m
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    • 140 6 a^hjs*:me^t__ivoti€e^__¥ I nmi-imr^ji opening to-day Jpft** l^*^^! 4 SHOWS 1.30- 4 6.30 9.30 p.m. They are here to entertain Singapore again after four years' unavoidable absence! IV w Jttflilnl^EpSl Sa^m^y A Biff M HV flKflF^^w Jln^;X^^^B 9 Phone ATH A V 5 n"°i^ S 2-4.30 3400 r%> 111 7 Oft
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    • 125 6 SINGAPOREANS WILL HAVE THi: PROUD PRIVILEGE OF SEEING THE MOVIE YEAR! CAPITOL MIDNIGHT PREMIERE I Saturday THE MOST TREMENDOUS DRAMA ONJUR TIME! II SAMUQ GOLDWYN'S I THE prn star ANNE BAXTER DANA ANDREWS WALTER HUSTON WAITER BftCNNM ANN KARDIftG 1 JANE WITHERS FARUET GRANBER V £Rloi VON STROKEIM v», k>
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  • 457 7 Leicester-India n Game E nds In Draw LEICESTER, May 21. The much-l n t c r r v p t c d match between the Indian tourists and Leicester ended m a tame draw, although the Nawab of Pataudi made a second declaration when his team's second Innings score was
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  • 37 7 JERUSA1 i M, M: *n ur o> pioded anti bomb found in armed with iubmachin* 1 l^una ;i i! 'l pistola (rot away will 2.oon fr< Bank In tl ii township of Nablu tral Palestine yesterday Reuter
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  • 247 7 S'po re Boxing Assn. Revived "SinKajx>re boxing needs a Rymnasium and ono of the first thing! that the Singapore Boxing Association can do Is to sec that one bo fitted up M MMI) as possible," said Mr. Ja( k Warner speaking yesterday at the firyt fencnl meeting bf the Singapore
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  • 283 7 WASHINGTON, May 21.— U.S. Secretary of State James Byrnes, aiming words straight at Russia, decleirnd that not one of tho great powers has the right to veto the making o f peare, writes Associated Press diplomatic commentator John Hightower. Me said 'i a general peace
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  • 193 7 Germany May Remain Divided i BERLIN, May 22.— i General Joseph McNarney. commander of the Ameri- can forces n Europe, told a press conference on Tuesday that although I American policy followed i the Potsdam agreemen i that c c ono mi c un: y J should be the goal
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  • 151 7 Koo Kirn Chow (35). a ration retailer, was sentenced to three weeks' r.i., and fined $1,000, m default, one month's r.i., when he admitted a charge of hoarding rice, sugar and flour, before Mr. Tan Thoon Lip, m tne second district court, yesterday Mr. D. R.
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  • 34 7 g >ntencc of »t1 Id Louis d« Sou 1 5 vi ara i i guilty of betn yal of the Pj II Of th -'ill of n«-tl. th'-.- .lid!.
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  • 139 7 Truman Orders Seizure Of Soft Coal Mines WASHINGTON, May 22.— President Truman has ordered government seizure of soft coal mines and empowered Secretary of the Interior. J. A. Krug to negotiate with the miners' president, John Lewis, on wage increases and other concessions. Kr v g has been placed m
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  • 348 7 I With t^ars m her eyes, a, Chinese woman carrying a boy m her arms went on her knees and vainly addressed Mr. Tan j Thoon Lip. second district judge, j m Chinese, yesterday, when Seah Khay San, described as managing partner of Tiong San
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  • 136 7 Six Weeks Jail For Fishmonger Five fishmongers, arrested as a result of surprise visits paid by Food Control Inspectors to Beach Road Market, on Tuesday, appeared before Mr. Tan Thoon Lip, in the second district court, on various charges of selling fish and prawns above the controlled price. One of
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  • 31 7 RONA, California. U*J M.•i n H Miller, :v .1 bomber pilot, en dited v it h 16, 1 flights i •ven and :i half months and com B ioy loi A.P.
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  • 83 7 With the inauguration of two additional flying-boat services to the United Kingdom each week, it is now possible for a limited number of nonpriority passengers to obtain ait passages to the Middle East and Bookings are now beinj? registered for any period ahead, injsiead of the "48
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    • 140 7 u::::::::»::««««::«:u«:::nu:nt«m Marlborough Daily 3 Shows 3 6 9 p.m. Released thru, the United Exhibitors Syndicate "Lai la Majjmi" The Hindustani version of the worldfamous story "Romeo Juliet." The story of passionate love which was destined for a tragic end! Tender m all its love beauty! Heartache m all its pathos!
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  • 752 8 M.P. Warns Of Another Great World Crisis Says Ten A Bombs Will Wipe Out Britain (Tribune Staff Reporter) The atom bomb first used on Nagasaki and Hiroshima brought an end to World War 11, but what will the future world picture be like ten years hence? This was the theme
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  • 134 8 TEHERAN, May 2! i The military governor of I i Teheran has arrested J three former right-wing deputies m the Persian 1 Parliament, it was an- nounced today. The three arrested men i are AH Dashti. Jamal Imami and Salar Say id Sanandji, former deputies
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  • 185 8 Armed Robbers No Match For Chinese Couple Two masked, Chinese, armed with pistols got a nasty surprise when they entered a house In Bajerai Lane at 2 a.m. on May 20. Instead of finding a few timid occupants whom they could induce to part with their belonging at the point
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  • 133 8 Only Alternative To Church Meet (Tribune Staff Reporter) The only alternative to a Presbytciian Church meeting on Sunday was Capt. Gammans. .so the Hon. Member of Parliament had to address not 50 Scotsmen but 2,500 when he visited Scotland during the war. Capt. Gamans, relating this happening at the Rotary
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  • 310 8 TABLET ENSIGN FOR ST. ANDREW'S For the first time m the history ot the Christian churches m Singapore a special tablet has been set up m and a Red Ensign presented lo the St. Andrew's Cathedral by members of the British Coastal Shipping Community of the Colony. A special service
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  • 1022 8 British PoW Was Shot At Close Range Koreans* Hvicleiire \i Death Railway* Trial The shooting of Fusili r Wanty, a British PoW m the Tamuang PoW Camp, Siam, on the night of Dec. 31, 1944, which forms the subject matter of the third charge against Major Mizutani Totaro, a section
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  • 165 8 PENANG, May 21.— The pot ce opened fire on a gang of Chinese, u)ho. after looting a large quantity of sugar from one of the godowns in Sunget Pinang Road early this morning, attempted to escape by sea. One of the gang ioas shot in the
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