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UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT TRANSVAAL

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MINUTES OF GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON I4 JANUARY I984 PRESENT

I. pFILIATES

R.M.C, DESCOM, NUSAS, T.I.C., DAM, MGWUSA, SAAWU, Y.C.S., COSAS, •

S.C •

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T1L. ANTI PC. ,FEDSAW. (PRETORIA) MOYA, V. C. A., REIGER.. PAR.T{

RATE PAYERS ASSOCIATION, GAWU, SASDU, MAC, :B. S.M., SAMWU,ERAPO, SOWETO RESIDENT C0~1MITTEE,SOYCO

AND

NEUSA.

2. R.E. C.

14. CliiiC&U, E. SH.ABANCU-, L. VOGELM~~, I MOHAM!:D, D. MAHOPO, M. BOF" ... AU, lL PAHAD, R.A.M. SALOOJEE, A. MOKOENA, C. NKCNDO,, C SALLOOJEE~AND E MOLO:BI.

2. APOLOGIES H. HLALETUA.

3. CORRESPONDENCE

3. I TWO DANISH MESSAGES OF SUPPORT taRE READ OUT.

3. 2 A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROI4 THE NATIONAL UNION OF WINE , SPIRITS AND ALLIED ~ORICERS WAS

READ.

3.3 APPLICATIONS FOR AFFILIATION WAS ECEIVED FROM NGW AND JODAC.

3.4 NOTES ON THE EST.A:BLISHl.mNT OF ADVICE CENTRES WAS RECEIVED FROM :BLACK SASH.

4• THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING ilEBE ADOPTED.

5.

MATTERS ARISING FROM IUNUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING NONE.

6. SSCRETARIAL REPORT

THE REBORT WAS READ .AND .ADOPTED.

7. MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN

7 .I ll VALLI OUTLINED THE AIMS .AND OBJECTIVES OF THE C.AlolPAIGN. (SEE DOCUMENT ENTITLED MILLION SIGNITURE CAMPAIGN)

7. 2 Al{ENDr4ENTS TO PROPOSED SIGNATURE FOBM : IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE THIRD CLAUSE SHOULD READ " WE STAND FOR THE CREATION OF A NON - RACIAL DEJ.tOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA FREE OF OPPRESSION, :E'~ONOMIC EXPLOITATION AND RACISM".

7.3 IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE N.E.C. SHOULD SET ON AGE LIMIT FOR SIGNITORIES.

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2 8. FINANCE

8.I FINANCIAL REPORT

A FINANCIAL REPORT AS AT 3I DECEMBER I983 WAS PRESENTED BY N. PAHkD.

Tlm UDF TRANSV.lAL RAS A DEBT OF R32 000. IT WAS D:S:CIDED THAT LETTERS OF APPEAL SHOULD BE SENT TO AFFILIATES THAT HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THE RIOO 00 CONTRIBUTION. THE SECRETARIES WERE ASKED TO READ OUT THE NAMES OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AT THE NEXT MEETING.

8.2 FOND RAISING

(a) .AN ALL - DAY FESTIVAL IS BEING Pl.ANKED IN OliDER TO RAISE liUNDS.

THE FESTIVAL WOULD BE HELD AT FUND VALLEY ON 4 03 84. AFFILIATES WERE REQUESTED TO ASS! ST THE FESTIVAL COMMITT:r!:E WHICH MEETS

EVERY TUESDAYS AT THE UDF OFFICE.

(b) 11' WAS SUGGESTED THAT AFFILIATES SCREEN FILMS IN ORDER TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE UNITED DEt-IOCRATI C FRONT:.

9. COMRADE GUMEDE' S TV APPEARANCE

MR. C. SALOOJEE SAID THAT COMRADB GUME;DE' S INTERVIEW WAS DISTORTED BY SABC TV. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE N. E. C. .AJX)PTS A CODE OF CONDUCT F<'R ITS

MEMBERS IN ORDER TO AVOID SUCH PROBLEMS IN FUTURE. THE N .. E.C. SHOUL:!>

ALSO RECO!.na:ND A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR AFFILIATE;:; ORGANISATIONS TOWARDS EACH OTHER.

IO. COLOURED AND INDIAN REFERENDUM.

OF THB TWENTY FIVi ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED AT !rlm MEETING TWELVE WERE IN FAVOUR OF A BOYCOTT. TEN WERE IN FAVOUR OF A NO VOTE. TWO ORGANIZA.TIOl SAI·D THAT Tl!ii:! WERE OPEN AND ONE ORGANIZATION ABSTAINED.

THE GENERAL SECRETARY REPORT ON THE PORT ELIZABETH CONFERENCE WAS READ TOGETHER WITH T1IE CONFERENClil RECOMMENDATIONS.

DELEGATES APPEALED TO THE HOUSE TO ADOPr AN OPEN MIND ALTHOUGH PEOPLE RAVE MANDATES FROM THEIR ORGANIZATIONS. IT WAS ALSO SAID THAT INSTEAD OF DEBATING THE TWO EXTREME POSITIONS, DELEGATES SHOULD APPLY THEMSELVES TO PROPOSING COMPROMISES, ~·'IN ORDER TO ARRIVE AT A SOLUTION WHICH WOULD BE ACCEPl'IBLE TO ALL AFFILIATES.

IT WAS SAID THAT D JIUST DEMONSTRATE TlL\T THE GOVEBMENT RULES BY FORCE DESPITE ITS T.ALIC OF REFOBM. COLOURED AND INDIAN PEOPLE SHOULD BE SED TO BE REJECTIN THE CONSTITUTION. THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION MUST BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS ALSO SAID THAT ANY COMPROMISE POSITION SHOULD liA VE THE POTENTIAL OF HALTING TBJil FOBMATION OF THE COLOUimD AND INDIAN PARLIAMENTS.

A SPlUDR POINTED OUT THAT THE CISICEI BEBENDUM IN I98I WAS IGNORED BY THE PEOPLE. IT WAS ALSO SAID THAT WE WOULD NOT NECESSARILLY EMBA.RASS- TBE GOVEBMENT.

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BY CASTING A MASSIVE NO VOTE. A SPEAKER ALSO SAID THAT MANY COLOURED PEOPLE DO NOT POSSESS BOOIC' S OF LIFB. IN THIS SITUATION CAMPAIGNING FOR A NO VOTE WOULD REQUIRE OF US TO ASIC SUCH PEOPLE TO REGISTER AND THUS

SUBJECT THEMSELVES TO RACE CLASSIFICATION.

TWO ALTERNATE POSITIONS WERE SUGGESTED 1

(a) UDF SHOULD MAKE A DEMAND FOR A NON - RACIAL REFERENDtnol. THIS l-IOULD DIFFEIDlfTIATE BETWEEN THE DEMAND tUDE BY UDF AND THAT MADE BY THE LIKES OF RAJBANSI.

(b) A DEMAND SHOULD BE MADE FOR AN INDIAN REFERENDUM AS CONDITIONS IN THIS COMIWNITY IULITATES FAVOURA:BLE FOR THIS CALL.

DUE TO LACK OF TIME THE DISCUSSION ON (a) AND (b) ABOVE \iAS NOT ADEQUATE.

FINALY, THE HOUSE RESOLVED AS FOLLOlvS 1

\a, THE TRANSVAAL GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT, NOTING (i) THAT NO CONSENSUS HAS BEE!'i .AlUUVED AT IN THE TRANSVAAL AFTER WEEKS

OF DISCUSSIONS AND CONSULTATIONS.

(ii) THAT THE DEBATES BAS ALREADY TAKEN UP MUCH TIME AND ENERGY.

(iii) THAT THE FRONT NEEDS TO D:EloiONSTRATB ITS ABILI~Y TO !IIAICE FIRM DECISIONS

AND

AVOID PARALYSIS.

THEREFORE RESOLVEr~

(i) THAT THE VOTING STATISTICS AND SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS AND OPTIONS PRESENTED BE a{NDED OVER TO THE N.E.C. FOR A DECISION, THIS DECISION BEING BINDING ON

ALL

AFFILIATES OF THE TRANSVAAL UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT.

(ii) THAT THE N.E. C. MAKES EVERY ATTEMPT TO SEARCH FOR A SOLUTION THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTIBLE TO ALL AFFILIATES.

II. STATUS OF OBSERVERS AT GENERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS

IT WAS DECIDED THAT IN GENERAL COUNCIL OBSERVERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK. EXCEPTIONS WOULD BE MADE IN CASES WHERE OBSERVERS HAVE BEEN INVITED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN DELIBERATION ON PARTICULAR TOPICS.

I2. ;ENERAL

I2.I IT tlAS SUGGESTED TlUT THE UDF SENDS TELEGRAMS TO THE U.K AND U.S.A.

CONDEMNING ITS STAND ON THE WAR IN ANGOLA.

I2. 2 DATE OF NEXT MEETING

SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY I984.

TIME 2PM ( SHARP) VENUE KHOTSO HOUSE.

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£~!!~~~QCRATIC FRONT TRPJTSV~

SECRETARIAL REPORT TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THE I4 JANUARY I984

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I. NA!!2NAL CONFUE!2! HELD ON THE I7 AND I8 DEC'EM:BE!!_I284

THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT DEALT WITH THE FOLLOWING ISSUES.

I. THE COLOURED .1\liD INDIAN REF'.E~'i:r!.Th1.

2. MILITA·RY .CONSCRIPTION.

3. THE MILLION SIGNITURE CAMPAIGN.

AFrER MUCH DELI13ERATION ON THE TACTIC TO :BE ADOPTED AS REGARDS TilE COLOURED AND INDIAN BEFERENDffi•1, THE CONFERENCE RESOLVED THI'l' 1

{a) THE UDF ALLOW ITS AFFILIATES FLEXIBILITY OF TACTICS TO SHOW REJECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION.

{b) THAT THE REGIONS DISCUSS THE RECOID!ENDATIONS AND GIVE FEEDBACJC TO THE NATIONAL SECRETARIAT FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE N.E.C • .A.lf INPU'r PAPER ON MILITARY CONSCRIPTION WAS DELIVERED. DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF TIME THIS ISSUE WAS NOT DEALT lfiTH ADEQUATELY. HOWEVER, THE CONFERENCE RECOMMENDED THA~ THE MATTER BE DISCUSSED AT RF~IONAL LEVEL.

IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE MILLION SIGNUTURE CAMPAIGN WOULD :BE LAUNCHED IN JANUARY I984. THE MINDllllt HUMBER O.lr SIGNlTURES 'rO :BE COLLECTED :BY THE TRANSVAAL REGION WOULD BE 300 000.

2. MILLION SIGNITURS C..U1PAIGN

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THIS CAMPAIGN WOULD :BE LAUNCHED ON 22 JANUARY I984 AT A RALLY IN SOSHANGUVE :BY THE N.E. C. WHICH MEETS IN PRETORIA OVER THE SAME ilEEICDD. THE

OCCASSION WOULD ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE CONTINUED DETENTION OF UDF PATRON

F4THER SMANGALISO MKATClfllA. A COW4ITTEE HAS :BEEN ESTABLISHED TO CO .;. ORDINA~

THIS CAMPAIGN Ilf THE TRANSVAAL. THE COMMITTEE MEETS ON WEDNESSDAYS AT 5.30 PM AT THE UDF OFFICE: .ALL ORGANISATIONS ARE WELCOMED TO SEND VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE.

3. THE NORTHERN CAPli: REGION

THIS REGION IS TO :BE LAUNCHED ON THE 2I AND 22 JANUARY I984 AT RALLIES TO :BE HELD IN VRY:BURG .AND ICIM:BERL Y.

4• FINANCE

THE R.:S.C. HAS ADOPTED A FINANCIAL REPORT AS AT 3I DE~EMBER I983.

THE REPORT INDICATES AN EXPENDITURE OF R80 000 AND THE AMOUNT OWING IS OVER R32 000.

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MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ATTENDED AND ADDRESSED A PUBLIC MEETING IN LEANDRA ON THE 3I DECEMBER I9S). SUBSEQUENTLY A WORKING RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH ~E LEANDRA ACTION COMMITTEE.

A VISIT WAS ALSO MADE

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THE REr40VALS AREA BADPLAAS.

6. A MESSA:lE SUPPORTING THE DEMANDS OF THE PICK · on PAY WORKERS ON STRIICE WAS SUBMITTED TO CCAWSA.

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REPORT FRO!! .!F!'!L!}.TES

NEUSA PRODUCED A NATIONAL NEWSLETTERS IN WHICH UDF FEATURED PROMINANTLY AND DISCUSSION ON UDF WAS HELD AT ITS AGM. AT PRESENT ATTEMPTS ARE

BEING MADE TO ENCOURAGB MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN UDF CAMPAIGNS.

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UDF HILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN

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A. INTRODUCTIOli

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THE CONTENT OF THE SIGNATURE FORl-1 CAN BE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS:

1. REJECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION ACT.

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2. REJECTION OF THE KOORNHOF LAWS.

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SUPPORT FOR THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT.

4. COHMITHENTS TO THE CREATION OF A NON - RACIAL DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA.

IN ADDITIOl~ TO THE ABOVE BASIC WORDING AN ORGANIZATION OR ABEA MAY ADD ONE ADDITIONAL DEr~D. THIS ADDITIONAL D~AND

MAKES IT

POSSIBLE FOR

TEE

CAMPAIGN TO BE LIX~KED TO LOCAL STRUGGLES.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS IiOT A PETITION BUT RA~HER A SIGNATURES CAJ.tPAIGN. THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS NOT INTENDED THAT THESE SIGNATURES WOULD BE PilESENTED TO THE GOVERNMEI~T OR ANY OTHER AUTHORITY.

B.

AIM

THE

AIM

OF THE

CAMPAIGN

IS TO COLLECT AT LEAST ONE MILLION SIGNATURES CONTRYWIDE. IN THIS REGARD, A MINIMUM OF 300,000 SIGNATURES WOULD HAVE TO BE COLLECTED IN THE TRANSVAAL REGION.

C. OBJECTIVES

THESE CAN BE CAREGORISED INTO EDUCATIVE, IDEOLOGICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES.

1. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

ALTHOUGH THE CAl-tPAIGN TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION ACT, KOORNHOF LAWS AND THE UDF HAS STARTED IN 1983. THE SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN WOULD ENSURE THAT PEOPLE'S AWARENESS IS FURTHER ENRICHED. THIS IS BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN THE ACTIVIST AND THE PERSON SIGNING. THUS TEE CAMPAIGN WOULD ENSURE THA'r AT LEAST ONE KILLION PEOPLE WOULD BE SPOKEN TO DIREC'rLY ABOUT THE ISSUES.

2. IDEOLOGICAL

THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES THAT ARE COLLECTED WOULD INDICATE CONCRETELY TEE WIDESPREAD REJECTION OF B~'S PLANS. IT WOULD ALSO SHOW THAT THE UDF 'S SUPPORT IS ACTIVE AND WIDESPREAD.

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IDEOLOGICAL GAINS COULD ALSO BE MADE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. FOR EXAMPLE, UDF AFFILIATES IN SOWETO COULD COLLECT t-:ORE SIGNATURES THAN THE NUMBER 0 ISCPLE THAT VORED IN THE LOCAL AU!'liORIT:ms ~....ECTIONS AliD T~BY CUI!-:

CREATER LECITIMACY THAI~ THE SOWETO COUl'!CIL.

3.

ORGNIZl'.TIONAL

':'E lt!ILLION SIGNATUP.E CAl•iPAIGI~ SHOULD ~SO BE Ail·!ED AT CONSOLIDATING

~D EXPANDinG ORGAII!IZATION. TRE MOI-IEI;TUH T3AT 1iAD BEEN GEI~:::RA~D 3Y THE MiTI - CC. CAl·iPAIGN CAN BE HAINTAINED AND CONSOLIDATED BY 1.

VIGOUROUS SIGNATURE CAl·:?AIGN.

LOCAL ORGAHIZATIONS AND THEII: STRUGGLES CAN BE STRENGTHENEDBY INCCRPORAT A LOCAL DEMAND ON THE SIGNATURE FO~t.

THIS CAMPAIGN ALSO 1-wcES IT POSSIBLE TO El\TLIST THE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THE ~IDE RANGE OF SUPPORTATIVE I~~IVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.

D. SUGGESTED APPROACHES

THE APPROACH USED BY DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND AREAS WOULD HAVE TO BE TAILORED TO THEIR D:U""T.ERING CONDITIONS. HEBE w"E MERELY PROVIDE BROAD GUIDLINES AND SUGGESTIONS.

1. ~INING

THERE IS A NEED TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS WHO WOULD BE ASSISTING IN THE COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES. THE TRAINING SHOULD COVER THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS:

(a) ANALYSIS OF TBE CONSTITUTION ACT.

(b) ANALYSIS OF THE KOORNHOF LAWS.

(c) THE NATURE, AIMS AND HISTORY OF THE UDF.

(d) THE MEANING OF THE MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN.

(e) PERSONNEL CONDUCT WHEN COLLECTING SIGNATURES.

2. HOUSE TO HOUSE VISITS

THE BEST WAY TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES IS TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE DIRECTLY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE CAli BE SPOKEN TO, HO\olEVER, SPEAKil1G TO PEOPLE IN THEIR HOUSES IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY AND WOULD YIELD THE BEST RESULTS.

THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE COLLECTING SIGNATURES IN CHURCHES,AT SOCCER STADIA, SHOPPING CENTRES, "PUBLIC MEETINGS, ETC.

THE OBJECTIVES OF EDUCATION ₁ HEIGHTENING AWARENESS AND ORGANIZING SHOULD BE UPPERMOST IN OUR MINDS ~"HENEVER SPEAKING TO PEOPLE.

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3. PHASES AND PUBLICITY

THE MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED AT A

RALLY

IN SOSHANGUVE ON THE ZZl'fD JANUARY

1984.

ALREADY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PUBLICITY IS BUILT INTO THE CAMPAIGN, IT WILL BE VITAL TO MAINTAIN A CERTAIN MOMENTUM DURING THE CAMPAIGN. THIS WILL REQUIRE AREA COI-11-IITTEES TO WORK OUT PHASES THROUGH WHICH THE CAMPAIGN SHOULD GO, EG. INTENSIVE HOUS~TO HOUSE C~IGN, CHURCH VISITS, CALLING PUBLIC MEETINGS, ETC.

4.. AREA COl-n.iiTTEES

IT IS CLEAR THAT ALL THIS WILL REQUIRE DISCI?LDJED ORGA::IZATICH.

TO THIS END TEE TVL HAS SET UP A :CCIONAL.. CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MANNED BY VOLUNTEERS FROI-: VARIOUS AREAS. VARIOUS AREAS WILL HAVE TO SET UP THEIR OWN AREA COlofi.IITTEES WHICH WILL -LIASE CLOSELY \<:ITH THE REGIONAL COHHITTEE. A HOST OF TASKS WILl

HAVE

TO BE PERFORl-!ED BY THE AREA COMNITTEE E.G. ISSUING, KEEPING AND FORWARING COMPLETED

FOm~ TO THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE.

5.

ORGANIZATION~ 'NOT AFFILIATED TO THE UDF

NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS

HAVE

INDICATED THEIR PREPAREDNESS TO CO-OPERATE WIT.H THE UDF IN ITS CAMPAIGNS ALTHOUGH FOR ONE REASON OR TEE OTHER THEY CAN NOT AFFILIATE TO THE UDF. THIS IS ONE CAMPAIGN DURING WHICR THESE ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE APPROACHED AND ROPED INTO OUR CAMPAIGN.

IN THIS REGARD VERY CLOSE" CO-OPERATION BETWEEN AREA COMMITTEES AND THE REGIONAL OFFICE WILL HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED. AREA COMMITTEES SHOULD CREATIVELY THINK OF BOW TO INVOLVE ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED ABOVE. THE SECRETARIES SHOULD BE CONSULTED IN THIS REGARD.

6. CONDUCT OF ACTIVISTS

ACTIVISTS INVOLVED IN THE MILLION SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN, SHOULD AT ALL TIMES CABRY THE IMAGE OF THE UDF. THIS IS. UIPORTANT BECAUSE ON EACR ACTIVISTS COLLEcnNG SIGNATURES IS A :REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UDF.

PLEASE NOTE

THE LOCAL DEMAND THAT IS ADDED TO THE SIGNATURE FORM, MUST BE APPROVED BY THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

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