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Tafmgen Ntiqz Nqgma

]haCtii`

Ofc}itw

F eival dw

Mfe SgkkieS

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F ei}a tik Mfe Sgkkies

ie ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw

]ha gectamgdla s}itw i Ateas} Hakgen~fws Cqdfe szw+cf}chgen,

sqdkftgea+chfsgen, ^itlm ^ft GG fmae}qtas ge kw ea~ eial,

]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw, gs G }hge` fll }ha kita gectamgdla it dagen

71 zatcae} }tqa%

Sika wafts fni G macgmam }i ~tg}a f c}giefl atsgie i

Hakgen~fws Cqdfe szw fmae}qtas ~hae G ei}gcam bqs} hi~

cqtsitglw }hf} waft, tik Kfw 67=4 }i Fztgl 67=3, ~fs ciatam dw

hgs kfew dgintfzhats% Qsqfllw }ha axzlfef}gie ~ae} sika}hgenlg`a }hgs Ge }ha ts} waft i Fkatgcfs geilakae} ge }ha ~ft,

Hakgen~fw s}fwam hika ge Cqdf aae ~hgla hgs ~ga fem

tgaems ~ae} i }i nh} it ciat }ha nh}gen% Mqtgen }hf} }gka,

Hakgen~fw sa} qz f ciqe}ataszgiefna ntiqz ~hgch ha cfllam

}ha Ctii` Ofc}itw fem ~hgch ~fs cikzisam i ilm tgaems tik

}ha Szfegsh Cggl ^ft, dft}aemats, ztis}g}q}as, tqktqeeats, sh+

atkae, ztgas}s, fem i}hat ctiegas% Ha flsi ciegecam }ha Q%S%

fkdfssfmit }i ftk hgs dif}, }ha Zglft, ge fe f}}akz} }i lqta f

Natkfe sqdkftgea }i }ha sqtfca fem sge` g} ~g}h ntaefmas fem

skfll ftks% Ha mgm ei} sqccaam ge sge`gen f Natkfe sqdkftgea,

fem hgs szw itnfegrf}gie ~fs }atkgef}am ge Fztgl 67=3%

^hf} }ha dgintfzhgas mgm EI] sfw ~fs }hf} Hakgen~fws

fmae}qtas fta s}gll clfssgam ge }ha ilqkgeiqs missgat ~hgch

}ha ODG hfs `az} ie hgk sgeca }ha 673:s% ^hf} ~a MI `ei~

fdiq} }hisa kie}hs mqtgen ~hgch }ha ~tg}at tfe }ha Ctii` Ofc+}itw fem hgs safditea Izatf}gie Otgaemlass gs }hf} }ha ODG ~fs

atw qzsa} fdiq} ~hf} Hakgen~fw ~fs mgsciatgen fdiq} aszgi+

efna fc}gg}w ge fem ftiqem Cqdf, fem, kita ztacgsalw, ~hf}

sacta}s hgs fnae}s hfm mgsciatam fdiq} cittqz}gie ge }ha Cqdfe

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= T a f m g e n N t i q z N q g m a

niatekae} fem ef}giefl zilgca% ^hf} fll dq} }ha kis} tacae}

dgintfzhgas flsi mi EI] axzlfge fdiq} }hgs zatgim gs }hf} g}

fzzafts }i da }ha dfsgs it }ha tfngen zftfeigf ge }ha lfs} wafts i

Hakgen~fws lga f zatgim ~hae }ha ~tg}at ~fs cat}fge }hf} ha~fs dagen illi~am dw }ha ODG% ]ha }tq}h gs }hf} Hakgen~fw

~fs dagen illi~am dw }ha ODG%

Ge ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw }hata gs f c}giefl ax}aesgie ge}i }ha

mft` cita i ~hf} ~a mi ei} `ei~ fdiq} }hisa kie}hs, dq} ~hf}

~a mi `ei~ gs fkfrgen aeiqnh% Hata fta f a~ i }ha ma}fgls ge

]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw }hf} fta dfsam ie cietkam fc}2

B% Amnft Hiiat fem }ha ODG hfm ~ftegen i }ha Bfzfeasa

f}}fc` ie Zaftl Hftdit dq} fglam }i illi~ qz ie g} dacfqsa i

genh}gen ~g}h tgfl ge}allgnaeca fnaecgas%

Hakgen~fws Ctii` Ofc}itw qeciatam f eas} i ge}tgnqa

fem cittqz}gie ge Cqdf%

Wiqen Gfe Olakgen, lf}at }ha ctaf}it i Bfkas Diem, ~fs

fc}galw geilam ge aszgiefna ge }ha Qeg}am S}f}as fem Cfefmf

f} }hf} }gka%

Hakgen~fws lgalien tgaemshgzs ~g}h }ha lg`as i NftwCiizat, Kftlaea Mga}tgch, fem Gentgm Datnkfe fll s}akkam

tik }hgs zatgim%

Flkis} fll i }ha szgas fem ge}allgnaeca izatf}gies ma}fglam

ge ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw ~ata tafl zaizla fem tafl izatf}gies fs

kalimtfkf}gc fem fdsqtm fs sika fzzaft%

Fll i }ha ODG kakis ge ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw fta fc}qfl fem

taztge}am atdf}gk%

]ha ODG sqtagllfeca i }ha saxqfl aeciqe}ats da}~aae

wiqen effl lgaq}aefe} Bihe O% @aeeamw fem f ztasqkam Nat+

kfe szw, Genf Ftfm, ~fs fs mazgc}am%

]ha sacta} }tfesctgz}s i alac}tiegc fem }alazhiea sqtagl+

lfeca ie @aeeamw fem Ftfm fta taztge}am axfc}lw fs }ha ODG

tacitmam }hak%

]ha ODGs gllanfl sqtagllfeca i }ha gca ztasgmae} i }ha

Qeg}am S}f}as fem }ha ts} lfmw, Alafeit Tiisaal}, ~ata axfc}lwfs mazgc}am%

]ha Ea~ Wit`dfsam _g`gen Oqem f zhglfe}htizgc itnf+

egrf}gie geas}gnf}gen Gecfe tqges ~fs tafl, fem }ha ODG geas+

}gnf}gie ge}i g}s Efrg cieeac}gies gs }tqa%

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]ha 3::+ii} wfch}, }haSiq}hate Ctiss, iq}}}am dw f Nat+

kfe szw fem ngae }i }ha _g`gen Oqem, ~fs tafl, fem g} ~fs sqs+

zac}am dw }ha ODG i satgen Natkfe sqds%

]ha gcgiqs genh}gen da}~aae B% Amnft Hiiat fem tgflitnfegrf}gies sqch fs }ha ISS fem }ha Dtg}gsh DSC i}ae f}

}ha axzaesa i }ha ~ft ait} ~fs tafl, geclqmgen iea gecgmae}

~hata Hiiat fttas}am ISS fnae}s dtaf`gen ge}i }ha Szfegsh

Akdfssw ge Ea~ Wit`%

]ha zli}s dw Hgkklat fem Hawmtgch i }ha Efrg SS ge}allg+

naeca itnfegrf}gies }i }tfz fem mgsctamg} Fmkgtfl Cfeftgs fem hgs

Fd~aht szw ntiqz ~ata tafl fem tasql}am ge Hgl}at mgsdfemgen

}ha taszac}am Fd~aht% Cfeftgs ~fs aae}qfllw }it}qtam fem

axacq}am%

]ha DSCs zli} }i `gll Hawmtgch i }ha SS ~fs tafl fem

zlfeeam ge Cfefmfs Cfkz X%

Cfkz X ~fs tafl%

]ha ma}fgls i Hakgen~fws Izatf}gie Otgaemlass f}}akz}

}i cf}ch fem sge` f Natkfe sqdkftgea dw zisgen fs f Kqsaqk i

Ef}qtfl Hgs}itw tasaftch shgz fta tafl%]ha Siq}h Fkatgcfe Natkfe szgas ge ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw

~ata fc}qfl fnae}s, fem }hagt f}as ~ata fs mazgc}am%

]ha Kftx dti}hats fdsqtmg}w i }ha lfemgen i Efrg fnae}s

ie Lien Gslfem fem }ha ODGs taqsfl }i dalgaa }hak aae ~hae

}haw ~ata }twgen }i }qte }haksalas ge ~fs tafl fem fs gesfea fs

mazgc}am ge ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw%

Hakgen~fws lins tik }haZglfts fe}gsqd zf}tils fta ngae

atdf}gk%

]ha fs} kfbitg}w i mgflinqa da}~aae Hakgen~fw fem

i}hat hgs}itgcfl chftfc}ats gs dfsam ie tafl masctgz}gies, fem flli

hgs cikkae}s }i }ha c}giefl Bia Lqcfs fdiq} ~tg}gen, }ha ~ft,

c}gie atsqs fc}, fem si it}h fta dfsam clisalw ge Ateas}

Hakgen~fws cikkae}s fem ~tg}gens%

Hakgen~fws chfsa i }ha Natkfe sqdkftgea iccqttam

axfc}lw fs mazgc}am ge }ha eial%]ha mazgc}gie i Hakgen~fws Ctii` Ofc}itw szw izatf}gie

gs fccqtf}a%

Hakgen~fws tafl aft i }ha ODG ge hgs lfs} wafts fem }ha

ma}fgls i hgs sqgcgma fta fc}qfl fs gs }ha lftnalw qemgsclisam

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fc}qfl ge}atas} }ha ODG s}gll hfm ge }ha fngen ~tg}at% ]hasa ea~lw

taaflam fc}s fta cietkam }htiqnh lf}at ge}atga~s, ea~ dgi+

ntfzhgcfl geitkf}gie, fem ea~lw maclfssgam ODG micqkae}s

talafsam }htiqnh }ha Otaamik i Geitkf}gie Fc}%^hgla }ha }htqs} i]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw gs c}giefl, }ha fs}

kfbitg}w i ma}fgls, chftfc}ats, gecgmae}s, mgflinqas, fem ~ft}gka

aae}s fta }tqa% G} ~fs qe kalmgen }hasa flkis} c}giefl+

siqemgen fc}s ~g}h }ha }tqat }hfe }tqa siql i c}gie }i ctaf}a

}hgs dii`, fem G hiza g} ~gll da aebiwfdla it }ha tafmat }i axzatg+

aeca g}%

Mfe Sgkkies

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Vqas}gies fem }izgcs it mgscqssgie

6% Hi~ ~iqlm wiq chftfc}atgra Sgkkiess zit}tfwfl i 67=:s

Cqdf di}h }ha axzf} cikkqeg}w }hata ge ~hgch

Hakgen~fw zlfwam f cae}tfl tila, fem }ha licfl zizqlf+

}gie9 Hi~ mias hgs zit}tfwfl flgne it mgat tik ~hf}

wiq `ei~ it zgc}qtam fdiq} }ha tangie mqtgen ^itlm

^ft GG9

4% ^hae ~a kaa} Lqcfs, }ha ea~s i Hakgen~fws sqgcgma

tic`s hgk }i hgs cita% Dq} ~hae Lqcfs ts} kaa}sHakgen~fw ha `ei~s ei}hgen fdiq} hgk fem gse} vqg}a

sqta ~hf} }i kf`a i }ha fq}hits lftnat+}hfe+lga zat+

sief% Hi~ ~iqlm wiq chftfc}atgra Lqcfss talf}gieshgz

~g}h Hakgen~fw fs ha ts} na}s }i `ei~ hgk9

3% Lqcfss f} }gkas tfc}giqs talf}gieshgz ~g}h Hakgen~fw

chfenas iat }ha ciqtsa i }ha aae}s mazgc}am ge ]ha

Ctii` Ofc}itw% ^hf} cfqsas hgs aalgens }i aila9 Mgm

wiqt fssasskae} i Hakgen~fw, fs mazgc}am dw Sgk+

kies, flgne ~g}h Lqcfss fssasskae} i }ha eialgs}, it

~ata }hata kikae}s ~hae wiqt izgegie i Hakgen~fw

mgatam tik Lqcfss9

=% ^ata wiq sqtztgsam dw Sgkkiess zit}tfwfl i Hakgen+

~fw9 Hi~ mgm }ha Hakgen~fw ge ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw mg+at tik wiqt gkfna i Hakgen~fw9

1% Hakgen~fw, di}h fs f ~tg}at fem f zatsie, gs tavqae}lw

lge`am ~g}h mazgc}gies i kfscqlgeg}w ge Fkatgcfe

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sicga}w% Hi~ mias kfchgski zlfw f zft} ge }ha s}itw i

]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw ei} ielw ge tanftms }i Hakgen~fw,

dq} ~ft fem aszgiefna fs ~all9

?% Hi~ ~iqlm wiq masctgda Hakgen~fws talf}gieshgz ~g}h

hgs }~i sies ge ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw fem ~hf} kgnh} }ha

eial da sfgm }i sfw fdiq} }ha f}hat+fem+sie talf}gieshgz

}htiqnh }ha ztgsk i }hagt ge}atfc}gies9 Mi wiq saa f

sgkglft mwefkgc ge aac} few~hata alsa ge }ha eial9

>% Kfttgfna fem tikfeca zlfw `aw tilas ge ]ha Ctii`

Ofc}itw ei} ielw ge }ha eqkdat i f}}tfc}ga ~ikae

}hf} ctiss Lqcfss zf}h, dq} ge Hakgen~fws talf}gieshgz

~g}h hgs ~ga, fem ~g}h }ha i}hat ~ikae ~hi tavqae}

hgs as}f}a% ^hf} mi wiq }hge` Mfe Sgkkies sfws fdiq}

lia fem ge}gkfcw ge ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw9

8% Lqcfs gs tavqae}lw cfqnh} i nqftm dw }ha eqkdat i

hgnh+ztila nqas}s }hf} gsg} Hakgen~fw sicgfllw f} }haoecf, fem hgs}itgcfl nqtas lg`a B% Amnft Hiiat fem Gfe

Olakgen kf`a nqas} fzzaftfecas ge Sgkkies efttf}ga

iq}sgma i Hakgen~fws gkkamgf}a zqtga~% ^hgch

fkiqs zatsies gsg} mgm wiq kis} aebiw tafmgen fdiq}9

^ata }haw zit}tfwam fs wiq kgnh} hfa axzac}am tik

tafmgen fdiq} }hak, it wiqt axzatgaeca ~g}h }hagt ~it`9

7% Ge }ha tazit} Lqcfs cikzisas dq} mias ei} saem, Lqcfs

~tg}as2 F kfe ~hi tazit}amlw nlitgas fc}gie ge hgs

~tg}gen ge lga, Hakgen~fw i}ae cieqsas fc}gie ~g}h

kata gkzqlsa, taflg}w ~g}h sal+geogc}am kalimtfkf% Mi

wiq fntaa ~g}h Lqcfss fssasskae} i Hakgen~fws ~tg}+

gen9 ^hata mi wiq saa }hgs chftfc}atgrf}gie taoac}am ge

}ha aae}s i ]ha Ctii` Ofc}itw it mi wiq ciesgmat

Lqcfss masctgz}gie qebqs}9