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The original documents are located in Box D9, folder "Ford Press Releases - Republican
Cause, 1965-1973" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at
the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box D9 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Joint Statement of the Hon. Gerald R. Ford, House Minority Leader,
and the Hon. Melvin R. Laird, Chairman, Republican Conference
San Francisco, California
March 5, 1965
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Unity in the Republican Party has been demonstrated by the activities
of recent weeks.
It has been evident in the votes we have had since the start of the
89th Congress.
It is evident in the agreement of Party leaders on the establishment
of the Republican Coordinating Committee, which will hold its first
meeting next Wednesday in Washington, D, C.
This unity in the Republican Party provides some counter-weight to
the imbalance of power between the executive and legislative branches
of our government--both of which are overwhelmingly dominated by the
same party.
There is need to redress this imbalance, This can only come about
through the re-establishment of a strong two-party system, without
which our Constitutional checks and balances cannot function properly.
Although Republicans in this 89th Congress are vastly outnumbered,
we can still speak with the voice of a moral majority.
Republicans do not intend to oppose Administration proposals merely
for the sake of opposition. As a matter of fact, in recent weeks the
Johnson Administration has received greater support from Republicans
for its actions in Southeast Asia than it has from members of the
President's own party.
Republicans will continue to support the Administration when it is
right and oppose it when it is wrong.
It is our firm belief that the record the minority party will write
in the 89th Congress will result in widespread Republican gains in 1966.
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Joint Statement of the Hon. Gerald Ro Ford, House Minority Leader,
and the Hon. Melvin Ro Laird, Chairman, Republican Conference
San Francisco, California
March 5, 1965
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Unity in the Republican Party has been demonstrated by the activities
of recent weeks.
It has been evident in the votes we have had since the start of the
89th Congress.
It is evident in the agreement of Party leaders on the establishment
of the Republican Coordinating Committee, which will hold its first
meeting next Wednesday in Washington, Dr C.
This unity in the Republican Party provides some counter-weight to
the imbalance of power be en the executive and legislative branches
of our government--both o; which are overwhelmingly dominated by the
same party.
There is need to redress this imbalance, This can only come about
through the re-establishment of & strong two-party system, without
which our Constitutional checks and balances cannot function properly.
Although Republicans in this 89th Congress are vastly outnumbered,
we can still speak with the voice of a moral majority.
Republicans do not intend to oppose Administration proposals merely
for the sake of opposition, As a matter of fact, in recent weeks the
Johnson Administration has received greater support from Republicans
for its actions in Southeast Asia than it has from members of the
President's own party.
Republicans will continue to support the Administration when it is
right and oppose it when it is wrong.
It is our firm belief that the record the minority party will write
in the 89th Congress will result in widespread Republican gains in 1966,
########
GERALD LIBRARY
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Tuesday, May 23, 1967
STATEMENT BY REP. GERALD R. FORD, R-MICH., HOUSE MINORITY LEADER
My name is not among those on the statement of endorsement by the Michigan
Republican delegation for reasons which I shall make abundantly clear.
I believe Gov. Romney to be the most capable governor our state has ever
had--certainly the finest in my memory. His constructive and successful record
in both public and private life eminently qualifies him to be President of the
United States.
However, as Republican leader of the House of Representatives, I should
not and therefore will not endorse any candidate for the Republican presidential
nomination above all others prior to the Republican Convention. Such action
would reduce my effectiveness as the leader of House Republicans.
Republicans in the 90th Congress must unite in building a legislative record
for the Republican Party's candidates for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency
to run on in 1968. I can best help in that important effort by refraining from
endorsing any individual as the party's nominee for either office.
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REPUBLICAN
REpublican NATiONAL COMMiTTEE
1625 EYE STREET, NORTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D. C. 20006
NATIONAL 8-6800
NEWS
FOR RELEASE
MONDAY A.M.'s
July 22, 1968
BLISS ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CONVENTION OFFICERS
Republican National Chairman Ray C. Bliss today named ten persons as
temporary officers of the 1968 Republican National Convention, which convenes
August 5 in Miami Beach.
The designations complete the roster of the Convention's temporary officers
with the exception of 10 Chaplains who will be announced later. At its meeting
in Portland, Oregon, last month the Convention Arrangements Committee elected
House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan as Permanent Convention
Chairman, Senator Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts Temporary Chairman and
Mrs. Consuelo N. Bailey of Vermont Convention Secretary.
At the same meeting the Arrangements Committee selected Governor Daniel
J. Evans of Washington Convention keynoter.
Today's action by Bliss filled the offices of Parliamentarian, Assistant
Parliamentarian, Chief Sergeant at Arms, Chief Page, three Assistant Chief
Pages, Chief Reading Clerk, Assistant Chief Reading Clerk, and the Official
Reporter.
Named as Parliamentarian was Rep. H. Allen Smith of Glendale, California,
who is serving his 6th term in Congress as representative from California's
20th district. Smith is the ranking Republican member of the House Rules
Committee. Prior to his election to Congress Smith served four terms in the
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California State Assembly. He is a practicing attorney and a former special
agent of the F.B.I.
William J. Evans of Baltimore, Md., was named Assistant Parliamentarian.
He is a practicing attorney in Baltimore, a former U.S. Attorney for the Maryland
District, a member of several associations of parliamentarians, a teacher of
parliamentary law at Johns Hopkins University and the author of "Point of Order,"
a book on parliamentary rules.
John T. Sherwood, who served 20 years with the United States Secret Service,
was named Chief Sergeant at Arms. Sherwood will be in charge of all security
at the Convention and will work closely with Secret Service agents who have
been assigned by the President to provide protection for Presidential candidates
during both political conventions. During his career as a Secret Service agent
Sherwood traveled extensively both at home and abroad on security assignments
with U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents.
Lance V. Tarrance of Arlington, Virginia, was named Chief Page for the
Convention. Tarrance is Assistant Director of Research at Republican National
Headquarters in Washington and former Director of Research for the Republican
Party of Texas. He was educated in Virginia, receiving his B.A. degree at
Washington and Lee University. The 250 Convention pages will be under the
direction of Tarrance and his assistants.
The three Assistant Chief Pages named were Theodore Cormaney of Madison,
Wisconsin, Malcolm N. McElroy of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Ann Knauss of
Livingston, New York.
Cormaney is Executive Director of the National Federation of Young Republicans
at the Washington headquarters and former Executive Secretary of the Wisconsin
Young Republicans. Prior to coming to Washington he served three years on the
campaign staff of the Republican members of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He is
a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.
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McElroy is a student at Harvard University where he is concentrating on
the study of government. He received his discharge from the United States Army
last September after a service of two years, part of which was in Vietnam. He
is the son of Neil H. McElroy, former Secretary of Defense in the Eisenhower
Administration and presently Chairman of the Board of Proctor and Gamble.
Mrs. Knauss has just completed a two-year term as president of the New York
Young Republicans. During the two years prior to that she served as Vice
President. She is a member of the Columbia County (New York) Republican
Executive Committee, a member and former corresponding secretary of the
New York Republican Women's Federation and served as a delegate to the 1966
New York Republican nominating convention.
Joe Bartlett of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, was designated Chief Reading Clerk
for the Convention. Bartlett has held that post during the two preceding
Republican Conventions. He presently is Senior Reading Clerk for the House
of Representatives where he has served as a member of the Congressional staff
for 27 years.
The Assistant Reading Clerk assignment went to Stephen C. Royer of Adrian,
Michigan. Royer is a student at George Washington University Law School. His
past political experience includes service on the staffs of the Lenawee County
(Michigan) Republican Committee, Senator Jacob Javits of New York, Rep. George
Meader of Michigan and Michigan State Republican Chairman Elly Peterson. He
also served as Assistant Reading Clerk at the 1964 Republican Convention.
Lloyd L. Harkins was designated Official Reporter. He has served in the
same capacity in the last three Republican Conventions and served as Assistant
to the Official Reporter in 1952.
Bliss also made public a tentative order of business designed to conclude
the Convention at the end of four days. Under the present schedule the Convention
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will be called to order at 10:00 a.m., EDT, Monday, August 5. A second session
for Monday is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m.
The tentative plan is for single sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. While times are subject to change, these sessions now are scheduled
as follows: Tuesday, 8:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Presentation of the platform on the Convention floor is scheduled for
Tuesday. Nominations and balloting for President of the United States is
scheduled for Wednesday. Nominations and balloting for Vice President and
acceptance speeches by both nominees would come on Thursday.
A tentative schedule of pre-convention activities released by Bliss lists
the first meeting of the Committee on Resolutions (Platform Committee) for
8:00 p.m., Sunday, July 28. The meeting will be held at the Fontainebleau
Hotel. Platform hearings are scheduled to begin in the same hotel at 9:00 a.m.,
Monday, July 29. Full Platform Committee hearings will be held July 29, 30,
31 and August 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Eight subcommittees will hold
individual hearings from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on July 29, 30 and 31. These
hearings also will be held in the Fontainebleau.
7/15/68
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Committee Meetings Held in Connection with
1968 Republican National Convention
in Miami Beach
Sunday, July 28, 1968
- Committee on Resolutions
8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
VOLTAIRE ROOM -- Fontainebleau Hotel
Note: This Committee will meet July 28
and succeeding days according to a
schedule which will be given to the
official members.
Tuesday, July 30, 1968
- Committee on Contests
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CARD ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
Note: Circumstances may require this
Committee to meet a day earlier,
Monday, July 29, 1968. Members will
be advised by wire or telephone should
this be the case.
Tuesday, July 30, 1968
- Committee on Rules (RNC)
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PALADIUM THEATRE -- Eden Roc Hotel
Note: This is the Committee on Rules
of the Republican National Committee,
not the Committee on Rules and Order
of Business composed of Delegates to
the Convention.
Tuesday, July 30, 1968
- Committee on Arrangements
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
COTILLION ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
Tuesday, July 30, 1968
- Committee on Arrangements
12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Reception and Luncheon --
EMPIRE ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
Tuesday, July 30, 1968
- Committee on Arrangements
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Inspection of the Convention Hall
Wednesday, July 31, 1968
- Republican National Committee
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
FONTAINE ROOM -- Fontainebleau Hotel
and 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31, 1968
- Republican National Committee
12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.
Reception and Luncheon --
GIGI ROOM -- Fontainebleau Hotel
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Thursday, August 1, 1968
- Delivery of Tickets and Badges for States
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
to the Members of the Republican National
Committee
FONTAINE ROOM -- Fontainebleau Hotel
Friday, August 2, 1968
- Breakfast Meetings
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Regional State Chairmen's Associations
- Midwestern State Chairmen's Association
EMPIRE ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
- Northeastern State Chairmen's Association
CARD ROOM "A" -- Eden Roc Hotel
- Southern State Chairmen's Association
MONA LISA ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
- Western State Chairmen's Association
IMPERIAL ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
*Monday, August 5, 1968
- Committee on Credentials
2:00 p.m. to ---
LaRONDE ROOM -- Fontainebleau Hotel
*Monday, August 5, 1968
- Committee on Rules and Order of Business
2:00 p.m. to ---
POMPEII ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
*Monday, August 5, 1968
- Committee on Permanent Organization
2:00 p.m. to ---
PALADIUM THEATRE -- Eden Roc Hotel
Monday, August 5, 1968
- Republican National Finance Committee
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
COTILLION ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
Friday, August 9, 1968
- Republican National Committee
10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(Newly Elected Committee)
COTILLION ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
Friday, August 9, 1968
- Republican National Finance Committee
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
IMPERIAL ROOM -- Eden Roc Hotel
*Subject to change depending on length of first session of the Convention.
Length of meetings dependent on business to come before the Committee.
ALL TIMES GIVEN HERE ARE EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.
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DAILY PRESS
PLATFORM
DAILY PRESS
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR RELEASE ON RECEIPT--
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, R-Mich., Minority Leader of the U.S. House
of Representatives.
I have pledged my personal help and assistance to Jim Collins of Dallas,
candidate for election to the House in the Third Congressional District of Texas.
I believe Jim Collins will win the special election August 24, and that
this will be the forerunner of Republican victories throughout the country in
November.
When Jim comes to Washington immediately after that special election, I
will do everything in my power to see that he is given committee assignments of
direct benefit to his congressional district. It is worth noting that he will
have a five months' head start on all of the House members newly elected in
November. Seniority is important in the Congress, and Jim Collins' seniority
will certainly benefit his constituents.
I know Jim Collins and what he stands for. Jim is the kind of man Texas
needs in the way of new and competent leadership.
Congress is coming back into session after the conventions to consider
some most important matters. We need Jim Collins in the House of Representatives
working for good government when that time comes. It is important to his
constituents in Texas to have responsive and responsible representation when the
House reconvenes.
Jim Collins will be a most valuable congressman. I will personally welcome
him to Washington after the August 24 special election.
# # #
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR RELEASE ON RECEIPT--
August 6, 1970
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford will speak Saturday evening in
Denver, Colo., at a reception in support of GOP congre ssional candidate James D.
"Mike" McKevitt, who is seeking the 1st district seat now held by Rep. Byron G.
Rogers.
The $25-per-couple fund-r aiser will aid the campaign of McKevitt, who
is making his first run for Congress in his challenge to 10-term Democrat Rogers.
Appointed Denver district attorney in 1967, McKevitt ran for the post in 1968 and
was elected to a four-year term. He was assistant attorney general of the State of
Colorado for nine years. He is president of the Colorado District Attorneys
Association, a director of the National District Attorneys Association, chairman of
the Narcotics and Drug Abuse Committee of the National District Attorneys Association,
a 1969 recipient of the National D.A. Association's Distinguished Service Award, and
is head of an organized crime strike force established in Denver a year ago.
######
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
-FOR RELEASE ON RECEIPT--
August 6, 1970
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford will speak Saturday evening in
Denver, Colo., at a reception in support of GOP congre ssional candidate James D.
"Mike" McKevitt, who is seeking the 1st district seat now held by Rep. Byron G.
Rogers.
The $25-per-couple fund-r aiser will aid the campaign of McKevitt, who
is making his first run for Congress in his challenge to 10-term Democrat Rogers.
Appointed Denver district attorney in 1967, McKevitt ran for the post in 1968 and
was elected to a four-year term. He was assistant attorney general of the State of
Colorado for nine years. He is president of the Colorado District Attorneys
Association, a director of the National District Attorneys Association, chairman of
the Narcotics and Drug Abuse Committee of the National District Attorneys Association,
a 1969 recipient of the National D.A. Association's Distinguished Service Award, and
is head of an organized crime strike force established in Denver a year ago.
######
GERALD
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON-
Wednesday, August 23, 1972
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford will inaugurate his post-convention
speaking schedule with an appearance Sunday afternoon at Milwaukee's State Fair Park.
In his first speaking date since the Republican National Convention, Ford
will help Milwaukee County Republicans "roast the donkey" during the kickoff of
their fall campaign.
The Milwaukee speaking engagement is the opening event of Ford's campaign
efforts on behalf of GOP candidates for office in the Nov. 7 election.
Ford's remarks will constitute the only real speech-making at the Donkey
Roast, although GOP candidates for Milwaukee County and Wisconsin state offices
will attend. Ford makes about 200 speeches a year.
Permanent chairman at both the 1972 and 1968 Republican National Conventions,
Ford has been GOP leader in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 1965.
He was also a member of the House GOP Leadership in 1963 and 1964 as chairman of
the House Republican Conference.
Ford has served in the House for 24 years. He was senior Republican on the
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee before becoming House GOP leader. He is
a graduate of the University of Michigan and of Yale University Law School.
The American Political Science Association conferred its Distinguished
Congressional Service Award on Ford in 1961, and the American Good Government
Society presented him with its George Washington Award in 1966. In 1971 the
American Academy of Achievement presented Ford with its Golden Plate Award as one
of 50 "giants of achievement." He has been the recipient of many honorary degrees.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON--
Wednesday, August 23, 1972
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford will inaugurate his post-convention
speaking schedule with an appearance Sunday afternoon at Milwaukee's State Fair Park.
In his first speaking date since the Republican National Convention, Ford
will help Milwaukee County Republicans "roast the donkey" during the kickoff of
their fall campaign.
The Milwaukee speaking engagement is the opening event of Ford's campaign
efforts on behalf of GOP candidates for office in the Nov. 7 election.
Ford's remarks will constitute the only real speech-making at the Donkey
Roast, although GOP candidates for Milwaukee County and Wisconsin state offices
will attend. Ford makes about 200 speeches a year.
Permanent chairman at both the 1972 and 1968 Republican National Conventions,
Ford has been GOP leader in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 1965.
He was also a member of the House GOP Leadership in 1963 and 1964 as chairman of
the House Republican Conference.
Ford has served in the House for 24 years. He was senior Republican on the
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee before becoming House GOP leader. He is
a graduate of the University of Michigan and of Yale University Law School.
The American Political Science Association conferred its Distinguished
Congressional Service Award on Ford in 1961, and the American Good Government
Society presented him with its George Washington Award in 1966. In 1971 the
American Academy of Achievement presented Ford with its Golden Plate Award as one
of 50 "giants of achievement.' " He has been the recipient of many honorary degrees.
# # #
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Dec. 11, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
I congratulate Sen. Bob Dole on the outstanding job he did as chairman of the
Republican National Committee and the great work he did in the campaign for the
reelection of the President. I wish him the best in his senatorial campaign in 1974.
Bob Dole could have no more qualified a successor than Ambassador George Bush.
George Bush is an excellent choice for the post of Republican National Chairman.
He is a fine former member of the House. Because of his experience as a House member
and his campaigns for the Senate, George Bush knows the importance of Congress. I am
certain he will work closely with the Senate and House campaign committees as
Republican National Chairman.
The 1974' election will be a most important contest. It is vital, therefore,
that we have a fulltime man to steer the Republican Party as national chairman.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Dec. 11, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
I congratulate Sen. Bob Dole on the outstanding job he did as chairman of the
Republican National Committee and the great work he did in the campaign for the
reelection of the President. I wish him the best in his senatorial campaign in 1974.
Bob Dole could have no more qualified a successor than Ambassador George Bush.
George Bush is an excellent choice for the post of Republican National Chairman.
He is a fine former member of the House. Because of his experience as a House member
and his campaigns for the Senate, George Bush knows the importance of Congress. I am
certain he will work closely with the Senate and House campaign committees as
Republican National Chairman.
The 1974 election will be a most important contest. It is vital, therefore,
that we have a fulltime man to steer the Republican Party as national chairman.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Wednesday, March 7, 1973
Election of a Republican to Alaska's one congressional seat in
this "non-election year" of 1973 has, I think, deep significance.
I view State Sen. Don Young's victory in the Alaska balloting
as an endorsement by Alaskans of the policies President Nixon has
pursued since the start of his second term--his attempts to hold back
Federal spending to avoid a tax increase or a fresh surge of
inflation.
The Republican victory in Alaska is especially noteworthy in
view of the fact that Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly two to
one by registration in Alaska. The results indicate an
independent-minded vote in Alaska and a tendency of independents
to favor the policies of President Nixon.
While I hesitate to draw any further conclusions from this
one election as concerns 1974, it is entirely possible that the
Alaska outcome portends a general upturn in Republican fortunes at
the polls.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Wednesday, March 7, 1973
Election of a Republican to Alaska's one congressional seat in
this "non-election year" of 1973 has, I think, deep significance.
I view State Sen. Don Young's victory in the Alaska balloting
as an endorsement by Alaskans of the policies President Nixon has
pursued since the start of his second term--his attempts to hold back
Federal spending to avoid a tax increase or a fresh surge of
inflation.
The Republican victory in Alaska is especially noteworthy in
view of the fact that Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly two to
one by registration in Alaska. The results indicate an
independent-minded vote in Alaska and a tendency of independents
to favor the policies of President Nixon.
While I hesitate to draw any further conclusions from this
one election as concerns 1974, it is entirely possible that the
Alaska outcome portends a general upturn in Republican fortunes at
the polls.
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