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A Maritime Force for a Maritime Nation A MARITIME FORCE FOR A MARITIME NATION THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY’S GOLDEN JUBILEE THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY’S POINTER Monograph No. 12 POINTER Monograph POINTER MONOGRAPH NO. 12 RSN50 DĂƌŝƟŵĞ&ŽƌĐĞ&ŽƌDĂƌŝƟŵĞEĂƟŽŶ POINTER MONOGRAPH NO. 12 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE NAVY 50th Anniversary 1967 ~ 2017 A WƵďůŝĐĂƟ ŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ AƌŵĞĚ &ŽƌĐĞƐ EDITORIAL BOARD Advisor BG Chua Boon Keat Chairman COL Simon Lee Wee Chek Deputy Chairman COL(NS) Irvin Lim Members COL(NS) Tan Swee Bock COL(NS) Benedict Ang Kheng Leong COL Victor Huang COL Kevin Goh COL Goh Tiong Cheng ME6 Jason Lim MAJ(NS) Charles Phua Chao Rong MS Melissa Ong MR Josiah Liang MR Kuldip Singh MR Daryl Lee Chin Siong MS Sonya Chan CWO Ng Siak Ping MR Eddie Lim EDITORIAL TEAM Editor MS Helen Cheng Assistant Editor MR Bille Tan Research Specialists REC David Omar Ting REC Koo Yi Xian Published by POINTER: Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces ^&d/DŝůŝƚĂƌLJ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ 500 Upper Jurong Road Singapore 638364 ǁǁǁ͘ŵŝŶĚĞĨ͘ŐŽǀ͘ƐŐͬƐĂŌŝͬƉŽŝŶƚĞƌ First published in 2017 Copyright © 2017 by the Government of the Republic of Singapore. ISBN 978-981-11-3301-5 ůůƌŝŐŚƚƐƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘EŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶŵĂLJďĞƌĞƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚ͕ƐƚŽƌĞĚŝŶĂƌĞƚƌŝĞǀĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕Žƌ ƚƌĂŶƐŵŝƩĞĚŝŶĂŶLJĨŽƌŵŽƌďLJĂŶLJŵĞĂŶƐ͕ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐ͕ŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂů͕ƉŚŽƚŽĐŽƉLJŝŶŐ͕ƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƉƌŝŽƌǁƌŝƩĞŶƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨĞĨĞŶĐĞ͘ Disclaimer: dŚĞŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƐĂŶĚǀŝĞǁƐĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐǁŽƌŬĂƌĞƚŚĞĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ͛ĂŶĚĚŽŶŽƚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞŽĸĐŝĂů views of the Ministry of Defence. CONTENTS iv Foreword by Chief of Navy WĂƌƚ/͗dŚĞZ^E͕^ĂĨĞŐƵĂƌĚŝŶŐKƵƌDĂƌŝƟŵĞEĂƟŽŶ ϭ ^iŶŐaƉore͗ DariƟŵe NaƟoŶ ϲ dhe Z^N͗ DariƟŵe ForĐe for a DariƟŵe NaƟoŶ ϭϲ dhe ^iŶŐaƉore Navy Krder of aƩůe ϭϴ WeaĐe aƚ ^ea by Professor Tommy Koh Ϯϯ dhe voůviŶŐ ŶviroŶŵeŶƚ aŶd /ŵƉůiĐaƟoŶƐ for ƚhe Z^N by Ambassador Barry Desker Ϯϲ efeŶdiŶŐ KƵr veryday Ͳ ^afeŐƵardiŶŐ ^iŶŐaƉore͛Ɛ DariƟŵe ^eĐƵriƚy ϯϴ WƵŶĐhiŶŐ bove KƵr teiŐhƚ oŶ ƚhe 'ůobaů ^ƚaŐe ϱϬ dhe Z^N͛Ɛ eƉůoyŵeŶƚƐ over ϱϬ zearƐ ϱϮ ^harƉer aŶd ^ŵarƚer WĂƌƚ//͗^ƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞZ^E ϲϬ CoŶverƐaƟoŶƐ wiƚh ƚhe ChiefƐ ϲϲ ĐƟoŶ oŶ ƚhe FroŶƚůiŶe ϲϴ dhe WaƚhƐ of ƚhe WioŶeerƐ ϳϬ ŐaiŶƐƚ ůů KddƐ ƚo ZeaĐh New FroŶƟerƐ ϳϮ raveůy ^ƚaŶdiŶŐ oƵr 'roƵŶd ϳϰ KƉeraƟoŶ FůyiŶŐ aŐůe daŬeƐ tiŶŐ ϳϳ KƉeraƟoŶƐ Far way froŵ ,oŵe ϳϵ dhe /ŵƉorƚaŶĐe of eiŶŐ WreƉared ϴϭ zoƵ͛ůů Never taůŬ ůoŶe ϴϯ ZeŵeŵberiŶŐ Courageous ϴϱ KŶĐe Navy͕ ůwayƐ Navy ϴϴ dhe Navy ^oŶŐ͗ KŶwardƐ aŶd hƉwardƐ iv Foreword FOREWORD CHIEF OF NAVY OUR MARITIME NATION ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ŵĂƌŝƟŵĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͘ >ŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĂůůLJ ĂƐƚƌŝĚĞ ƚŚĞ 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ĐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĮƌƐƚͲŽĨͲĐůĂƐƐ ůŽĐĂůůLJ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůƚ >ŝƩŽƌĂů DŝƐƐŝŽŶ sĞƐƐĞů Z^^ Independence A Maritime Force for a Maritime Nation v ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐŽƵƌĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ͕ŽƵƌĚĂƌĞƚŽďĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚŽƵƌƚĞŵĞƌŝƚLJƚŽďĞƉĞĞƌůĞƐƐ͘dŚĞĮƌƐƚͲĞǀĞƌ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů DĂƌŝƟŵĞZĞǀŝĞǁĂƚŚĂŶŐŝEĂǀĂůĂƐĞƐĂǁĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚƐĞŶĚŝŶŐĂůŵŽƐƚϯϬ ǁĂƌƐŚŝƉƐʹĂƚĞƐƚĂŵĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐǁĞŚĂǀĞǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌŶĂǀŝĞƐ͘ tĞŽǁĞŝƚƚŽƚŚĞƉŝŽŶĞĞƌƐĂŶĚƉĂƐƚŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌƐƚĂLJŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽƵƌƐĞĂŶĚďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚŚĞEĂǀLJĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘tĞ ƐƚĂŶĚŽŶƚŚĞŝƌƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐ͘dŽďĞƉƌŽƵĚŽĨǁŚĂƚǁĞŚĂǀĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ͕ǁĞŵƵƐƚĮƌƐƚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌũŽƵƌŶĞLJ͘dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐŵŽŶŽŐƌĂƉŚǁĂƐƉƵƚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͘ DRAWING STRENGTH FOR THE FUTURE dŚĞ ƉĂƐƚ ϱϬ LJĞĂƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ƐŚŽǁŶ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĐĂƉĂďůĞ ŽĨ ŐƌĞĂƚ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝƐ ŶĞŝƚŚĞƌ ƉƌĞͲŽƌĚĂŝŶĞĚŶŽƌŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚ͘,ŽǁĚŽǁĞƉƌŽƉĞůƚŚĞEĂǀLJĨŽƌǁĂƌĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĞdžƚϱϬLJĞĂƌƐ͍ tĞǁŝůůŵĞĞƚŵĂŶLJĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĂŶĚƐĞĞŬŶĞǁŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŐŽŝŶŐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘/ƚŝƐĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂůůLJǁŚŽǁĞĂƌĞ͕ ƚŚĂƚĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ͖ƚŚĂƚƐƉŝƌŝƚ͖ĂƐŚĂƌĞĚƐĞƚŽĨďĞůŝĞĨƐ͖ĂĐŽŵŵŽŶƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƉƵƌƉŽƐĞʹŽƵƌEthos – that determines whether we fail or succeed͘dŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚŝƐŵŽŶŽŐƌĂƉŚĂŝŵƐƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŐůŝŵƉƐĞ͕ĂƐĞŶƐĞŽĨǁŚŽǁĞ ĂƌĞ͘ tŚĞŶǁĞĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌŽĨǁŚŽǁĞĂƌĞ͕ǁĞƚŚĞŶŶĞĞĚƚŽĂƐŬ͕ŚŽǁĐĂŶǁĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ͍dŚŝƐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐŐƌĞĂƚ ĐůĂƌŝƚLJʹĐůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽĚŝƐƟůǁŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƐƵƐƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ͕ĂŶĚĐůĂƌŝƚLJƚŽĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĞůĞŐĂŶƚĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞ ĞŶĚƵƌŝŶŐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ͘DŽƌĞǁŝůůďĞĚĞŵĂŶĚĞĚŽĨƵƐ͘ƐƚƌŽŶŐƐLJƐƚĞŵĐĂƌƌŝĞƐƚŚĞǁĞŝŐŚƚĨŽƌƵƐ͕ƌƵŶƐŽŶŝƚƐŽǁŶƚŽ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĞŶĚƵƌŝŶŐŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐ͕ĂŶĚĨƌĞĞƐŽƵƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJƚŽƉƵƌƐƵĞƚŚĞŶĞdžƚůĞĂƉĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘ WƌĞƉĂƌŝŶŐĨŽƌƚŚĂƚŶĞdžƚůĞĂƉŝƐĐƌŝƟĐĂů͘EŽƐŵĂůůĐŽƵŶƚƌLJŽƌŶĂǀLJŚĂƐĂŶLJŝŶŚĞƌĞŶƚƌĞůĞǀĂŶĐĞŝŶƚŚŝƐǁŽƌůĚ͕ůĞƚ ĂůŽŶĞ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͘dŽďĞƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞƚŽďĞƚƌĂŝůďůĂnjĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚŚĂǀĞƚŚĂƚŵĞŶƚĂůŐƵŵƉƟŽŶƚŽbe EdžcepƟonal͘ džĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůŝƐnot justĂďŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐŐŽŽĚ͘ĞŝŶŐĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂůŝƐĂďŽƵƚďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐŶĞǁďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ͕ĚŽŝŶŐĂŶĚ ĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐǁŚĂƚŽƚŚĞƌƐĐĂŶŶŽƚ͘ Being EdžcepƟonalĐƵƚƐƚŽƚŚĞŚĞĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨEĂǀLJǁĞĂŝŵƚŽďƵŝůĚ͘EĂǀLJǁŚĞƌĞŽƵƌƉĞŽƉůĞĐŽŵĞƚŽǁŽƌŬ ĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJǁŝƚŚĂƉĂůƉĂďůĞďƵnjnj͕ĞdžĐŝƚĞĚĂďŽƵƚďĞŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞĐƵƫŶŐĞĚŐĞ͘ EĂǀLJƚŚĂƚ͕ǁŚĞŶǁĞƐĂŝůŝŶƚŽĂĨŽƌĞŝŐŶƉŽƌƚ͕ŽƵƌĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƉĂƌƚƐĂŶĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĂĚǀĞƌƐĂƌŝĞƐǁŝůůǁŚŝƐƉĞƌŝŶƋƵŝĞƚ ĂǁĞʹ͞ŚŚ͕LJŽƵĂƌĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞZĞƉƵďůŝĐŽĨ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞEĂǀLJ͘͟ ƐǁĞƉŽŝƐĞƚŽƚĂŬĞƚŚĂƚƐƚĞƉŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĞdžƚϱϬLJĞĂƌƐ͕ǁĞǁŝůůďĞũƵĚŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞůĞŐĂĐLJǁĞůĞĂǀĞďĞŚŝŶĚ͘/ƚǁŝůů ďĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĚŶŽƚďLJƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůƐŝnjĞ͕ďƵƚďLJƚŚĞƐĐĂůĞĂŶĚĂƵĚĂĐŝƚLJŽĨŽƵƌĂŵďŝƟŽŶ͘tĞĂƌĞƚŚĞpioneers of ŽƵƌŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ͘ KŶǁĂƌĚƐĂŶĚhƉǁĂƌĚƐ͊ RADM Lew Chuen Hong Chief of Navy A Maritime Force for a Maritime Nation 1 Part I: The RSN, Safeguarding Our Maritime Nation Singapore: A Maritime Nation Every day, close to a thousand ships pass through the Singapore Strait, one of the busiest waterways in the world, bringing Singaporeans’ daily necessiƟes and the raw materials our industries reƋuire͘ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ ŝƐ Ă ŵĂƌŝƟŵĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ The seas are Singapore’s ŝŶĂŵĂƌŝƟŵĞƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘/ƚƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ĂƐƚƌŝĚĞƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐŬĞLJƐĞĂůĂŶĞƐŚĂƐĞŶĂďůĞĚ lifelines. Without them, ŝƚƚŽƉƌŽƐƉĞƌĂƐĂŶĞŶƚƌĞƉƀƚĂŶĚĂŵĂƌŝƟŵĞ Singapore would not ŚƵďŽĨǁŽƌůĚͲĐůĂƐƐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƐĂƌĞ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͛ƐůŝĨĞůŝŶĞƐ͘tŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞŵ͕^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ survive, let alone thrive. ǁŽƵůĚŶŽƚƐƵƌǀŝǀĞ͕ůĞƚĂůŽŶĞƚŚƌŝǀĞ͘ ǁŚĞŶŝƚǁĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŐƌĞĂƚŵĂƌŝƟŵĞ dŽĚĂLJ͕^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞŝƐƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͛ƐďƵƐŝĞƐƚ ŬŝŶŐĚŽŵ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞͲZŝĂƵͲ^ƵŵĂƚƌĂ ƚƌĂŶƐƐŚŝƉŵĞŶƚ ƉŽƌƚ͕ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŽǀĞƌ ϲϬϬ ƌĞŐŝŽŶ͘/ŶƚŚĞϭϰ ƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ͕^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚĞĚ ƉŽƌƚƐŝŶŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϭϮϬĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͛Ɛ ĂŶĚƌŽƐĞƚŽƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶĐĞĂƐĂƚƌĂĚŝŶŐƉŽƐƚ͘/ƚ ŵĂƌŝƟŵĞ ƐĞĐƚŽƌ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐĨŽƌŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ ƐĞƌǀĞĚĂƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŚĂƚĞŶĐŽŵƉĂƐƐĞĚ ϭϳϬ͕ϬϬϬ ũŽďƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ ƚŚĞZŝĂƵƌĐŚŝƉĞůĂŐŽĂŶĚĞdžƚĞŶĚĞĚĂƐĨĂƌĂƐ ϳй;Žƌ^ΨϮϴďŝůůŝŽŶͿƚŽ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͛Ɛ'ƌŽƐƐ ŚŝŶĂ͕ /ŶĚŝĂ ĂŶĚ ƌĂďŝĂ͘ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞŶ ŽŵĞƐƟĐWƌŽĚƵĐƚ͘ ŬŶŽǁŶĂƐdĞŵĂƐĞŬ͘ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͛Ɛ ƌŝĐŚ ŵĂƌŝƟŵĞ ůŝŶĞĂŐĞ ĚĂƚĞƐ dĞŵĂƐĞŬ ǁĂƐ ƐĞĞŶ ĂƐ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ďĂĐŬƚŽƚŚĞ^ƌŝǀŝũĂLJĂŶƉĞƌŝŽĚ;͘͘ϲϴϬʹϭϬϮϱͿ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ͕ĂƐŝƚǁĂƐƐŝƚƵĂƚĞĚĂƚĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ 2 Singapore: A Maritime Nation ũƵŶĐƟŽŶ ůŝŶŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ŽƵƚŚ ŚŝŶĂ ^ĞĂ ĂŶĚ “Our port is not merely ƚŚĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ KĐĞĂŶ͘ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ ƐĞƩůĞƌƐ ĐĂŵĞ ƚŽ a regional port but a dĞŵĂƐĞŬ ƚŽ ƚƌĂĚĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĂƌĐŚĂĞŽůŽŐŝƐƚƐ ŚĂǀĞ global port. Our port ĨŽƵŶĚ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ ĐĞƌĂŵŝĐƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ůĂƚĞ zƵĂŶ makes the world our LJŶĂƐƚLJ;͘͘ϭϯϬϬʹϭϯϲϳͿŶĞĂƌƚŚĞ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ hinterland … The sea gives ZŝǀĞƌ͕ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚŚŝŶĞƐĞĐŽŝŶƐ͕ŐůĂƐƐďĞĂĚƐ͕ us ready access to other ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŽďũĞĐƚƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞ DĞůĂŬĂ ƌĂ ;͘͘ ϭϰϬϬʹϭϱϭϭͿ͕^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ŐůŽďĂůĐŝƟĞƐ͘͟ ĂƐĂĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐŶŽĚĞĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚĐĂƌŐŽ - Mr S. Rajaratnam, ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĂƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞtĞƐƚ͘ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͛ƐĮƌƐƚDŝŶŝƐƚĞƌĨŽƌ &ŽƌĞŝŐŶīĂŝƌƐ /ŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJϭϴϬϬƐ͕ƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌ ŵŽĚĞƌŶ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞǁĞƌĞůĂŝĚ͘dŽƐƵƉƉůĂŶƚƵƚĐŚ ƌĂŝĚŝŶŐ ďLJ ǁĂƌƐŚŝƉƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ KĐĞĂŶ ĂŶĚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŝŶƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͕ƚŚĞƌŝƟƐŚĂƐƚ/ŶĚŝĂ DĂůĂĐĐĂ^ƚƌĂŝƚ͘ŌĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƌ͕ƚŚĞŇŽǁŽĨƚƌĂĚĞ ŽŵƉĂŶLJǁĞŶƚŝŶƐĞĂƌĐŚŽĨĂƐƵŝƚĂďůĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ƌĞƐƵŵĞĚĂŶĚ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞŇŽƵƌŝƐŚĞĚŽŶĐĞĂŐĂŝŶ ƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĂƚƌĂĚŝŶŐƉŽƐƚƚŚĂƚĐŽƵůĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ĂƐĂƚƌĂĚŝŶŐƉŽƌƚ͘dŚĞĚĂƌŬĚĂLJƐĨŽƌ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ ĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŝƚƐƚƌĂĚĞǁŝƚŚŚŝŶĂ͕ĂŶĚďƌĞĂŬƚŚĞ ĐĂŵĞǁŚĞŶŝƚĨĞůůƚŽƚŚĞ:ĂƉĂŶĞƐĞĚƵƌŝŶŐtŽƌůĚ ƵƚĐŚƚƌĂĚĞŵŽŶŽƉŽůLJ͘^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͕ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĂůůLJ tĂƌ//;tt//Ϳ͘ŌĞƌƚŚĞǁĂƌ͕ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƉŽƐƚͲ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĞŶĚŽǁĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ĚĞĞƉ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůůͲ ǁĂƌ ƌĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ƚŽŽŬ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ƌĞďƵŝůĚ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĞůƚĞƌĞĚŚĂƌďŽƵƌ͕ǁĂƐĚĞĞŵĞĚƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ͘dŚƵƐ͕ ƉŽƌƚ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ƌĞͲĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶ&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJϭϴϭϵ͕^ŝƌdŚŽŵĂƐ^ƚĂŵĨŽƌĚZĂŋĞƐ ƉŽƌƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͘KŶĐĞƌĞďƵŝůƚ͕ƚŚĞƉŽƌƚŽĨ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƚƌĂĚŝŶŐƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚŝŶ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͘ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŬĞLJ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ĞŶƚƌLJ ĂŶĚ tŝƚŚŝŶĂĨĞǁƐŚŽƌƚLJĞĂƌƐ͕^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͛ƐƚŚƌŝǀŝŶŐ ŽƵƚůĞƚĨŽƌDĂůĂLJĂ͕ĂŶĚ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ͛ƐƉŽƌƚƋƵŝĐŬůLJ ŵĂƌŝƟŵĞ ƚƌĂĚĞ ŽƵƚƐƚƌŝƉƉĞĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ƌĞŐĂŝŶĞĚŝƚƐĐŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞŶĞƐƐ͘
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