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• Publication Date: November 18, 1966
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THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY OAK REPORT ON MISSION 1037-1
AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE HIGHEST PRIORITY COMMITTEE ON OVER-
HEAD RECONNAISSANCE (COMOR) TARGETS OBSERVED ON THE PHOTOGRAPHY.
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-- - MISSI-ON-1 37 1 8 -TO-12 NOV -66---- OAK---- - 17- NOV 66 --
PREFACE
- -----?TH-k-S--IS-THE--F-IR.ST-AN.D-ONLY--OAK-REP-O-RT- ON - MI SSION--1-837 -1---- - -
AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE HIGHEST PRIORITY COmMITTEE ON OVER
- HE-AD--RECONNAI-S sANCE- t COMORu TARGETS OBSERVED ON- THE PHOT-OGR-APHY. - -
TARGETS ARE ARRANGED IN THE OAK BY SUBJECT AND WITHIN EACH
-----SUBJECT B-Y--COMOR -TARGET-NUMBER. TARGETS--OF- OPPORTUNITY OBSERVED DURING THE OAK REPORTING PERIOD ARE LISTED NUMERICALLY UNDER THE
ARPROP-P,I-AT-E-SUBJECT -AF-TER -T-1 E-L-ISTI-NG-OF COMOR TARGETS.
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(aSOU-T #-T-O---NOR-THZt-@--t -F-OR-D SCENDIt.tG--QNORT-H-TO-SOUTHIS -OR--M-FOR-A---M-I-XED------
ASCENDING AND DESCENDING PASS. THE LETTER F PRECEDING FRAME.NUMBERS
LOCATIONS OF TARGETS IN THIS REPORT ARE INDICATED BY THE
--COUNT-R-Y-C-ODE--PRECED-ING- THE--C40RD NAT-ES.-AN ALPHABETIC LISTING OF
COUNTRY CODES APPEARS ON THE INSIDE OF THE BACK COVER.
SE-LLCT-ED--PHOiOGRAP-HIC-RE-FERENCES--FOLvLOW4THE-DESCRIPTION- OF-THE
TARGFT PASS NUMBERS ARE SUFFIXED !ti'.ITH EITHER AN A FOR ASCENDING
INOI GATES-THE--FORWAR-D-CAMERA-r---AN[ -THE -LETTER A -I.ND-ICA-TES-THE--AFT
CAMERA. UNIVERSAL REFERENCE GRID COORDINATES ARE GIVEN IN
PA-R-E- f-THESI-S-AFTER- THE-FR-AME-NUMEER-TO-WHICH THEY -APPLY-.-- TH-IS--GRTD - IS UNIVERSAL GRID NO It FEB 64. SYMBOLS INDICATING CONDITIONS
HI-CH-AFFECT-THE -A-P-PEARANCE OF THE TARGET ON-,T-HE- PHOTOGRAPHY ---
ARE -- C lCLEARF, SC QSCATTERED CLOUD COVERZ, HC (HEAVY
--C-LOUD- -GO-VERn-,---1- -QHAZE9-,--CS-f CLOUD- SHA-0OWmr-S- QSNO - r 0 - - - - - --
r OBLIQUITYar SD f SEMIDARKNESSF, .GC P GROUND COVER'. CF
- ICAMOUt+L-AGE -r---AND---GR -(GROUND RESGLUTIONtt-?- - -
INTERPRETABILITY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS CATEGORIZED AS G tGOODU,
-F-PFA-1RU1-,--GR-P-I POORf-.--THE- EXTENT--OF---PHOTOGRAPHIC-COV-ERAGE--- -
IS DENOTED BY THE SYMBOLS T fTOTAL0 OR PT tPARTIALU. THE MODE
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----OF--COVERAGE- IS IND-IC-A-TED-B-Y ST (STEREOt-r--NS ANON-S-TER-EOur--OR-PS
fIPARTIAL,STEREOU.
-OAK-R-E-C--I-P-TEN-T-S-ARE CAUTIONED--THAT THE INITIAL SCAN--OF- THE - -
PHOTOGRAPHY IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED IN A SHORT TIME AND PRIOR TO.
F-I-NAt-REF-I-NEM1ENT -OF--EP.HEMER-IS- DATA CON-BEG ENTL.Yr- FUTURE- DETAI-LED
ANALYSIS MAY RESULT IN MINOR ALTERATIONS. MOREOVER. RECIPIENTS ARE
-CA U-T-ZONE-D-~C-HA-T--THE DEN'FT~&GATION C?F -TARGETS- IS BASED PRIMARILY- O : ---
PHOTOGRAPHY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINISHED INTELLIGENCE
---JUDCMEN-T-.--- ---
HIGHLIGHTS
FIVE OF.THE 25 KNOWN DEPLOYED ICBM COMPLEXES ARE COVERED
----BY--P-HO-T-OGRAPH-Y-.- -MAJOR-PORTIONS--OF PERM?AND TATISHCHEVO -
ARE CLEAR. DROVYANAYA- OLOVYANNAYA. AND YOSHKAR-OLA ARE
?-.-M-ISa-IL-E--AC IVIT-Y --
THE TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER, USSR, IS PARTIALLY
C-4-VERE0-B-Y ONE--P-ASS-OF --PHO-TQGRAP-H-Y- OF_-PO-OR-TO-GOOD
INTERPRETABILITY. ALL. LAUNCH AREAS ARE COVERED, HOWEVER,
-,---SE VERAL-ARE IDENTIFI-E-D--ONLY-. ---A-T--LAUNCH -GROUP It OF----
PARTICULAR INTEREST IS THE MOST RECENTLY IDENTIFIED
- ---LA-UNCH- S-ITEI-7---WHICH- CONSISTS OF 3--L-AUNC-H--SILOS .UNDE-R -- -
CONSTRUCTION, EACH IN A U-SHAPED EXCAVATION SIMILAR TO
-__--E_XCC.A-VAT--I-ON?S--A-T ;TY-P-E--I-I-C--S-INCLE -S-1-LOS. -- SILO CORINGS' -i 2
FEET IN DIAMETER, ARE PRESENT IN 2 OF THE 3 EXCAVATIONS.
-W-1 H--T-HE-SE--ADDITI-Ot4S-,-THE-CURRENT --TOTAL-OF -LAUNCHERS--AT- -
THE TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER IS 58.
5--- THE--EX-I-STENCE--OF-AN -1-1TH -LAUNCH- GROUP---A-T--TAT-ISHCHEVA---I-S - - -
? CONFIRMED BY THE IDENTIFICATION OF A.T.YPE,I110 SINGLE SILO
a C-ONTROL_-SI-Tom.----DECEPT E-1 EASURES--ARE- Ell-I-DE !T--AT--ALL-TAE ---
COMPLETED SITES. THE CURRENT COUNT OF ICBM LAUNCHERS AT
---DEPLOYED-COMPLEXES--t THE--F-I-CURE-IA!_-P-ARENTNESIS -INO-I-CATES
THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE LAUNCHERS AND IS NOT INCLUDED IN
T-C-TALSL-IS-AS ?FOLJS_--- -
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TOTAL 717 @250
AT THE KAPUSTIN YAR/VLADI`c;IPOVKA "MISSILE TEST CENTEPP
USSR P ONLY THE 'SA`C LAUNCH COMPLEX IS COVERED BY CLEAR.
STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY. SHUANG-CHENG-TZU' CHINA AND-
SARY-SHAGAN AND EMi .?=A - USSR ARE NOT COVERED.
AT THE VOLGOGRAD PRO'3ABLE LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COMPLEX r
USSKr BETWEEN PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF AUGUST 1966 AND
THE PRESENT MISSION' THE LAUNCH PISITIONS- INCLUDING THE
REVETMENT WALLS? OF LAUNCH SITE' E HAVE BEEN REORIENTED.
THIS CHANGE GIVES THE COMPLEX AN APPEARANCE SIMILAR TO
THE COMPLEXES AT KIMRY AND PERFSLAVL-ZALESSKY.
THE rISTANCE FIC;? THE LAUNCH AREA TO THE TRACKING/GUIDANCE
FACILITY IS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN HALF THE DISTANCES
DETERMINED AT OTHER COMPLEXES.
NORTH VIETNAM IS COVERED Y 2 PASSES OF PHOTOGRAPHY. ONE
PASS IF ESTIMATED TO BE 4-1 PERCENT CLOUD COVERED AND THE
OTHLR IS ESTIMATED TO BE 80 PERCEt,'T CLOUD COVERED.
SEVLUTY-FOUR OF THE 137 KNOWN SA-2 SITES ARE OBSERVED. NO
NEW SAS' INSTALLATIONS ARE IDENTIFIED.
2. AIRFIELD ACTIVITY
ENG :LS AIRFIELD IS THE ONLY LO"'!G RANGE BOMBER BASF COVERED
IN THE USSR. AIRCRAFT OBSERVE"` INCLUDE ONE PROBABLE BLINDER
ANU 34 6ISON. THIS IS THE FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF A BLINDER
AIRCRAFT AT THIS FIELD.
STATUS OF TAPGE.T READOUT
THIS OAK REPORTS ON 70 CO? OR TARGETS.
TABULAR SUMMARY
A RECAPITULATION OF SI!3NIFICANT ACTIVITY OBSERVED ON THIS
AIS:ION AND NPIC CURRENT :1`ISSILE LISTINGS IS PRESENTED IN
THE FOLLOWING TABLES ON SLJCCEEr'IN- PA''ES
TABLE. 1 -- SOVIET ICBM DEPLOYMENT
TAbL..E 2 -,- TYURATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER
TABLE 3 -- SOVIET MP. M AN TRB"DEPLOYMENT
TA~L.F 4 -- SAM AND ABM DEPLOYMENT
TABLE 5 DATE/TIME OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PASSES
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VERKF?('rYAYA SALDA ICB`A COMPLEX UR 5802N 06024E
THE COMPLEX 15 NOT COVF'REu PY PHOTOGRAPHY. PHOTOGRAPHY
OF FAIR .INTF_RPRETABIL_ITY -'EVEALS NO NEW MISSILE
FACILITIES IN THE CLOUD-FREE P('RTTONS OF THE SW HALF OF
THE SEARCH AREA COVERED.
THE CENTER IS COVERED ON ONE PASS OF PHOTOGRAPHY OF
POOP'-TO-GOOD I4TERPRETABBILITY, ALL LAUNCH AREAS ARE
TYU}:ATAM MISSILE TEST CENTER UR 4538N P16317E L-
COV ERED# BUT SEVERAL CAN 8E IDENTIFIED ONLY. THE
r TS NOW' PARTIALLY SFCURED BY
DOU ALE FENCING AND APPEARS TO CO!SIST OF 3 TYPE ITIC
U-SHAPED EXCAVATIONS LINE' UP ON AN AXIS OF
THE 2 SOUTH `? N:OST
EXCAVATIONS CO`,-'TAIN CORIN
CONTAINS AN UNIDENTIFIED
OF THE CORING IN THE CENT
MOST SHARPLY DEFINED' IS
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IPCULAR DEJECT. TFE DIAMETER
R EXCAVATION. WHICH IS THE
SPACING
SET'~EEN THE 2 CORINGS AND BETWEEN THE CENTER CORING AND
THE UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT IN THE NORTHERN EXCAVATION IS
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NC it-.Vi f t5 a: a. I- CI1, ITIES OPSE' VEO IN THE CLOUD-FREE
PCRTIvN?IS OF TH^?, EAST ="PN 70 PFFCENT OF TNP' 57-NMI RADIUS
SEARCH AREA. THE WESTERN 3o, PERCENT LS --1,10T COVERED.
YOSHKAR-OLA ICBM COMPLEX RJR 5633N G4'* 1E
THE COMPLEX IS COVERED BY (WE PASS OF PHOTOGRAPHY WITH
HEAVY CLOUD COVER. THE' Ct- iPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY CAN B?-
IDENTIFIED ONLY AND ALL OF THE MIF-SILE SITES ARE CLOUD
COVERED.
NO NEW MISSILE ACTIVITY OSEPVFC IN THE CLOUD-FREE
PORTIONS OF THE SEARCH AREA COVERED BY PHOTOGRAPHY.
DRO /YANAYA ICBM COMPLEX UR 5131N-1130PF
THE COMPLEX IS COVERED BY 2 PASSES OF PHOTOGRAPHY OF
POOR INTERPRETABILITY. ALL COMPONENTS OF THE COMPLEX
CAN '1E IDENTIFIED ONLY.
THE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA IS COVEEn. NO NEW MISSILE
FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED.
PERM ICBM COMPLEX UR 5742N 05619E
THE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA IS COVERED BY 2 PASSES OF
PHOTOGRAPHY OF POOR INTERPRETABILITY. ALL 51 LAUNCH
SITES ARE: OBSERVED r OF WHICH 45 ARE SINGLE SILO TYPE
IIII.i SITES. FORTY OF THE 45 SINGLE SILO SITES CAN PE
IDENTIFIEO ONLY. NO SIGNIFICANT PCTTVITY IS OBSERVED.
POSSI6LE LAUNCH SITE 53 TS ~'O LONGER CONSIDERED TO BE A
VALID SITE AND IS DROPPED FROM MPTC LISTINGS.
NO N~Ew MISSILE FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED.
OLOVYANNAYA ICBM COMPLEX UR 5049' 11550E
THE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA IS COVERED BY ONE PASS OF
PHOTOGRAPHY WITH HEAVY CLr>Ut1 COVER. ALL OF THE LAUNCH
SECTION ## 13
SITES# THE COMPLEX SUPPORT FACILITY, AND THE
RAIL-TO-ROAD TRANSFER POI;;T CAN BE IDENTIFIED ONLY.
CLOUDS PRECLUDE A SEARCH FOR AN'Y ADDITIONAL MISSILE
ACTIVITY.
TATISHCHEVO ICBM COMPLEX (JR 5142N 04534E
THE SEARCH AREA IS COVEREI ON ONE PASS OF PHOTOGRAPHY.
FIVE PERCENT OF THE NORTH EDGE AND 5 PERCENT OF THE
EAST EDGE OF THE SEARCH AREA ARE CLOUD COVERED.
ONE NE+i CONTROL SITEr SITE 124? IS IDENTIFIED IN LAUNCH
GROUP Kr APPROXIMATELY 25 NM ENE OF THE COMPLEX SUPPORT
FACILITY AT 51-51N 046-O8E. THE SITE IS IN AN EARLY
STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION. THE LAUNCH SITE SUPPORT AREA
CONTAINS 5 BUILDINGS AND 3 MORE BUILDINGS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION. EXCAVATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS IN THE SITE
AREA.
POSSIHLE LAUNCH SITE 79 CAN NO LONGER BE ASSOCIATED
WITH MISSILE ACTIVITY AND IS BEING DROPPED FROM NPIC
LISTINGS.
NO OTHER MISSILE ACTIVITY OBSERVED. SITE DECEPTION IS
BEING EMPLOYED AT ALL COMPLETED LAUNCH SITES.
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NO CHANGE OBSERVEwONI UM THt ruKicK w~.nc. f
LAUNCH FACILITIES# A PORTION OF THE TEST AND SUPPORT
COMPLEX, OR THE NEWP HIGH RESOLUTION INTERFFROMETER.
APPROXIMATELY 60 PERCENT OF THE, WESTERN PORTION OF THE
50-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED ON
THE SOUTHWESTERN 50 PERCENT OF THE 50-NM SEARCH AREA IS
COVERED BY CLEAR# STEREO PHOTOGRAPHY ON No
NEW MISSILE FACILITIES ARE OBSERVED.
HA NOI SAM SEARCH Vh! 21k 2! 10551E
THE WESTERN 42 PERCEM!T OF THE 60-NM SEARCH AREA IS
ED BY 8! PEPCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY ON PASS
H ASTERN 50 PERCENT OF THE AREA IS COVERED 9Y 30
PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY ON NO NEW
SAM INSTALLATIONS ARE OBSERVED.
LAO CAI SAM SEARCH VN 2229K 1.0359E I
APPkOXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF TIFF 60-NM SEARCH AREA IS
COVERED BY 70' PERCENT CLOD-CCVERED PHOTOGRP:PHY. NO
NEW SAN INSTALLATIONS CAN BE InENTIFIED.
D?IE:s': 3IEN PHU SAM SEARCH N 2123% 10301E
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE 60-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED 9Y
70 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY. NO NEW SAM
TNSTGLLATIONS CAN BE IDENTIFIED.
APPtOXIMATELY 5 PERCENT OF THE NORTHWESTERN PORTION OF
THE 60-NN: SEARCH AREA TS COVE RED MY 75 PERCENT
CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY O'N
THE EASTERN 70 PERCENT OF THE AREA IS COVERED BY 40
PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHO' OGRA'HY Off' NO NE`1'
CAC SAN SAM SEARCH AREA VN 224 '14 1PJ619E
THE WESTERN 50 PERCENT OF THE 50-Psib SEARCH AREA IS
D R_-!Y 80 PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY ON PASS
THE EASTERN 30 PERCENT OF THE AREA TS COVERED BY 40
PERCE-4T CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY O NO NEW
SAID INSTALLATIONS ARE OFSERVEDo
DONS mOI SAM SEARCH AREA t/1\! 1.72PN 106371".'-
I 60-NM SEARCH AREA IS CO'PLETELY COVERED BY 70
PERCENT CLOUD-COVERED PHOTOGRAPHY. NO NEW SAM
IDFN I IE'~.
INSTALLATIONS CAN' 9E
NAN-YANG SUSPECT MISSILE ACTIVITY CH 3248N 11214E
APPROXIMATELY 30 PEPCENNT OF THE 25-N SEARCH AREA 15
COVRED BY PHOTOGRAPHY WHICH IS 601 PERCENT CLOUD
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SEANCH AREA IS COVERED ON 0.
THE ENTIRE SEARCH AREA IS COVERED ON CLEAR
PHOTOGRAPHY OF GOOD INTER,R TABILITY ON NO
NEW SAM ACTIVITY IS OBSEPVE"#. THE KNOWN SAN SITE A02-2
IS COVERED A"'D IS OCCUPIE' '.
lAi-TOAN SAM SEARCH AREA CH 3759N 1123PE
THE ENTICE 5q-NM SEARCH AREA IS COVERED ON PB PERCENT
CLEAR PHOTOGRAPHY OF FAIR IN:?TEPPRETABILTTY. NO SAM
ACTIVITY OBSEPVEr,.
VOLGOGRAD PROB LONG RANGE SAM LNCH CPLX UR 4822N P54419E
THE COMPLEX PE,iAINS IN AN EARLY-TO r,11D-STAGE OF
CONSTRUCTION, 'WI LITTLE OR NO PROGRESS SINCE MISSION
J THE LUNCH REVET,,"ENT WALLS AT
LAUNCH SITE ; HAVE BEEN REALIGNED. PREVIOUSLY, ALL
LAUNCH RE:VETVENTS WERF NEARLY PARALLEL AND ORIENTED
SIMILARLY TO THOSE AT FEOD;DOSIYA. AND 111UPASHI PROBABLE
LONG RANGE SAM LAUNCH COi'iFLEXES. AFTEP REALIGNMENT,
THE REVETMENTS APPEAR ORIENTED SIMILARLY TO THOSE AT
KALI^ 1'>N ANC 'ERESLAVL-ZAL :'SSKTY. REVETMENT OUTLINES OF
THE PREVIOUS ALIGNMENT APE=- VISIBLE AT EACH OF THE
VOLVOGRAC POSITIONS. THE SFQiUFNCE OF CONSTRUCTION IS
Wvi ,''HAT DIFFERENT FRO' ThAT O-"SERVED AT OTHER PROBABLE
LON~:= RANGE SAM LAUNCH COF'-'LFXES I" THAT 1\I0 DISTINCT
SITE SERVICE ROADS ARE 90 EVER M'!VF. SEENtx DISCERNIPLE
AT ANY OF THE VOLGOGRAD SSITES. ALTHOUGH LAUNCH POSITION
REVETMENTS APPEAR COMPLET OR NEARLY COMPLETE.
COMPLEX COMPONENTS (LAUNC SITE CONTROL CENTER,
TRACKING/GUIDANCE CENTRAL CONTROL, AIR WARNING CONTROL
CENTER. AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRONIC AREASU WHICH ARE
USUALLY CONSTRUCTED IN A : TANDARD ABOVE GROUND
REVETMENT, ARE CONSTRUCTS I AS "PEN-END SUBSUPFACE
VEHICLE'/EQUIPMENT REVETMF.;TS. THIS IS THE FIRST
COMPLEX TO UTILIZE THIS TYPE' OF REVETMENT.
THE TRACKING/GUIDANCE FACILITY CO",JSISTS OF 3 MOUNDEt?
RADAR POSITIONS AND A CENTRAL CON'*ROL. INITIAL
MENSU SAL DATA INDICATES DISTANCE FROM TRACK ING/GUIOANICF
FACILITY CENTRAL CONTROL TO LAUNCi;H SITE R CONTROL
CENTER TO BE 1#755 FT OR 'BOLUT ONE-HALF THE DISTANCE AT
OTHER PROBABLE LONG PANGE SAAR LAUNCH COMPLEXES.
CONSTRUCTION AT THE MISSILE HAl,tDLXNG AND SUPPORT AREAS
HAS NOT PROGRESSED. THE SUPPORT AREA APPEARS TO BE
COMPOSED OF TE 'PORARY STRUCTURES AND NUMEROUS PROBA ?LE
TENTS. THE COMPLEX APPEARS SECURED.
THE AIR WARNING RADAR FACILITY LOCATED 2.5 NNi NWnf OF THE
COMPLEX CONSISTS OF 3 MOUNDED RADAR POSITIONS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AND A CENTRAL CONTROL POSITION. TWO
PROLAbLE ELECTx OD IC ASSOCIATED AREAS ARE NE:='LY
IDENNTiFIED NORTH OF THE FACILITY. ONE AREA CONTAINS 2
OPEN-EN U SUBSURFACE VEHICLE/FQU.IIPWENT REVETMENTS AND
THE OTHER AREA CONTAINS 3 SIMILAR REVETMENTS.
NO iv,ISSILE:s OP MISSILE-RELATED EQUIPMENT OBSERVED AT
AIR FACILITIES
08 -- 34 BISON. 1 PROBABLE BLITIDER, 1 PROBABLE CAT/CUB,
2 PROBABLE CAB, AND 1 PROBABLE COLT.
NO ASM STORAGE AR OBSERVED.
NO NEW CONSTRUCT. CHANGES IN FACILITIES- is
ENGELS AIRFIELD UP 512 as d`4611E
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