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CHURCH COMMITTEE REPORTS
APPENDIX-A
MTl-I; CONGRESS S RES 21 1ST SESSION • •
IN THE SENATE OF 'rIlE UKITED STATES
.hXCARY 21,1975
Mt·; P.<\STORE submitted the following resolution; whieh was ordered to be plaee<1
on the calendar (under general onlers)
JAXLlI:Y 27,1975
Considered, amended, and agreed to
RESOLUTION
To establish a select committee of the Sen<1te to conduct an in..
vestigation and study with respect to intelligence activitIes
carried out by or on behalf of the Federal Government.
1 Resolrcd, To establish a select committee of the Senate
2 to conduct an innstigation and study of governmental op..
3 erations ,,,ith rcspcct to intelligcJl('c acti"ities and of the
4: extent, if any, to ,dJieh illcgal, improper, or unethical netiV'-
5 ities were cngaged in hy any agcncy of thc Federal Govern-
6 :111.ent or by any pcrsons, acting indi vic111ally or in combination
'1 with others, wi til respect to fin)' in tclligence activity carriea
8 out b:y or Oil behalf of the Federal Gorernment; be it further
9 Resolved, 'fhat (a) there is hereby established a select
1Q committee of the Senate which may be called, for con..
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1 'Venience of exp]'e'~lOl1, the Se!ec't Committee To Study
2 Governmentni OJ)(,l':1tiolls "'jth HC'SlH'ct to Intelligence Ac..
3 tivities to condud an jnH'~tigation.Alll(l study of the ,cxtent, it
4 ShY, ,fo ,vhich illegal, illlproper, or uill'thical fletivities were
5 eng-aged in by any ngc'wy 01' hy Hny pc'rsom, acting eith~l"
6 inqividually 01' in comhination with others, in calTying ouf;
'1 any intelligcll('C or slII'Yeillanec r.ctiyities hy 01' on hehnU
8 of any agency of tll:: Federal G-ovel'll!l1ent.
9 (b) The select committee created by this resolution.
10 shall consist of elc\"cn ~\I(,lI1hers of the :-:lenate, six. to be
11 appointed hy the l're~idf'l1t of the Scnute {rom the majority
12 Yemhers of tIl'.' Synate upon the recommendation of tlie
13 majority leader of the Senate, flnd fi\'(~ minority ){emhers of
14: the Senft te to be ilppoilitcd 1>y tllf Pn'sident of the ScnaEe
15 upon the l'CCOnllllclHla.tion of the minority leader of ,-the
16 Senate, :For the purposes of paragraph () of' nile XXV of the
17 StillHling l{ulr.:; of the Scnate, sen'iee of a Senator as 8,
18 member, chairman, or vice chainl1nl1 of the select committee
19 shaH 110t. be taken into account.
20 (c) The mftjorityo mem1Jel'i; of the conlinittce shall se.lect
21 8, oha.u-man and tllc miilorily members shall select l1: vice
22· chninnanuntl the committee shftll ndopt ndcs a11(1 procedUl'CS
23 to goveril its· pl'oeeedings. The vice chairman shall preside
24: over meetings of the select committee (luring the absence
25 of the chairman, and discharge such other responsibilities
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:1 .as :may be assigned to him by the select committee or the
2 chairman. Vacancies in the membership of the select com,S
mittee shall not affect the authority of the remaining mem4:
bers to execute the functions 'of the select committee and
5 shall be filled in the same manner as original appointmenqr
.s to it are made.
"1 (d) A majority of the memhers of the select .committe.o
S shall constitute a quorum for the traus\lction of business hut
9 the select committee may affix a lesser number as a quorum
10 for the purpose of taking testimony or depositions.
11 SEC. 2. The select committee is authorized and directed
12 to do everything necessary or appropriate to make the in13
vestigations and study specified in suhsection (,a) of the
14 :fi~st section. Without abridging in any way the authority
15 'conferred upon the select committee by the p.receding
16 sentence, the Senate further expI:essly authorizes and directs
17 the select committee to make a complete investigation ana.
18 study of the activities of any agency or of any a:nd aD. persons
19 or groups of persons 01' organizations of any kind whia1&
20 have any tendency to reveal the full facts with respect to
21 the following matters or questions:
22 (1) Whether the Central Intelligence Agency has
23 conducted an illegal domestic intelligence operation in
t.he United States.
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:( (=2) The 'conduct of domestic Intelligence or conn.:'
~ terintelligell:ce opemtions against United States citizens
3 by the Federal Bureau of Investiga+ion or any other
4: Federal agency.
t) (3) The orIgin aIHi dispositioll of the so~ca:llea Hu'S~
6 ·ton Plan to apl'~ly United States intelligence agency
'1 'Capabilities agc1inst individuals or organizations within
8 the United States.
9 (4) The extent to which the Federal Bureau of In~
10 vestigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, and other
n "Federal law enforcement or intelligence agencies COOl'dt~
12 nate their respective activities, any agreei11ents' which
i3 govern that coordination, and the extent to which a lack.
14 of coordination has contributed to activities or actions
10 which are illegal, improper, inefficient, unethical, orcon~
:£6 tJ:m:y to the intent of Congress.
1'7' (5) The extent to which the operatIon of domestio
1'8 initelligence or counterintelligence activities ana. the
19 opemti<m of allY other activities within the 'United States
~ by the Central Intelligence Agency conforms to the Ieg~
21 :isl'8.tive charter of that Agency and the hltent of the
J2 Oongress.
~ (6) The past and present interpretation by tUG
~ Director of Central Intelligence of the responsibility to
25 ;protect intelligence sources and methods as it relates to
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ilia pro,..ision in sectia!'l 102 (d) (3) Df ·the Nationit
Security Act of H547 (50 U.S.C. 4Q3'(d)- (.3)) tIu.t;
{f, , • that the agency shall have no police; subpena, law
'enforcement powers, or internal security functions, • ••JJ
(7) Nature and extent of executive branch oversigl1t
of all United Stiltes intC'lligence activities.
(8) The need for specific legislative authority 10
govern the operations of any intelligence agencies &f
the Federa.l GOYernment lIOW existing without that
explicit statutory authority, ineluding but not limited t'O'
agencies such as the Defense Intelligence AgclJ.cy am{,
the National Security L\gcncy.
The nature and extent to which Federal agenciescooperate
and exchange intelligence iliformation ana,
the adequacy of any reg-Illations or stafutes ",hicn
govern such cooperation and exchange of intelligenceinformation.
(9) The extent to which United StateS'inteUigene-e
agencies are governed lIy Execntiyc mders, rules, "&ro
regulations either pll1J]i.s]wd or secret· ahd tho extent
to which those Executi,re orders·, 'rule~; or regulation!'
~terpret, expand, 01' are in conflict with specific legislative
authority.
{10) l'hc violation M sllkpcetcd violation. -of a1\1
Stll-te or Pede.ral S"tHhlte. l>y miyintelligence agenQY ~
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;l by any person by or Oil behalf of any intelligence agency
2 of the :Federal Goycl'lllllcnt including but not limited
~ .t-Q surreptitious entrit,s, surveillunce, wiretaps, or eavei-
" aropping, illegal opening of the United States mail, or
5 the monit()ring of the United States mail.
6 (11) The need for improved, strengthened, or co~
'1 BolidatC1:1 oYersight of Ulliteu States intelligence RO-
8 tivities by the Congress.
9 (12) Wht,other any of the existing hW's of the
10' United States are inadeqnate, either in their provisions
:L1 Of 'manner of enforcement, to safeguard the rights of
32 American citizells, to improve exeeutive and legislative
:tB control of illtelligellce awl related activities, and to re..
14: solve uncertainties as to the autl~ority of United States-
15 inteUigcncc alld rdatl'il agencies.
16 (13) Whetlll'r there is UlUlccessary duplieation of
17 expenditure and effort ill tlw collection and process,jug
2S of intelligence infonnation by lJnited States agencies.
~ (14) The extent and necessity of overt and covelt"
2G intelligence activities in the United States and. abroad..
S1 (15) Such other related matters as the commit~
22 deems necessary in order to carry out its l'esponsihiliti~
~ under section (a).
2!l SBC. 3. (a) To enable the select committee. to ma'lm
2'i the investiption and study authorized and direeted; by thi(.
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j resolution, the Sella~e hereby empowers tl~G select. cQnllnifte~
2- .ag an '1gcncy of thl' Senate (1) to employ and :fix. the cOm"
3 pcnS;(tioll of :mdl derje,11, inYl'~t igatory, leg-nl, technical,.
4: 1l,uc! other assistants as it deems llc('cssary or appropriate;.
5 but it may not pweed the Bonnlll Sena te snlary sc.hedules.;:
6 (2) to sit and ,1Ct at allY time or plnec dnl'ing sessionS.,
't I'cccsses,. nnd ndjolll'llnH'llt periods of the Henate;;, (:3) to J101<1
8 lICarings for tnkillg' trstilllO])y on oath or (0 recciv,e doclL'9
J1lGlltnry or l)hysienl cYidl'lH'e relating to the malters and.
10 .lJ.uestions it i,; anthorized to inyestigate or stndy; (4) to
11 )"cquire by snhpena or otherwise the attendance as witnesses.
12 of allY pcrsons wllO the select cOlllmittec believes have
13 knowledge or illful'Iuation concerning any of the matters.
14: or 'lllcstions it is lInthorized to invcstignte and study; (5)
15 to l'cquire !lY' slllJl)('llIt or order any department, agency,.
16 officer, or cmployec of tllC excenti"e Imllldl of the Uriitec1
17 States GoVernment, or allY private pcrsoil, finn, or corpom....
18 tion, to produce for its consideration or for use llS eyidenca
19 in its investigation and study any books, checks, canceled
~o checks, correspondence, communications, document, papers,
21 'physical evidence, records, recordings, tapes, or ma.terials r&22
IntiJ.Jg to any of the matters or questions it is authorized to
23 investigate and study which they or any of them may 1ul.ve
.24: ~n their custody or under their control; (G) to mnke to tha
25 Senate any recommendations it deems appropriate i.n res'pecf;
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1 to the willful failure or l'cfu'f3al of any 'persoll to answer quo&S
tions or gin testimony in his character as a witness dltring
3 his appearance hefore it or in rci'pcct to the wiil£ul fl\ilure
, or refusal of any officer or employee of the executive hrlUlCh
is of the United States Gowrnment or any person, finu, 6f
6 corporation to produce l){'fore the committee nllY hMl"S,
, checks; eanceledchecks, correspondence, communications,
.s document, financial records, papers, physical cvidcnco,
9 J'ecords, recordings, tapes, or materials in obedience to al1y
10 subpena Or order; (7) to take depositions and other tcsti11
mony 011 oath anywhere within the United States or in any
12 other country; (l;) tu prot'lll'c the ll'llIl'orury 01' intenui~'
13 tent services of individual consultants, or Ol'ganizations therb.
14 of, in the same manner and under the same conditions u'
15 a standing committee of the Senate may procul'e such servIG
ices under scctiOll 20:! (i) of the L{·gislative Rcorganiza..
17 tiOll Act of 194G; (9) to usc on a rCilllbul'&'i.blc.basis, -with
18 the prior consent of the Committee <m Rules aild Adminis'19
traHon, the services of personnel of any such department
20 or flg~.n('y; (10)10 llf;C on n. I'cimlHll'l'fll.lc lm!:is or 'othoro21
,vise with the prior consrnt of thc chairmnn of nny wOw
2.2 committee of any committee of the Senate the facilitiell Of:
23 .5crviccs of tiny mcm]wl's of the staffs of stIch. other Sena~
~4: committecs or nn:' »lIlleol1ll1liltecs of snell onw\.' Bonate. t1Om~'
25 ]nitte~ wheneycl' the scl(!(:t committee or its chnilll1'au.~aemlr j
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1 that sucrr action is necessary or ap'propriate to eoaMe tho
2 select committee to make the inH'stigat.ion .and study author..
8 izedal1d directed 1Iy this rcsolntion; (11) to ha.\~c dire'Qi;
4: access through the ag-ency of any members of the select
5 committee or :1I1yof its investign tory or legal assistants'
6 dc'Signntcd by it or its elJ:1innnn or theronkhlg minori£y
7 member to any dat[l, evidence, information, report, al1alysi~j
8 or document or papers, relating to [lny of the matters 01:
9 lluest:ions ",hidl it is authorized and directed to investigate
10 and stndy in the custody or under the control·oI ·any c1~rt:o
11 ment, ngcncy, officer, or cHl1lIoycc of the executIve branci
12 of the Unitl,a States GOYCl'Illll(,lIt, including nllY (lepartmcnt,
13 agent?r, officer, 01' eInljloyee of the United Sta~es Goverm14
ment having the pO"'er under the laws of the Unned States
15 io inyci:it·iglltc ~my aHl'gcd criminal [l('tiritics 01' t.o prosecute.
1U persons chargt>d with crillles agai1l8t the UllitC(l States all~
17 nllY dcpnrfmcnt~ ngcncy, officer, t)l' (1111)10)'co of the Ulilted
IS States Goycl11mcnt having the authority to conduct intelli19
g~ncC' or slU'Yl'i1!nncc ,vi thin 01' ontsidc the Unitcrl Statesj
20 witlwut ],p~;ll'd( 0 1he .il1l'i~t1i('lion or authority of nl)y othfn'
21 Scntlf'c cOlllmilt('.(', ,,·llid.1. willnitl tlie sr.lcct cQJ11mitt.ee to
21 pl'Cl)nrc for or eOlltlnct.the investigation l1lHl stUlly nuHlolizO({.
23 and (lireclel1 by this resolution; n\1(l (12) to cXllcnd to tIle
24- e~h~nl;.iI de!eJ')ninl:'s11f~(:('l';;al'Y Ill' appropdate ·any moneys:
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1 mn:de availaiJla to it lJy the Smate to pei'ful'm the'.antics
2 and CX~l'cjse t.he powers conferre(l npon it by this J'csolution
3 and to mnke the iuyestigation and stndyit js {lllthOl'iZCl1- bl
4: tMs l'csolution to make.
1) (b) Stl'bpenas may he issued hy the sCIect. conunittcQ'
6 ,f?ctillg ~hl'ot1.gh the ch,)itmnn ornny other mem)Jcr; dcsignntcd.
't by llim, (Ul(l may he. serY(~(l by any person acsignat.c~l. by
8 su.ch.cl1n-il'l11fll1 or 011lcr memher anywhere ,,·ithin.the hon1c1'8
9 of the United Stat.es. 1'l!c dwinn<ln of .the select COllunittcCI'
l~ i>t, any other l11cmher' thereof, is herehy authorized tQ a.dJ.11inn
ist-el' oaths to any. witnesses appenringbcfore the commiUce.~
12' (0) In preparing for 01' conduding the inycstiga:t,ion
13 and study .authorizedand directed hy this l'?solutiol1, tho14
llele~t committee shall he empowered to exerei~e· the POWCl's.
15 conferred upou' committees of the Senate by sccti<?u 6002 of
16 t,itlc 18, UllitedStates Code, or any other Act of COJlgrcss
17 regul·a.ting the granting of immunity to ,,"itncsses.
18 SEC. 4. The select committee shall have .author.ity to
19 recommend the enactment of any new legislation or the
20 amendment of any existing statute which it considers' ncoos-2~
·gary or .desirable to strengheu or clarify the national seeu.~
22 tity, intelligence, or sUl'yeilIancc activities of the United
~ States anel to protret the rights of United Stlltes citize.na.
'U widl regard to those ac(jyjtics.
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j SEC, 5, The select committee shall make a final rep()r~
2 Qf. the results of the illYcstigation and study conducted by
3 it'pursuant to this -resolution, together with its findings an..d
4: its recommendations as to new congressional legislation if;
5 deems necessary Dr desirahle', to the Senate -at the earliest
6 pradicahle date, hut no la tel' than 5e11tem1>cr 1, 1975•. Tho
'1 select committee may also suhmit to the Senate sneh interim.
8 l'(.'1101'tl; fiS it consider.'; f111propl'intc, After sllhmission of its
9 :final r1.'110rt, tllO St'!N't ('0 III III it tee sllllll 1Ia\"(~ three rolcnclo.r
10 moutlls to close its afTairs, and on the eXl1iration at suoh
11 three calendar months shall cease to exi~t.
12 S:ge. 6. The expC'!lS(>s of the seled tOll1luittce thr.ough
13 Sl'ptl>Jllh~ll' 1, U)7U, \111(1e1' flJi,. resolntion 511n11 uot exeeed
14 $7;)0,000 of wllie1l HlllOlillt JIll! to exteed 8100,000 shall be
15 nvailn]Jlc for the prOel1l'('nH'llt of tllC seniccs of individnal
16 consultants or orgllllizatilllls tlll'n·of. Sueh expenses shall be
17 paid from the cOlltiugellt fUllll of the Senate upon vouchers.
18 approved hy the chairman of the select committee.
19 SEC. 7. The select conunittee shall institute and carry
20 out such rules and ~l'ocedures as it may deem necessary to
21 prevent (1) the disclosure, ontside the select committee., 01
22 any infol'mntioll l'elntillg to the nctiyitics of the Central In.
23 telligeJ1ec AgrlH'Y 01' nlly other dt'pnrtmcnt or Ilgcncy of the.
24 Federal GOyernmcllt eng-ag-ed in intelligence actiyitt~s, 9fl-
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1 tain~a by the select committee during the course of its stuely
2. and investigation, not authorized by the select committeE}
3 to be ilisc.Josed; find (2) the disclosure, outside the select
-4: committee, of any inf0l111ntion which would ach'ersely affect
5 the intelligence activities of the Central Intellig'ence Agency
6 in fQreigll. countries or the intclli~nce u:cth'ities in foreign
1 counmes of any other "department 01' agency of the Federal
8 Govornment.
9 BEC. 8. As :t condition for employment flS described in
:1.0 -section 3 of this resolution, each person shall agree rrot to
U accept tlny honol'nl'iul11, royally or Otll(,1' payment for a.
12 speaking engagement, magazine nrtic!l>, bouk, or other enU
deavor connected with the iure,-tigation and stlH1r under14:
taken by this committee.
3P SEC. 9. ~o emlllnycc of the sclcct committee or allY
16 'person engaged hy eon,tract or otherwise to prrfonll sen-ices
17 for the select committee shall be gin:n access to any classi18
fied inf0l1nntion hy the select committee unles's such cm19
pl'Oycc or pm'Ron h;1i; rccciycc1 I1n npproprinte srcllriiy c1efir20
nncc m: l1d{\rlninrc1 hy the Sl,!rct (·()lllll1itfec. The 1Y]l{\ of
a1 SCCl1l'i1y dC'm:f1nre 1(, llc rrf]l1irr(l ill the rnse of :1llY snch.
2a employee or pcri;on ShIlJJ, within the determination of the
23 select ·committrr, l,e rommrn~llrate with the sensitivity of.
24. the dnssi(Jcd inform;1tioll to \y]lirh ~Ildl ('l1Iployce 01' person.
25 will l)e giycn nccc'ss hy the select cOIllIllittec.
APPENDIX B
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED REPORTS AND HEARINGS OF THE SENATE SELECT
COMMITTEE
A. Reports
1. Senate Report:
2. Staff Report:
"Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign
Leaders", November 20, 1975.
"Covert Action in Chile, 1963-1973",
December 18, 1975.
B. Hearings
1. "Unauthorized Storage of Toxic Agents", Volume 1, September
16, 17 and 18, 1975. .
2. "Huston Plan", Volume 2, September 23, 24 and 25, 1975.
3. "Internal Revenue Service", Volume 3, October 2, 1975.
4. "Mail Opening", Volume 4, October 21, 22 and 24, 1975.
5. "The National Security Agency and Fourth Amendment
Rights", Volume 5, October 29 and November 6, 1975.
6. "Federal Bureau of Investigation", Volume 6, November 18
and 19, December 2, 3, 9, 10 and 11, 1975.
7. "Covert Action", Volume 7, December 4 and 5, 1975.
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APPENDIX C
General Editors
Paul Michel
Andrew Postal
Walter Ricks
Burton Wides
Research Ooordination
Lawrence Kieves
Frederick Baron
Rhett Dawson
John Elliff
Michael Madigan
Elliot Maxwell
Thomas Dawson
John Elliff
Frederick Baron
Barbara Ranoff
Gordon Rhea
STAFF ACKNOWLEOOMENTS: FINAL REPORT ON INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
AND THE RIGHTS OF AMERICANS
The volume of the final report which summarizes the Committee's
inquiry into domestic intelligence activity and sets forth its findings
and recommendations was written and edited, along with the supplementary
detailed reports, under the supervision of Chief Counsel
Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., and Counsel to the Minority Curtis R.
Smothers. The work of the entire staff of the Committee-over the
long course of investigation, research and hearings-was channeled
into the final report. The staff members listed below made major contributions
to the writing and editing of this volume.
Principal Autlwrs
James Dick
Mark Gitenstein
Robert Kelley
Oontributing Autlwrs, Editors, and Investigators
John Bayly Jim Johnston
Sam Bouchard Chris Pyle
Barry Carter Eric Richard
Joseph Dennin Lester Seidel
Mary DeOreo Patrick Shea
Michael Epstein Elizabeth P. Smith
Peter Fenn John Smith
Arthur Harrigan Britt Snider
Arthur Jefferson Athan Theoharris
Loch Johnson P,aul Wallach
Edward Griessing
Daniel Dwyer
Research Assistance
Phebe Zimmerman
James Turner
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COINTELPRO: The FBI's Covert
Action Programs Against
American Citizens.
SUPPLEMENTARY DETAILED REPORTS
Principal Staff Authors
Barbara Banoff, assisted by Phebe
Zimmerman and Mary DeOreo.
The FBI's Efforts to Disrupt and
Neutralize the Black Panther
Party.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Case
Study.
CIA and FBI Mail Opening.
,,,arrantless Electronic Surveillance.
The Use of Informers in FBI Intelligence
Investigations.
'Warrantless Surreptitious Entries:
FBI "Black Bag" Breakins
and Microphone Installations.
The Development of FBI Domestic
Intelligence Investigations.
The Internal Revenue Service: An
Intelligence Resource and Collector.
National Security Agency Surveillance
Affecting Amerioans.
Improper Surveillance of Private
Citizens by the Military.
CIA Intelligence Collection About
Americans: The CHAOS Program
and the Office of Security.
National Security, Civil Liberties,
and the Collection of Intelligence:
A Report on the Huston
Plan.
Arthur Jefferson, Gordon Rhea.
Michael Epstein, Gordon Rhea, assisted
by Mary DeOreo and Dan
McCorkle.
James Dick, Paul ,,,allach, assisted
by Thomas Dawson and
Edward Griessing.
James Dick, John Elliff.
Robert Kelley, assisted by Jeffrey
Kayden and Thomas Dawson.
Frederick Baron.
John Elliff
1Valter Ricks, Arthur Harrigan,
assisted by Thomas Dawson.
Peter Fenn, Britt Snider, James
Turner, assisted by Judi Mason.
Britt Snider, assisted by James
Turner.
Burton Wides, assisted by Jeffrey
Kayden.
Loch Johnson, assisted by Margaret
Carpenter and Daniel
Dwyer.
General Staff Editors .. Detailed Reports
Elliot Maxwell
Andrew Postal
Paul Michel
Rhett Dawson
Michael Madigan

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