## Report on Opium Poppy Cultivation Licensing Policy - 2022-2023
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes the "Notification No. 02/2022-Narcotics Control-1" published in the Gazette of India on September 28, 2022. This policy outlines the general conditions for granting licenses for opium poppy cultivation for opium gum extraction on behalf of the Central Government during the Opium Crop Year commencing October 1, 2022, and ending September 30, 2023. Key provisions cover eligibility criteria, maximum cultivation area, quality forewarning, and conditions related to land ownership and research. The policy aims to regulate opium production by setting standards for yield and cultivation practices.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the opium poppy cultivation licensing policy for the crop year 2022-2023, as detailed in the official notification. The analysis is based solely on the provided text from the Gazette of India.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* The policy is a new set of general licensing conditions.
* **Core Objective:** The core objective, inferred from the text, is to regulate and control the cultivation of opium poppy for obtaining opium gum by setting conditions for licensing, cultivation practices, and minimum yield requirements. The Central Government intends to control opium production through licensing cultivators meeting specific criteria.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
* This is a new policy that establishes the criteria and conditions for opium poppy cultivation licenses. Given the nature of the policy, it can be inferred that the underlying problem being addressed is the need for controlled production of opium for legitimate purposes while preventing illicit cultivation and diversion of opium. The rules address the cultivation of opium poppy by ensuring cultivators meet minimum standards for Morphine MQYM production.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
As a new policy, the following are the main components and rules:
* **Place of Cultivation:** Opium poppy cultivation can be licensed in tracts notified by the Central Government.
* **Eligibility for Cultivation:** Eligibility is based on past performance (2021-22 crop year), specifically:
* Achieving a minimum qualifying yield (MQYM) of 4.2 kg of morphine per hectare.
* Cultivators who had ploughed back their entire poppy crop in specified years under the supervision of the Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN)
* Successful appeal against license refusal.
* Eligibility in the previous year but not obtaining/using the license.
* Nomination by deceased eligible cultivator.
* Legal heirs of deceased eligible cultivators.
* **Conditions of License:** Licenses will not be granted if:
* The cultivator exceeded the licensed area by more than 5% in the 2021-22 crop year.
* The cultivator engaged in illicit opium poppy cultivation.
* The cultivator violated departmental instructions.
* **Maximum Area:**
* All eligible cultivators will be issued a license for 0.10 Hectare.
* Cultivators can sow opium poppy in not more than two plots.
* Cultivators can lease land to meet the licensed area requirements.
* **Forewarning:**
* A minimum qualifying yield (MQYM) of 5.9 kg of morphine per hectare must be achieved in 2022-23 to be eligible for a license in 2023-24.
* Morphine content of opium tendered in 2022-23 may be the basis for payment.
* Cultivators who plough back their entire crop fully in the crop year 2022-23 would not be entitled for license in the crop year 2023-24, if they also plough back their crop fully in the crop year 201920, 202021 and 202122.
* Future licensing may consider relicensing delicensed cultivators based on past Morphine MQYM yields (greater than or equal to 108%).
* **Condonable Limit:** A 5% excess cultivation area may be condoned.
* **Miscellaneous:**
* Cultivators must provide land ownership details.
* The Narcotics Commissioner retains the right to withhold or issue licenses.
* Fields may be selected for research, with compensation for cultivators in subsequent licensing.
* Fields may be selected for poppy straw production.
* Opium quantity will be calculated at 70 consistency for payment.
* Cultivators residing in adjacent villages may be allowed to store opium in their residence.
* English version shall be followed in case of difference in any para of Hindi version of opium policy 202223.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this policy are:
* Opium poppy cultivators seeking licenses for the 2022-2023 crop year.
* Legal heirs of deceased cultivators.
* The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) and Narcotics Commissioner.
* Government Opium and Alkaloid Works, Neemuch or Ghazipur.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible agency/bodies:** The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) and the Narcotics Commissioner are responsible for overseeing and implementing the policy. The District Opium Officer determines legal heirs of deceased eligible cultivators.
* **Timelines or procedures:** The policy is effective for the crop year commencing October 1, 2022, and ending September 30, 2023. Procedures for applying for licenses, tendering opium, and determining eligibility are implicitly defined by the conditions outlined in the notification.
* The policy requires the cultivators to meet MQYM (Minimum Qualifying Yield of Morphine), failing which may lead to ineligibility in the next crop year.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes based on the policy's provisions are:
* Controlled and regulated opium production based on pre-defined criteria and geographical limitations.
* Incentivizing cultivators to achieve higher morphine yields.
* Discouraging illicit cultivation practices and ensuring compliance with departmental instructions.
* Facilitating research and poppy straw production for specific government purposes.
* Establishing a fair and transparent process for licensing and payment of opium tendered.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Opium Poppy Cultivation Licensing Policy for 2022-2023 establishes a comprehensive framework for regulating opium production in India. The policy focuses on eligibility criteria based on past performance, sets minimum yield standards, and outlines the conditions for obtaining and maintaining a license. Its significance lies in its role in ensuring controlled opium production for legitimate purposes while preventing illicit activities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Finance: The Indian government ministry responsible for financial matters.
Department of Revenue: A department within the Ministry of Finance.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985: The set of rules under which the Central Government regulates narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
Central Government: The government of India.
opium poppy: The plant cultivated for obtaining opium gum.
opium gum: The product obtained through lancing opium poppy.
Opium Crop Year: The period commencing on the 1st day of October, 2022 and ending with the 30th day of September, 2023.
Central Bureau of Narcotics: An organization that supervises the cultivation of opium poppy.
District Opium Officer: An officer who determines the legal heirs of deceased eligible cultivators.
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: The act under which offenses related to illicit cultivation of opium poppy are charged.
Narcotics Commissioner: An authority that issues instructions to cultivators.
Government Opium and Alkaloid Works, Neemuch: One of the government facilities used for analysis of opium.
Government Opium and Alkaloid Works, Ghazipur: One of the government facilities used for analysis of opium.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued. New Delhi, NCT of Delhi
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of Dte. of Printing. Mayapuri, NCT of Delhi
Delhi: Location of Controller of Publications. NCT of Delhi
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 656] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतिार, जसतम्ब र 29, 2022/आजि न 7, 1944
No. 656] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022/ ASVINA 7, 1944
जित्त मत्रं ालय
(रािस्ट् ि जिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल् ली, 28 जसतम्बर, 2022
स.ं 02/2022-स्ट्ि ापक जनयत्रं ण-1
सा.का.जन. 738(अ).—स्ट् िापक औषजध एिं मन:प्रभािी पिार्थ जनयमािली, 1985 के जनयम 8 के अनुसरण म,ें
केन्द र सरकार, एतद्द्वारा, 1 अक् तूबर, 2022 को आरंभ होने िाले और 30 जसतम्ब र, 2023 को समाप् त होने िाले अफीम
फसल िषथ के िौरान केन्दर सरकार की ओर से अफीम पोस्ट् त की खेती के जलए लाइसेंसों की मंिूरी हते ु नीचे जिजनर्िथष्ट
सामान्द य ितों को अजधसूजचत करती ह:ै-
1. खते ी करन ेके स्ट्र् ान
दकसी भी ऐसे भूखडं म ें पोस्ट्त की खेती के जलए लाइसेंस दिया िा सकता ह ै जिसे केन्दर सरकार द्वारा इस जनजमत
अजधसूजचत दकया िाए।
2. खते ी हते ुपात्रता
इस अजधसूचना के खण् ड 3 और 7 के अध् यधीन रहते हुए जनम्न जलजखत व्यजि लाइससें के माध्यम स ेअफीम-गोंि प्राप्त
करन ेके जलए पोस्ट्त की खेती के लाइसेंस हते ु पात्र होंगे-
(i) िे दकसान जिन्द होंन ेफसल िषथ 2021-22 के िौरान अफीम पोस्ट्त की खेती की र्ी और उनके माफीन की औसत
उपि 4.2 दक.ग्रा/ह.े से कम नहीं र्ी ।
6526 GI/2022 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
टटप्प णी :-प्रजत हक्े ट ेयर दकग्रा म ें माफीन के अियि की औसत अहकथ उपि को इस अजधसूचना म ें एतजमन प चात
न्द यनू तम अहकथ उपि (एमक्यूिाई-एम) कहा िाएगा।
(ii) दकसान जिन्द होंने इससे संबंजधत प्रािधानों के अनुसार केन्द रीय स्ट् िापक ब् यूरो की िखे रेख में फसल िषथ 2019-
20, 2020-21 और 2021-22 के िौरान अपनी संपूणथ पोस्ट् त की फसल की िुताई की हो, परन्दत ु जिन्द होंने इसी
तरह फसल िषथ 2018-19 के िौरान अपनी सम् पूण थपोस्ट् त फसल की ितु ाई नहीं र्ी।
(iii) दकसान जिनकी लाइसेंस मंिूर न करने के जखलाफ अपील को फसल िषथ 2021-22 में जनपटान की अजं तम
तारीख के बाि अनुमजत ि ेिी गई हो।
(iv) दकसान जिन्द होंन े फसल िषथ 2021-22 अर्िा दकसी अगले िषथ म ें पोस्ट्त की खेती की हो और िो अनुिती िषथ
म ें लाइसेंस के जलए पात्र र्,े दकन्द तु दकसी कारणिि, लाइसेंस प्राप् त/िारी न दकया हो अर्िा, जिन्द होंने अनुिती
फसल िषथ म ेंलाइसेंस प्राप् त करने के बाि दकसी कारणिि अफीम पोस्ट् त की खेती िास्ट् ति में न की हो।
(v) दकसान जिनको दक दकसी दििगं त पात्र दकसान न े फसल िषथ 2021-22 के जलए फॉम थ स.ं 1 (िखे ें जनयम 7) के
कॉलम 11 म ेंनाजमत दकया गया हो।
(vi) जिला अफीम अजधकारी द्वारा जनधाथटरत प्रदिया का पालन करने के बाि मतृ पात्र कृषकों के कानूनी िाटरसों म ें
स े एक, ऐसे मामलों में दकसी भी कारण स े दकसान के जिजधक उत्तराजधकारी को फॉम थ सं. 1 म ें नाजमत नहीं
दकया गया हो या दकसी फसल िषथ में फॉम थ स.ं 1 में जिस व्यजि को नाजमत दकया गया ह ै िह पाटरिाटरक
सिस्ट्य/रि संबंध की पटरभाषा के अतंगथत नहीं आते हों।
नोटः कृषकों म ेंउनके कानूनी उत्तराजधकारी भी िाजमल ह ैं
3. लाइससें की ित ें
दकसी भी दकसान को तब तक लाइसेंस मंिूर नहीं दकया िाएगा िब तक िह जनम्न जलजखत ितों को पूरा न करता
हो/करती हो:-
(i) उसने फसल िषथ 2021-22 के िौरान पोस्ट्त की खेती के जलए लाइसेंसिुिा िास्ट् तजिक क्षत्रे से 5% ‘क्षम् य क्षत्रे ’ स े
अजधक क्षत्रे म ेंखेती न की हो।
(ii) उसने कभी भी अफीम पोस्ट् त की अिैध खेती न की हो तर्ा स्ट् िापक औषजध तर्ा मन:प्रभािी रव् य पिार्थ अजधजनयम,
1985 और उसके अंतगथत बनाये गए जनयमों के अंतगथत उस पर दकसी अपराध के जलए दकसी सक्षम न्द यायालय म ें
आरोप नहीं लगा जसद्ध दकया गया हो।
(iii) फसल िषथ 2021-22 के िौरान उसने केन्द रीय नाकोटटक्स ब् यूरो/नाकोटटक्स आयुक् त द्वारा दकसानों को िारी दकन्द हीं
जिभागीय अनुििे ों का उल् लंघन नहीं दकया हो।
4. अजधकतम क्षत्रे
(i) सभी पात्र दकसानों म ेंस ेप्रत्यके को 0.10 हक्े टेयर के जलए लाइसेन्दस दिया िायेगा।
(ii) लाइसेंस प्राप्त करने िाले दकसान िो स ेअजधक भ-ू खंडों म ेंअफीम, पोस्ट्त की बुआई कर सकते ह;ैं
(iii) कास्ट्तकारों को यदि िे चाह ेंतो, लाइसेंस प्राप्त करने के जलए, पट्टे पर, िसू रों की भजू म लेने की अनुमजत िी िाएगी।
5. पिू थ चते ािनी
(i) आने िाले िषथ 2023-24 म ें अफीम पोस्ट् त की खेती के जलए लाइसेंस प्राप् त करने की पात्रता हते ु फसल िष थ
2022-23 के िौरान 5.9 दकलोग्राम माफीन प्रजत हक्े ट ेयर की न्द यनू तम अहकथ उपि िने ा िरूरी ह।ै
(ii) िषथ 2022-23 के िौरान िी गई अफीम म ें माफीन की मात्रा को फसल िषथ 2022-23 के भुगतान का आधार
माना िा सकता ह,ै यदि सरकार इस बारे में जनणथय ल।े
(iii) ऐस े दकसान जिन्द होंने फसल िष थ 2019-20 2020-21 और 2021-22 के िौरान अपनी पूरी फसल की िुताई कर
िी र्ी उनको फसल िषथ 2023-2024 के जलए लाइसेंस का पात्र नहीं माना िाएगा, यदि उन्दहोंनें फसल िषथ
2022-23 म ेंभी पुन: अपने फसलों की पूरी तरह िुताई कर िी हो।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(iv) भजिष्य म,ें यदि सरकार अजतरकि लाइसेंस िने ा चाहती ह ै तो िह उन दकसाने के रद्द दकए गए लाइसेंस को पुन:
ि े सकती ह ै जिन्दहोंने ऐसी अफीम/मार्फथन की आपूर्त थ की र्ी जिनकी लगातार 5 िषथ में कुल
एमक्यूिाई/एमक्यूिाई-एम (अगले फसल िषथ के जलए लाइसेंस के जलए जनधाटथ रत) के कुल 108 प्रजतित के बराबर
या उससे अजधक का कुल औसत र्ा।
6. माफी योग्य सीमाः
यदि खेती दकया गया िास्ट् तजिक क्षत्रे लाइसेंसिुिा क्षत्रे स े 5 प्रजतित तक अजधक ह ै तो ऐसा अजधक क्षत्रे क्षम् य हो
सकता ह।ै
7. जिजिध
(i) िो दकसान िषथ 2022-23 के िौरान अफीम पोस्ट् त की खेती अपने भ-ू खंड पर अर्िा िसू रों से पट्टे पर जलय े गय े भ-ू
खंड पर करता ह,ै भू-खंड के स्ट् िामी का ब् यौरा, सिेक्षण संख् या और स्ट् िापक आयुक् त द्वारा जनिजे ित अन्द य ब् यौरा
प्रिान करेगा।
(ii) इन सामान्द य लाइससें संग ितों से नाकोटटक्स आयुक् त/नाकोटटक्स उपायुक् त के दकसी भी लाइसेंस को िारी
करने/उसे रोकने के अजधकार को उस जस्ट् र्जत म ें कोई क्षजत नहीं पहुचं ती िब कभी स्ट् िापक औषजध एि ं मन:प्रभािी
पिार्थ अजधजनयम, 1985 के उपबंधों और उसके अंतगथत बनाए गए जनयमों के अनुसार ऐसा करना ठीक समझा
िाए।
(iii) लाइसेंस इस ितथ पर दिया िाएगा दक दकसी भी खेत को सरकार द्वारा अर्िा सरकार द्वारा जिजिष्ट सस्ट्ं र्ा अर्िा
एिेंसी के सार् सहयोग करके दकय े िाने िाले अनुसंधान के प्रयोिनार्थ अजधगृजहत दकया िा सकता ह।ै जिस
दकसान के खेतों को अनुसंधान के जलए चुना िाएगा उसका अगले िषथ लाइसेंस मंिरू करने पर जिचार दकया
िाएगा बिते उसने जनधाथटरत न्द यनू तम अहकथ उपि प्रस त ुत की हो और िह अन्द यर्ा पात्र हो। अनुसंधान हते ु चुने
गए क्षत्रे को उपि की गणना करते समय लेखे म ेंनहीं जलया िाएगा।
(iv) लाइसेंस इस अजतटरक्त ितथ के अध् यधीन होगा दक अफीम को जनकाले जबना पोस्ट् त भूसी प्राप् त करने के जलए दकसी
भी खेत को चुना िा सकता ह।ै जिन दकसानों के खेत ऐसे उपयोग के जलए चुने िाएगं े िे अन्द यर्ा पात्र होने पर
अगले फसल िषथ के जलए लाइसेंस के जलए पात्र होंगे।
(v) दकसी दकसान द्वारा सौंपी गई अफीम की मात्रा की गणना रािकीय अफीम एि ं क्षारोध कायिथ ाला, नीमच अर्िा
गािीपरु म ेंदकए गए जिल ेषणों के आधार पर 70 जडग्री गाढेपन पर की िाएगी।
(vi) ऐस े दकसान जिनका दकसी जििेष गांि में अफीम की खेती का लाइसेंस ह ै लेदकन िे पास के लगे िसू रे गांि के
जनिासी ह ैं तो उनको अपने आिास पर अफीम को इकटट्ठा करने की अनुमजत होगी बिते की ऐसी मानि बस्ट्ती
और गांि के बीच लगातार आना िाना होता हो।
(vii) यदि अफीम की नीजत अंग्रेिी और जहन्दिी के संस्ट्करणों म ें परस्ट्पर जिसंगजत पाई िाती ह ै तो अंग्रेिी संस्ट्करण ही
अजधमान्दय होगा।
[फा.स.ं एन-14011/3/2022-एनसी.I]
टी के सतपर्ी, अिर सजचि
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th September, 2022
No. 02 /2022-Narcotics Control-1
G.S.R. 738(E).—In pursuance of rule 8 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985, the
Central Government hereby notifies the general conditions for grant of license specified below for cultivation of
opium poppy for obtaining opium gum through lancing on account of the Central Government during the Opium
Crop Year Commencing on the 1st day of October, 2022 and ending with the 30th day of September, 2023.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
1. Place of Cultivation
Opium poppy cultivation may be licensed in any tract as may be notified in this behalf by the Central
Government.
2. Eligibility for Cultivation
Subject to clauses 3 and 7 of this notification, the following shall be eligible for a license to cultivate opium
poppy for obtaining opium gum through lancing:
(i) Cultivators who had cultivated opium poppy during the crop year 2021-22 and tendered an average yield of
Morphine (MQY-M) not less than 4.2 kg per hectare.
Note- Average qualifying yield of Morphine in opium tendered in kilograms per hectare will be termed as
Minimum Qualifying Yield (MQY-M) in the notification hereinafter.
(ii) Cultivators who ploughed back their entire poppy crop cultivated during the crop year, 2019-20, 2020-2 1
& 2021-22 under the supervision of the Central Bureau of Narcotics in accordance with the provisions in
this regard, but had not similarly ploughed back their entire poppy crop during 2018-19.
(iii) Cultivators whose appeal against refusal of License has been allowed after the last date of settlement in the
crop year 2021-22.
(iv) Cultivators who were eligible for a license for the crop year 2021-22, but did not obtained/issued license
for any reason, or who after having obtained a license, did not actually cultivate opium poppy due to any
reason.
(iv) Cultivator who is nominated by deceased eligible cultivator in column No. 11 in Form No. 1 (see rule 7) for
the crop year 2021-22.
(v) One of legal heirs of deceased eligible cultivators as determined by the District Opium Officer after
following the due process, in the cases where nomination in Form No.1 is not made for any reason or
nomination of person not falling under definition of family members/blood relatives in Form No. 1 is
made.
Note: - Cultivators include their legal heirs also
3. Conditions of License
No cultivator shall be granted license unless he/she satisfies that:
i. He / She did not, in the course of actual cultivation, exceed the area licensed for poppy cultivation during the
crop year 2021-22 beyond the 5% ‘Condonable Limit’ allowed in the licensing policy.
ii. He/she did not at any time resort to illicit cultivation of opium poppy and was not charged in any competent
court for any offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and the Rules made
there under.
iii. He/she did not during the crop year 2021-22 violate any departmental instructions issued by the Central
Bureau of Narcotics/ Narcotics Commissioner to the cultivators.
4. Maximum Area
i. All eligible cultivators will be issued license of 0.10 Hectare :
ii. Cultivators getting license can sow opium poppy in not more than two plots.
iii. Cultivators will be permitted to take on lease, land belonging to others, to make up the licensed area, if they
so desire.
5. Forewarning
i. A minimum qualifying yield (MQY –M) of 5.9 Kg Morphine/ Hectare of Morphine in opium tendered
should be achieved during the crop year 2022-23 to become eligible for a license to cultivate opium poppy in
the following year i.e. 2023-24.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
ii. Morphine content of opium tendered during 2022-23 may become the basis for payment for the crop year
2022-23, if the Government decides to do so in this regard.
iii. Cultivators who had fully ploughed back their entire poppy during crop year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22
would not be entitled for license in the crop year 2023-24, if they also plough back their crop fully in the
crop year 2022-23.
iv. In future, if Government intends to grant additional licenses, it may consider re-licensing of de-licensed
cultivators who had tendered opium/ Morphine having total average equal to or more than 108 percent of the
total of MQY/ MQY-M (fixed for licensing in the next crop year) for last five consecutive tendered years.
6. Condonable Limit:
If the area actually cultivated is up to 5% in excess of the licensed area, such excess cultivation maybe
condoned.
7. Miscellaneous
i. Any cultivator who cultivates opium poppy during 2022-23 in his own land or in the land leased from others
shall provide details of owner of the plot, survey number and any other details as may be directed by the
Narcotics Commissioner.
ii. These General Licensing conditions are without prejudice to the right of the Narcotics Commissioner/
Deputy Narcotics Commissioner to issue/ withhold a license whenever it is deemed proper so to do in
accordance with the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and the Rules
made thereunder.
iii. The license will be subject to the condition that any field may be taken over for any research that may be
conducted by the Government directly or in collaboration with any specialized Institution or Agency. The
cultivator whose field is selected for research shall be considered for license for the next year, if he has
tendered the stipulated MQY and is otherwise eligible. The area taken over for research will not be taken into
account while calculating the yield.
iv. The license shall be subject to the further condition that any field may be selected for obtaining poppy straw
without extraction of opium. The cultivators whose fields are selected for such use shall be eligible for a
license for the next crop year, if otherwise eligible.
v. For the purpose of making payment of opium tendered by the cultivator, the quantity of opium tendered by a
farmer will be calculated at 70° consistency, on the basis of analysis by the Government Opium and Alkaloid
Works, Neemuch or Ghazipur.
vi. In respect of cultivators having opium cultivation license in a particular village but are having residence in
adjacent village, such cultivators may be allowed to store opium in their residence, provided that there is
continuous human settlement between such villages.
vii. If there is difference in any para of Hindi version of opium policy 2022-23 then English version of same
shall be followed.
[F.No. N-14011/3/2022-NC.I]
T.K. SATPATHY, Under Secy.
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