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        <Explanation>THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO THE PRESIDENT SIGNING THE DOCUMENT.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, SUCH DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED.</Explanation>
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        <Explanation>THE SOCIETY REPORTS SALARIES AND WAGES ON PART IX, LINES 5 AND 7 BUT DOES NOT REPORT ANY W-2S ON PART V, LINE 2A. THE EMPLOYEES OF THE SOCIETY ARE BASED IN FRANCE.</Explanation>
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