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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Good Morning,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp; As discussed with those present at Bonwicke 12<sup>th</sup>
night, this will be announced in Their Majesties Ulsted and Ebergardis' final
court at Coronation this Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>The Western Region administrative entity
is dissolved effective January 12th, 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>

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font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>The Shires of Adlersruhe, An <st1:place
w:st="on">Loch</st1:place>, Blacklake, Crossrode Keep and Mendersham are
suspended pending Society resolution.&nbsp; These groups must cease organized
SCA-sponsored activities until such time as the matter is resolved.&nbsp;
Access to the group accounts and financial records must be turned over to the
Kingdom Exchequer until the groups are dissolved or restored by the Corporate
level.&nbsp; As I have tried to make clear in my appeal informational messages,
it should be fairly obvious that unfortunate behavior during this period cannot
fail to dilute the value of pleadings for restoration to full status.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>&nbsp; After further discussions with the Society Seneschal,
the final review of the dissolution of these groups will occur at the April
Board meeting and not the January Board meeting as originally stated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In Service,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Master Phelim Gervase called Pug</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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  face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Acting</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
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 w:st="on">Kingdom</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Seneschal<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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