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imply the expression of any
opinion wharsocver on the part of the secretariat of the United Nations concerning the
legal status of any country,
territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its front iers
or boundaries.
The Timber Bulletin series was discontinued in 2005. The present publication was
issued under the Geneva Timber
and Foresr Study Paper series.
