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(Gaitted Kingdom,$226 million; Germany,$113 million;and France, $107
million), Latin American holdings increased by $133 million, Cansdian
holdings by $132 million, and Asiedic holdings by $°O millicn, The
French gain, however, was more than offsetby a reduction of $145

million in holdings of US: Government bonds and notes, (NAC Staff
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