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- ↑ Kenney, Michael (Aug 26, 1991). "Investigating the Slaughter of Poland's Best and Brightest". Boston, MA: The Boston Globe. p. 39. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ↑ The New York Times, September 1, 1991, p. 11
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