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- ↑ Never Lose Faith (Time magazine. Jan. 06, 1958) Archived August 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Wilhelm Von Munthe Af Morgenstierne (Store norske leksikon) Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ King Harald V at Washington Navy Yard Marks Historic Alliance (Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington) (registration required)
