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5. Pravda, Dec. 14, 1969.

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11. Pravda, Jan. 19, 1968. Indicated in these data are the irrigated areas of the Northern Crimea, which also receive water from the Kakhovka reservoir.

12. Pravda, Nov. 26, 1969.

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