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Change "could've pull off" to "could've pulled off" located in the last paragraph of the strategic implications heading. BorpaSpin (talk) 08:27, 25 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Done InfernoHues (talk) 10:36, 25 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Reason for "post 1992" politics?

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This occured in 1941. ~2025-34140-84 (talk) 00:33, 29 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Agreed, and removed. Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 04:46, 17 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Grammar correction

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The page is locked, so I can't fix this myself. The article currently has this: "The memo described that Teagle was uncooperative..." To make the English correct, change "described" to "said" (or "was" to "as.") --N1XylS41 (talk) 21:18, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

@N1XylS41,

Done. I tweaked that whole sentence because it was poorly written. Thanks for pointing it out. Schazjmd (talk) 21:37, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply