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MC96-3
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SEF!VICE
(OCA/USPS-39-47)
(August
16, 1996)
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MC96-3
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MC96-3
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MC96-3
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served
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1995.
CERTIFICATE
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Washington,
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