APPENDIX IX: OFFICIAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT OF THE UPPER YANGTZE ORGANIZATION
To the preparatory committee of the Upper Yangtze Integrated Conservation and Development Organization:
After examining your application for registration of the Upper Yangtze Integrated Conservation and Development Organization and attached materials, we have decided that your organization is the first people’s organization [social organization, non-governmental organization] in the history of Zhiduo County, and meets all legal requirements. The organization has a complete working structure, well-defined goals and objectives, and the members are representative and trustworthy. The registration materials are complete, and conform to the “Regulations on the Administration of Social Organizations.” We hereby give official reply that your application for the registration of the organization is now formally accepted.
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26 May 1998
Zhiduo County Civil Affairs Bureau