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it was first published outside the United States (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days),
it was first published before 1 March 1989 without copyright notice or before 1964 without copyright renewal or before the source country established copyright relations with the United States,
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{{Information |Description=Danish Army General William Waim Prior |Source=''Danmarks Hær'' by Kaptajn Hector Boeck et al., 1934/1935 |Date=1934 |Author=Unknown |Permission={{PD-Denmark50}} |other_versions= }} Category:1940