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        "relation": "is a kind of",
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        "Sahrawi people",
        "Readers and researchers"
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                    "text": "What do walis, governors, caids and elected regional and communal councils do?",
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                "id": "reform-finding",
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                    "text": "How did advanced regionalisation reshape the sixteen former regions into twelve, with positions attributed?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits regions of Morocco?",
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                    "text": "What are the positions of Morocco, the Polisario Front, the UN and other states on Western Sahara and its administrative integration, each attributed?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                    "text": "Is the presentation neutral, attributed and current?",
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                    "text": "How are the southern regions administered in practice, from official and independent sources?",
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                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
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                    "text": "How did the structure develop from the protectorate era through independence to today?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the history of Morocco?",
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                  }
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                "id": "data-finding",
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                    "text": "What are the twelve regions and their provinces, from official sources?",
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    "Should each tier be a separate entry?",
    "How should official sources be linked?",
    "The registry entry has merged aliases naming tiers and former units; should they be split off?"
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