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| | Interpol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | The word 'Interpol' is a contraction of 'international police', and was chosen in 1946 as the telegraphic address. |
 | | Under the terms of Article 6 of this Convention, which has been ratified by the majority of Interpol's member states, the signatory countries have agreed to refuse to register as trademarks and ban the use of coats of arms, flags, emblems, initials and names of states and intergovernmental organizations. |
 | | The sovereign countries not members of Interpol are: Bhutan, Kiribati, North Korea, Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, San Marino, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Vatican. |
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