The ARRL DXCC Desk has approved these operations for DXCC credit: 4S7NZG — Sri Lanka (renewal), 2013 operation; XW4XR — Laos, current operation; Z8ØID — South Sudan, special Jul 9, 2013, operation for Independence Day celebration; 9M4SLL — Spratly Islands, 2012-2013 operations; 9Q6CC — Democratic People’s Republic of the Congo, 2010-2011 operation; XWØYJY — Laos, 2013 operation; 9XØEME — Rwanda, 2013 operation; 6OØLA — Somalia, 2013 operation, and T6JM — Afghanistan, 2012 operation. If a request for DXCC credit for any of these operations has been rejected in a prior application, contact ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L, to be placed on the list for an update to your record. Please note the submission date and/or reference number of your application in order to expedite the search for any rejected contacts. — ARRL Awards Branch Manager Bill Moore, NC1L