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and on the cutting edge of proper spelling
I don't think the DXCC desk will rescind credit for all those qsl cards that had it the 
old way. :-)))
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> Fellow DXers:
>
> The Foreign Ministry of Mongolia is apparently in the midst of creating
> an "official" spelling for the capital with  Ulaanbaatar as the
> preferred spelling.
>
> This information was taken from a news researcher's list I belong to,
> which relayed a message from a National Public Radio correspondent in
> Ulaanbaatar, who had been asked by the Mongolian Foreign Ministry to
> relay the information to Western journalists.
>
> When most Western journalists report from or about Mongolia, the
> majority apparently list the capital as "Ulan Bator."
> That is actually an older spelling that is now unfamiliar to Mongolians,
> according to the NPR correspondent. The government preference is
> "Ulaanbaatar" -- all one word.   Apparently the news media has a mixed
> bag of spellings as reporters spell it  Ulan Batar,  Ulan Bator, and
> Ulaanbaatar.
>
> The Foreign Ministry said it is preparing a news release  to be sent to
> all major worldwide news agencies who regularly report from Mongolia
> concerning the "correct" spelling of  "Ulaanbaatar."
>
>
> Tom, WW5L