The words to the first verse of the national anthem of Sierra Leone were provided by a representative of the Sierra Leone Cultural Society of Ontario:

We will exhault thee

Realm of the free

Great is the love

We have for thee

Firmly united

Ever we stand

Praise in thy name

Oh native land.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Sierra Leone Cultural Society of Ontario, Toronto. 3 October 1994. Telephone interview with representative.