In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Q: Statement: If an agency has not designated a central liaison, GAO will provide the notification to the responsible agency management official. Choices:  1. GAO will provide the notification to the responsible agency management official if an agency has not designated a central liaison. 2. GAO has provided millions of notifications. 3. GAO will provide nothing to the responsible agency management official.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: Esquivel arrived in 1510 and created a base called Nueva Sevilla near St. Ann's Bay, from which he hoped to colonize the rest of the island. Choices:  1. The settlement Nueva Sevilla was founded by Esquivel near St. Ann's Bay. 2. When he arrived in 1510, Esquivel noted that the island had already been colonized by the French. 3. Esquivel wished to colonize the island and claim it for himself.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: The question was, had it been taken from him, or had he himself passed it on into another's keeping?  Choices:  1. He might be lying and just handed it over to someone else. 2. He was certainly robbed. 3. Was it taken from him, or did he just give it away to somebody else?

A:
3
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