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Organization And Description Of The Trust (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011 EUR (€)
Organization And Description Of The Trust
Organization formation date	Dec. 05, 2005
Amounts deposited in Trust's primary deposit account		€ 100
Number of shares, on which interest received and paid, transferred to secondary deposit	50,000

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Date the limited liability company or limited partnership was formed in accordance with laws of the state in which it is organized.

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