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diff --git a/TAO/tao/Sequence.cpp b/TAO/tao/Sequence.cpp
index aec4d714355..69db791b51c 100644
--- a/TAO/tao/Sequence.cpp
+++ b/TAO/tao/Sequence.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,45 @@ TAO_Unbounded_String_Sequence::freebuf (char* *buffer)
   delete[] buffer;
 }
 
+char**
+TAO_Unbounded_String_Sequence::get_buffer (CORBA::Boolean orphan)
+{
+  char* *result = 0;
+  if (orphan == 0)
+    {
+      // We retain ownership.
+      if (this->buffer_ == 0)
+        {
+          result = allocbuf (this->length_);
+          this->buffer_ = result;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          result = ACE_reinterpret_cast (char**, this->buffer_);
+        }
+    }
+  else // if (orphan == 1)
+    {
+      if (this->release_ != 0)
+        {
+          // We set the state back to default and relinquish
+          // ownership.
+          result = ACE_reinterpret_cast (char**, this->buffer_);
+          this->maximum_ = 0;
+          this->length_ = 0;
+          this->buffer_ = 0;
+          this->release_ = 0;
+        }
+    }
+  return result;
+}
+
+const char**
+TAO_Unbounded_String_Sequence::get_buffer (void) const
+{
+  return ACE_reinterpret_cast (const char** ACE_CAST_CONST, this->buffer_);
+}
+
 void
 TAO_Unbounded_String_Sequence::_allocate_buffer (CORBA::ULong length)
 {
diff --git a/TAO/tao/Sequence.h b/TAO/tao/Sequence.h
index 652e3e983c2..a83b89acf02 100644
--- a/TAO/tao/Sequence.h
+++ b/TAO/tao/Sequence.h
@@ -377,6 +377,10 @@ public:
   // reference elements, which are freed using release(). The freebuf
   // function will ignore null pointers passed to it.
 
+  // = orbos/98-01-11 proposed extensions.
+  char* *get_buffer (CORBA::Boolean orphan = 0);
+  const char* *get_buffer (void) const;
+
   virtual void _allocate_buffer (CORBA::ULong length);
   virtual void _deallocate_buffer (void);
   virtual void _shrink_buffer (CORBA::ULong new_length,