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diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 59d7a71..50c0289 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@
 	  distributed in some other way or is intended for local use
 	  only.
 	</p>
+
+	<p>
+	  udebs (stripped-down binary packages used by the Debian Installer) do
+	  not comply with all of the requirements discussed here.  See the
+	  <url name="Debian Installer internals manual"
+	  id="http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/doc/internals/ch03.html"> for more
+	  information about them.
+	</p>
       </sect>
 
       <sect>
@@ -6735,7 +6743,7 @@ Built-Using: grub2 (= 1.99-9), loadlin (= 1.6e-1)
 		    The <file>shlibs</file> control files for all the
 		    packages currently installed on the system.  These are
 		    normally found
-		    in <file>/var/lib/dpkg/info/*.symbols</file>, but
+		    in <file>/var/lib/dpkg/info/*.shlibs</file>, but
 		    packages should not rely on this and instead should
 		    use <tt>dpkg-query --control-path <var>package</var>
 		    shlibs</tt> if for some reason these files need to be
@@ -10896,25 +10904,9 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
       <heading>Binary packages (from old Packaging Manual)</heading>
 
       <p>
-	The binary package has two main sections.  The first part
-	consists of various control information files and scripts used
-	by <prgn>dpkg</prgn> when installing and removing.  See <ref
-	id="pkg-controlarea">.
+	See <manref name="deb" section="5"> and <ref id="pkg-controlarea">.
       </p>
 
-      <p>
-	The second part is an archive containing the files and
-	directories to be installed.
-      </p>
-
-      <p>
-	In the future binary packages may also contain other
-	components, such as checksums and digital signatures. The
-	format for the archive is described in full in the
-	<file>deb(5)</file> man page.
-      </p>
-
-
       <sect id="pkg-bincreating"><heading>Creating package files -
       <prgn>dpkg-deb</prgn>
 	</heading>