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index af9b48147..90534646d 100644
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+++ b/cpp/README
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 C++ version of the libphonenumber project.
 Work in progress.
 
@@ -36,6 +35,12 @@ Requirements:
     $ make install
     $ make testinstall
 
+  - ICU
+    http://userguide.icu-project.org/
+
+    You can install it very easily on a Debian-based distribution:
+    $ sudo apt-get install libicu-dev
+
 
 How to build libphonenumber C++:
   $ cd libphonenumber