Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/NoteReader.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/NoteReader.java	(revision 10135)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/io/NoteReader.java	(revision 10136)
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
@@ -116,5 +117,5 @@
                 }
                 commentUsername = attrs.getValue("user");
-                noteAction = Action.valueOf(attrs.getValue("action"));
+                noteAction = Action.valueOf(attrs.getValue("action").toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH));
                 commentCreateDate = DateUtils.fromString(attrs.getValue("timestamp"));
                 String isNew = attrs.getValue("is_new");
@@ -161,5 +162,5 @@
                 break;
             case "status":
-                thisNote.setState(Note.State.valueOf(buffer.toString()));
+                thisNote.setState(Note.State.valueOf(buffer.toString().toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH)));
                 break;
             case "date_created":
@@ -183,5 +184,5 @@
                 break;
             case "action":
-                noteAction = Action.valueOf(buffer.toString());
+                noteAction = Action.valueOf(buffer.toString().toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH));
                 break;
             case "note": //nothing to do for comment or note, already handled above