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 // `object` will be released here.
 ```
 
+### Inference of Shared Reference behaviour in Derived Types
+
+When a C++ type inherits from a `SWIFT_SHARED_REFERENCE` base type, the Swift compiler automatically infers `SWIFT_SHARED_REFERENCE` annotation for the derived type.
+The derived type also gets imported as a reference type, and uses the same `retain` and `release` functions as its base class.
+This inference works as long as all the annotated base types in the inheritance chain (including multiple or indirect inheritance) have the same `retain` and `release` functions.
+If multiple base types have conflicting `retain` or `release` functions, the derived type is imported as a Swift value type, and the compiler emits a warning.
+
+
+Note that this inference currently applies only to `SWIFT_SHARED_REFERENCE`. 
+It does not apply to types annotated with `SWIFT_IMMORTAL_REFERENCE` or `SWIFT_UNSAFE_REFERENCE`.
+
 ### Inheritance and Virtual Member Functions
 
 Similar to value types, casting an instance of a derived reference type to a