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Let \((M,g,{\mathcal F})\) be a oriented, connected, closed Riemannian manifold with transversally oriented Riemannian foliation \({\mathcal F}\), and \(g\) a bundle-like metric. This paper continues some results of the author for the transversal harmonic field of \({\mathcal F}\) and the relations with transversal Killing fields. Let \(\overline V({\mathcal F})\) be the space of transversal infinitesimal automorphisms of \({\mathcal F}\), \(\tau\) the tension field of \({\mathcal F}\), \(Q\) the normal bundle, and \(D\) the transversal Levi-Civita connection in \(Q\). Denote \(\rho_D\) the transversal Ricci operator, \(\theta\) the transversal Lie derivative, \(A_D(Y)= \theta(Y)- D_Y\), \(y\in V({\mathcal F})\), and \(V_D= \rho_D- A_D(\tau)\). The influence of the mean curvature on the first basic cohomology group \(H^1_B({\mathcal F})\) is given by the following Theorem: ``Let \((M,g,{\mathcal F})\) be a \(m\)-dimensional oriented, connected, closed Riemannian manifold with transversally oriented Riemannian foliation \({\mathcal F}\) of codimension \(q= m-p\), and a bundle-like metric \(g\) satisfying \(\tau\in\overline V({\mathcal F})\). If \(V_D> 0\), that is, \(\rho_D> A_D(\tau)\), then \(H^1_B({\mathcal F})= 0\), and \({\mathcal F}\) is taut''. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0927.00034].