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President to improve intelligence service

    JOHANNESBURG

    President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola said in a radio broadcast monitored by the BBC this week that the country's security and intelligence service would receive improved training.

    In a statement marking the 24th anniversary of the state security agencies, he said: "It is necessary to improve on the quality of services rendered by the intelligence community. The aim is to thwart the activities of all those who are still bent on overthrowing, through force of arms, the legally-established government, and who insist on preventing the development, well being and reconciliation of Angolans.

    "In view of that, and taking into account the development of new electronic and telecommunications technologies, it has become necessary to provide a more specialised training to cadres working for the so-called intelligence community so that they can successfully accomplish their complex tasks."

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