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Britain to give military aid

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    British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook yesterday announced a US $16 million package to fund a military force in Sierra Leone, news reports said. The aid would provide further support to ECOMOG, help train a “democratically accountable” military force and promote demilitarisation, he told the House of Commons. His announcement follows a recent fact-finding mission to Freetown by high-level British miltiary officers.

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