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    Gray also told IRIN that UNOMSIL now had a presence in Freetown, Lungi and Bo, capital of the Southern Province. The military observers were deployed in Bo during the past week.

    He said UNOMSIL had 29 military observers and was planning to expand to 70 by the end of July. At this stage, he said, a possible total of 150 military observers was being proposed.

    A key element of their mandate would be to assist the disarmament process in collaboration with ECOMOG if a peace agreement is signed in Lome. "The disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration process is the crux of achieving lasting peace," Gray said.

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