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Koroma contacts his troops through ECOMOG

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    ECOMOG, the West African peace monitoring force, says it has handed rebel representatives in Freetown a "reconciliatory" message from the leader of Sierra Leone's ousted military junta, Johnny Paul Koroma.

    "The message suggests a highly reconciliatory effort which would address virtually all the crucial issues in the ongoing peace process," ECOMOG Force Commander General Gabriel Kpamber said when handing over an audio tape containing the message.

    After listening to Koroma's message the rebel representatives said that it dispelled the notion of any division between their two leaders: Foday Sankoh of the Revolutionary United Front and the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council led by Koroma, according to ECOMOG. Representatives of the government's Civil Defence Force (CDF), that once fought the rebels, also described the message as conciliatory.

    Kpamber met rebel representatives at a security assessment meeting in ECOMOG's Freetown headquarters.

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