Training staff support for the U.N. presence should include training in English for Cambodians currently in refugee camps to serve as translators, and recruiting and training of Cambodian-Americans and others to assist U.N. civil administration.

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They will act as a stabilising force to assist the U.N. in allowing the transition to a new government.

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Administration sources said the goal is to win a strong statement from Annan backing the political transition plan and a commitment to send a U.N. team to Iraq to assist with the effort.

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He said he has sent senior advisers and other top U.N. officials to head to Algiers to assist in the investigation and rescue effort.

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