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| | Guardian | Britain sets limits to show of force |
 | | A Royal Navy taskforce consisting of the new helicopter carrier, HMS Ocean, HMS Chatham, a Type 23 destroyer, two landing ships and a supply ship, HMS Fort Austin, was preparing to sail for the west African country. |
 | | HMS Ocean was already in the Mediterranean, as were 600 marines from 42 Commando, who were carrying out exercises in southern France. |
 | | The problem, mentioned yesterday by Kofi Annan, the UN secretary general, was identified by him a year ago when he said: "One of the problems with peacekeeping has been the speed of deployment. |
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