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Cam Ranh Bay will not be leased to US says Vietnam

Vietnam says it will not lease the naval base at Cam Ranh Bay to the United States following Russia's withdrawal.

It says the base which was developed by the U-S Navy during the Vietnam War, will remain under Vietnamese military control indefinately.

After talks last month, the U-S Pacific commander Admiral Dennis Blair said Washington was seeking an arrangement that would allow it to use the facility for port calls.

22/03/2002 13:12:01 | ABC Radio Australia News

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