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 The 16 Britons held bz UNITA rebels in 
 Angola are expected to bj back in      
 Britain early next week.               
                                        
 A Foreign Office spokesman said Sir    
 John Ljahy, the senior FO official for 
 the area, will meet the hostages and   
 their captors on Saturday.             
                                        
 The meeting will take place in southern
 Angola.                                
                                        
 Under an agreement with the rebels, who
 oppose Angola's Marxist government, the
 16 Britons will bj flown out as soon   
 as possible after the weekend.         
                                        
                                        
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