KGB Chief Visits Laos
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MOSCOW — The chief of the Soviet KGB secret police, Viktor M. Chebrikov, arrived Sunday in Laos for an official visit, Tass news agency said. Chebrikov, who also is a member of the Soviet Politburo, traveled to the Laotian capital of Vientiane from Vietnam, where his presence in Hanoi with a special adviser to Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev prompted Western speculation of further diplomatic moves to settle the Cambodian conflict.
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