P126 MTV3 p126 .Ma 06 Hel 2149:59 1/2 US WANTS TO PUT AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE IN HANOI WASHINGTON, FEB 6 (REUTER) - THE U.S. AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT WOULD OPEN AN AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE POST IN HANOI, ACCORDING TO THE FISCAL 1996 BUDGET PROPOSED MONDAY. THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN EDGING TOWARD CLOSER GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM. UNDER THE BUDGET, THE FOREIGN AGRICULTURE SERVICE ALSO WOULD POST AGRICULTURAL COUNSELORS OR ATTACHES IN KIEV, UKRAINE, AND ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN, AS WELL AS EXPAND SIMILAR OFFICES IN MEXICO CITY MANILA EUROPEAN UNION ... <125 127>

P126 MTV3 p126 .Ma 06 Hel 2149:12 2/2 US WANTS TO PUT AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE IN HANOI ... HEADQUARTERS IN BRUSSELS, AND BUCHAREST, ROMANIA. <125 127>