KAZAKH NAVY GETS CUTTERS FROM GERMANY.

The fledgling Kazakh Navy received 4 coastal defense cutters from Germany on Monday. Officially established in mid-August, the Navy had consisted of 7 small craft from the U.S. and two made in Kazakhstan. Its main base is at Aktua (formerly Fort Shevchenko) on the Caspian Sea. (Kazakh TV, October 14 1996)

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