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the two trips were handled very differently by officials. During his one-day trip, Zarni met with high-ranking military intelligence officers, including members of a think tank formed by Brig-Gen Than Tun and Col Hla Min, deputies of the former spy chief Gen Khin Nyunt. Zaw Oo, by contrast, met mainly with lower ranking figures, including an officer of the Military Security Affairs, which replaced the Military Intelligence Service after the ouster of Gen Khin Nyunt in Oct 2004. Sources also said that Zaw Oo faced some problems applying for a visa. Zaw Oo denied this, and said that he was well-treated by the authorities when he was in Burma. He said that he met with all of the officials he needed to meet, adding, however, that the meetings were not held formally. He declined to provide any details about the ranks of the officials he met. Yin Yin Oo, the sister of Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu and an official with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reportedly played a significant role in helping Zaw Oo to get a visa, according to sources in Rangoon. Zaw Oo said that his trip wasn t like Zarni s because he didn t go to Burma to talk about politics. I only talked about Nargis and economic issues there, he said. He said that the impact of Cyclone Nargis made many government officials realize that there is a need for change. He added that UN relief experts now have ministerial-level access to the government. He also said that his trip made him realize that many exiles don t have a complete picture of the situation inside Burma.