1.   In Washington, France has not been seen as being as trustworthy as Britain in handling U.S. defense secrets.

2.   Since relations with Vietnam were normalized last year, the agency has noted a mounting attempts by Hanoi to steal high-tech and defense secrets.

3.   But he told TV the department was not privy to defense secrets and he had no idea how Wu might have gotten such information.

4.   He told TV news the department was not privy to defense secrets and he had no idea how Wu might have gotten such information.