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REPORT ON COMMUNICATION (27/6/95)



/* Written Wed 4 Oct 6:00am 1995 by DRUNOO@xxxxxxxxxxxx in igc:reg.burma */
/* --------------" Letter to Bill Richardson on 27/6/95 "--------------  */
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{Hon. Bill Richardson\\ \vspace{1cm}}

{Dr    U   Ne   Oo\\48/2   Ayliffes  Road\\St.  Marys  SA
5042\\AUSTRALIA.}
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\date{June 27, 1995.}

\opening{Dear Sir:}

I am a Burmese national presently residing in Adelaide, Australia. As with
many other Burmese nationals throughout the world, I have been involving
in the campaign for improvement of human rights and establishment of
democracy in Burma. I am actively following the political developments in
Burma and assist those who are engaging with our campaign to be in good
progress. I received the statement regarding your visit to Burma which you
delivered at Bangkok in 30 May through our network.  There have been
various discussions about the SLORC refusal to release Aung San Suu Kyi
and negotiations with the civilian/ethnic oppositions on the InterNet. I
enclosed a copy for your information.  Further informations as well as my
views on current situation are given here in order to help resolved this
situations. 

1. With regards to the setting up of a Contact Group for Burma, I have
sent appeals to the Government of Australia, Non-government organizations
in Australia and various pro-democracy groups to support this. I have
enclosed my letter to the Senator Gareth Evans in this regards. 

2. In relation to the difficulty in persuading the SLORC leadership to
negotiate with civilian(Aung San Suu Kyi)/ethnic opposition, I believe
that further approach and persuasions from the diplomatic circle can be
fruitful. The SLORC, especially General Khin Nyunt, is clearly reluctant
about the prospect of facing a meaningful negotiation. The reason have
been fear for change and losing of their status.  Therefore, every effort
should be made to ensure that there would be no retribution after the
civilian administration came into power. /* ------------ */

Although SLORC's initial reluctance to enter to negotiations, I therefore
should like to request you and the international community to once again
approach the SLORC and persuade it to make a peaceful settlement of the
problems. 

3. Should this diplomatic initiative fails to persuade the Burmese
Generals by July 20, the alternative measures must be taken through the
United Nations Security Council.  I have made appeals to the
Secretary-General relating this matter in January 1995 and have recently
mobilized the United Nations Security Council in order to make some form
of humanitarian intervention relating with the refugee problems.  We are,
however, not advocating the United Nations and international community to
commit their troops for military intervention. Because of the low
intensity of conflict that compare to the other world's trouble spots, I
believe only civilian peace-keeping forces would be sufficient. The
persistent human rights abuses that create internally displaced people and
constant refugee flows into Thailand; which combined with recent SLORC
incursions onto refugee camps, may warrant the Security Council's
attention to implement cease-fire and safe zones, and to impose
international arms embargo. In this case, we should be advocating the
Security Council to enact a resolution similar to Resolution 688. 

4. There is still major difficulties to deal with the drug warlord Khun
Sa. It seems quite impossible to remove Khun Sa. However, the Khun Sa's
forces must be limited of their movements until certain time. There are
some anti-government forces, who believed to be Warlords in their nature
and are reportedly engaging in drug trafficking, have also signed
ceasefire with SLORC. It is possible that only after the Federal movement
within Burma is consolidated to some extent, a comprehensive ceasefire can
be safely promoted. 

5. With regards to possible economic sanctions, my personal view is that
it is not necessary to make total trade boycott or to pull out all
businesses from Burma. However, the flow of currency to SLORC in the
investments, in particular from the oil companies, should be restricted. 
Although the existance of business community in Burma being used by
military junta as a propaganda for their legitimacy, from my point of
view, it can be ignored.  We have more than one good reason not to expel
those businesses. 

Thank you and your colleague from the American Congress for your kind
interests to Burma. I also should like to express by sincere appreciation
for the Government of United States and the State Department in
particular, for your continuing attention and support to the Burmese
democracy movement. 

\closing{Yours respectfully and sincerely,}

{\bf cc:}\\ 1. Senator  the  Hon.  Gareth  Evans,  Minister  for  Foreign  Affairs,
Parliament House, CANBERRA ACT 2600.\\
2.   Jan  Eliasson,  Under-Secretary-General,  Department  of  Humanitarian
Affairs, United Nations New York, N.Y. 10017, USA.\\
3. John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary for  Human  Rights  and  Humanitarian
Affairs, U.S. Department of States, USA.\\
4. Ms Sadako Ogata, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Case Postale 2500,
Geneve 2-Depot, Switzerland.
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