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Subject: Re: SOS! Please lobby the Europen Parliament!!! NOW!

If you want people to lobby the European Parliament, you need to provide 
us with names, phone numbers and fax numbers.

Could some of our European Free Burma allies provide this information?

This kind of lobbying can work. The letters and faxes that Governor Weld 
received from around the world certainly helped persuade him to sign the 
Massachusetts Burma selective purchasing law. 

Now please let me know how I can return the favor by lobbying the 
European Parliament.

Simon Billenness
simon_billenness@xxxxxxxxxxxx

On 28 Jun 1996 nin@xxxxxx wrote:

> From: Phd_ Ni Ni <nin@xxxxxx>
> Subject: SOS! Please lobby the Europen Parliament!!! NOW!
> 
> Please lobby Europen Parliament!!!    			 PLEASE
> Example Letter is as follows:
>                                 
>                                                     	June 27, 1996
> REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR EU TRADE SANCTION
> ----------------------------------------
> 
> Subject: Denmark will call for "EU TRADE SANCTION" on 15 July 1996
> 
> 
> Your excellency,
> 
> Yesterday, 27 June 1996, at 14:00h DK time, the officials from the
> Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Danish Foreign Minister held the meeting. 
> The meeting said to be focused on the Burma issue. The out come of the 
> meeting is as follows: 
> 
> The official announcement! Danish Government will call for the 
> "EU TRADE SANCTION ON BURMA" on 15 July 1996.
> 
> The background of this new development based on the tragic death of Mr. James Leander
> ``Leo'' Nichols, a 65-year-old businessman of Burmese and British descent who served as
> honorary consul for Norway and represented Denmark, Finland and Switzerland, died in jail
> on Saturday. Nichols was jailed for three years in April 1996 by Burmese military authorities
> for operating telephones and fax machines at his house without permission. His death was
> announced as a heart attack by the Slorc but analysts believe he was actually punished for his
> links to Daw Aung Suu Kyi, who has stepped up her campaign to bring democracy to the
> country.
> 
> AP news Washington said: 
>    WASHINGTON (AP) _ Harsh conditions in his Burmese prison may have contributed to the
> death of a former Scandinavian consul and pro-democracy activist, the State Department said
> Tuesday.
> 
> And Danish newspaper said:
> ``Again and again, we have demanded real progress toward democratization and
> dialogue with all representatives of political opinion in the country,'' Helveg Petersen said
> in a statement.
>    Danish Foreign Minister Niels Helveg Petersen said Tuesday in Copenhagen that Denmark,
> a member of the 15-nation European Union, had launched an initiative to discuss the EU's
> position toward the Southeast Asian country. Danish diplomatic sources said a meeting would
> be held July 2.
> 
> Moreover, AP news BKK said:
> The countries have demanded an investigation and full medical report into Nichols' death,
> while Nichols' son has said his father ``died at the hands of the military dictatorship in
> Burma.''
> Prison officials have said Nichols was found unconscious in his cell Saturday and died an
> hour later of a stroke at Rangoon General Hospital. He was buried Sunday.
>   
> William Nichols, a university lecturer in Australia, acknowledged that his father suffered poor
> health but told Radio National in Australia that the unusually quick burial raised questions
> about the circumstances of his death.  Nichols said he telephoned the woman who had been
> looking after his father to ask about the funeral and whether she had seen the
> body, but she had only seen part of his head and face.
> 
> ``He had a number of stitches on his head and his face which could have been quite
> normal with reference with an autopsy being done, but just the fact that they were
> unwilling to release the body to the family leaves much to be desired,'' Nichols said. 
> 
> The reaction from US:
>      WASHINGTON, June 25 Kyodo - The United States will hold high-level talks with
> Myanmar next month in a bid to defuse growing confrontation between Myanmar's ruling
> junta and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.
> 
> AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLED ON A FULL INVESTIGATION
> 
> Amnesty said it was not allowed to visit Burma to confirm its reports but said it wanted to find
> out if Nichols had been allowed to see a doctor and receive regular medication.
> 
> Having said that, as a political activist I would like to ask your support 
> for the Danish Government's call for the EU TRADE SANCTION.
> The important lobbying dates for the European Union meetings will be 2 July 1996 and 4-5
> July 1996 before 15 July 1996.
> 
> I truly believe that although there is still long way to go for Democracy in Burma, we have
> received more and more support from the International Community. The incredible support
> we received from the International Community during last May was a distinct evidence.
> Without receiving counter balance from the International Community the NLD conference
> could have been broken by the unlimitedly brutal regime. In particular, without your whole
> hearted support the achievements we obtained from the European Parliament would not have
> been possible. Thank you very much indeed.
> 
> With heartfelt thanks,
> 
> NiNi (The Burmese)
> (Temporarily in The Netherland)
> 
> 
>