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Information Sheet (No. A-0039)



                              Information Sheet
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No. A-0039								Date. 12-5-97

1.	Assistant Secretary - General of the United Nations, Mr. A. De Soto 
visit the Union of Myanmar from 7th May to 10th May. During his stay in 
Yangon the Assistant Secretary - General called on :-
	
	(a)	Lt. Gen Khin Nyunt, Secretary(1) of the State Law and Order 
		Restoration Council.
	(b)	Minister for Foreign Affairs.
	(c)	Chairman of the work Committee of the National Convention 
		convening Committee and the Chief  Justice.
	(d)	Mayor of Yangon and the Secretary of the Union Solidarity and
			Development  Association.
	(e)	The Deputy Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National 
		Races.
	(f)	Deputy Head of the Office of Strategic Studies.
	(g)	Ambassadors / Deputy Chiefs of Mission of the ASEAN member 
		countries 	and  Japan.
	(h)	U Kyi Maung, U Tin Oo and Mrs. Aris of the National League 
		for  Democracy  Party.
	(i)	Some members of the Shan (NLD) Party.

2.	Narcotic drug seizures in various parts of the country in the month of
April to the 1st week of May amounts to a total of: -
	
	(a)	60.5 Kilos of 2nd Grade Heroin
	(b)	49.0 Kilos of 3rd Grade Heroin
	(c)	182.52 Kilos of 4th Grade Heroin
	(d)	1096.856 Kilos of opium
	
	During the seizures a number of mobile refineries were destroyed by the law
enforement officials and  some  skirmishes also took place  in the
vicinities, it is learnt.

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