Attitude of the Kachin Special Regi

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Kachin Special Region (1)
Letter No 027/98/Kachin Special Region(1)

Date: 5 September 1998

Subject: Attitude of the Kachin Special Region (1) in connection with the NLD
(National League for Democracy)'s call for convening of the Hluttaw

1. Kachin Special Region (1), NDA, Kachin organization, has already laid down
democracy programme.

We have laid down the democracy programme based on the five points. They are:
(1) to ensure durable peace,
(2) to provide equality,
(3) to foster unity,

(4) to provide freedom; freedom of expression, freedom of faith, freedom of
invention, freedom of trade and commerce and freedom shall be enjoyed
according to law or freedom shall be enjoyed without infringing others'
interests,

(5) among the different national races, the majority national race is to
safeguard the rights of minority national races.

2. Our democracy programme is totally different from the activities of the
National League for Democracy.

(a) The National League for Democracy is carrying out activities alone in the
forefront.

(b) It has left the National Convention.

(c) It is carrying out activities to seize power by means of opposing the
government.

(d) There exists dangerous foreign interference behind it.

(e) Their activities adversely affect the stability and peace and are harmful
to the economic, social, education and cultural development of the State and
progress made in national consolidation.

3. We cannot allow in anyway national development projects being implemented
with added momentum within the framework of law in the region which lagged
behind in development to be hindered and will oppose all attempts to hinder
them.

4. We are on alert to see that losses are not to be suffered once more due to
interferences of those possessed by external politics and those attempting to
disunite the national races.

Za Khun Ting Ring
Chairman
Kachin Special Region (1)

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