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DATE=12/27/98

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

NUMBER=2-243532

TITLE=BURMA / POLITICS / L-O

BYLINE=DAVID BUTLER

DATELINE=BANGKOK

CONTENT=

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INTRO:  BURMA'S MILITARY GOVERNMENT SUNDAY DISMISSED RUMORS IT IS

PLANNING TO DEPORT PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI.  AS 

DAVID BUTLER REPORTS, THE RULING MILITARY COUNCIL CALLED ON MS. 

SUU KYI AND HER OPPOSITION PARTY TO COOPERATE WITH THE 

GOVERNMENT.


TEXT:  A STATEMENT FROM THE RULING MILITARY COUNCIL ACCUSES AUNG 

SAN SUU KYI OF PLAYING POLITICS OVER THE QUESTION OF WHETHER SHE 

MIGHT BE DEPORTED.


FRIDAY, AUNG SAN SUU KYI SAID SHE HAD NO INTENTION OF LEAVING 

BURMA.


COMMENTARIES IN THE STATE-RUN MEDIA AND SPEAKERS AT PRO-MILITARY 

MASS RALLIES IN RECENT WEEKS HAVE INCREASINGLY CALLED FOR AUNG 

SAN SUU KYI TO BE DEPORTED.  SHE IS MARRIED TO A BRITISH 

ACADEMIC.


IN FRIEAY'S MESSAGE TO HER NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY PARTY,  

MS. SUU KYI SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD FIND IT DIFFICULT TO DEPORT

HER BECAUSE SHE HOLDS ONLY BURMESE CITIZENSHIP.


SUNDAY'S STATEMENT FROM THE MILITARY COUNCIL SAYS IT HOPES THE 

N-L-D WILL CONTRIBUTE IN A POSITIVE AND MEANINGFUL WAY TO 

ACHIEVING A BETTER FUTURE FOR BURMA.


THE RULING MILITARY COUNCIL SAYS THE N-L-D SHOULD NOT RESORT TO 

WHAT IT CALLS WHIMSICAL AND SYMBOLIC GESTURES DESIGNED TO CREATE 

SEASONAL SENSATIONAL HEADLINES -- A CLEAR REFERENCE TO AUNG SAN 

SUU KYI'S STATED FEARS ABOUT BEING DEPORTED.


THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY WON MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE

VOTES IN A 1990 ELECTION SUPERVISED BY THE RULING MILITARY 

COUNCIL.


THE COUNCIL WAS STUNG BY THE DEFEAT OF PRO-MILITARY PARTIES AND 

NEVER ALLOWED THE ELECTED PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE.  (SIGNED)


NEB / WD  / WD


27-Dec-98 5:05 AM EST (1005 UTC)

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Source: Voice of America

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