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Subject: Committee representing People's Parliament Notification 7

Committee representing People's Parliament elected in 
the 1990 Multiparty Democracy General Elections

Notification No 7

1. The meeting of the Committee representing People's Parliament held on 
the 8 December 1998 was attended by: 

U Aung Shwe Chairman ( MP, Mayangone township No: 1, Rangoon Division)
U Aye Thar Aung          Secretary ( Representative of 
Shan National League for Democracy, Arakan League for Democracy, 
Mon National Democratic Front, 
Zome National Congress)
U Than Tun		Secrtary  ( MP, Thaungthar township No: 2, Mandalay 
Division)
and the following members:
U Tin Oo 			Deputy Chairman, National League for Democracy
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi		General Secretary , National League for Democracy
U Lwin 			MP, Thongwa township No: 1, Rangoon Division
U Hla Pe			MP, Moulmeingyun township No: 2, Irrawaddy Division
U Soe Myint			MP, South Okkalapa township No:1, Rangoon Division
U Lun Tin			MP, Moulmein township No:1, Mon State
U Nyunt Wei			MP, Taungoo township No: 2, Pegu Division

2. The committee passed the following  resolutions:-

Resolution Number 1 :  Formation of parliamentary committees.
(Note: When parliament is convened, the membership of the committees is 
subject to appropriate review after consultation with the members 
through the Speaker of the House.)
For the purpose of attending to affairs that are the responsibility of 
parliament, the chairman or secretary or both of these committees will 
function to the best of their ability. These committees will operate 
until such time as parliament is convened.

(a) Committee for the Ethnic Nationalities Affairs
U Aye Thar Aung			Chairman
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi		Secretary
When parliament is convened there will be consultation with MPs of the 
States and this committee will be reconstituted or other members 
included.
(b) Committee for Finance/ Economy/ Commerce
U Nyunt Wei			Chairman
(c) Committee for Legal Affairs
U Tin Oo				Chairman
(d) Committee for Education
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi		Chairman
(e) Committee for Health and Social Affairs
U Lwin 				Chairman
(f) Committee for Foreign Affairs
U Aung Shwe 			Chairman
(g) Committee for Cultivators and Peasants Affairs
U Soe Myint			Chairman
(h) Committee for Workers Affairs
U Than Tun				Chairman
U Lun Tin				Secretary
(i) Committee for Parliamentary Affairs
U Hla Pe				Chairman
(j) Committee for Defence
U TIn Oo 				Chairman
Resolution Number 2: 
	In conformity with democratic principles the people in whom sovereign 
power resides, freely and fairly elected their representatives from the 
respective political parties. The removing, restraining, forcing 
resignations, holding in custody and imprisoning in jail of these 
people's representatives is vehemently condemned. We emphatically demand 
that they be released immediately and unconditionally for the observance 
of the rule of law.

Resolution Number 3:
	In 1998, subsequent to the lawful request by the National League for 
Democracy and the political parties from the other ethnic groups for the 
convening of parliament the authorities who assumed state power 
commenced arresting, holding in custody, and imprisoning 
parliamentarians from all political parties. These operation amount to 
destroying the outcome of the free and fair multi-party democratic 
elections held in 1990. We vigorously disapprove and condemn these 
actions which makes a shameful precedent for any country. A very big 
misdeed.

Resolution Number 4: 
In the matter of the convening of Parliament: 
It was resolved that the imprisonment of parliamentarians and others by 
the authorities and making it known that they would be released if and 
when the Committee representing People's Parliament is dissolved is 
tantamount to a crime wherein the imprisoned are being held as hostages.

Resolution Number 5
The courage and sacrifices made by the men and women of all the 
political parties who are now being held and persecuted in devious ways 
are standing firm with persistence for democracy and human rights out of 
their personal convictions is deeply appreciated by this committee. They 
will be honoured and will have a place in the annals of our history. 

Resolution Number 6
The unanimous decision taken at the third committee of the 53rd General 
Assembly of the United Nations in relation to human rights situation in 
Burma is a  great source of encouragement to us. Paragraph 8 and 9 are 
of special importance.

Paragraph 8. Strongly urges the Government of Myanmar, taking into 
account its
assurances given at various times, to take all necessary steps towards 
the
restoration of democracy in accordance with the will of the people as
expressed in the democratic elections held in 1990 and to ensure that
political parties and non-governmental organizations can function 
freely,
and in that context notes that the National League for Democracy 
recently
established a committee to temporarily represent the Parliament;

Paragraph 9. Also strongly urges the Government of Myanmar to take all 
appropriate measures to allow all citizens to participate freely in the 
political
process, in accordance with the principles of the Universal Declaration 
of	
Human Rights, and to accelerate the process of transition to democracy, 
in
particular through the transfer of power to democratically elected
representatives;


Committee representing People's Parliament


Rangoon
8 December 1998

(The National League for Democracy takes full responsibility for 
distribution.)






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