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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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