Burma-Myanmar (r)

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> From: Bertil Lintner <lintner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> TO MICHAEL DOBBS-HIGGINSON
> 
> {snip}.
> 
> The complication - and confusion - arose after the arrival of the British 
> in the last century when a number of areas which had never been part of
> the bama/myanma kingdom were brought under British control. The Karen in
> the eastern hills even fought with the British against their historical
> enemy the bama/myanma  who intermittently and with varying degrees of
> success had tried to occupy the Karen Hills in the past. The Kachins, the
> Chins and the Nagas hardly had any contact with the bama/myanma before
> the arrival of the British. In fact, the northern Kachin Hills were not
> occupied by the British until the 1930s. 

Until the British came -- in fact until they left in 1948 -- the Chin Hills
were NEVER a part of Burma/Myanmar. General Aung San, the father of Aung
San Suu Kyu, managed to convince representatives from the Chins, the Shans,
the Karens, etc., attending the Panlong (sp?) conference, to join the Union,
and that's how they became a part of Burma.

Only after they signed the Panlong Agreement -- that guarantees equal
rights among different nationalities including the right to secede -- the
British agreed to let all go as one nation.  Unfortunately, every Burmese
government, U Nu's, Newin's and now SLORC, always cites the Panlong
Agreement but never mention or honour what the contents actually are. Why
else do you think there are so many insurgent groups fighting for autonomy
in Burma.

Moonie
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