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NDF'S STATEMENT ON THE URGENT NEED



Subject: NDF'S STATEMENT ON THE URGENT NEED FOR A POLITICAL SOLUTION

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                        NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT
                              ***(BURMA)***
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March 31, 1996

       NDF's STATEMENT ON THE URGENT NEED FOR A POLITICAL SOLUTION

It is necessary that the political stand and true aspiration of
the nationalities of Burma be known both at home and
internationally. It is also necessary that problems be solved by
cooperative effort. Therefore we wish to issue the following
statement:

1. Burma is a country which has been inhabited by various
nationalities since time immemorial. According to the Panglong
Agreement, signed on February 12, 1947, all the nationalities
have the right to live together on an equal basis in a
federation. It was on the basis of this agreement that
independence was gained from the British government on January 4,
1948. Therefore, all political solutions regarding the
nationalities must be based on these historical facts and the
Panglong Agreement.

2. In any negotiations addressing the question of the
nationalities, true representatives of the nationalities must be
included, and there must be a comprehensive political solution.
Only then will lasting peace and genuine national unity be
realized.

3. The political situation of present day Burma has not improved,
and as a result the economic and social conditions have continued
to deteriorate. If a comprehensive political solution cannot be
made, it is certain that Burma will slide towards a very
dangerous situation. The question of the nationalities and the
question of democracy are the main basic problems of the country
that cannot be ignored.

4. All of us unanimously support and welcome the 1995 UN
resolutions on Burma and we earnestly call upon the UN to
effectively actualize these resolutions, especially to involve
itself in the realization of a "tripartite dialogue" in Burma, as
called for in Resolution No.6, without delay.

5. We earnestly demand that the SLORC cooperates fully with the
UN Secretary General as called for in Resolution No.7. The SLORC
should announce a nationwide ceasefire, and agree to and
participate in the realization of a tripartite dialogue without
delay.


Central Executive Committee
National Democratic Front(Burma)