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REPORT ON COMMUNICATION (3/6/96)



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A LETTER TO U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL(3/6/96)
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Dr U Ne Oo
June 3, 1996

Dr Boutros Boutros-Ghali
The Secretary-General of the United Nations
38th Floor, U.N. Secretariat
United Nations New York 10017
United States of America

Dear Secretary-General:

I call the Secretary-General's attention to the recent arrest of the
elected members of parliaments by the Burma's ruling military authorities.
These arrests were prompted by the call for holding a congress for the
opposition party, the National League for Democracy, on 26-28 May 1996. The
authorities begun arresting the 238 members of parliamnts weeks prior to
that congress. The military government's move appears to be to neutralize
the threat of opposition's possibility of declaring a Government of Burma.

The National League for Democracy, however, doesn't seem to have an
intention of making such a drastic move. The NLD's congress was made to
reunite its party members and to discuss about the dialogue with the
military authorities. It is clear that the military government's action was
caused by the insecurity of its own position and by a paranoid perception
that any move by the opposition must be an attempt to remove it from power.

The military authorities, nevertheless, begin releasing some of those
arrested in this weekend - hopefully more be followed. The political
consequences of such an irrational behaviour by the government, however,
can be disturbing. It become clearer about the unstable hold on power of
the SLORC central administration. For some time, we are quite aware that
the SLORC do not have a secure hold of power on population and,
particularly, the regional military administrations.

While SLORC itself does not have enough capacity to influence regional
military administrations, the SLORC is refusing to enter a proper dialogue
with the opposition; depriving the opposition of the opportunity to
consolidate power. An unfortunate future can be the total breakdown of
SLORC central administration, with no alternative power center, which may
cause destabilization of the country and, consequently, in the region.

I therefore appeal the Secretary-General, Security Council and the
international community to intensify your effort to intervene the
situation, and in bringing peace and reconciliation in Burma.

Yours respectfully and sincerely,
Sd. U Ne Oo.
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