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>The following are the facts that were presented by  U Tun Aung Chein in a
paper dated 31st March 1997  on  behalf of  SLORC's  Peace Negotiators'
Group to the  Vice President of the Karen National Union.
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>1. The Mae Tha Raw Hta announcement, dated January 15, 1997, has opposing
views for persons interested in peace. Therefore, it is neccessary to annul
and withdraw the announcement. Peace talks will continue only after annuling
and withdrawing the announcement.
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>2. Should the National Convention conclude and a Constitution materializes,
there would be no permission to hold arms.  So it is necessary to consider
the demands for land and holding arms.  As laying down arms is a must for
the future, it is necessary to start this practice now.
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>3. There will be no action taken for any kind of criminal activities should
one return to the legal fold.
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>4.   The state will arrange for the rehabilitation so that the KNU soldiers
will not be 
>     disarrayed and will be able to live peacefully. 
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>5. It is necessary to be sincere and open-minded in order to have
peacetalks. No interference of other countries and other destructive
elements are unwelcome.
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>6. Political benefit taken through collaboration with political parties
that are inside Burma and opposing the State [i.e. the NLD] will not be
accepted.    
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