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(11/19/91)Prime Minister Warned on
- Subject: (11/19/91)Prime Minister Warned on
- From: waterly@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 18:43:00
Subject: (11/19/91)Prime Minister Warned on Arm Buildup
Reuters North American Wire
November 19, 1991, Tuesday, PM cycle
HEADLINE: BURMESE LEADER IN U.S. TO WARN ON ARMS BUILDUP- REPORT
A leading opponent of Burma's military government has been unable to win an
appointment with anyone at the White House to warn U.S. officials about his
country's alarming military buildup, the New York Times reported in its Tuesday
editions.
"There is only one superpower left in the world," U Sein Win told the
newspaper in an interview in Washington. "We want the United States to use its
influence to cut links with the military regime and impose sanctions."
Sein Win is the head of a provisional government operating from rebel-held
territory in Burma near the Thai border, which the newspaper said is trying with
scant resources to gain world attention.
The New York Times said Sein Win came to Washington last week. It said he
has been unable to win an interview at the White House to give his warning,
although he has been welcomed by members of Congress and has met with one State
Department official.
It said Burma's State Law and Order Restoration Council is being armed with
the help of China and other nations in the region are known to be concerned.
The New York Times quoted Asian expert David Steinberg as saying China has
sold $1.2 billion in arms, aircraft and patrol boats to Burma since 1988.
Sein Win's National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma has had more
success in Europe, the New York Times said. The European Parliament has pledged
help and the Swedish government has sponsored a resolution that will be
considered within weeks in the U.N. General Assembly.
The New York Times also quoted Sein Win as saying "the country is being run
by uneducated criminals," and said his government rejects as illegitimate
attempts to rename Burma as Myanmar and its capital Rangoon as Yangon. It said
Sein Win has pledged to restore the old names.