Information Sheet No. A-0046

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                                 Information Sheet
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No. A-0046                                              Date 24-5-97

		Once again the NLD has made claims that nearly (200) 
of their party members have been allegedly persecuted which is 
simply not true.

		At this time, no members of the NLD have been arrested, 
but have only been asked by local authorities to refrain from taking 
actions designed to create chaos in the country.

		A compelling illustration of propaganda at work would be 
made if  journalists and diplomats simply asked the NLD to provide 
a list of those arrested and the police stations at which the arrest 
were supposedly made. Then, their claims can be verified. 

		In the United States and in every civilized country around 
the world, the government  frequently asks for control and sometimes 
detains individuals who threaten actions to create chaos and cause 
social disruption. The NLD is seeking to maganify these protective 
activities for their own political aims.

		Regretfully, the western countries have been sold a barrel 
of propaganda, and are crafting a biased and dangerous foreign 
policy upon it. Given the recent history of the United States, they 
should know better.


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