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Information Sheet N0.A-0532( L )



                                       Information Sheet

		N0.A-0532( L )                       30th July 1998 
	
                      Government Initiates Solution to End the Standoff

		On the request of the NLD (Central Executive Committee) Mrs. Aris' two
personal physicians were sent to meet and give a check-up and treatment to the
team at the site on 28 July and 29 July mornings. 
   
		On 29 July at 9:30 pm the authorities concerned taking note of Mrs. Aris'
personal physicians' advice and observing the failure of the NLD Chairman and
party in resolving the incident had no choice but to take the initiative to
break the standoff by sending her to Yangon and put her and others in the care
of proper medical attention at their respective residences there.

		Now that the Manila Meeting is over and the NLD's objective to create and
stage an incident in Myanmar in order that Mrs. Albright could berate Myanmar
and also other nations could be managed in putting pressure on Myanmar has
been accordingly achieved. The Government sincerely believes that it is time
to break the standoff by taking the initiative knowing Mrs. Aris'
uncompromising stance and rigidity while at the same time being very much
aware of the absolute lack of control as a party the NLD (Central Executive
Committee) should have over their General Secretary. 

		There is an expression in Myanmar as " one's own life can be safeguarded
only by one's own wisdom " upon which in this scenario the government's wisdom
is becoming purer and clearer in conscience in saving a life of a human being
since the other party seems to find it difficult in producing or coming up
with the nearest sense of any solution. The authorities hope that anyone who
considers him or herself to be a political leader to act more accordingly and
that action taken should be more befitting one's own projected status.

		The Government on its part taking this initiative to break the standoff does
not have much to gain since the government is not responsible for any act that
a person or a group of persons act on his or her or their own free will. But,
we do not wish to see anybody's life go wasted for no good reason and that is
the reason why we have taken this timely course of action after being observed
from all angles. Of course, there will be some who have made up their mind or
policy to criticize our every movement and action regarding this incident but
we want them to be aware that the government gains nothing by taking this
course of action at this time since we have already being berated by some
countries at the Manila Meeting by which of course the objective of the NLD
has been met.

		But again knowing very well Mrs. Aris would have difficulty in backing down
at this time of the game especially when some media are now brewing up with
statements fanning the flame and some countries without understanding the
complex situation are directly or indirectly encouraging her every action
which made things more difficult in finding and helping the decisive ways of
solution of any kind. Fortunately, no organization or country came up to
confer her with another peace award during the standoff which will definitely
make her life more difficult after receiving and becoming the prisoner in the
confinement of Nobel peace award. It is quite obvious that the man in the
street and even the people living in the vincinity of the parked car were not
seen interested in the NLD's political stunt.

		Some even went to the extent of saying, " Thanks goodness she is putting a
curse on her own self now whereas she has already imposed a curse on others by
breaking a lot of people's rice bowls in the country by opposing foreign
investment, tourism, trade, aid and support."

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