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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS

24 September 1999

Back To The Past - Today

Union Constitution Ratified
The three month long Constituent Assembly ended today, 24 September =
1947,=20
with the ratification of the draft union constitution.

The Constituent Assembly, formed with the aim to draft the constitution, =

met first on 10 June.

Representatives of the non-Burman then called the Hills Peoples, were=20
reportedly somewhat uneasy towards the end.

"It didn't conform to the terms of agreement made at Panglong", U Htoon=20
Myint of Taunggyi, who was to write several political treatises in the=20
coming years, said later. "We had agreed on the principle of full =
autonomy=20
in the internal affairs of each constituent state. But there were many=20
clauses in the draft which were in contradiction of the principle".

It was also in contradiction to Aung San's Seven Directives, which were =
the=20
guidelines for the drafting of the constitution, several participants=20
pointed out, especially Directive No. 2 which says, "(T)he individual=20
states ... shall enjoy the powers of autonomy ...".

However, U Nu, Aung San's successor after his assassination on 19 July,=20
told the non-Burman leaders as he was in a hurry to meet Clement Atlee,=20
then the British Prime Minister, in order to finalize the agreement for=20
independence, he would like it to be approved before his London visit.

"After Independence, we could amend it anytime we wanted it", he was=20
reported to have spoken.

Independence was declared on 4 January 1948. But it was twelve years =
later=20
before the task of amending the constitution could be seriously tackled.

When it did, the Army led by Ne Win seized power and overthrew the =
elected=20
government on 2 March, 1962.

/// END \\\
For further information, please contact S.H.A.N. at:
Shan Herald Agency for News.
P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand
Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121
e-mail: <shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

S.H.A.N. is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =

affiliated to any political or armed organization.




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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>24 September 1999<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT =
size=3D4>Back To The=20
Past - Today<BR><BR></FONT></STRONG>Union Constitution Ratified<BR>The =
three=20
month long Constituent Assembly ended today, 24 September 1947, <BR>with =
the=20
ratification of the draft union constitution.<BR><BR>The Constituent =
Assembly,=20
formed with the aim to draft the constitution, <BR>met first on 10=20
June.<BR><BR>Representatives of the non-Burman then called the Hills =
Peoples,=20
were <BR>reportedly somewhat uneasy towards the end.<BR><BR>"It didn't =
conform=20
to the terms of agreement made at Panglong", U Htoon <BR>Myint of =
Taunggyi, who=20
was to write several political treatises in the <BR>coming years, said =
later.=20
"We had agreed on the principle of full autonomy <BR>in the internal =
affairs of=20
each constituent state. But there were many <BR>clauses in the draft =
which were=20
in contradiction of the principle".<BR><BR>It was also in contradiction =
to Aung=20
San's Seven Directives, which were the <BR>guidelines for the drafting =
of the=20
constitution, several participants <BR>pointed out, especially Directive =
No. 2=20
which says, "(T)he individual <BR>states ... shall enjoy the powers of =
autonomy=20
 ...".<BR><BR>However, U Nu, Aung San's successor after his assassination =
on 19=20
July, <BR>told the non-Burman leaders as he was in a hurry to meet =
Clement=20
Atlee, <BR>then the British Prime Minister, in order to finalize the =
agreement=20
for <BR>independence, he would like it to be approved before his London=20
visit.<BR><BR>"After Independence, we could amend it anytime we wanted =
it", he=20
was <BR>reported to have spoken.<BR><BR>Independence was declared on 4 =
January=20
1948. But it was twelve years later <BR>before the task of amending the=20
constitution could be seriously tackled.<BR><BR>When it did, the Army =
led by Ne=20
Win seized power and overthrew the elected <BR>government on 2 March,=20
1962.<BR><BR>/// END \\\<BR>For further information, please contact =
S.H.A.N.=20
at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. 15, Nonghoi P.O., =
50007,=20
Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 121<BR>e-mail: &lt;<A=20
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