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  SHUT UP SEIN WIN
  NON OF YOUR BUSINESS
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: CCT=20
    To: Cc: Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 1:23 PM
    Subject: Burma's news -2- Bangkok Post 2-10-99


    Exiled leader pleads against repatriation
    Torture, death await raiders if sent back
    Post Reporters
    The leader of Burma's parallel government yesterday appealed to the =
government not to repatriate or deport the dissidents who seized =
hostages and occupied the Burmese embassy.
    "We plead with the Thai government to take action according to Thai =
law except repatriating them.. repatriating them is simply letting them =
be tortured and killed," said Sein Win, when contacted in Washington.
    "We hope the Thai government sees the situation in a wider political =
context, not just as a question of people occupying the embassy," said =
Dr Sein Win, head of the exiled National Coalition Government of the =
Union of Burma.
    The storming of the Burmese embassy "happened because the military =
[junta in Rangoon] ignored the people's will", he said.
    The dissidents called on the ruling military junta to release =
political prisoners, enter into a "meaningful dialogue" with the =
pro-democracy opposition, and form a coalition government based on =
results of the 1990 election.
    "Young people are frustrated.. they have been waiting a long time =
for the military [junta] to change the way to democracy. They are quite =
angry," he said.
    Dr Sein Win was confident the hostage-taking would not hinder the =
cause of the pro-democracy opposition working inside and outside Burma.
    He said repression is increasing in Burma with more arrests of =
dissidents. He also said human rights violations in the Shan state are =
"happening every day on a large scale".
    "The military say one thing and do something else.. we don't know =
who is in charge," he said, referring to remarks made on Sept 24 in New =
York by Burmese Foreign Minister Win Aung
    U Win Aung told the Asia Society his government was trying to stop =
the fighting among warring factions.
    He also said the government was transitional, with democracy its =
goal.=20
    =
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-------=20
    Ambassador says relations will stay intact
    Expert sees already bad ties worsening
    Post Reporters
    Burma's ambassador to Thailand said the hostage-taking would not =
harm bilateral relations, but an analyst disagreed.
    Ambassador Hla Maung, who escaped the hostage-taking because he was =
outside the premises at the time of the raid with six other embassy =
officials, said bilateral relations would remain good. "The Thai =
government is trying hard," he said. "Our relations are still good =
relations, no problem."But Chayachoke Chulasiriwongs, Burma specialist =
at Chulalongkorn University, believes the incident will worsen already =
bad relations.
    "Relations were already bad. What happened yesterday will only make =
matters worse," Mr Chayachoke said.
    The ambassador expressed confidence the 13 embassy officials held =
inside would be safe because of the attention Thai authorities were =
giving the matter.
    Foreign Ministry officials as well as the prime minister's secretary =
had contacted him, and the permanent secretary for foreign affairs had =
cancelled a trip to Europe in order to deal with the problem.
    "I like this manner," he said. The ambassador said he tried to reach =
a captive embassy official by calling his mobile telephone, but a man =
who identified himself as Johnny answered.
    The ambassador urged him "not to make trouble with our staff".
    Mr Chayachoke faulted the Thai government, especially intelligence =
agencies, for allowing the incident to happen.
    It will raise concern about the safety of other embassies in =
Thailand, Mr Chayachoke added.=20
    --------------------------------------------------=20
    All in camp accounted for
    A list of Burmese students at Ban Maneeloy holding centre in =
Ratchaburi has been checked and all are accounted for, Interior Ministry =
sources said.
    The camp in Suan Phueng district holds 900 Burmese students, =
according to records held by the ministry and the United Nations High =
Commissioner for Refugees.
    Investigators have not established if any Ban Maneeloy students were =
involved but believe the raid was the work of a radical armed group at =
the border.
    More than 100 Ban Maneeloy students rallied at the camp to call on =
the dissidents to refrain from violence against people in the embassy.
    The camp was sealed to prevent students from leaving and to enable =
officials to carry out a head count.
    Aung Soe, leader of the Ban Maneeloy students, who was taken to =
Bangkok to help negotiate with the dissidents, told police he knew =
nothing of the raid. He felt it might have been carried out by a =
200-strong group that broke from the mainstream body in recent months.=20
    ----------------------------------------------------------=20
    History repeats itself
    Hostage crisis echoes Israeli embassy raid
    The Burmese embassy crisis is a flashback to the 1972 hostage drama =
at the Israeli embassy engineered by the Black September Ali Taha =
terrorist group.
    Four Palestinian guerrillas stormed the embassy in Soi Lang Suan, =
off Ploenchit road, on Dec 28 and held six Israelis hostage including =
the then-Israeli ambassador to Cambodia.
    The terrorists threatened to shoot the hostages and blow up the =
embassy if their demand for the release of 36 Palestinians held in =
Israeli jails went unheeded. Police and army soldiers cordoned off the =
embassy while senior government officials led by Brig-Gen Chatichai =
Choonhavan, then deputy foreign minister, and ACM Dawee Chullasapaya, =
then chief-of-staff of the Supreme Command, tried to negotiate with the =
terrorists.
    Witnesses saw the four terrorists step out of a taxi and walk about =
in front of the embassy for a while before dashing to the front door of =
the building and smashing a glass panel to gain access to the compound =
at 11.30am.
    Brig-Gen Chatichai managed to establish dialogue with the terrorists =
but was held back from entering the embassy building for fear he might =
end up another hostage.
    Police set up their operation command centre in the deserted Mater =
Dei Convent across from the embassy. They were later joined by a unit of =
paratroopers and riot police.
    The Mater Dei centre soon became a meeting point of top officials. =
The then Israeli ambassador, Rehavem Amir, travelled back and forth =
between his residence and the command centre where he was frequently =
seen conferring with the Egyptian ambassador and top Thai cabinet =
members.
    After lengthy talks with the terrorists, ACM Dawee announced that =
they were ready to free the hostages provided their safe passage from =
Thailand was guaranteed. A breakthrough came when the terrorists agreed =
to exchange the hostages with 10 Thai officials to guarantee their safe =
getaway.
    The terrorists chose to go to Cairo. A number of airlines were =
approached and Thai Airways International was eventually assigned to fly =
them to the Egyptian capital.
    The 18-hour drama ended with all the hostages being released =
unharmed. The terrorists were flown to Cairo along with the officials =
who volunteered to be their new hostages including Brig-Gen Chatichai, =
ACM Dawee and Egyptian Ambassador Moustafa el-Assawy.
    ACM Dawee later said in Cairo his appeals to the terrorists on =
behalf of His Majesty the King had saved the Israeli hostages from =
almost certain death.
    The embassy seizure coincided with one of Thailand's most auspicious =
days when HRH Prince Vajiralongkorn was bestowed his title crown. The =
terrorists later said their willingness to compromise with Thai =
authorities stemmed purely from the fact they had chosen the wrong day =
to strike.
    The terrorists added they hoped their release of the hostages would =
demonstrate their goodwill towards Thai people.
    After the crisis was over, Thailand was showered with words of =
praise, especially from the then-Israeli ambassador who lauded Thai =
authorities for "remaining so cool and well-organised during those =
difficult hours".
    Golda Meir, then Israeli prime minister, said the Thai government's =
action in securing the release of the hostages should serve as a model =
for other governments faced with similar circumstances.=20
    ---------------------------------------------------------=20
    Attack on embassy is an outrage
    By forcing their way into the Burmese embassy with war weapons =
including assault rifles and hand grenades, and by taking hostages, the =
dissident Burmese students have stepped well over the line.
    They have used Thailand for hostile action against a foreign =
government and their activities can not be condoned.
    The students may well understand that support for their cause is =
widespread not only in Thailand but on the international scene, but they =
should be aware that the sympathy is founded on an injustice the people =
of Burma have suffered for decades.
    In taking matters into their own hands in violation of Thai and =
international law, they are playing with fire and weakening their own =
cause.
    Thailand can not tolerate the armed invasion of any diplomatic =
mission.
    We have obligations to ensure not only the safety of representatives =
of foreign governments but their ability to function without hindrance.
    Our relations with Burma are at best problematic, and the storming =
of the embassy will merely serve to make those relations more difficult.
    The action at the embassy is also likely to prompt a reaction on the =
part of authorities here that will work against the interests of Burmese =
people taking shelter on Thai soil.
    The raid will certainly draw international attention to the cause of =
a people who have struggled for more than four decades to choose their =
own leaders, but the fact is the generals in Rangoon have shown =
themselves to be unmovable objects. The events at the mission on Sathorn =
road are unlikely to bring about the departure of the State Peace and =
Development Council.
    So far, no one has been hurt.
    Shots have been fired and the action has caused alarm. Thai =
authorities have been correct to state that force will not be used to =
end the stand-off at the embassy.
    But it is important now that the students recognise that they are =
causing greater problems to the authorities here than they are to their =
adversaries in Rangoon.
    It is not too late to call the whole thing off, to understand that =
they have, by their actions, drawn the attention of the world to the =
plight of the Burmese people.
    Desperation and weapons make for a bad mixture and the longer the =
stand-off continues, the greater the temptation to bow to emotion and =
make a terrible mistake. This must not be allowed to happen.
    The cause of the Burmese democracy movement has won widespread =
support because of the sacrifices that have been made by ordinary people =
and the blood that they have shed. It is only natural that a sense of =
outrage remains among people who were given the opportunity to chart =
their own future only to have their hopes crushed by a regime that was =
merely toying with their democratic aspirations.
    It is also natural that the Burmese people feel let down badly by =
regional neighbours who chose to embrace their oppressive rulers as =
members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
    This newspaper stood firmly against the admission of the regime that =
purports to represent the people of Burma and has since demanded that =
the regional grouping act on its obligations to make Rangoon worthy of =
its membership.
    The consequences of the injustices that continue to be inflicted =
upon the people of Burma are today being felt in the heart of Bangkok.
    A problem caused by an oppressive regime is being visited upon a =
people largely supportive of the people of Burma.=20
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  <DIV><U><FONT color=3D#ff0000 size=3D7><STRONG>SHUT UP SEIN=20
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    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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    style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
    <A href=3D"mailto:mandalay@xxxxxxxxxx"; =
title=3Dmandalay@xxxxxxxxxx>CCT</A>=20
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    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <B>Cc:</B> <B>Sent:</B> =
Saturday,=20
    October 02, 1999 1:23 PM</DIV>
    <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Burma's news -2- =
Bangkok Post=20
    2-10-99</DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3D7><B>Exiled leader pleads against=20
    repatriation<BR></FONT></B><FONT size=3D5><I>Torture, death await =
raiders if=20
    sent back<BR></FONT></I><FONT size=3D3><B>Post =
Reporters<BR></FONT><FONT=20
    size=3D5>T</FONT></B><FONT size=3D3>he leader of Burma's parallel =
government=20
    yesterday appealed to the government not to repatriate or deport the =

    dissidents who seized hostages and occupied the Burmese =
embassy.<BR>"We=20
    plead with the Thai government to take action according to Thai law =
except=20
    repatriating them.. repatriating them is simply letting them be =
tortured and=20
    killed," said Sein Win, when contacted in Washington.<BR>"We hope =
the Thai=20
    government sees the situation in a wider political context, not just =
as a=20
    question of people occupying the embassy," said Dr Sein Win, head of =
the=20
    exiled National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma.<BR>The =
storming=20
    of the Burmese embassy "happened because the military [junta in =
Rangoon]=20
    ignored the people's will", he said.<BR>The dissidents called on the =
ruling=20
    military junta to release political prisoners, enter into a =
"meaningful=20
    dialogue" with the pro-democracy opposition, and form a coalition =
government=20
    based on results of the 1990 election.<BR>"Young people are =
frustrated..=20
    they have been waiting a long time for the military [junta] to =
change the=20
    way to democracy. They are quite angry," he said.<BR>Dr Sein Win was =

    confident the hostage-taking would not hinder the cause of the =
pro-democracy=20
    opposition working inside and outside Burma.<BR>He said repression =
is=20
    increasing in Burma with more arrests of dissidents. He also said =
human=20
    rights violations in the Shan state are "happening every day on a =
large=20
    scale".<BR>"The military say one thing and do something else.. we =
don't know=20
    who is in charge," he said, referring to remarks made on Sept 24 in =
New York=20
    by Burmese Foreign Minister Win Aung<BR>U Win Aung told the Asia =
Society his=20
    government was trying to stop the fighting among warring =
factions.<BR>He=20
    also said the government was transitional, with democracy its goal.=20
    =
<BR>---------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----------=20
    <BR></FONT><FONT size=3D7><B>Ambassador says relations will stay=20
    intact<BR></FONT></B><FONT size=3D5><I>Expert sees already bad ties=20
    worsening<BR></FONT></I><FONT size=3D3><B>Post =
Reporters<BR></FONT><FONT=20
    size=3D5>B</FONT></B><FONT size=3D3>urma's ambassador to Thailand =
said the=20
    hostage-taking would not harm bilateral relations, but an analyst=20
    disagreed.<BR>Ambassador Hla Maung, who escaped the hostage-taking =
because=20
    he was outside the premises at the time of the raid with six other =
embassy=20
    officials, said bilateral relations would remain good. "The Thai =
government=20
    is trying hard," he said. "Our relations are still good relations, =
no=20
    problem."But Chayachoke Chulasiriwongs, Burma specialist at =
Chulalongkorn=20
    University, believes the incident will worsen already bad=20
    relations.<BR>"Relations were already bad. What happened yesterday =
will only=20
    make matters worse," Mr Chayachoke said.<BR>The ambassador expressed =

    confidence the 13 embassy officials held inside would be safe =
because of the=20
    attention Thai authorities were giving the matter.<BR>Foreign =
Ministry=20
    officials as well as the prime minister's secretary had contacted =
him, and=20
    the permanent secretary for foreign affairs had cancelled a trip to =
Europe=20
    in order to deal with the problem.<BR>"I like this manner," he said. =
The=20
    ambassador said he tried to reach a captive embassy official by =
calling his=20
    mobile telephone, but a man who identified himself as Johnny=20
    answered.<BR>The ambassador urged him "not to make trouble with our=20
    staff".<BR>Mr Chayachoke faulted the Thai government, especially=20
    intelligence agencies, for allowing the incident to happen.<BR>It =
will raise=20
    concern about the safety of other embassies in Thailand, Mr =
Chayachoke=20
    added. <BR>--------------------------------------------------=20
    <BR></FONT><FONT size=3D7><B>All in camp accounted =
for<BR></FONT><FONT=20
    size=3D5>A</FONT></B><FONT size=3D3> list of Burmese students at Ban =
Maneeloy=20
    holding centre in Ratchaburi has been checked and all are accounted =
for,=20
    Interior Ministry sources said.<BR>The camp in Suan Phueng district =
holds=20
    900 Burmese students, according to records held by the ministry and =
the=20
    United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.<BR>Investigators have =
not=20
    established if any Ban Maneeloy students were involved but believe =
the raid=20
    was the work of a radical armed group at the border.<BR>More than =
100 Ban=20
    Maneeloy students rallied at the camp to call on the dissidents to =
refrain=20
    from violence against people in the embassy.<BR>The camp was sealed =
to=20
    prevent students from leaving and to enable officials to carry out a =
head=20
    count.<BR>Aung Soe, leader of the Ban Maneeloy students, who was =
taken to=20
    Bangkok to help negotiate with the dissidents, told police he knew =
nothing=20
    of the raid. He felt it might have been carried out by a 200-strong =
group=20
    that broke from the mainstream body in recent months.=20
    <BR>----------------------------------------------------------=20
    <BR></FONT><FONT size=3D7><B>History repeats =
itself<BR></FONT></B><FONT=20
    size=3D5><I>Hostage crisis echoes Israeli embassy=20
    raid<BR></I><B>T</FONT></B><FONT size=3D3>he Burmese embassy crisis =
is a=20
    flashback to the 1972 hostage drama at the Israeli embassy =
engineered by the=20
    Black September Ali Taha terrorist group.<BR>Four Palestinian =
guerrillas=20
    stormed the embassy in Soi Lang Suan, off Ploenchit road, on Dec 28 =
and held=20
    six Israelis hostage including the then-Israeli ambassador to=20
    Cambodia.<BR>The terrorists threatened to shoot the hostages and =
blow up the=20
    embassy if their demand for the release of 36 Palestinians held in =
Israeli=20
    jails went unheeded. Police and army soldiers cordoned off the =
embassy while=20
    senior government officials led by Brig-Gen Chatichai Choonhavan, =
then=20
    deputy foreign minister, and ACM Dawee Chullasapaya, then =
chief-of-staff of=20
    the Supreme Command, tried to negotiate with the =
terrorists.<BR>Witnesses=20
    saw the four terrorists step out of a taxi and walk about in front =
of the=20
    embassy for a while before dashing to the front door of the building =
and=20
    smashing a glass panel to gain access to the compound at=20
    11.30am.<BR>Brig-Gen Chatichai managed to establish dialogue with =
the=20
    terrorists but was held back from entering the embassy building for =
fear he=20
    might end up another hostage.<BR>Police set up their operation =
command=20
    centre in the deserted Mater Dei Convent across from the embassy. =
They were=20
    later joined by a unit of paratroopers and riot police.<BR>The Mater =
Dei=20
    centre soon became a meeting point of top officials. The then =
Israeli=20
    ambassador, Rehavem Amir, travelled back and forth between his =
residence and=20
    the command centre where he was frequently seen conferring with the =
Egyptian=20
    ambassador and top Thai cabinet members.<BR>After lengthy talks with =
the=20
    terrorists, ACM Dawee announced that they were ready to free the =
hostages=20
    provided their safe passage from Thailand was guaranteed. A =
breakthrough=20
    came when the terrorists agreed to exchange the hostages with 10 =
Thai=20
    officials to guarantee their safe getaway.<BR>The terrorists chose =
to go to=20
    Cairo. A number of airlines were approached and Thai Airways =
International=20
    was eventually assigned to fly them to the Egyptian capital.<BR>The =
18-hour=20
    drama ended with all the hostages being released unharmed. The =
terrorists=20
    were flown to Cairo along with the officials who volunteered to be =
their new=20
    hostages including Brig-Gen Chatichai, ACM Dawee and Egyptian =
Ambassador=20
    Moustafa el-Assawy.<BR>ACM Dawee later said in Cairo his appeals to =
the=20
    terrorists on behalf of His Majesty the King had saved the Israeli =
hostages=20
    from almost certain death.<BR>The embassy seizure coincided with one =
of=20
    Thailand's most auspicious days when HRH Prince Vajiralongkorn was =
bestowed=20
    his title crown. The terrorists later said their willingness to =
compromise=20
    with Thai authorities stemmed purely from the fact they had chosen =
the wrong=20
    day to strike.<BR>The terrorists added they hoped their release of =
the=20
    hostages would demonstrate their goodwill towards Thai =
people.<BR>After the=20
    crisis was over, Thailand was showered with words of praise, =
especially from=20
    the then-Israeli ambassador who lauded Thai authorities for =
"remaining so=20
    cool and well-organised during those difficult hours".<BR>Golda =
Meir, then=20
    Israeli prime minister, said the Thai government's action in =
securing the=20
    release of the hostages should serve as a model for other =
governments faced=20
    with similar circumstances.=20
    <BR>---------------------------------------------------------=20
    <BR></FONT><FONT size=3D7><B>Attack on embassy is an =
outrage<BR></FONT><FONT=20
    size=3D5>B</FONT></B><FONT size=3D3>y forcing their way into the =
Burmese embassy=20
    with war weapons including assault rifles and hand grenades, and by =
taking=20
    hostages, the dissident Burmese students have stepped well over the=20
    line.<BR>They have used Thailand for hostile action against a =
foreign=20
    government and their activities can not be condoned.<BR>The students =
may=20
    well understand that support for their cause is widespread not only =
in=20
    Thailand but on the international scene, but they should be aware =
that the=20
    sympathy is founded on an injustice the people of Burma have =
suffered for=20
    decades.<BR>In taking matters into their own hands in violation of =
Thai and=20
    international law, they are playing with fire and weakening their =
own=20
    cause.<BR>Thailand can not tolerate the armed invasion of any =
diplomatic=20
    mission.<BR>We have obligations to ensure not only the safety of=20
    representatives of foreign governments but their ability to function =
without=20
    hindrance.<BR>Our relations with Burma are at best problematic, and =
the=20
    storming of the embassy will merely serve to make those relations =
more=20
    difficult.<BR>The action at the embassy is also likely to prompt a =
reaction=20
    on the part of authorities here that will work against the interests =
of=20
    Burmese people taking shelter on Thai soil.<BR>The raid will =
certainly draw=20
    international attention to the cause of a people who have struggled =
for more=20
    than four decades to choose their own leaders, but the fact is the =
generals=20
    in Rangoon have shown themselves to be unmovable objects. The events =
at the=20
    mission on Sathorn road are unlikely to bring about the departure of =
the=20
    State Peace and Development Council.<BR>So far, no one has been=20
    hurt.<BR>Shots have been fired and the action has caused alarm. Thai =

    authorities have been correct to state that force will not be used =
to end=20
    the stand-off at the embassy.<BR>But it is important now that the =
students=20
    recognise that they are causing greater problems to the authorities =
here=20
    than they are to their adversaries in Rangoon.<BR>It is not too late =
to call=20
    the whole thing off, to understand that they have, by their actions, =
drawn=20
    the attention of the world to the plight of the Burmese=20
    people.<BR>Desperation and weapons make for a bad mixture and the =
longer the=20
    stand-off continues, the greater the temptation to bow to emotion =
and make a=20
    terrible mistake. This must not be allowed to happen.<BR>The cause =
of the=20
    Burmese democracy movement has won widespread support because of the =

    sacrifices that have been made by ordinary people and the blood that =
they=20
    have shed. It is only natural that a sense of outrage remains among =
people=20
    who were given the opportunity to chart their own future only to =
have their=20
    hopes crushed by a regime that was merely toying with their =
democratic=20
    aspirations.<BR>It is also natural that the Burmese people feel let =
down=20
    badly by regional neighbours who chose to embrace their oppressive =
rulers as=20
    members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.<BR>This =
newspaper=20
    stood firmly against the admission of the regime that purports to =
represent=20
    the people of Burma and has since demanded that the regional =
grouping act on=20
    its obligations to make Rangoon worthy of its membership.<BR>The=20
    consequences of the injustices that continue to be inflicted upon =
the people=20
    of Burma are today being felt in the heart of Bangkok.<BR>A problem =
caused=20
    by an oppressive regime is being visited upon a people largely =
supportive of=20
    the people of Burma.=20
    <BR>-------------------------------------------------------------=20
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