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SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR NEWS
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16 October 1999

No: 10 - 16

Shan Leader Calls for  Unified Command

A prominent leader of the Shan party that won elections in the Shan =
State=20
in 1990 has called for the establishment of a unified body for all the=20
diverse groups of Shan State, according to the official announcement =
from=20
the Shan resistance quarters.

Sai Aung Mart, Joint Secretary General of the Shan Nationalities League =
for=20
Democracy, who arrived at the border last month, issued a statement on 9 =

October in his capacity as Chairman of the Standing Executive Committee =
for=20
the Restoration Council of Shan State, calling for the establishment of=20
unified command for all the movements struggling against Rangoon in the=20
Shan State.

The Restoration Council, with its twin goals to restore national=20
sovereignty and to make Shan State a flourishing democracy, is to be=20
established at a national gathering to be held some time in December, =
said=20
the statement.

The Standing Executive Committee's immediate tasks are, the statement =
said,=20
threefold: To convene the National Conference, To draft the charter to =
form=20
the Shan State Legislative Assembly and the Restoration Council and To=20
draft plans for the recovery of Shan State from the junta's rule.

The statement also invites constructive suggestions from all patriotic=20
groups and individuals.

The SEC is composed of 15 members, elected at a meeting on 2 October. =
Apart=20
from Chairman Aung Mart, there are Sao Ternsarng (of Mongnawng House), =
Vice=20
Chairman and Nang Khurh-saen (a wellknown history researcher), General=20
Secretary.

Those interested were invited by the SEC to contact at the following=20
addresses: RCSS, P.O. Box 41, Maeping P.O., Chiangmai 50301, Thailand;=20
E-mail <authai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>.

Yawdserk, Commander-in-Chief of the Shan State Army, was reported to =
have=20
pledged his allegiance to this upcoming RCSS.

///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 size=3D5><STRONG><EM>SHAN HERALD AGENCY FOR=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>16 October 1999<BR><BR>No: 10 - =
16<BR><BR><FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000 size=3D5><STRONG>Shan Leader Calls for&nbsp; Unified=20
Command</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3><BR>A prominent leader =
of the Shan=20
party that won elections in the Shan State <BR>in 1990 has called for =
the=20
establishment of a unified body for all the <BR>diverse groups of Shan =
State,=20
according to the official announcement from <BR>the Shan resistance=20
quarters.<BR><BR>Sai Aung Mart, Joint Secretary General of the Shan=20
Nationalities League for <BR>Democracy, who arrived at the border last =
month,=20
issued a statement on 9 <BR>October in his capacity as Chairman of the =
Standing=20
Executive Committee for <BR>the Restoration Council of Shan State, =
calling for=20
the establishment of <BR>unified command for all the movements =
struggling=20
against Rangoon in the <BR>Shan State.<BR><BR>The Restoration Council, =
with its=20
twin goals to restore national <BR>sovereignty and to make Shan State a=20
flourishing democracy, is to be <BR>established at a national gathering =
to be=20
held some time in December, said <BR>the statement.<BR><BR>The Standing=20
Executive Committee's immediate tasks are, the statement said, =
<BR>threefold: To=20
convene the National Conference, To draft the charter to form <BR>the =
Shan State=20
Legislative Assembly and the Restoration Council and To <BR>draft plans =
for the=20
recovery of Shan State from the junta's rule.<BR><BR>The statement also =
invites=20
constructive suggestions from all patriotic <BR>groups and=20
individuals.<BR><BR>The SEC is composed of 15 members, elected at a =
meeting on 2=20
October. Apart <BR>from Chairman Aung Mart, there are Sao Ternsarng (of=20
Mongnawng House), Vice <BR>Chairman and Nang Khurh-saen (a wellknown =
history=20
researcher), General <BR>Secretary.<BR><BR>Those interested were invited =
by the=20
SEC to contact at the following <BR>addresses: RCSS, P.O. Box 41, =
Maeping P.O.,=20
Chiangmai 50301, Thailand; <BR>E-mail &lt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:authai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";>authai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;.<BR><BR=
>Yawdserk,=20
Commander-in-Chief of the Shan State Army, was reported to have =
<BR>pledged his=20
allegiance to this upcoming RCSS.<BR><BR>///END\\\<BR>For further =
information,=20
please contact S.H.A.N. at:<BR>Shan Herald Agency for News.<BR>P.O. Box. =
15,=20
Nonghoi P.O., 50007, Chiangmai, Thailand<BR>Ph/Fax: (053) 807 =
121<BR>e-mail:=20
&lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx";>shan@xxxxxxxxxxxx</A>&gt;<BR><BR>S.H.A.=
N.=20
is a non-profit making, independent Shan media group. It is not =
<BR>affiliated=20
to any political or armed =
organization.<BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>

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