U Thant
Individual Documents
Description:
"Today a whole new nation is being built in Burma — politically, socially, and economically. Part of the task is physical: to repair war damage and create enough industrial capacity to improve living standards and make out country self-sustaining; an even greater part is social and psychological: to educate a people long held down by colonialism in the ways of democracy and self-development. Because there is very little private capital in Burma, the major responsibility has inevitably fallen upon the Government. Its greatest efforts are now being applied to such fields as these..."
U Thant
Source/publisher:
The Atlantic
Date of publication:
1958-02-00
Date of entry/update:
2008-11-15
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
U Thant
Language:
English
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