SUMMARY: "A/PolCouns urged MEA Director (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma) I.M. Pandey on June 6 to press Burma harder to allow international aid supplies and workers to reach victims of Cyclone Nargis. Pandey cited India?s difficulties in getting aid into Burma, noting that direct access to the Irrawaddy Delta had been denied and that the GOB had not allowed India a role in the distribution of the aid supplies it delivered to Burmese airports. Pandey defended India?s decision to honor the strict conditions the GOB has placed on accepting aid, stating that "pressure and sanctions on Burma have never worked" and would only complicate relief efforts. Post expects the Indian government will privately ask the Burmese government to fulfill its promises to cooperate fully with international relief efforts, but will not exert any real pressure." END SUMMARY.