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A Peaceful Rally at Thai Embassy in



Subject: A Peaceful Rally at Thai Embassy in Washington, DC


To:	Friends of Democracy, Human Rights and Peace in Burma
Re:	A Rally for Burma's Freedom at Thai Embassy


	There will be a rally in front of the Royal Thai Embassy in 
Washington, DC on February 24, 1995. The purpose of the rally is to urge 
the Thai government to take a stand against the regime of Burma. For long, 
we, the Burmese expatriates around the world, have been urging the Thai 
government to be aware of the military junta's suppression of its own people 
and its belligerent attitude toward its neighboring countries. The Thai 
government, however, has adopted its so-called "constructive engagement"  
policy in dealing with the Burmese military to coddle it into becoming more 
benignant. 
	Last week's incident is an unmistakable proof of that. A number of 
Burmese troops intruded the Thai territory to advance to the camps of the 
Karen refugees who fled into Thailand after their homes around Manerplaw had
been overrun  by the Burmese troops. Some amount of rice bags, stored for 
the consumption of the people in the camp, were also taken away.  They even 
threatened the local Thai army to stop helping the Karen refugees in fight or 
to expect the same intrusion otherwise. The Burmese troops has now and then 
threatened the integrity of its neighbor and has practically invaded Thailand.
	Now is the time for the Thai government to abandon its illusion of the
wisdom and effectiveness of ill-advised policy of "constructive engagement." 
	Now is the time for the Thai government to take a firm stand against 
the Burmese junta and join the international community in pressuring it into 
heeding to the democratic aspirations of the Burmese people.
Please join us.


Date:	February 24, 1995 (3:00-4:30 pm)
Place:	In front of the Royal Thai Embassy
	Washington, DC