SOMEBODY HELP ME !!

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Dear Friends,

I have not received any e-mail message from burmanet-l in last 60 hours. 
And following is the last message I have received from the mailing list.

Can anybody help me with getting me messages as usual ? Your kind help
is most appreciated.

With best regards, U Ne Oo.
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> Date: 19 Jul 1996 16:20:48
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> From: simon_billenness@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: DON'T CALL ME; CALL YOUR SENATORS!
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> From: simon_billenness@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Simon Billenness)
> 
> DON'T CALL ME; CALL YOUR SENATORS!
> 
> Friday, July 19, 1996 
> 
> This week, I have learnt that the United States Senate does not work on a
> strict schedule.  Nobody in Washington is certain when the Foreign
> Operations Appropriations Act will come up on the Senate floor for a debate
> and vote. It could be on monday; it could later in the week. 
> 
> Despite this uncertainty, two needs remain. You need to keep the pressure on
> your Senators. You also need to know what is happening.
> 
> Consequently, I suggest that next week you call each of your Senators'
> offices ONCE A DAY:
> 
> 1. Ask for the staff person responsible for foreign policy issues. 
> 
> 2. Ask if the debate and vote on the Burma sanctions amendment (section 569)
> of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act has occurred or been scheduled.
> 
> 3. Stress that you want your Senator to support the economic sanctions on
> Burma contained in Section 569 of HR.3540: the "Foreign Operations, Export
> Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997". 
> 
> 4. Ask if your Senator has taken a position on the Burma sanctions amendment.
> 
> DON'T FORGET TO ASK YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS TO CALL THEIR
> SENATORS TOO. 
> 
> WE NEED TO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CALLING THEIR SENATORS
> 
> You can call your Senators toll-free at: (800) 972-3524
> 
> Happy lobbying!
> 
> -----------------------------
> Simon Billenness
> Franklin Research & Development
> (617) 423 6655 x 225
> (617) 482 6179 fax
> simon_billenness@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----------------------------
> 
> BACKGROUND ON BURMA SANCTIONS
> 
> The mandatory sanctions provisions of the "Burma Freedom and Democracy Act"
> (S.1511) have been incorporated into HR.3540: the "Foreign Operations,
> Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997" as an
> amendment (section 569).
> 
> H.R.3540
> Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
> Appropriations Act, 1997 (Reported in the Senate) 
> 
> SECTION 569
> 
> LIMITATION ON FUNDS FOR BURMA 
> 
>      SEC. 569. Until such time as the President determines and certifies
> to the Committees on Appropriations that an elected government of Burma has
> been allowed to take office, the following sanctions shall be imposed on
> Burma :
> 
>           (1) No national of the United States shall make any investment
> in Burma;
>           (2) United States assistance to Burma is prohibited;
>           (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
> executive director of each international financial institution to vote
> against any loan
> or other utilization of the funds of the respective bank to or for Burma ;
> and
>           (4) Except as required by Treaty obligations, any Burmese national
> who formulates, implements, or benefits from policies which hinder the
> transition of Burma to a democratic country shall be ineligible to receive a
> visa and shall be excluded from admission to the United States.
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> 
> For your interest, HR.3540: the "Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
> Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997" also contains the following
> language on Burma:
> 
> BURMA 
> 
>      Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of
> chapter 8 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
> 1961, not less than $2,500,000 shall be made available to support activities
> in Burma , along the Burma -Thailand border, and for activities of Burmese
> student groups and other organizations located outside Burma , for the
> purposes of fostering democracy in Burma , supporting the provision of
> medical supplies and other humanitarian assistance to Burmese located in
> Burma or displaced Burmese along the borders, and for other purposes:
> Provided, That of this amount, not less than $200,000 shall be made available
> to support newspapers, publications, and other media activities promoting
> democracy inside Burma:
> 
> Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be
> made available notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further,
> That provision of such funds shall be made available subject to the regular
> notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
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