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KHRG Karenni, part 5/5



		  FORCED RELOCATION IN KARENNI

     An Independent Report by the Karen Human Rights Group
	      July 15, 1996     /     KHRG #96-24

 * PART 5 OF 5 - SEE OTHER POSTINGS FOR OTHER PARTS OF THIS REPORT *

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		 Translation of Forced Relocation Order

Following is the direct translation of the form letter sent to most or all of

the 98 villages between the Pon and Salween Rivers on June 1st.  It is a 2-
page typed order with the addressee, village and village tract names 
written in by hand (replaced by xxxx here).  A photocopy of the Burmese 
original is included on the following page.  LORC = Law & Order 
Restoration Council, LIB = Light Infantry Battalion (abbreviations are 
used here where they are used in the Burmese original).

   Stamp:                            Township Law & Order Restoration Council
Township LORC                        Shadaw Town
 Shadaw Town                         Ref. No. 101 / 1-1 / Ya Ta - 1 (Tha Wa)
				     Date:  1996 May 31

To:      Village Head   
	    xxxx       village
	    xxxx       village tract

Subject:    Gathering all the villages in Shadaw Township at Shadaw Town

Reference:  Frontline No. 337 LIB's letter dated 30-5-96, 
	    reference no. 337 / 01 / U-1

1)  According to the above order, to establish peacefulness and restore law 
and order within Shadaw Township, all the area between the Pon River and 
Salween River, all villages south of Shadaw and north of Shadaw, must 
gather at Shadaw.  7 JUNE 1996 IS THE LAST DAY for all the villages to
gather, 
we send this letter to inform you all.  If you do not gather by the deadline 
the troops will enter the village and if we see anyone we will consider them 
as enemy.

2)  Therefore your village must move to Shadaw, and 7 JUNE 1996 IS THE 
LAST DAY, we hereby inform you.

3)  For the villages to come here, the Township Law & Order Restoration 
Council will arrange a place [for them all to stay].

					       [Sd.]
					       Chairman

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Copies to: 
  - Chairman, State Law & Order Restoration Council, Kayah State, Loikaw Town
  - Chairman, District Law & Order Restoration Council, Kayah State, Loikaw
Town
  - Frontline camp, #337 Light Infantry Battalion, Shadaw Town
  - Chairmen, Market quarter / Southern quarter / | Notice: When the
villagers
    Central quarter / Aung Chan Tha quarter,      | move here, [I] inform you
    Quarter LORCs, Shadaw Town                    | to help them.
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		       List of Villages Affected

The following villages are known to have been forcibly relocated.  This list 
has been provided courtesy of the Karenni Information Ministry.  It is not 
complete.  Numbers in the lists correspond to the numbered dots on the 
map showing village locations.  Some village names are common and 
repeat themselves, such as Daw Kraw Aw, Daw Tama and Daw Mu Say.

		  Between Pon River and Salween River

The following 98 villages were all sent a written order (see example copy 
in this report) on 1 June ordering them to move to Shadaw or Ywathit 
relocation site by 7 June.  Most of them were forced to move to Shadaw.  
The area measures about 120 km. from north to south by 15 km. from east 
to west.

No.     Village Name

1       Daw Kadweet
2       Daw Taku
3       Daw Eida
4       Daw Naw Klu
5       Tee Taraku
6       Tee Leh
7       Naw Plu
8       Daw Tanaw
9       Leh Dukaw
10      Daw Mu Say
11      Leh Du
12      Thaw Thwee Leh
13      Daw Mu Leh
14      Nam Aw Lay
15      Klaw Leh
16      Tee Ka Bo Leh
17      Su Leh
18      Daw Wai Raw
19      Thirida (East)
20      Thirida (West)
21      Daw The Phu
22      Daw Noh Ku
23      Daw Klaw Leh
24      Daw Klo Ku
25      Daw Mumar
26      Daw The
27      Daw So Klai
28      Daw Soe
29      Daw Kraw Aw
30      Pana Leh
31      Tee Tho Ku
32      Tin Loi
33      Daw Leh Ku
34      Daw Law Bu
35      Nam Loi Yin
36      Daw Ei Taw
37      Shadaw (North)
38      (name not given)
39      Tee Ku Leh
40      Shadaw (West)
41      Shadaw (South)
42      Pa Lai Lai
43      Daw So Sah
44      Daw Pu Ei
45      Bu Law Ku
46      Si Ko Leh
47      Daw Ta Ma
48      Daw Ta Maw
49      Daw Klaw Leh Du
50      Daw Thaw Bu
51      Daw Ei Lah
52      Daw The
53      Nga Ma Loh Soe
54      Daw Klaw Leh Phu
55      Daw Mi Ku
56      Daw Ei Sa
57      Daw Klo Ku
58      Daw Ta Tho
59      Daw Klai The
60      Daw Klo Ku
61      Daw So Kyar
62      Tee Kay Leh
63      Daw Klaw Duh
64      Dee Leh
65      Daw Soh Doh
66      Daw Klo Ku
67      Daw Thaw Ku
68      Daw Tama
69      Daw Tamwi
70      Daw Bo Loh
71      Daw Mu Say
72      Daw Kraw Aw
73      Daw Leh Da
74      Su Leh
75      Daw Sar Si
76      Daw Lar Leh
77      Daw He So
78      Nam Phe Ku
79      Manai Ku
80      Daw Leh Ku
81      Tee Tho Ku
82      Daw Kulee
83      Wan Loi
84      Pa Ku Dah
85      Wan Pi Lu
86      Nam Lin
87      Leh Way
88      Mine Lam
89      Wan Pha Gyi
90      Wan Pla
91      Wan Chai
92      Nan Noh
93      Ji Kwe
94      Sa Laung
95      Wan Aw 1
96      Wan Aw 2
97      Saw Lon
98      Tee Ke Leh
		

		      Pah Saung and Maw Chi area

The following 52 villages, possibly more, are known to have been ordered 
to relocation sites with a deadline of 20 June.  Villages in Pah Saung 
township have been forced to move to a site near Pah Saung, villages 
north and south of Maw Chi to relocation sites near Maw Chi, and a few 
villages about 30 km. northwest of Maw Chi near the source of the Too 
River have been forced to move to Bu Ko and Kwa Chi villages.  The 
entire area covers an 80-km long swath going northwest from the Karen 
State border in the south up to the southern tip of Shan State.
		      
No.     Village Name

 99     Peh Ko Kee
100     Ko Baw Doh
101     Ku Tru
102     Lay Law Tee
103     Tu Doh Lay Ko
104     Baw Tar
105     Bu Law Po
106     Har Thedo
107     Kaw Tu Doh
108     Sho Daw Ko
109     Plo Ti
110     Ma Tu Peh
111     Yeh Mu Peh
112     Pan Put
113     Nam Kut
114     Pa Haw Ko
115     Yaw Di Ka
116     Po Bu Ku
117     Sho Ka Seh (1)
118     Sho Ka Seh (2)
119     Geh Lo (lower)
120     Ka Bweh Doh
121     Plah Kee
122     Bwa Doh
123     La Bweh Po
124     Ho Sak
125     Ka Baw Nga
126     Bu Ko
127     Kwa Chi
128     Sho Lo
129     Lel Po
130     Ka Tho Kee
131     Pweh Li Ko
132     Thi Bo
133     Hu Mu Kla
134     Ra Raw Bo
135     Lar Wa
136     Thaw Thi Lu
137     Par Put
138     Tu Ka Thu
139     Thaw Thi Po
140     La Par Ti
141     Doh Po
142     Pain Chit
143     Kaw Kee
144     Doh Mo Kaw
145     Sonlel
146     Yu Lay Ko
147     Ko Leh
148     Bweh Do Tha
149     Keh Kaw
150     Par Weh
		

		 Dee Maw So, Pruso and Baw La Keh area

The following 26 villages east of the Baw La Keh-Pruso-Dee Maw So road 
were forced to move to relocation sites at Tee Po Klo, Kay Lia, Daw Tama 
Gyi, and Baw La Keh by the deadline of 25 June.  The region measures 40 
km. north-south and 15 km. east-west.

No.     Village Name

151     Daw Ku Li
152     Daw Lyah Ku
153     La Li Leh
154     Daw Law Ku
155     Bu Lyar
156     Ta Po
157     Daw Tanaw
158     Daw Put
159     Daw Bya Ku
160     Daw Ta Kleh
161     Daw Law Ku
162     Kay Bi Soe
163     Daw Pet
164     Daw Preh Tu
165     Daw So Ku
166     Tee The Ku
167     Daw Takya
168     Daw Kyli
169     Daw Mo Sheh
170     Bu Ku
171     Daw Kaw
172     Daw Par
173     Daw Tama Gyi
174     Daw Klet
175     Daw So Pya
176     Daw Nyeh Ku
		 

			  Daw Tama area

The following 7 villages in Daw Tama area, east of the Salween River 
near the Thai border, were forced to move to a relocation site near Daw 
Tama by the deadline of 25 June.
			  
No.     Village Name

177     Thaw Thwi Leh
178     Tee Kaw Leh
179     Daw Plaw Du
180     Daw Tama
181     Myeh Leh
182     Daw Peh
183     Daw Ta Tho
	       
	
			      Loikaw area

Elders of the following 29 villages northeast of Loikaw have been forced to 
sign papers guaranteeing that they will be forced to relocate if any shots 
are fired in the region.  The area is between the Loikaw-Taunggyi road 
and the Pon River, from Loikaw northward to the Shan border - a 25 km. 
square area. 
			      
No.     Village Name

184     Pa Da Nyeh
185     Pa Kyeh Thit
186     Pa Temah
187     Daw Mu Kla
188     Lar Boi (lower)
189     Lar Boi (upper)
190     Sam Pya
191     Daw Kraw Ku
192     Daw The
193     Lay Aim Su
194     Nam Ma Hu
195     Daw The
196     Daw Par Pa
197     Mai Mya
198     Tha Wa
199     Wah
200     Paya Pyu
201     Ye Kan
202     Kon Nah (lower)
203     Kone Paw
204     Wan Kar
205     Kon Mako
206     Koy Ton
207     Nam Koy
208     Mae Huso
209     Tee Lon
210     Nam Sonkuay
211     Wa Ngaw (west)
212     Wa Ngaw (east)

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