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Dear All, following news on Burma
* Lonely Planet Address information. Please email now.
* AFP/IHT: Burma Paper Predicts New Detention of Junta's Foe Sept 26, 1996 
* The Prudential Strategy Report -No mention of TOTAL. Why?
* EU/EP Contacts : Upcoming European Parliament vote to deny trade benefit status to Burma 

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ACTION CALL: TELL LONELY PLANET TO GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT

On August 28, Joe Cummings, the author of Lonely Planet's Burma
guide, published an article in the Wall Street Journal (" Why tourism helps democracy in Burma ", The Nation, Sept 9 1996) claiming that tourism and repression in Burma are unrelated.  This article is
factually inaccurate and reflects a willingness to ignore the truth in
order to profit personally.  Lonely Planet, a publication which prides
itself on cultural sensitivity, should not be supporting tourism in Burma
when Aung San Suu Kyi is asking for tourists to stay away (for the
time being).  And Cummings should be held accountable for presenting
an extremely inaccurate picture of what is going on in Burma today.

ACTION CALL:

1.
Write a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal <http://wsj.com>
Attn:  Mr. Ned Crabb
200 Liberty
New York, NY  10281
Fax: 212 416 2658
Ph: 212 416 2576

2. 
Write/phone/fax/e-mail the following Lonely Planet offices and
express your strong displeasure with Joe Cummings' article and
the fact that Lonely Planet Publications is promoting tourism in
Burma at a time when Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung San Suu
Kyi is asking them not to come.

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Headline: AFP/IHT: Burma Paper Predicts New Detention of Junta's Foe Sept 26, 1996 
Keywords: NLD ban,  National League for Democracy (NLD), Aung San Suu Kyi, human rights, political prisoners, torture, murder, execution, rape, Slorc abuses, forced labor, forced relocation, Slorc propaganda, Nld arrests, Pe Kan Kaung (Slorc),New Light of Myanmar, Britain, Japan, President Clinton, White House, US Congress, Amnesty International 
Date: Sept 26, 1996 
Source: BNN,FBC,
Section: ebn
Rubrique: main

Dear All: AFP news on Slorc intimidation of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, threatens imminent arrest

Rangoon-- A state-run newspaper suggested Wednesday that Burma's military government would soon charge the opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi with political crimes. 

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, already has spent six yers under house arrest for her role in leading Burma's democracy movement. The military recently said she had been aiding exiled dissident groups in a plot to topple the government.

" In the not too distant future, she will be accused as a political criminal ", the state-run New Light of Myanmar said  in the 57th installment of a series of articles titled " What is Aung San Suu Kyi? Wither Goest She? "

The articles were written by Pe Kan Kaung, believed to be the pen name of a high-ranking military officer. They accuse Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of working with former colonial powers in a conspiracy to subjugate Burma. Burma was under British control from 1824 to 1942, when Japan occupied the country.

At a government news briefing this month, military intelligence officers displayed charts and printed materials purporting to show Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's connections with exiled dissident groups.

The democracy movement leader, who was released from house arrest last year, dismissed the threat of a new arrest, saying she and her party memebers were always ready for the possibility of detention, although they had not broken any laws.

" They can arrest anybody at any time, " she said. 3No one would believe the evidence anyway. I don't think the international reaction will be any differernt just because they've built a bogus case. "

Arresting Daw Aung San Suu Kyi could bring economic sanctions against Burma by the United States if President Bill Clinton signs a bill recently passed by Congress.

Burma's current military government seized power in 1988 after gunning down thousands of democracy protesters across the country. 

In the past three months, the military has arrested 70 of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's supporters in what the human rights group Amnesty International called " the largest wave of repression in Burma since 1991 ".

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PRUDENTIAL STRATEGY REPORT* The Prudential Strategy Report -No mention of TOTAL. Why?

Does anyone have any information why Prudential did not cite TOTAL  along with the other oil companies currently investing in Burma. This indeed is a most obvious and regrettable omission, and we encourage that you tell PRUDENTIAL  accordingly. If our reading is not correct, as we believe it is so, please correct us if we have overlooked something.

Further, does anyone have the Prudential Email, or tel/fax, thank you.

re Prudential's financial newsletter " STRATEGY WEEKLY " (August 28, pp. 14-20).  It is
"Burma - Another 'Next South Africa'?" by S.G. Harvey and A.V. Wilson.

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* EU/EP Contacts : Upcoming European Parliament vote to deny trade benefit status to Burma 

 With the White House pursuing its own line of cautious diplomacy towards the junta and Asian friends, following the logic of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, while the tiger falls into the open trap, it would appear that Slorc is going beyond the stalement of arresting NLD members, with the most recent menace to Suu Kyi. The Europeans may now have to join the US push for sanctions. Perhaps President Clinton will reap a political windfall by signing the sanctions Bill, but at what cost? Urge the Europeans to adopt a consistent line with international condemnation of Slorc and its widespread abuses of human rights, forced labor, rape, torture and mass murder.

We encourage Burma readers, supporters and activists to fax the following European Parliament deputes and encourage them to support denial of trade benefits to the Burmese junta " government " in the forthcoming debate and vote on the question of General Scheme of Preferences - a continuation of the resolution (part 2, point 10c) voted last May 23 1996; and resolution adopted by the European Parliament December 14 1995 - linked to forced labor in Pakistan - (B4-1496, 1519, 1539, 1549 and 1561/95) which the Parliament adopted resolution part II, point 18c, with resolution B4-1527/95 caduque.)

The following European Parliament deputies (representatives) put forward the resolutions for a free and democratic Burma, with particular mention of the GSP . Below you will find the previous resolutions which serve as resolutions adopted by the Parliment and basis for continuing pressure on Slorc in the context of current political crisis. 

To quote Thomas L Freidman, "As in war, so in economics, without US leadership, nothing happens....Unless America is ready to act unilaterally, it will never have allies with whom to act multilaterally. "


May 23 1996
c: B4-0588, 0608,0630,0642/96   Adopted by vote

 (in French, no accents)

Resolution sur les violations des droits de l'homme en Birmanie (Myanmar)

Le Parlement europeen,
- vu ses resolutions anterieurs sur la Birmanie (Myanmar), et en particulier celles des 29 september 1994 (JO C 30? DU 31.10.94, p. 98), 16 fevrier 1995 (JO C 56, du 6.3.95, p. 110) et 15 juin 1995 (JO C 166, du 3.7.95, p.128),

A. considérant que la Birmanie est dirigée par des militaires depuis 1962 et que, à la suite du soulevement populaire manque de 1988, le nouveau regime supprimant tout droit a la liberte d'expression et d'association,

B. consideranat que Mme Aung San Suu Kyi a ete placee en residence surveillee de 1989 a juillet 1995 et que le SLORC continue de lui imposer de graves restrictions a sa liberte personnelle, et notabment a sa liberte de mouvement,

C. consterne par les violations incessantes des droits de l'homme comises dans ce pays, et notamment par les atrocites perpetrees par le SLORC a l'enontre de minorites ethniques,

D. bouleverse par les persecutions que les autorites birmanes font subir aux Karens, un group ethnique de 4 millions de personnes dont quelque 80,000 members, a la suite de traitements cruels et de la destruction de villages, ont du fuir vers des camps installes en Thailande, et soulignant, en particulier, le rapport d'Amnesty International d'avril 1996 sur les assassinats de Karens auxquels l'armee birmane ne cesse de se livrer,

E. considerant que le SLORC a pour politique d'interdire à des dignitaires etrangers en visite officielle aupres du SLORC  de rencontrer egalement Aung San Suu Kyi et de refuser des visas a des hommes politiques etrangers qui souhaitent la rencontrer, eet constatant que des journralistes etrangers et des cooperants envoyes dans la region, entravaillant, mettent en peril leur securite personnelle, en particulier dans les zones frontalieres,

F. considerant les plaintes contre la Birmanie introduites conjointement par la Confederation europeene des syndicates et la Confederation internationale des syndicates libres a propos d'allegations de differentes formes de travail force pratiquees en Birmanie, et considerant l'enquete actuellement menee par la Commission sur la base du reglement du Conseil N° 3281/94 portant application d'un pluriannuel de quatre annees (1995-1998) de preferences tarifaires generalisees a certains produits industriels originaires de pays en voie de developpement, en vue d'une eventuelle exclusion provisoire de ce pays du Systeme des preferences generalisees,

G. considerant que les autorites birmanes viennent de declarer 1996 " annee de visite de la Birmanie ", en vue de promouvoir le tourisme dans le pays, et constatant que certains pays d''Europe et d'Asie aident le regime militaire birman, sur le plan economique et /ou militaire, en ignorant la situation deplorable des droits de l'homme dans ce pays;


1. invite le Conseil, la Commission eet les gouvernements des Etats members à faire clairement savoir aux autorites militaires de la irmanie qu'une normalisation des relations, notamment commerciales, entre l'Union europeenne et la Birmanie dependra des progres realises en Birmanaie vers le retablissement  d'institutions democratiques, le respect des droits de l'homme et l'abolition du travail force;

2. invite le Conseil, la Commission et les gouvernements des Etats membres à apporter un soutien public aux appels de Mme Aung San Suu Kyi en vue d'une reconciliation  nationale en Birmanie entre les forces militaires et democratiques, qui garantisse les droits de toutes le minorities et le plein retablissement de la liberte d'expression, des droits politiques, des droits d'association et de la liberte religieuse;

3. demande au Conseil d'adopter une position commune sur la politique a suivre vis-a-vis de la Birmanie sur la base de l'article J.é DU TRAITE UE, afin d'exercer toute la pression necessaire pour obtenir la democratisation du pays;

invite les autorites birmanes a liberer l'ensemble des prisonniers d'opinion immediatement et inconditionnellement (y compris ceux qui, elus membres de la Ligue nationale pour la democratie, sont empeches d'assister au Congres de leur parti, les 26 et 27 mai 1996) et a lever toutes les restrictions qui demeurent a la liberte personnelle de Mme Aung San Suu Kyi, dont releve notamment son droit de recevoir des dignitaires etrangers;

5. invite à l'ensemble des Etats membres à tenir compte des graves violations des droits de l'homme commises par les autorites birmanes avant de signer des accords de commerce, d'investissement et de tourisme avec le Myanmar;

6. se felicite de l'enquete actuellement menee par la Commission sur les allegations de travail force en Birmanie, en vue d'une eventuelle suspension des avantages du SPG;

7. invite la Commission a accorder une aide humanitaire appropriee aux Karens fefugies en Thailand ainsi qu'aux refugies d'autres communautes minoritaires;

8. charge son President de transmettre la presente resolution a la Commission, au Conseil, aux gouvernements des Etats membres, ainsi qu'au SLORC et à Mme Aung San Suu Kyi, au Secretaire generale des Nations unies, à la commission des Nations unies pour les droits de l'homme et aux gouvernments des pays membres de l'ANASE (ASEAN).

The above proposition - adopted by Parliament - was initially submitted by the following EP deputys, and their respective political party:

Mevr. Hedy d'ANCONA, PSE, Netherlands
Tel (020) 63 85 829

James MOORHOUSE, PPE,  UK 
Tel (0171) 416 00 93/(0171) 416 00 94,
Fax (0171)416 00 95

Mevr. Hanja Johanna RH MAIJ-WEGGEN, PPE, Nederland (Holland)
Tel (040) 241 63 10
fax (040) 248 24 58

Giorgio LA MALFA, ELDR, Italy
Tel (06) 683 37 57
fax (06) 689 30 02

Jan Willem BERTENS, ELDR, Nederland (Holland)
Tel (Brussels) (32 2) 284 5602
fax (Brussels) (32 2) 284 9602
Tel (Maastricht) (043) 321 00 41
fax (Maastricht) (043) 325 89 79 
	
Luigi VINCI, GUE/NGL, Italy
Tel (Brussels) (32) 2 284 56 64 
Fax (Brussels) (32) 2 284 96 64

Sra Maria SORNOSA MARTINEZ, GUE/NGL, Spain
Tel 384 18 88
Fax 391 12 57

Wilfried TELKAMPER, V, Germany
Tel (0761) 579 80
Fax (0761) 525 18

Jaak H.-A. VANDEMEULEBROUCKE,  ARE, Belgium
Tel (32) 059 80 04 28
fax (32)  059 23 72 79 

Mme Odile LEPERRE-VERRIER, ARE, France
Tel (32) 2 284 59 94/ 284 79 94
fax  (32) 2 284 99 94

 European Parliament deputies active in submitting Free Burma resolutions include

December 14 1995  
Propostions of Resolution voted (on GSP)

Mevr. Anne E.M. VAN LANCKER, PSE, Belgium
Tel (09) 221 08 75
Fax (09) 220 31 68

Mevr. Hanja Johanna RH MAIJ-WEGGEN, PPE, Nederland (Holland)
Tel (040) 241 63 10
fax (040) 248 24 58

Jean-Claude PASTY, UPE, France
Tel (33 1° 43 54 08 08/ 46 33 40 69
Fax (33 1) 40 46 07 15

Katerina DASKALAKI, UPE, Poland
tel ( 48 1) 725 75 55/725 75 56
fax (48 1) 725 75 57

Ernesto CACCAVALE, UPE, Italy
tel (081) 551 81 26/551 86 17
fax (081) 552 0355

Luigi VINCI, GUE/NGL, Italy
Tel (Brussels) (32) 2 284 56 64 
Fax (Brussels) (32) 2 284 96 64

Sra Maria SORNOSA MARTINEZ, GUE/NGL, Spain
Tel (34) 384 18 88
Fax (34) 391 12 57

Mme Mireille C. ELMALAN, GUE/NGL, France
tel   (16) 72 09 03 60
fax (16) 78 70 95 89 

Pedro MARSET CAMPOS, GUE/NGL, Spain
tel  (34 68) 21 87 75 
fax (34 68) 21 52 96

Sergio Questor RIBEIRO, GUE. NGL, Portugal
tel (351 1) 793 62 72
fax (351 1) 796 9162

Marianne ERIKSSON, GUE/NGL, Sweden
tel (46 08) 798 25 12

Alexandros ALAVANOS, GUE/NGL, Greece
tel (32 2) 284 59 11
fax (32 2 284  99 11 

Ioannis THEONAS, GUE/NGL, Greece
tel (30 1) 252 25 91/804 77 23
fax (30 1) 251 19 98

Wilfried TELKAMPER, V, Germany
Tel (0761) 579 80
Fax (0761) 525 18

Wolfgang KREISSL-DORFLER, V, Germany
Tel (49) 089 78 58 29 00/089 724 38 40 
fax  (49) 089 78 41 71 

Andre SAINJON, ARE, France
Tel (33 1) 48 57 35 35/ (33 16) 94 32 16 19
fax (33 1) 48 57 63 13


June 20, 1996
Proposition and Resolution voted by EP condemming Slorc's law of June 6 1996 aimed at silencing public political discourse with prison sentences up to 20 years and limiting groups to five persons, calling for political and economic isolation of Slorc:

voted by ANCONA, MOORHOUSE,  PASTY,  BERTENS, VINCI, TELKAMPER, AELVOET, VANDEMEULEBROUCKE and LEPERRE-VERIER, including the following :

Frau Mariene LENZ, PPE, Germany
Tel  (49) 0228 31 38 45 
fax (49) 0228 31 82 36

Giorgos DIMITRAKOPOULOS, PPE, Greece
tel  (30) 41 227 224 (30) 1 671 21 63
fax  (30) 41 250 391

Niall  ANDREWS, UPE, Ireland
tel (353) 1 679 4368/ (353) 1 298 47 69
fax (353) 1 679 00 24

Mme Anne ANDRE-LEONARD, ELDR, Belgique
Tel (32) 010 41 80 70
fax (32) 010 41 83 74


July 18, 1996
the European Parliament voted sur the resolution Droits de l'homme (Human Rights) over the Nichols death, : Resolution sur la situation politique et la poursuite des violations des droits de l'homme en Birmanie, again underlining the General Scheme of Preferences (" SPG aux produits exportes par la Birmanie a destination de l'Union Europeaenne etant donne que le recours au travail force est pratique systematiquement ")

Propostions and resolutions submitted by the following:

Mrs. Glenys E KINNOCK, PSE, UK
Tel (44 01 495)  20 12 01/  (44 01495)  22 59 74 
farc (44 01 495  20 10 30 / (44 01495) 22 59 74

Kirsten M JENSEN, PSE, Denmark
tel (45)  31 39 15 22
fax (45) 31 39 40 30 

Frode KRISTOFFERSEN, PPE, Denmark
Tel (45) 74 62 13 73

Jean-Claude PASTY, UPE, France
Tel (33 1° 43 54 08 08/ 46 33 40 69
Fax (33 1) 40 46 07 15

Bertel HAARDER, ELDR, Denmark
Tel (45)31 38 13 23/ Brussels ( 32 2 ) 284 54 50
fax (45)33 91 44 15/ Brussels ( 32 2 ) 284  9450

Paavo VAYRYNEN, ELDR, Finland
tel (358 60) 356 0609

Elisabeth REHN, ELDR, Finland 
tel  (358 0) 298 02 96 /Brussels ( 32 2 ) 284 58 72
fax (358 0) 298 05 31/ Brussels ( 32 2 ) 284 98 72

Jan Willem BERTENS, ELDR, Nederland (Holland)
Tel (Brussels) (32 2) 284 5602
fax (Brussels) (32 2) 284 9602
Tel (Maastricht) (043) 321 00 41
fax (Maastricht) (043) 325 89 79 

Luigi VINCI, GUE/NGL, Italy
Tel (Brussels) (32) 2 284 56 64 
Fax (Brussels) (32) 2 284 96 64

Sra Maria SORNOSA MARTINEZ, GUE/NGL, Spain
Tel 384 18 88
Fax 391 12 57

John IVERSEN, GUE/NGL, Denmark
Tel (45) 86 17 01 16

Wilfried TELKAMPER, V, Germany
Tel (0761) 579 80
Fax (0761) 525 18

Mevr. Magda GH AELVOET, V, Belgium
Tel  (32 2) 284 91 43
tel  (32 016) 25 95 03
fax (32 016) 25 95 03

Jaak H.-A. VANDEMEULEBROUCKE,  ARE, Belgium
Tel (32) 059 80 04 28
fax (32)  059 23 72 79 


Mme Odile LEPERRE-VERRIER, ARE, France
Tel (32) 2 284 59 94/ 284 79 94
fax  (32) 2 284 99 94

ELDR -Group of the European Liberal, Democart and Reform Party
PSE - Group of the Party of European Socialists
PPE - Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democatic Group) 
GUE/NGL - Confederal Group of the European United Left/ Nordic Green Left
V - The Green Group in the European Parliament




Metta, thank you, peace, happiness and long life.

Virtually yours, 
Dawn Star  (Paris)  <cd@xxxxxxx>

Burmanet / TOTAL Coordinator 
Euro-Burmanet  (Paris, France) 
Free Burma Coalition
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