Information Sheet N0.A-0600(I)

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 MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE
YANGON
Information  Sheet

                         N0.A-0600(I)                        9th September
1998 
	
Government of Myanmar Says U.S. Remarks are Inaccurate

		The Government of Myanmar noted with concern the inaccurate remarks by U.S.
State Department spokesman James Rubin on  September 8 regarding " Arbitrary
Detentions " of opposition figures, and " a decision to deport " Ms. Suu Kyi.

		No member of the National League for Democracy has been arrested or charged
with any crime. Some members of the NLD have been invited by the Government to
help ensure a peaceful transition to a multiparty democracy. The NLD members
have been very cooperative, and are being comfortably housed in government
guest houses.

		The U.S. State Department has also mistakenly accused the Government of
threatening to deport Ms. Suu Kyi. The Government has made no such threats.
One writer in a daily newspaper expressed his opinion that Ms. Suu Kyi should
be deported, but that was merely the opinion of one  private individual. Other
writers in Myanmar newspapers have expressed different views towards 
Ms. Suu Kyi, encouraging her to take a more helpful role in developing the
country.

		The Government has an obligation to protect the rights of all Myanmar
citizens to a safe, secure environment. The Government of Myanmar would like
to remind the United States that Myanmar remains a peaceful country, without
the political violence that exists in many other developing countries around
the world.

		The Government of Myanmar welcomes any efforts by the United States  and the
international community to help Myanmar maintain the current stability during
its transition to a multiparty democracy. Irresponsible remarks by uninformed
observers only make that transition more difficult, and should be avoided.

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