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To
Mr. Patrick Chambers
Chairman
Johannesburg Botanic Garden Foundation
From
Dr. Thein Win
Free Burma Coalition(South Africa)
P O Box 9955
EDENGLEN 1613
18th September 1998
Dear Mr. Chambers
Re: Appeal to abandon "Burma Tour Package"
First of all, may I want to introduce myself. I am one of the Burmese =
doctors residing in SA since 1991. There are many Burmese doctors who =
are contributing the public sector of health service in SA. I am an =
exile medical doctor, after the military regime crackdown the =
pro-democracy movement in 1988. (8-8-88 massacre)
The Burmese military junta is the one of the world=92s worst human =
rights violators. United Nation, Amnesty International and international =
community is condemning the various issue of human
rights violation, extensively to the ordinary citizens such as forced =
labour(tour spots are constructing with forced labour), torture =
brutally, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, forced porterage, =
human mine sweepers, gang rapes at frontier areas etc.
The brutal military regime is using most of the income for the military =
upgrading. Universities are closed for +/- 7 years(altogether) in this =
decade. According to UNDP reports, the regime=92s military expenditure =
in 1990-91 was 222% as a percentage of Health and Education expenditure.
Almost, all your tour money will buy weapons and use for killing and =
oppressing to the citizens.
In fact, I am not a politician in my career but I have to involve in =
this campaign because of our Nobel cause. I am just considering as a =
humanitarian ground. I can understand as a business point of view, and =
it might be not acceptable for a boycott. I would like to appeal, =
earnestly as a Burmese people, please consider from humanitarian aspect.
PLEASE do not enjoy the money, which will get from "Burma Tour Package". =
Diner=92s Club International (SA) newsletter mentioned on Burma tour =
promotion as " At the end of the tour, it is not only wonderful memories =
of forest, monuments or mountains that you will carry home, but the =
warmth of the welcome and the gracious hospitality". BUT NOT NOW. It is =
absolutely true, IF YOU VISIT WHEN DEMOCRACY COMES. Now you can ONLY =
carry bloody smell of our people who were dying on the roads of Rangoon. =
As a human being, you should not enjoy the wonderful places of Burma, =
which are using "forced labour and forced allocation" to our ordinary =
citizens.
I would like to request you, "Burma is always there, at the corner of =
the South East Asia. Please come and enjoy our hospitality, fantastic =
Shwedagon Pagoda, beautiful Pagan (Bagan) and forest when democracy =
comes. Bloody roads are still wet, at present moment."=20
We do appreciate with all our hearts, for your kind consideration to =
abandon the "Burma Tour Package".
Please find the enclosed flyers, documents on Burma issue. If you want =
further information,
please do not hesitate to contact me. You can also obtain further =
information on the following
Internet Web=92s site.
1.http://www.freeburma.org
2.http://www.sunsite.unc.edu/ freeburma
3.http://www.danenet.wicip.org/ fbc
With regards
( T Win)
Ph (011) 882-1421 (Res)
Ph (011) 882-2400 (W)
Fax(011) 882-0644 (W)
E-Mail <burmamtk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Copy to:-
1. Ms Gill Sagar, Concorde Travel
2. Diners Club International (South Africa)
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<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>To</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Mr. Patrick Chambers</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Chairman</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Johannesburg Botanic Garden=20
Foundation</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>From</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Dr. Thein Win</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Free Burma Coalition(South=20
Africa)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>P O Box 9955</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>EDENGLEN 1613</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>18<SUP>th</SUP> September =
1998</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Dear Mr. Chambers</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Re: Appeal to abandon =
"Burma Tour=20
Package"</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>First of all, may I want to =
introduce=20
myself. I am one of the Burmese doctors residing in SA since 1991. There =
are=20
many Burmese doctors who are contributing the public sector of health =
service in=20
SA. I am an exile medical doctor, after the military regime crackdown =
the=20
pro-democracy movement in 1988. (8-8-88 massacre)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>The Burmese military junta is =
the one of the=20
world’s worst human rights violators. United Nation, Amnesty =
International=20
and international community is condemning the various issue of =
human</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>rights violation, extensively to =
the=20
ordinary citizens such as forced labour(tour spots are constructing with =
forced=20
labour), torture brutally, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention, =
forced=20
porterage, human mine sweepers, gang rapes at frontier areas =
etc.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>The brutal military regime is =
using most of=20
the income for the military upgrading. Universities are closed for +/- 7 =
years(altogether) in this decade. According to UNDP reports, the =
regime’s=20
military expenditure in 1990-91 was 222% as a percentage of Health and =
Education=20
expenditure.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Almost, all your tour money will =
buy weapons=20
and use for killing and oppressing to the citizens.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>In fact, I am not a politician =
in my career=20
but I have to involve in this campaign because of our Nobel cause. I am =
just=20
considering as a humanitarian ground. I can understand as a business =
point of=20
view, and it might be not acceptable for a boycott. I would like to =
appeal,=20
earnestly as a Burmese people, please consider from humanitarian=20
aspect.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow"><FONT size=3D3>PLEASE do not enjoy the =
money, which=20
will get from "Burma Tour Package". Diner’s Club =
International=20
(SA) newsletter mentioned on Burma tour promotion as =
</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow">" At the end of the tour, it =
is not only=20
wonderful memories of forest, monuments or mountains that you will carry =
home,=20
but the warmth of the welcome and the gracious hospitality". BUT =
NOT NOW.=20
It is absolutely true, IF YOU VISIT WHEN DEMOCRACY COMES. Now you can =
ONLY carry=20
bloody smell of our people who were dying on the roads of Rangoon. As a =
human=20
being, you should not enjoy the wonderful places of Burma, which are =
using=20
"forced labour and forced allocation" to our ordinary=20
citizens.</FONT></FONT></P><FONT face=3DArial>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>I would like to request you, =
"Burma is=20
always there, at the corner of the South East Asia. Please come and =
enjoy our=20
hospitality, fantastic Shwedagon Pagoda, beautiful Pagan (Bagan) and =
forest when=20
democracy comes. Bloody roads are still wet, at present moment."=20
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>We do appreciate with all our =
hearts, for=20
your kind consideration to abandon the "Burma Tour=20
Package".</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Please find the enclosed flyers, =
documents=20
on Burma issue. If you want further information,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>please do not hesitate to =
contact me. You=20
can also obtain further information on the following</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Internet Web’s =
site.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" =
size=3D3>1.http://www.freeburma.org</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>2.http://www.sunsite.unc.edu/=20
freeburma</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>3.http://www.danenet.wicip.org/=20
fbc</FONT></P></B>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3></FONT> </P><B>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>With regards</FONT><FONT =
face=3D"Arial Narrow"=20
size=3D3></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>( T Win)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Ph (011) 882-1421 =
(Res)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Ph (011) 882-2400 (W)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Fax(011) 882-0644 (W)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>E-Mail=20
<burmamtk@xxxxxxxxxxx></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>Copy to:-</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>1. Ms Gill Sagar, Concorde =
Travel</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow" size=3D3>2. Diners Club=20
International</B> <B>(South=20
Africa)</B></FONT></P><B></B></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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