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Message to the Australian Parliamen



Subject: Re: Message to the Australian Parliament by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: 	  Free Burma Special Posting 9/23/1999

Dawn Star wrote:
> 
> THIS MESSAGE FROM DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI IS APPLICABLE TO ALL COUNTRIES
> DOING BUSINESS
> NOW WITH THE JUNTA
> 
> THE MESSAGE IS CLEARLY UNEQUIVOCABLE. STOP PLAYING WITH THE DEMOCRACY
> MOVEMENT
> TO UNDERMINE IT AND USE IT TO THEIR INVESTING COUNTRY'S OWN SELFISH
> ADVANTAGE.
> 
> THE AUSTRALIANS ARE AT FAULT HERE. MONTHS AGO IT WAS THE FRENCH SO
> CALLED PARLIMENTARY MISSION INVESTING TOTAL YADANA PIPELINE THEN
> RETURNING TO FRANCE AND NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE.
> 
> DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI IS A FIRST CLASS WORLD CLASS LEADER. THESE ACTIONS
> BY THE AUSTRALIANS AS WELL AS THE FRENCH SHOW THEM TO BE WHAT THEY ARE,
> SELF INTERESTED
> DECEPTIONS.
> 
> THERE WAS NO DIPLOMATIC GAIN IN THIS ILLUSION. THE FREE WORLD MUST DO
> BETTER!
> 
> ds
> 
> > Message to the Australian Parliament by
> > Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
> >
> > Australia has a unique position in the world.  It is a Western democracy
> > that is situated geographically in Asia.( ...)we are a
> > little concerned that the policies of the Australian Government may not be
> > such that would hasten the process of democratisation in Burma....
> 
>  ...Mr Chris Sidoti (sending ) the wrong signals....
> 
> ...The National League for Democracy has issued a
> > statement spelling out in detail our observations on Mr Chris Sidoti's
> > visit....
> 
> ...our Deputy Chairman, U Tin Oo, explained
> > to Mr Sidoti himself, we think that the timing of this visit is wrong and
> > that it was ill advised....
> 
> ... Contacts (with military authoritites)
> > which could be construed as approval or support of the present policies of
> > the military regime could be very harmful to the movement for democracy.
> >  Contacts which are clearly made and made in such a way that there can be
> > no ambiguities with the intention of promoting the cause for democracy,
> > these we do not object to...
> >
> >...ours (the NLD) is not just a political party.
> >  Ours is a representative of the desire of the people of Burma for
> > democracy.  As long as the people of Burma want democracy the National L
> > eague for Democracy will remain alive and we have no doubt what so ever
> > that the desire of the people of Burma for democracy will not wane what so
> > ever...
> >
> ...support strongly, the Committee Representing Parliament, which was
> set up
> > last year when the authorities refused to convene parliament.  This
> > Committee is acting on behalf of the democratically elected parliament of
> > Burma until such a time as it can convene officially.  We are simply
> > carrying out our duties in accordance with the mandate given to us by more
> > than 54% of the elected members of parliament.  We will carry on with our
> > duties until such time as the official parliament can convene and then it
> > will be time for the Committee Representing Parliament to be dissolved....
> >