BURMA PRESS SUMMARY
From the Rangoon "The New Light of Myanmar"
Compiled for the Burma Studies Group by Hugh C. MacDougall
Published by the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois
Volume VII, No. 7, July 1993

NATIONAL CONVENTION
Convention Procedings

NATIONAL CONVENTION

Convention Procedings

June 30: One delegates group met [officials and speakers listed in each case]: State Service Personnel (adjourned to July 2). (NLM 7/1)

July 1: One group met: Intelligentsia and Intellectuals (adjourned to July 7). (NLM 7/2)

July 2: Three groups met: National Races has discussed and submitted 33 proposal papers, has formed a committee for compiling a proposal paper, and will meet with the Panel of Chairmen on July 7; State Services Personnel (adjourned to July 5); Other Invited Delegates (adjourned to July 6). (NLM 7/3)

July 5: Two groups met: Peasants; State Service Personnel (adjourned to July 7). (NLM 7/6)

July 6: Two groups met: Political Parties heard a proposal from the Shan National League for Democracy; Peasants chose representatives to present their proposal at the plenary session. (NLM 7/7)

July 7: Four groups met: Representatives-elect, after receiving 13 proposal papers, elected a committee to compile them and coordinate them with the Panel of Chairmen on July 9; Intelligentsia and Intellectuals (adjourned to July 12); State Service Personnel (adjourned to July 9); Other Invited Delegates. (NLM 7/8)

July 9: One group met: State Service Personnel. (NLM 7/10)

July 12: One group met: Intelligentsia and Intellectuals chose 15 people from the 30 who submitted proposals to compile a proposal to be coordinated July 20 with the Panel of Chairmen. (NLM 7/13)

July 13: Two groups met: State Service Personnel (adjourned to July 14); Other Invited Delegates discussed 32 proposal papers and named a committee to compile them. (NLM 7/14)

July 14: One group met: State Service Personnel (adjourned to July 15). (NLM 7/ 15)

July 15: One group met: State Service Personnel (adjourned to July 16). The delegates were entertained in the evening by the Moe Nat Thuzar Anyein of Thida Win at the Saya San Hall. (NLM 7/16)

July 21: Two groups met: Workers adopted a collective proposal and named a committee to read it at the plenary session; State Service Personnel formed a group to compile a proposal paper. (NLM 7/22)

July 23: Two groups met: Representatives-elect heard proposal papers from the Union Pa-Oh National Organization, the Shan State Kokang Democratic Party, and two groups of independents. Eight proposal papers will be submitted to the Plenary Session, and readers of the various papers were chosen, from: (1) National League for Democracy; (2) Shan Nationalities League for Democracy; (3) National Unity Party; (4) Union Pa-Oh National Organization; (5) Shan State Kokang Democratic Party; (6) independents Dr Hmu Thaing, U Htaung Kho Thang, U Tun Kyaw, U Khin Maung Cho, and U Aung Thein; (7) Mro or Khami National Solidarity Organization; (8) independent representative U Tun Hlaing. National Races agreed on a proposal paper for the Plenary Session. (NLM 7/24)

July 28: One group met: Intelligentsia and Intellectuals approved a proposal paper to be presented at the Plenary Session. (NLM 7/29)

July 30: Two groups met: State Service Personnel heard a proposal paper; Other Invited Delegates approved a proposal paper to be presented at the Plenary Session. (NLM 7/31)