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 VIII, No. 10, October 1994
NATIONAL
CONVENTION
National Convention Plenary Session
NATIONAL CONVENTION
National
Convention Plenary Session
[News stories sometimes list speakers, and
often note when the next meetings are due, but very little of substance is
included.]
Sept. 30: Five groups met. Peasants: The
Panel of Chairmen coordinated the paper on self-administered areas.
Intelligentsia and intellectuals: The Panel of Chairmen coordinated the
proposal paper on self-administered areas. State service personnel: Delegates discussed
proposal papers on self-administered areas. Political parties: various papers
on self-administered areas were presented. National races: The delegates will
coordinate proposal papers Oct. 5. (NLM 10/1)
Oct. 4: Two groups met. Peasants: the Panel
of Chairmen scrutinized the proposal papers. National races: the Panel of
Chairmen scrutinized proposal papers. (NLM 10/5)
Oct. 5: Seven groups met. Peasants: the Panel
of Chairmen scrutinized proposal papers on self-administered areas. Workers:
the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized proposal papers. State service personnel: the
Panel of Chairmen studied proposal papers on self-administered areas,
legislative, executive, and judiciary, and scrutinized a paper on
self-administered areas from Defence Ministry personnel. Political parties:
delegates heard proposal papers on self-administered areas from various
parties. Representatives-elect: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized a paper on
self-administered areas. National races: a proposal paper on self-administered
areas was unanimously adopted, and papers on legislative power were discussed.
(NLM 10/6)
Oct. 6: Five groups met. Peasants: the
proposal paper on self-administered areas was approved. Workers: papers on the
executive and judiciary chapters were discussed. State service personnel:
papers were discussed. Other invited persons: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized
proposal papers. Nationalities: proposal papers were read. (NLM 10/7)
Oct. 7: Four groups met. Intelligentsia and
intellectuals: proposal papers were read; the proposal paper on
self-administered areas was approved Sept. 30, and will be presented at the
Plenary Session. State service personnel: the Ministry of Defence delegates paper on self-administered areas was read. Other
invited delegates: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized proposal papers. National
races: proposal papers were read. (NLM 10/8)
Oct. 10: Three groups met: Workers: the Panel
of Chairmen "discussed holding of group discussions" on Oct. 11.
State service personnel: papers on the legislature were read; the paper on
self-administered areas was discussed. Nationalities: papers on the legislature
were read. (NLM 10/11)
Oct. 11: Two groups met. Workers: papers on
self-administered areas were read. State service personnel: papers on
self-administered areas were read. (NLM 10/12)
Oct. 14: Five groups met. Peasants: proposal
papers were discussed. Workers: papers were discussed, and subgroups formed.
Intelligentsia and intellectuals: proposal papers were read. State service personnel:
the Panel of Chairmen held a coordination meeting to scrutinize the Legislative
proposal paper. Representatives-elect: a paper on self-administered areas was
scrutinized. (NLM 10/15)
Oct. 17: Five groups met. Workers: proposal
papers were compiled. State service personnel: a proposal paper was read. Other
invited persons: proposal papers on self-administered areas were read by
delegates from Shan State North Special Regions 1 and 7. Political parties:
proposal papers were submitted to the Panel of Chairmen; others will follow.
Representatives-elect: proposal papers were submitted to the Panel of Chairmen.
(NLM 10/18)
Oct. 20: Four groups met. Peasants: the Panel
of Chairmen scrutinized papers on the executive. Workers: proposal papers were
compiled. State service personnel: the Panel of Chairmen met and scrutinized
proposal papers. Political parties: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers on
self-administered areas. (NLM 10/21)
Oct. 21: Five groups met: Peasants: the Panel
of Chairmen scrutinized proposal papers on the legislature. Workers: four
subgroups were formed. Intelligentsia and intellectuals: proposal papers were
read. State service personnel: a proposal paper on the legislature was read.
Political parties: the Panel of Chairmen met and scrutinized papers on
self-administered areas. Representatives-elect: the Panel of Chairmen
scrutinized five papers on self-administered areas. (NLM 10/22)
Oct. 25: Four groups met. Workers: papers
were coordinated. State service personnel: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized
draft papers. Representatives-elect: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers
on self-administered areas. National races: the Panel of Chairmen met. (NLM
10/25)
Oct. 25: Four groups met. State service
personnel: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized proposal papers. Other invited
persons: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized proposal papers. Political parties:
proposal papers on self-administered areas were read. National races: proposal
papers were read and approved. (NLM 10/26)
Oct. 26: Four groups met. Peasants: the Panel
of Chairmen scrutinized proposal papers. State service personnel: A
coordination meeting was held, and proposal papers were compiled by
"service personnel of Ministry of Defence". Political parties:
proposal papers were read. National races: proposal papers were read. (NLM
10/27)
Oct. 27: Two groups met.
Representatives-elect: proposal papers on self-administered areas were
presented. National races: proposal papers on the executive were presented.
(NLM 10/28)
Oct. 28: Three groups met. Intelligentsia and
intellectuals: proposal papers were presented, and a group to compile them
formed. Representatives-elect: proposal papers were presented on
self-administered areas; papers on the legislature are still being examined.
National races: proposal papers on the executive were presented. (NLM 10/29)