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. 11, November 1994

NATIONAL CONVENTION
National Convention Working Sessions

NATIONAL CONVENTION

National Convention Working Sessions

[News stories sometimes list speakers, and often note when the next meetings are due, but very little of substance is included.]

Oct. 31: Three groups met. Peasants: the proposal paper on Legislature was discussed and delegates named to read it at the Plenary Session. Workers: the proposal paper on self-administered areas was finalized. State service personnel: a proposal paper on Executive was discussed. (NLM 11/1)

Nov. 1: Five groups met. Peasants: completion of proposal papers was discussed. Workers: completion of proposal papers on self-administered areas was discussed. Intelligentsia and intellectuals: proposal papers were read. State service personnel: The proposal paper on Executive was scrutinized by the Panel of Chairmen. National races: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers on Judiciary. (NLM 11/2)

Nov. 3: Three groups met. Peasants: proposal papers on Executive were presented. Workers: coordination on the Executive proposal paper. State service personnel: a proposal paper on self-administered areas was presented. (NLM 11/4)

Nov. 4: Four groups met. Peasants: papers on Executive were presented. Workers: papers on self-administered areas were presented. State service personnel: a paper on Executive was presented. National races: a time for discussing the paper on Judiciary was determined. (NLM 11/5)

Nov. 7: Three groups met. Peasants: papers on Executive were read, and a group formed to submit the final version to the Panel of Chairmen. Workers: papers were scrutinized by the Panel of Chairmen. Nationalities: papers on Judiciary were read. (NLM 11/8)

Nov. 8: Five groups met. Peasants: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized the proposal paper on Judiciary. Workers: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized the proposal paper on Judiciary. Other invited persons: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers. Political parties: papers on Legislature were presented; the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers. National races: proposal papers on Judiciary were presented. (NLM 11/9)

Nov. 9: Four groups met. Peasants: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers on Judiciary. State service personnel: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized a paper on Executive. Intelligentsia and intellectuals: the Panel of Chairmen received a paper on Legislature. National races: papers on Judiciary were heard. (NLM 11/10)

Nov. 10: Five groups met. Workers: a paper on Legislature was discussed. Intelligentsia and intellectuals: a proposal on Executive was scrutinized. Other invited persons: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers on Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary. Political parties: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers on Legislature. National races: a paper on Executive was approved. (NLM 11/11)

Nov. 11: Five groups met. Workers: papers on Executive and Judiciary were approved. Intelligentsia and intellectuals: papers on Judiciary and Legislature were discussed. State service personnel: a paper on Executive was read. Other invited persons: the Panel of Chairmen discussed papers on Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary. National races: the paper on Judiciary was approved. (NLM 11/12)

Nov. 14: Three groups met. Peasants: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized the paper on Executive. State service personnel: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized the paper on Legislature. Other invited persons: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized the papers on Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary. (NLM 11/15)

Nov. 15: Four groups met. Peasants: proposal papers were received. Intelligentsia and intellectuals: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers on Legislature. Other invited delegates: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized papers on Executive and Judiciary. Political parties: proposal papers were presented. (NLM 11/16)

Nov. 16: Four groups met. Peasants: papers were presented. State service personnel: a proposal paper on Judiciary compiled by the Ministry of Defence group was presented. Political parties: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized the paper on Judiciary. Representatives-elect: the Panel of Chairmen heard the NUP paper on Judiciary. (NLM 11/17)

Nov. 18: Three group met. Intelligentsia and intellectuals: the proposal paper on Legislature was approved. State service personnel: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized the paper on Judiciary. Other invited persons: three papers were received. (NLM 11/19)

Nov. 21: Five groups met. Peasants: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized the Judiciary paper. State service personnel: a paper on Executive was presented. Other invited persons: papers on Legislature and Executive were presented. Political parties: papers on Judiciary were presented. Representatives-elect: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized an NLD paper on Legislature. (NLM 11/22)

Nov. 22: Two groups met. State service personnel: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized the paper on Judiciary. Other invited persons: papers on Judiciary and Executive were received. (NLM 11/23)

Nov. 23: Three groups met. Intellectuals and intelligentsia: papers on Judiciary and Executive were approved. State service personnel: a paper on Judiciary was read. Other invited persons: papers were presented, and the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized them. (NLM 11/24)

Nov. 24: Two groups met. Other invited persons: papers were read. Political parties: the Panel of Chairmen discussed the Legislature paper. (NLM 11/25)

Nov. 25: Three groups met. Other invited persons: proposal papers were received. Political parties: the Panel of Chairmen scrutinized proposal papers. Representatives-elect: proposal papers were read. (NLM 11/26)

Nov. 28: Two groups met. State service personnel: the Panel of Chairmen discussed a proposal paper on Judiciary. Other invited persons: papers were presented on Legislature, Judiciary, and Executive. (NLM 11/29)

Nov. 29: Three groups met. Peasants: the proposal paper on Executive was approved. State service personnel: a paper on Judiciary was read. Political parties: an NLD paper on Legislature was read. (NLM 11/30)