BURMA (SHORT)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A001000020013-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 8, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: June 25, 1958
• Content Type: BRIEF

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After ten
A. Sbtil this spring, 't dominated by Anti--P ctst Psopia's
League #AML 3ed by Socialists wad including peasant and
organisations
aw min Cooled.
OWM (abort)
*le, 'eeia now politically splietored.
tod"
1, A FM has been lad by Prenter U No and Deputy Premiere Ba
and Xyaw gyein---Iatt.r two leaders of Socialists.
11. Over past two years relations between V
A. Policy was not i,esue__msin cause van patronage.
S. In April, polite agreement was reached for in pen
ialists to go separate ways and have no confidence vote In
parliament.
As both sides frantically l i n e d up support tempers rose and there
fear of violence, but army aaad police Incept control.
I won by narrow margin--127 to 119.
C.
National Waited Finat .
Victory possible only with 44 totes of ate-4einated
s he lade no coanaitaeearnt$
grant so. favors.
now e
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IV. g Su deposed an president of L and expelled.
teafd to call for national elections
25 June, 1953
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late s=aeeaarr.
A. .`s dependence on Iil7F is embarrassment to him.
B. Nu confident he can roundly defeat opponents, thus able
shed SU'.
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Others view passible antoom differently.
P possible that AW go Id chief
1. Against united !tom is 0560 capture
. With APM split, NVY should doh better.
. Also possible, a lec t ions world be
riolesce .
srous insurg snt groups, including Co1N*Les,
to iutiwidate isolated villagers.
1. In sun, there are definite dangers.
A. rrt Commies have far sere ro for saneuveriag.
abl#
S. Until after elections govt business like'ly to be virtually at
stand-still..
Mile security forces have thus far kept lid on, et4 sere d
violence night fret break out.
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