ACTIVITIES AND PLANS OF THE PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800270009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 19, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

i TELLOFAX 21 /t S F1C ~ tt yk ~.1,' '' t~*e r 1,/r, ~.. i OL .. i21S' C \L JF s
I REPORT Cn NQ.
Activities and clans of the People's
RACE
ACQUIRED
Democratic Army
25X1A
NO. OF PAG eS 1
NO. OF ENC'.s_
(LISTED BELOW
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
25X1A
DATE OF 25X1 A
2W4)X
1.. In early July 1950, high ranking rembers of the Burma Commtmis, Party (BCP)
and the Army mutineers and three lesser leaders of the People' Volunteer
Organization (FVO) met at Paukkaung to discuss future military strategy.
2. Thakin THAN TUN gave a brief review of military events leading up to the
formation of a unified People's Army. He said that great care must be taken
In the future to prevent the infiltration of government spies '_nto the PDA.
It was necessary to attract the PVC to the side of the BCP. It this rare
achieved, the task of reducing the government by military fora: would be
much easier. Dut in the event, BCP success in accomplishing 'his tank
lay in the hands of th=ir allies in China. It as prorosed to discuss
future ste-s to achieve Chinese Corcmuniot aid at a meeting on f'0 July of
high ranking officials in Paukkatmg.
3.. Do ZEYA stated that plans for future military strategy world bj reviewed
in the lint t of forthcoming negotiations for Chinese Corrrtmiht aid. It
?a casentiel to ensure at this stage that government -Ions to diaintegr3tc
the new PIA could be frustrated. stringent precautions would he introduced
to prevent the infiltration of government agents. ::tops c'ere e]so in progress
to e]ininate doubtful ar.d traitorous elements of the PVC.
4. Bo lILA r O ; stoke in similar terms and cited ;,YA HAN and his ac' i sties as
a substantial cause. of the split betm?een the BCP and the PVO. .;YA HAN had
been dispatched from Rangoon with He ' IN' s connivance to provo e a split
between the two parties and to bring about the do .,nfall of the PDA. It
was necessary to g'.rard against similar contingencies in the fu .tyre.
5. It cues a~-reed that a record of the discussion would be circula - ed to partici-
pants in the forthcoming meeting at Paukkaung on 20 July.
CLASSIFICATION C O T ' I ? 1 i ' - " , - . T LL cPTROL t,
7his document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the
tatter of 16 October 1978 from the
0irec mar of Centr I nte! ' ace to te
ArchMR 1q)(VQr lr tgase 20
Next Review Date: 2006
0/0/~V~4 05120270009-4