EFFORTS TO INTRODUCE A MARXIST CURRICULUM INTO RANGOON UNIVERSITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005800280008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 1999
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 19, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 2 July 1950 members of the Fxecutive Comm .ttee of the Rangoon University
students' Union. (RU U) dif.cussed a proposal of Tetphongyi TFEIFf Pt's * for
the introduction of a Lartist curriculum into the university. 7.1g Vg KYA'."t
president of th RUU, presided.
After THEIr PE had walked out on the meeting, it was decided that the
University authorities 4aould be urged to suspend the activities of the
Textbooks ~:election Comrittee, of rhich T FIN PFE is a member. The group
also decided to ask TRE''N FE not to advocate the ;larxist literr'ture in
the future.
3. On 7 Julylaaf'lcte circulated by the University 'arxist Club pointed out
that London University and the London Echool of _Tconomics prescribed
Lenin's "Imperialism": ":tote and Revolution", and Karl Llarx's "Bas Kapital"
as textbooks. The to (lets denied that the stu'y of r,;crxism onstituted
an attack on Buddhisr , citing the case of Thakin NU rho continr,ed it devout
Buddhist despite his ride knowledge of :arxiet literature.
4d :'imultaneously, a University College students' p=atition to the :RUFIT objected
to the introduction of r,;arxism into the curriculum. And on 12 July a
leaflet appeared attacking '-g P.Gg KYA"', Ko EIN HLA, Ko YAN "Al and other
signatories of the 7 July leaflets, describing them as roactio!aries bent
on insulting the B-,Lddhist religion. The ner leaflet accused 71, 10 PI'; and
his group of atter^ptx :3g to spread the :.iarxist creed into the Ur iversity
under the cover of ar.ademic studies. **
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Commend,, The anti-Marxist group at Rangoon University is led by
Ko YYTN HLAING, Vice President of tho RU U and [,;g KO KO LAY of the
Executive Cor,nittee. It includes nearly all the Executive Committee and
a ca ority o? the Union members.
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