1. STRENGTH AND DISPOSITION OF INSURGENT FORCES IN BURMA 2. WHEREABOUTS OF GENERAL SMITH DUN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 30, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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The Burmese War Office. has determined the strength and disposition of all
Insurgent forces in Burma as follotJs a :{
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2. Whereabouts of Genera:. Smith
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200 White P?'4 forces still active
against Government forces and re
fusing to surrender,.
Buthidaung .ungdaw Rath aaung 100 I Ja.hid Islamic Insurgents demand-
ing an independent state sander the Burm
Union. Their demands resulting after
local authorities of Arakan forced them
from, that area, The Burmese Government
is negotiating with the Government of
Pakistan to bring about an early settle-
ment,
,50O White Flag Communists., This area
is the White Flag's stronghold,**
West of Pyinmana 200 White Flag Communists.,
Between fienw,ada and fsyonpyaw 300=,400 Karen Rational Defense Organization
(MMDO).
Popes Hill
100 XNDO who sometimes loin 100 White Flap.
Co nists south of the town to at .ck
Government forces and who sometimes a actaca
the Co unlsts, independently.
Pa pan 100 TONDO.
Between Tavoy and Paluak 100 White 1 --lag Comzunis t s ?
Kyang-gon 200 ')O ,,
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Worth of Kyai: at 50-1.10 Red. Flag Communists,
Between Ky'a_to and ilin 200 KNDO
Kengtung
To to three Xu in g (DIT) platoons
remain along the northern border, A
rennant WIT force 6 ermains near the Shan
'T'hai border, Sources in Kengtung repo-?t
that &w iese air attacks have struck
Chinese (*IT) forces along the Shan-
Yunnan b urder0
2, Gover: went efforts are concenigated on the KNDC) to force a definite decision
upon this dissident gr?ouo, The IM DO in a meeting at Thandaung, elected
Colonel PIN 'MAUNGr with the rank of General to replace the dead Saw BA U GEL
3A ,big force'' of 'White Flag Communists is reportedly attacking Union 7'roopss a.-!~
Sintgaing in the Kyaukso District' near n -anda:l e
Lt. General 0mith Dun former Commanding.? Cloneral of the RM-raese A & is
staying at Sutapcn, a G kha. - illa.ge two miles from Nyitkyina.r Dun cla.i. s he
is on a hunting trip,
25X1A The e met date of these figures was not reported.
However, their smallness suggests that they must pertain to a time fairly
late in the year, peT-baps Aaugusta This office feels that the figures
(except the ,500 White Flags) are soC wl'at -smell. Hene ; thekt ssibiy
25X1A trod 'wading is applied opzly to reportoria accuracy,
rBurmese newspapers report Peoples Volunteer 0reani ati.oLi
White Flag Comunists active in the Sittang area where they have h@0 several
light skirmishes with Cofso ?nment troops ~ Sall groups of both Red and
White Flags have successfully eluded Government forces in the vicin=ity of
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