KAREN PERSONALITIES AND ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012800160004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECT/I
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Burma {{ " 3 ilR Y
SUBJECT Karen Personalities and Activities
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The members of the Kawt'bulay Committee include the following.-
From Pap ui e
From Tool goo
From Naxbing
From Bassein,
:From. N:w as
U.LA PE PE, BA AYE
MI:N.MW G, Saw LONE
.WE '? tA.VT, BA AYE
SAN KE:', Saw JACK
Saw MARTIN, Says AUNT SKEIN
r old My:; ya., Zalun and Danub p ;;.g Mabu DAUK, Hunter A ;MWE,;
SED MONE
There are also representatives from '.l: ato , but the names, of these arenot known
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The Kawthulay forces in theDelta have adopted a s cor+c sed earth policy in some
areas on past occasio;r s e However, this is not a stl in g- policy, nor an aver-
all strategy.
Appro dmately 75.percent of the K thu1 y Committee are willing to' concede., as.
a preregisi.te to peace negotiations with the Government of Buxom, that any
indepe i.d,ers.t, Karen. State. should remain within the Union of Pu .~
Present locations of K2 thulay leaders are as follows-.
:er "IM MW P s headquarters are, near Ded.aye Township
about 10 miles
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from his . forne locale which he has just vacated o
CLASSIFICATION
MIN i A 'aa s headquarters is at Peinthila, 47 miles northeast of oun,goo 4
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Mahn ?A ,AN ,ate WE THAW are in. Yendaungy the Area- National Union
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Fc:AW 5 fl :bas his 'headquarters in Kyaiklat Tout ?.shi s.4
B:u a.tter. ' :' 'A WE is cooperating .with both the Commwnist Party (Bum) : (c`P (B) and
ttke Bur4ma C"amruun.i8t Party (.BCP) in the Delta, but, primarily w'1th the CP(B)
:?h." 'e are Yhree to six Co ui ists at T 1'A M Is headquarters but these art second
rank-people
D wir4g the past two years, the, Ia ens have spent approxi tely Rs 25,000,
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medicines for the underground ENDO. Medicines are not bs, ,ly. needed now but
will be once the monsoon sY,arts Medicines most urgently needed K re l pa;Crtne
apA M.P. Tablets (sic) Penicillin. injections are a;1 .ys needed in large amounts.
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