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cicrl Shsn Fincinlty in Chim. Onc of thm ron chi{iinship - muana in Shflr ) of Ore lrirun territory* in Hsenwi Prin cipality through meritorious se.vice to the princdom. Khun S., .lso kno*n rs Chrng Si - l'u. *.s born in Hpa - perng villa8e, t inur w.rd, T|ng Yln To*Nhip, l,sshio Pmvince on l7 l-ebruery 1934. Sotne outiidcrs lhink lhe n.me " Khur| Ss " bl|d a ndn da grt.rft ( S{. 8on Tharorn dd othefsl l rs . matter of fra. th.t is Irol so, It is not unusual lo see ethnic Chinese Fople *ho bacotr|e natur.lizd ciliz.ns of tbeir adopled countries tlking up !o.al o.ncs. Plchri Rrrlakul. tor instance. wirhout doubi r lypicrl Tl|ri n.me, bcloogs !o a fanous Chinese livil|g in Ba[gkol's Chinr To*n. He l.ter bcc.nre vice Premicr o] the Royd Thri Cnvedurnnl. lt b sbo inr.ft.riqg to nole thal Khun Ss's moah.r rvrs r hburg Sl|Ir by th. |nt|t oa Nrng SerE zmm. Hb lather t[.s Khon Ai. Khun is a pr.fix uscd by people who hsd been promoted into Sb.n royalty. Khun Ai died trrm.lurely i|r 1937. His eido$ rem.rried. this time to Xhun Ji, lhe Chlel ol Mong Torm, s nighboring ter ritory. She too pass.d evsy I*o yerrs bt.. The flrc le3r old orphrn lres sdopted rnd irkcn csr ol by thc slepfatb.r and wa.$ laler rcclaimd by his gr:ndfather, Khutt Yi Sai. th Cbief of l,oimaw. He w&s sent to srhool for a phil bul wrs soon rcalld when lh war broke out. His grandfather himself lutored him lo re.d .nd write Chines. and also te8 cultiralion and hors / mule brceding in the prsctical n|d. He was much innunced by lhe thoughts and exploits of his uncle. Khun Ja, lfho fought &longside the Allis cgcinsl the Jspanese and who prs clso polilically actire efler lbe rrsr. M sm.*r hrd th. !ih.n S|.te llraived th l{at 8Dd echiewd independnce lhan the Koominlang ( KMT l. defeatd by the Communists in l9{9. took sanctosrt in (he Shrn Slrie b} the thousinds. l,oimae. silusted on lhc restern bank of the Sallfen, h.d to besr the brunt ol this unerp.ctd foreign invtsion. Lo.al popl wre conscripled for lsbor and nililsry srlicet trxes werc levied on thm snd lhef were subjcld to h&rsh. lawless rule. On dry they csnE lor his gr.ndfsther's ho.!i. 3nd muk . Khun S{ can stlll recrll his grsndfathe., eyes lilled wilh tears, as he direcled his

Khun Ss b l|'E serenlh senenlhr fu(trdant o, hb srEimfidgmlad ln tlE l&h ctnn|ry frun N.r.rq - so.lifu).

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dtsignatcd pr(ksaddle f()r ta(h oflhe m0trs.-l his reso|!d hin, h isn, b rqa.rd lh KIll s foftismrs and enmijs to br drirn tnxn lh motherhnd.

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( ommrndr of lh Ea\lcrn Strrteeic Comnrnd t Shan Strt ). *ho, on 6 Jsnusry 1960, ofercd him the slst||s of s volunt er milili. chief rnd s lrec hand in the build - up of his strength tn relurn lor his pldge to light th KMT rnd tha Communisr irrlv of Bunrn I CPB l. tk NEpa.d with alefii$, ttb lf.er*fi, rl+?ortil D' lh lo.rl mcrchrnts who *cre by nalunr sverse to so(irli!,tn, gradurll, 8r* and bJ l96J spr$d ro Xengtung. *hich bordels
polhy co{phd *ith and *arct encourrgamentt popl) cultaration snd opium trading hsd jumped on r shodinglv rapid $sle. Khun Sa $as a$arc of lh dis{srrou\ side - etfKdof lhb derelopmrnt. He felt rhat onlr cuft rnd ducarion a\ a prc|enlr! nEas|rre c.ruld a! rrd flrunter rh( rf6r' Acradingb. fran

$t-aFx$ fnxn th! sinSk rdrenture. ItuI hi,i ri.ror) ard lh rdrirlg huolan(l $ero $hort livcd. b(\(aur* rh KM't quickty mord to pu( hili grandlathrr in custodt and demanded. togthcr eith the rctum of th. saFrns. dis(rntinuam: of his ,ctivities. .rrlseqtrnt!, lhe toung rebel hrd i(, fit|e for his lifr inlo lhc urba! disrricrs and immcdiatelJ found himicll among another foreign invrder - th Burmsc, lrho had (x.cupied thc nain towns and cities. Th bitter exFrin(t lhrt hc had lritt|esrd under foign occupalion, lirst bt the J.Fnese. and lsler by th KMTrnd th Burmese r.,re rnough for lhis rebcllious man rhos4 heart had. bcn imbud b) his lsre uncte sith 'oung tore;nd byatty to rhe motherLnd. Thc knowledge of rhc Burmesc betr|ict ;f rheir promis to respct the dghl of th Shin State to Inrnage her own desliny aner s t|r| - Je{r trid Friod led hln to f{rm a drrd.stirr underground mormcnt on :te$ Year'r Dr), 1960. H w.s at once lrced $ilh immdiste problrms $hich demsndfd pnrmpt uolution: was he to fighl both thc KMT snd the Burlncse sihuttenmusty? r not. !..hich lve! to bo rgerdd as the most dcngerous? Ho$ best should he build up his strength? Thc solulion of these p.oblems, howercr. caln in lh prson of Col Msung Sh$e. the Burmes.

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On 15 JrD 1964, . *..b1 ca|'6tt|cc ws hdd h l-dnl,' whcrc Bo D.tin8, i vetctrn of llte frmous 1959 Tcn8]nn Brtd. A d.ci*n w.s rbo t *r|| to tt ld w$ dEr s dE 8tur9's l*. forc!3 lnto .t rs bord.rtng Thdlrnd. Thy r..ched Thrihnd htcr in thrt y?.r. Hov.vcr, thc KMT r.mt[nts. ti. Third Army clm mr|dcd'bv Gtn Ll Wen hu.[ ond the Fillh Army commsndcd bv Gco Tuln Shi - *n, $erc.l.med by Khun Ss's emergencl ri e rivC. Tlry nrqrd 1o b.b. Do D.lirq' r dtnpL ttfiid.d nttn' d oo 7 Novrnrb.r t!l64, thcy .tt ck.d th SUA unit stitloned .t Ban Hln T!t, rbc scalta ot yat rnollt.r ftmous $nnict ncerl] tro d..rd6 ha.r. Tb. rt3ullrr|t failurc 10 strblish perminent b.5.s .loag rhc Thal bo.d.t k{f Khutr S. tlth only $rother rlt.rnrtivc

b.d io sl4 Xhun $ .l d c6, Kttn, tr6. Th. baltle r.8ad for tour drd(.d hb torc. b Ean &v!. 6 - 9 Jotr 196? tbd bac.nc l|roxr rr the " 1967 Odum wir '. rtr *i faOa r q.rriE 4id hin b ft robi'q v..r. rttrdilta hlE ar 8.! N.lh.. Moog t(|o t+.rd' Motr8 LurD i"..ir"uo. t"rrlt nott*.. FrliD8 io d6rroy hlm' th" KMT ul.d

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ov.'d!mt torriSt ruh b' tore. S. .Flv.d b Tru4t[d otr 17 tuobcr 1969 h'viD8 b..r bvft.d to a6a.d a tD.chl d..tl!t. Oo 24 (Xob'r h' wls rrir.a.d |rd lata to Mrdibt Prbon lot llv. y..rs In r lon' ctll rlh tatdt b A b, dly . copt oa l, K|nq _ dlurA's l:rE! 'Rodatca oatt Tf,rc.l{IrSdo r "' Il tc n.r,cdnd's rotu ' h. ta|ll, b..ta b ta dL !o n| lt a ds!.4h rcvl.* d 6' Sl|.tl dtuathn .!d loauxLL tbE lo. th. lhturc. ir.-r* B li$ U nd b ltlh' Md d lb|r b'h3 tHv H. .tfiv ld d. totE ud Jdt d h.| l wni 6' Sl|'n srr.'irr.y, OOy r; Ugn"o nl|!r|h.. e.r! ct4bt trtr&E- 'tl ak.i-d.'f* 6ran .-tr|r tt! tldr l.d bJ tb. rtrlc ud loyrl irh : ' ftcdct " fC ChLt ol Stdt It w.r h. tho cfl'riv'd lh drha DL! r. Uddp ih. Ror.l|D ddtor! to hold " hct4l ir archrDsa lot li. rcloro of lHt laadcr.

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|idt@ 56& h mr tl|I. y.-, Ih*, o Slff NdEl Iby, 7 fchnrly f9,6,ha tq.d rd rcc.ldtty rr| tL blodtd. io rrjoltr htr Datr. llc rrirad in B|D Hltr Trt Ltc. thrl y.a. ald drtr up lbe Sir Y..r p&r lor th. cofol .!d .rrd.dd d opar|tr| .nd oDlun rd||d croF. O! 16 AFll l9t, Co|r8rtr.rD.D kc.r wollt wbo ta Cbslrn D oa tbc U.S. Rour. S.Lct Commlti.. od Nar$d.s, !.oa bla 6lo"if, Jocapb N.[b, ,o nr..r Khun S., ncl' dubH by tb. U.S. N.rt!d.r Ag!trcy aDd lt prt!8 I ihc'Oplum Kir8 ". H. pmob.d !o c6Fr.t. ril|i ab. lnt ftr tlond clmnudty io ltbt rgdDn trrttoaic druSr .trd lobmlSt d hl dr y... pl|!. Thk ta itj.it d by lh. C.rt r Adr&*tl.ho od lt Jr y iD aL rrm ya, Hl bt r dlploodc d?o.f! .bo c.mc io D|U8ht, rrd o 2l Jr|r'y 1942, tb. Thi BaG Ptll FoIc., Itrd by dr DE,|, atbcl(.d Brtr Hh T.d(. SlD.r tb.r dlo8att r lo.ty .tLA! hava b..i Lurbd Bdd hh |,d $ h dl h.v. d ao FodE .!y coocrlt. ft$rls to Jt$tfy ft. 3uh!.qu.!i 16.' broogil .baot oo '. boah dd6 by tt.r. E .rhgh66 rcnbrt.. Oo 3 M.fti 1965 h. r(t.It d tt ahr.. condldoor of fb. T.i R.voluttoouy Co||!dl ( TIC ):ADd -BSPP; Artl - CPBi |||d, And - Nrfcoah3. loa.Ocr rft i16 hro pt ..d Coarol .!d
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I' \R I T\\'( I IXTRA( TS FROM SPEE( IIES AND INTERVIEWs I EN|INCIATED ()N Dll-fiRENT OCCASIONS I I. REVOLUTION \1IT\ ] This hnd hrs been giren to os b! our forefethers sincc lime im

()ur counlr) is full of mlurrl *ealth. W rrc jost llke beggers *ho \lep on brds made ol gold cnd live in huts built ol gens. h is bcau! we don't enjoy s.lf - govcrmnenl.Th. Aneri(ro|s os.d to lire in r lesser dereloped condition lhsn ui, Yel theJ hav mt naged to b(ome a supcrpolvcr lodr!, Why? B.crus. lhey hrve thir orrn qovernment. lf tolr hare yoor olvn co|t|n-a but noa !!or or}n Boremrnant, noahirlg l.,ou osn i5 secltc. Th rmney )ou errn iJ for ofits to bke and $quanderi lhc rk? you gmw is to teed thcmi the horne you build i5 tor thtn to burn downi your sons ar to b prss - ganged {3 iheir camon fodder .d F.larsi rrd you. dsud ers ate to be rreed
and sold 15 prostitutes.
The selfish Burmes. have. through their mism.nagcmenl. made us sullcr for dealdes. We cannot conlinue to humor their whims Iny longr. How csn we bdiev lhy lore us when they rre only trling (o msk us mot.t snd more ignorsnl rnd poor? Ignorancc and F rnr {x ttules tls rdmirc olhcr people. Thb in lurn l|cour4t3 us lo pailern ourselvt! rfter lhem, therebJ rfe oorslelves become _ other pcople ". That is the aim olthc Eurms. That's why I sry

take back our oen lend. I he Shsn ptoplc have bn too good for thir o$n good. we h.ve becn so yieldin8 lo other people's encrorchmnts thrt we now have \rarcel! enoogh rmm to stlnd, nol to mention sit and $leep. 'lrll me one Country lhrt bec.me indepndnt withoot hevlng to bcar hardshiF, wirhout h.vlng to stroggle 8nd light, lf the struggle of the Sh3n peopL. to *hom thb caontry lcdtimstlt bdonss, is unfalr, so wrs lhe Americ.n Revolution. WHY _ INDEPENDANCE'! $r take up rrms becsuse ol our people. And wb{ do our pcoplc

sat? liertone of them, from their children uprards, h&i been safing lhsl thef eanl beck thr countr' *hich *|s givn lo lhem hr iheir forefalhers. W or merelt their srvanls, lnd srlants can acl only sccording to th wish ol their masters.

Why srn't thc Americrns nghaing *i1h thc Ruisians then? To li8hl o superior enemy is like pralnring s new field to cullivate. Firsa you hrv to cLar lhc *eds rnd blshs lhrl get in lour wrt. Only then rrill you b. .blc io cut down the big tre?. lf you rre *eak. nobody will lkren !o you cven tl$o8h tou bcg then to with Jour hands clrsped in fmnt ol you rs a sign ol homage. On lhc othct hsnd, if yoo .ne strolgr Fople t}ill rcsdilJ li$ten to you eren though you are sitling on tll.lr hrds. We mry then eren rcover our motherl.nd *ithoot h.vin8 to fight rt all. OUR ENEMIT5
meaninS succcrsivc Bunr*s govermnls Red Burmse - me.ning th Communist Psrty of Burm. While Chines - meaning the Xuomintsrg rcmnrnls If you ..e un.bl to recogllze yoor .n.ny, then yoo will probably bccom his Buide *hen he con*s lo plunder rnd lay *aste to your villaqes and towns. The CPB is led by thc Burmesc. lt *orLs lor ahe good otthe BUIm$. lr'! firished *ithout Chinese help. The KM'l rrChinere. TheJ work for their osn good. The' rrc linlshed oncr our Thri cousins stop brcking them. The Rrngoon regitne b dlo Burlnse. lb prim.ry mission is rllo the good of the Surmese. They're dore lor once we are united. Its for us, *e art Shrrs. We arc in our orvn Ld srd w arc world|r! for thc gurd of our o$n poplr. \le can never pcdsh even though no oulsiders lcnd us a helping hrnd.

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The fate of thc Shan poplt is no! in o(her people\' hands. Raliance on others can never

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crrry you fer. Only relirnce on oneslf can see one lhrough. There ar pople who ere trying to persurde us to go .nd entr a crying cff 4st in front of d|e people ol Ote Wst. It wil he s milake
to pey much allentiod to lhem.

Wilhout th Burmse. $, live. Withoul us. the Burmes don't. Enlighten yourslf with this reslity, and we crn win the .Yar jl|st by keeping the Burmese out ltr aha cold

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fight. Ketp lhb in mind: W arr no. paying hul onlt 1o lhc inlerests ot our pople.

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!o drtr popl.

(on(ribuline one soldir? Vl should not hire substitules to $erre in our ovn armd forces bccause se are nol protccting oth(r nations |tul our vry own. You don't dodg de{h b} s{*ling mili(ary s.rvic. l ens of lhousands of our popl hav been killed during the lasl ]orlJ years becaus. of few enlistment in the nalional ,rmed force. Had thes pople unitd to form. nalionel armed force, we could hrt s.ared the invaders olYjust bt our she(r numh.s lnd nohody would hav died. Even independent countrics h.avc laws nrtuiring er"ry able boditd citizcn lo enlist in the arncd s$rircs tbr a period. In Thailand' even the cro$n prince h.s lo srv in the Armt. By conlrdst, re are not indcpcndent yel $ alt we ool more rtsponsible for natfrmsl defense than olher peoplcs who are already independent?

A 5lrong armed forcc i\ a $arp tish bore ofa nalion. like a fish bone. il po*s a\ an obsla(le lo those sho *ish to seallon lh nati(x|. and. like a fNh lxne. it cln o|l fte irlsid,6 of th agrtssor nation if swallowd. $ e h:rw ! p{'pulation of dghl milion nud up o{ one millixr families (eight membors t{, r famil! l. ltljach fanily furnishes a soldir, thcn we will have an anned force of one million tr(rlp6 and the rar will be won with ease. Shouldn'l elch familJ be rsponsible for

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rnd indivisible.

The pcople do nol blong to the Armed Force, On the conarary' it is 0| Arnd Forcr th*t belongs to lhe pcoDk. aut thy musl be one

HOW TO WACD A WAR Should $,e turn to thc regulrr co{rse of fighting .ll the lin. In Iny Orittg, it b nor dvbehL, b.c&F we vo|{ ju$ tuln honE, p.opcrtl.s rnd th livs ol the pcoplc |nd soldiers inlo Plsythings ao rntcnlein ourselvcs. heaious litcs rG 161 but our land is not
recorerad.Thy sr sacrlficed ncdlessly. A lr.r c.Dmr be fooght by foabving 0E c$urs of *tixt preyindy enploy.d. h the prst, the Burmatc lrr. still grcen but no* thy

hrvc b..!me brltle - h.rdencd ard cip.ricllced. Use o$r brsins md find the r|,ay that will klll rhem, protct us, ard s,in back our |rnd, Wc must compcrc our stren$h with lhat of th nmy .nd slrive to bulH l|p ours until we are rbk !o conterd f,ith him. So ah3t lvhen th time ls rip hc ll/ill return our l.nd rrithout rcsortlng lo irr, md il w. sre complld to tighr, w $all he in a po6ition Io def$t him in . seift campsign, Srges ssid thre were live points to renrmtr : Frist, COMPARISON shich ftsns to compire our strenght $ilh that l,Page l0 of tlrc enemy cnd slrite lo
build up ours.
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( URACY ehich

mcans lo mske the comparison lmm reliable information.snd intelligence drt!.

Third, SECRECY to keep the nmy In the dark about our plrns. Fourth, SPEED !o b s-rvii in tlE exc$tird of plr6
operalions.

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Fifth, AUDACITY to win a spRd] tietory, daring, decisiteness

and determinrtion are indisDensable.

if yo|| c.hnor defeot him' Don't Invite *nn ,* * ",*mJ him to come neer. Wht are odFrs bilg .ttrdcd nd .nEH dl the tirB? lt's b..ause ol ihfu invitation virhout belng prepared to mt him. A nroqg.rEny Crcold be bn ahoe and l(apt in indukrtc. Y(xr trke him onl) *hen he is olf guard. Our cruntry is not ofdcsens.nd plains lik som munlris. Lven thGc c{ontfis, d.qite thcs. hrndhlF, hsve won *ars. lf we, with rll the fscilities ndowed by n.ture, crnnot win lhis war, we hste no on. elsc to blrtm bul ounelve!.

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FOR WHOM? Evrry Friy necds uiti9. So do $r. But f(r lrt|an? Not fq. Xhun Sq o. fd S{i lnk elher, but f(r ot|I sr.Ed caue : To ryd 0r hv&s .nd tste beck our counary.

With our people of rI mcs from all retigious fsiths. WiO .[ O ditcrse gmups. bt rt|d smrl. of the Shrn Fopte. With th. r.tir.d r6istrrc? fighters. WiO,ahe retird militir ncn.
HOW? not bc besed on prsonrl inaresls or btmd rutrtions. Fersor|al con0icis shor d bG bysorr b. bygone. ()ld lcuds slEuld not be rcounted, Don't rep.al runors uttercd by other peoph with dre .lrn to diitde

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Philippires, and ver Ne Win, himselt, in Bnrrne ), yrt Dobody h.s rnrde issu6 out oI thctrr. llo*ver! it is . hig irsu. in oor country. Through whom |nd lrby? Th .[slf.rs..rc &s plrin .5 c.r| lre. It b unwbe t4 dir(rimi||rac {8|tid dr aDodE d tb. brir d raial, cLss, culaurrl snd religious differencs. If one fultrlls th. bsric requiremcnt, i.e., to upbold the same MOTHERLAND, FLAG .nd SEALrrhit should b emurh. We .re dcliShted to llm rboui v.riour torcigt| .g.nci6, olt ]! to

brct ort's charss. lf we hrw !o find fsult $ith oR smd|r. rfEre w b no.odtB !o it. Instad. it will b otrl] self def.stinl. ldle talk lile - Khun Sr, is h not r Chtne$? .. lrr ontv me.trt to divide uLs. Other nrtions rlso hrlc lerders *ho mnc trom Chinesc ba.*grounds ( lik Kbg Tatsin h Th.ilend and Aquino h the

.r|r| nnidy by tu mh.rs rf th. hrrly e;id$6. stodd b. rdn&.d d higiryaalas b *Ug|'6 ot cr. orn rfrirs. Il? dnid rl.lize hom pcn e4eri.!E tlnr- w6 Jprla through dcp.dencyon ourdders th.t th. Slun pcopla hsvc suffered,
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.trorrs._ But,

hdp forgE 0|e Sh.n nriitod udq. Ard l|t &a.rdy e$cqr.S. tbi *E il b e ixJ Ir ht rd d!ir, r fn{y p.otfdr$ f

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wlsr sorhne ehe faris, yur llt stl t@ rcady io ssy il s 8ol a ple6ant $r|ell. Bul t(xl ftfi$e to lism rvlEn aE of tool olrn people sp'aks' Jlrsl ll m n\l lou $ho ]r'u art? t).xr I rel\ (n th( Burlr|t r. both 8|Il( atd Rd alik' and llrc lrhftt Chineje l; bring alnui our unitJ. Uten though thv are ftghting a*annl each olhrr. tldobvblr\ fa(t is ftsr it is ('|lr o*n poti and Frns lhat ert snu$h.d dnd our or|n p(tDl( $h' hare lo bar the bnrnt of lheir fh
(an I'nlr lhem sood hat'i tht\ doth ftr u\ rn\$ar': I {conren a\ tlxir l*dpan\' and u\ing our eatinc our shan slatr h it;ol at"o r ta( lhal ihmuqh thLm' lar8t rill,g{ in srnall ('ls. at'd srnall {ffi hatr lltconlf dtar'|att' big hidr hrre b.n,n *ays har brclxn s|rAI n'ad tr.l<|.\. the rth lttonx Frtr ad tlt pmr beconr btflFrs and pro{ilule\l' lliai codtl.. hol th.l hart to li'tefl lo d| h? want to tins.

llhal

ril

rit

xt

lh

dv;.'UI

We wsnt to rcly oo our

l.s

({rtlsins

kn. bul thel halt to li(n to th

we sbo war lo rdy on d|r Chitrr. neightrcnt. bul rine thirs b a hl4e frndy ttrh n;r r|drtl6 i0 feed. ther- .r bus} att'rdhg to 0E rE& of th.ir o$n P.oPk. So. it w don | ftlr ar ah olh.r. slt can $e tum lo? Sorlr (ountris ,r* t*,. rttr frrnxfs with lar8e rtor6 't ri? se.ds. Thc! wodd no{ jttd iw ll*rn a*at jtl51 lrcrF * sa} $e wd b s"" "i.t. ff"t *o,rta $s{ to kro$ if se wet rcelly s'riout rbui !o do [' l,e stt h2lth and slrow &n rm ric. aira "|cOlef finm lh.rn if lot alt ft'bL'not|8h ar|d ft'rgk E b-'r &p.r -t rydaxr dne .dids. wh; Jnid re nr so nrrh dlantin tt lo$er-shsriB wh'i d[ L t r,i *t *r dE g.rr(rs .|d r?g'in d|r ltttt DorYd -# " llon 5..1 i qr F{r!'J 0t 9.t .rll? f+h!. rrt eterl hrrP b bow b di c nit" 16 - ntr-unit oa Bdd.r Pbud Folit Ec th "&i [to. f.r *" uAt rnO tHtt fq tl|e power rvhih wil slow un PG4L o atg f lrll i ot . ;rdda. rldn|t ftet of dt(ti|nbsr|.r Or hold Lr p.rt+6 yor ft6f pdttr io h. A.id b odEr dh!' 'td

Krn J'r|I,' oa H.tn lr"i[ b. ft.r.d t! th .*d "fud narov-r' ui\, JCii\' .d IGLP dlt dE Ad to b' r.#ir' * o-!dv l, tu| td rlo fpr tb rsriq d bciq wtD& NARROW, HAnD. .d SOFT. r'tr)i nsns to lc uca - mid.d. To lc|olr it b Us ev6| thoogh $c
swar at

4.ll

othr tsn tirne.

day.

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NARROW

nsr|l

to keep your attntixl within th boulds oa y(I|r netio. To kI|ow it b THEM even tlmugh OEy bral lqr lEn tirrE a dey.

IIARD

ftm in your prlxipls. strong your enmbs nuy be,

mans to b

lb

be unyidding however

SOFT lne.E ro be txibh in ya|r irlgs with tlE p@.

TI|e Sovi.t

Itdis- tud

to be gdde in your dd

Unin

ce.ded in for|nirg

alt ufirq$J oa sr ind.Ael|d.d te, I aln rtaly $rp.isd with p.ople who rlt not happy lrith 0r unmca tim {torts. lt b s tllfl4h dtey srE straid of rcgrinilE tHr mothcr

a|rd Chinr, with hutdreds of mcts .rd hibcs, suc If we, witft y 25 r.cs, cannot do it, lve

dins,

fl

bnd. Hsv c.n they d thflxdYfs Slsts? Th. p(!bb|r ot tlrivttg (,rl the invad.t b fl|r ld( rt herd, It @|||of b. p.dlored bd.fotdy. Ho{cvtr, ftthLlE dtutg 16 c.n b. Frr d und w hrw undislEd th bd( oa eredlturg rI tlr invd.rs ftun olu courfy. Then, if { stil wi* to sdl oul pmblcltrs drt, lv can, by trnldiy d|g*, # Jrn86 b rffi.r Ji& fG us

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fr=EEiffiot'ry m.dirBb brEd rs

RACIAI, AIT'AIRS

dE nqinity in the Shan Sr.!e, stbuld

minded ard gr*tq|s. Why b Eurriu ahr.Js h! nfrlxil? It b bcaus th BumE nvr wanl to lv.t sny rG oth.r than rhir ovn. W canrnt folle$ the Bunnese wry if *r ldi$ fn s peful and pm6proir nrlion. We must prorno( odFr thetr tlp Trb to bcoflE mlional leadrs. Whaver.ftar.s raid ctnffds m6l pry wilh hb own ffe-l don't see enJ ,llarttrlive couls.. Yor hsv. to rwiv thb F$tshmed evr|

though yoo h.ve etlrnplshd miny merilorixE deeds thmoghort

Evry Bum|se who wirlEs ao
SIate b abo rrvelc(frr !o

dl

Eht tor jdn dtr rrnl$.

the Indeperdmt of tlle Shrn

'Ihc seven states sre the fingrs snd Burma a nul in the depreli\ion in lhe palIll s ctnler. if eveD firyer is sliong and c{h ad in (r,r|(1rl *ith lh rest. lhc nul (an be crushed wilh eax. Wc supF rt. h prirriple. th. fsrn tion of a Unitd Fror{ silh oftr nati.rnals. .e.. Arakan. Chin. Kschin. Karenni. Karen and Mon. Howcver, th prescnt United l'ront is inedvi$ble. It is werk i resolulions are msde b l cannot br carried orl i meetings are for difers gouF to (!.n rnd erg* in eodhss qturr*. A FRONT, Jes; but UNITIID, r|o. lNlcad of devoling thir lim lo Brest thir tcrritories back from the Bu.mere, thf, are only concntraling on thc Dosscssion of territory from one another. Pllsing to lhe eyes and ears bul il has no ral forc to back up its blufis. This kird of Lnitd lnmt n eds no 6Eny to crlrr|e ard bodEr. lt wil dbintgnt If too keep on spending lour mony, xhs'|llin8 Jour ammunition rnd pit{ing yol|r one ageins lh r|rnJ's ttn, you oni} bring su|feri|E t{r r"our osn people, death to your troops at|d frustraiion to your sacred caus, Hoe n this mode of w.drr - fithting wilhout sufli(itnt strength bring fonh rictoQ? Thct sat the r*ational Demorratic Front adhcrrs lo lhe frun -;:iirld ignores.'lhr me ho* $ aft B,'ing lo $in:' I)or I lel lhcr( fmplt hlranguts mak lou saver. ll r hale lh legal clsim. silnessed bt none other

The Dr6nt

Unin of Burma can be likened to

an oocn human hand.

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dnn the Bri&h. If ftati.5 rI m.de ordy to b brolcn later, wlnf,s d. pdrt oa rtrddn8 lh.'n I rI? | soletlmly ||Ige yqr mt !o r.rdLL.
Have complele faiah in your cause, in yoorselyes, in your lcsdeisl

end in your orgenizatiol. Our !'olicy concerning the pre.ent Uniled Front is thrt of ragehcnt rnd lrindly Persuarion.

Bxou-

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I don't grow poppies. I'm working for thc fredom of my counlry. It is my pople *ho grow them. And, they arc not doing i( for fun. They do it because the) ned 10 buy rkt lo at.8nd clothB to $esr for lhmsrlves rnd lheir familis. I hrven't heard anlrrherc lhat they are growing it for'th sake of dstroying other nations. To gros !n slternalive crop. our People need road\ lo transporl rhei producrs lo markets. But the Aurmese do nol csre to build them, Our or.ng.s toSether wiah orher fruits, iust rot ar+ay. On thc othr hrnd, opium n.eds no roads. The mrchanls are riSht ther rt thir doorstep6 or rt th..ntrrnc6 to lhcir poppy fields lo buv it. Thl Shsn DeoDle do not h.ve the knoe - ho* and colnettions lo !o d !d;siqics tbrrd. Th.'t b m qium in th. diTlr] t,ffi 6f the stores. nobodr bothcrs to plicc rds' and drug enforcement omcirb rrc orrmine aroDod wherevr Jou go Yet our opium hss rntnaSad lo ltrval to yoor coutrtrhs, thanls to Joor own drug
3mugglcrs.

I d;-t sor|, poDr*s rnd I dm t d..l h dq8s. t'|Il iusr my popb s seryut. lhhlrtrg to win brc* our 161 lud. I &.r't lika- dru5, I b.re th.rn. Fff I In wd r*rft af the dangers lh.r Do6e for h-umrr lo.hties. Thtt is eh' I hrvt oftered lo help c di;ll dEnt cv.r i|E 197t, wih my dr vs dr|. Thb ofrer
still stands.
We nsrd orium eredi:rtix 6 o|rr dut] eve$ thordr nohody catt! to heli us. dne of our llrsl jobs .thr Indep?ndcnc will be ils era dication. PoDDv cullirslion wai terminaled inchins becaus il hrd it! own ro"i-tll.nr. By lhe rsme logic. the termination of poppies in lhe Stran State i" i;separable with lhe set up of rn indcp.ndnl Shen sorernment. Th indeprndenl Chinse Sowrnmeni nver found tlr _,r..a dt"n to.*bt gowrfiftnrs !o do it. Nej0!6 w o *"r *r

"tg.

L.e.lization of druP5 is not commndsblc. The proFr l*ay i5 to loii gl"*ittg p.ppi"". f tl|er b no PoPP' pbn. m ld*er ein 0|ett h'rnr aealeis ina u..rs even il lhe) h.ve th monv lo buv il' I rcck;n thcrt srt only t*o prsons in thc $orH sls r'allJ $ant to stoo oDiumi the prre;B oflhe .ddict rnd l. mls.lf. The olhrs .It loo buly tnckinC political ind financirl Profil5 oul ol it - lh'v erc just rtr.id it mlt really end.

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To ftEc O|n rt.p.clive p.opls, th. Kehins rcly on their jrde fiUs, the Ksrens on thir timbrland, snd ee Shsns on our orrn pople. Howver, our people have no choice but lo grow opium for thir
srl'6b1ncr. Strrrssive R.ar4oon gov.rflrEr lor this stote of rffeirs.

s haw been rcspocith

f,Gm?GTEn

U.S,DRUC FOLICY

art its lesal ownrs. Rpft.enting tlpm, cooprste eith you but you h8v repea redl! shul tour eyes .nd esrs lo my offel. The real culprirs, e.g. the KMT remnants. are rrell protected by
Sa.te
1o

I have c.aslessly otlered

- Y(x| dofl'l h{ve tl|e guts to cfferd th eoveflunnts of ind.perdent counlris thal grow rnd dcal in drugs. But your courage i5 lruly outstending when il coms to os pcople who hav losl our hunen - On the one hrnd, you hrvG hired Thsi troops to rttsck us forty times during which lives and property wcre lost but th.t meenl nothine to you. On. noteworthy f.ct $,hich crme out of th.s nu
mero$ a{.rul.s was no druls hrd GvGr bt.n sizad, On th. othcr hrnd, yor h.v. hircd Burm"s troops to cotrahrue thcb GuFtin camltgtns rgrnrs1 dE Shen p.ople. Yo|i eho gcve them drngrous herbicides to sprry on our people. Their fruit srddc and rtc psddies l'tft d.stoyed. Tlt s(i be.arr unftt for cultitraion. Poultry rnd livstock werc slrln. As . result th.y could no mo.e n y h d*ir old s.ltLmenbi |xioE cqdd they rmv. I|ywh.ll be. hopl wft rp.{tdy p.oldbitd ftcn visr'li!8 n|e, whcc o.ly cdr|. is olTe.ing to hclp you. ls thb ihc v.y to shos. your r.sFct tor Joor fello* hum3n beings? ls tbk the vey oa dcmocratic countri.s? ls thb th. lr.y of lh. rule of l.w? Or lr! only Anr.rlc.ns considcred cs hutnln bings? Ar. lr. t|o{ .liglble to be cbssifi.d as human bings !lso? Is thb thc rtgt $ry io nop opium, considcring th ever incrc.sing produ.lior dcspit. your hv .nforc.mcnt ellorts? Befor. your countr} becamc s drug - cru?rd socity, lhe Britbh rrd yorr orvr Foplc thcr$.lvs h8d bn in th for.front of drug running, f..diDg Ari.ns with opium. *hil thr Germons *re doing it with hen in. But you dkt not h,ther to blame anybody. Howerr, now thrt yo rre ulr to Jour neck in drug addiction. Jou just pick llp Khun Sa and s.l it is his fault. Why? righli.

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P|rI$tE r !e[ - dde.llE podcy by eopbynB ofi' FrnnB lt d$ forc6 tlc ShrI people to gron mone lnd more poppies. Persirt on it for moaber 60 y..rs strd ihc r6{lts wil stil b. tl|e !.|n rld probobly wil b worse. h tle p.st yd| pld.ed oul I-o Sit|g - Han G yDc s.rp.gd. An r his dcparturc, you pickd m out. I h.v no doubt th3t you ll be ablc to litld rnother sclpcgost .ller I rm gonc. You, yourslf, sre th one *ho's .frrid of thc end of opilm.
Yan

It

mtlrcd.

lolg.

You, yoursclf, ar the orc g,ho hrs betrryd your own nrtioo. You, yours.lf, rr th one rho hrs m.deyour Fopl. suffer for so

P.oplc gol f.d op

.rd it brd

*ith

clt.tad Like lls predecessor, the CIA whrvr ih. DEA goes, Ame.k D polilics folows. lr grrh6 Brngkok's hrir with oD. hand rd R ngon's wltft the oah.r, snd neddles in thir in&rnd rfirirs. In 0E .rd, tb th. DEA its.lf lhr. hrs becn rEloruitte for thc Airn druar in Ari.ric.. You hrv. to ]tvh your drug polky. If you don'r. mort Doppies f,iI be gmtrtr, morc ddi.ls !o ia nill rrrive or tbe s.:coe. By rnd by, you t'ill tlnd difhculty itr choosing .ligible c.odi.bacs for your ht r prcid.rci6. h Ari. itself, thcrc will be borc turtnoil r|rd itrslrbillty. It i5 noa th.t ahe Shsns arc rtrdd of you, they h3ve b.co priisrt with you so fsr. Il is only be.suse they do not t8l r f.my to the other politicd systems- Stop tlling ui th.t our frle r6lt with you. Tbt kird oa .trogrn.t brrxr8ht you d.fe.1 ard shfiE in vifiem. Sfap b.luvirB s if yo.r |Ir rb. ddy m thrt mrtL.s in thb *orld. It is b.c.us. of you th.t lh freedom ol the Shro p.opl. b|5 b..tr d&y.d - so hs th fttdo|n of 0r x/6U tom Srllrn Sl& qi!n. WHAT SHOULD BE DOND Idql of sttscking us, you should erEge in 1eshi4 our P.oplc to gror rubstitute crop6, build rord! for lhem rnd buy thir .gricul tural products. I|g oa ddivrri|r8 ld lFbiid.. to lh.m yot Sd& 8lw th fo.d. d&g rd trEIhiF. Ard' yan w b. h dt P.od.'t Fyets d.J |rd rlaht. Ev.r it I h.vc horns. frnSt .nd . tril' Fopl should b. .llovcd to
visilm and verify the
am the king, isn'1 it just one more resson you shoold emPloy rDy srvices ao stop it?

!o b.

tdetr

the CIA'S mcddling rftr thc Victnrm W.t to the brcl roe. To repb.t it, thc DEA

vfl

Il I

f.cl.

Hoe can you exped dre Shsn pe4( to slop odum *irhrrrr them sssistence end restoration of lhcir riqhrs in rturn?

I'O 'I'HE PIjOPI,E OT THE SHAN ST Al }, we don l hare lo fear arybodr. Our conscience i\ clear. We don t gro\r opium lt) commit injusticc to anr"bodJ.On lhe contrary. it is *e lrho sre suflering all the injusriccs mted our bv outsiders. lsn t it bitlr and outragmus io be used as pawnl br outsiders? Som don't eren hare th Jilighteir hesiiatior to maniputate us for their greedJ intrests despit hrriog blood relationship. Are *e
goang to kp on submitting lo this kind of humitiarion?

OIhrs ar eetting all the rnoreJ and 8lorl, while ne are gerting dl lhe blame. If we are 1(l gt atl the blamc. il is jusl as Fe that t+e 8el all lhc monriJ and glor! too, I.l us stand up togthr to rcversc this situation. The road to Shan IndeFndcnce is thmugh the opium issue berausr in lhc slrategic calculalions of the superpowrs our Shan Stst is only a small countrJ which is ttter ignored, except for its opium producaim. 9) we musl sfiv to keep it under controt .t all tirEs.

lhinking cssually all along, the Eurmest have succetded only in brinsing moft porerty ro d*ir peoPle. Bunna usd to bG ecrrflrfi:rly me gdrgncd lhat Thailsnd bul I|o$, il i! b+hind tht bn.r. t,rrEe numbrs of banknotes hsve ben continuatly printcd rnd put inlo cimrlrtin. Bul ttEy hrve b.etr abl to Frive or y a t, lh of whrl ther lel oul. The resl rhc! Ino$ not hos lo 8et lhem b3cl ero.pl br urine lo*down nrernoar Ure 6ffifi66ib6 B! thcir nui*rous
airs of uqiusr rule. rhey hrve foiiil?lGrilfilaith of thir D.ople' And. without the Fopk's failh. thir att4mprs to rcgetErca4 .Cd|o|ny
is hoDeless.

For its own survival they are selling lhe country's rich nrtursl resourcs st knockdown prices. Bul (heir quick receipls are only mstched by their equallJ quick outlays which are on the ahol wastage. They can keep on doing it tor all I car cnd wc mal ven get our country back wilhoul hating to fight if the e(onomr is *eak, our brave soldiers can neve. betome good fi8hters. On ahe contrar], ren our inf or soldirs crn b..:ome good lighters if the econofiy is sarong.

the buildop
State.

ofour military power, Th3 buildup ofour military power, in lurn, must b pmDortionate to tlp Burms militarl strqrgh in lhe Shln
Don't imilate Zsofrhs' ( Shsn prlnces' ) way of proturing lhir reyenues : by organizing gsmbling houses. TheJ can only 8dd to lhe pcoplr's suferingr. Thefu aft lh6r sho onlr d.re lo rob our o$n pople. holding lhcm as ho6tages and dmanding huge ransom moner. $hilc saying.ll lhe timelhey ar *orking for ihe good of th people. lf thoy reallr" lrlnt to lle|p Ihe people ard kno$ no other $al to hlp lhcm xctpt by mlrbir4; wht dm't tlEy stage bank rdits and hdaclcs in RrBoo.l and othrr foreign cities? We c5n lrin lhis war not b! demsnding loo much of th Fopl' tel srlbfying thc neds of our troops Monv knoss no nemis or nlional boundarir\. W( (;nnot r\pccl cooptraiion liom anl fi,reign sovrnment riSh( no\ . Ilul sc can from thc D.iral( seclor' 'lca(h people ho* lo make moncl. Bncoursg them in the free cntcrprisr sr_slem. li,u wish lo develop Iour nalion

of rhe ecooom! must bc Proportionrt to th bulldop

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You \rish to attrin Nirvans But ifyou don't pay proper sttenllon and food, you must be dreaming.
1o

acquiring shlter, clothin8

The Shans and Tb.b sre alca llnsm.n. The Shans revere His Majestv th King no lss thsn th Thais. We are well aware that wilhout him, this part of Asia will berome s hotbed oftrouble. W are also a*ar that with His Mqisty in the lead, th Shans together $ilh lhe l,ao cousins vill be frer asain and Asir will become a zone 0f prr$ and tranquillitt. Wilh lhr lndpendence ol the Shan SlaIe, th country \rhich will benefir th mosr $ill be Thailand. l hcrr $as onc'ltai om(ial $ho. $hil visitins me, spoke ill of the Lmlians and th Vihames. I said : .. It'$ not their faull. lt's the tunerilns ard drc Russians' and Jours. Y, oor faul lies in dFdiqg ioo much on the Amerilr|. If tou hate corrage cnough to stand on tour own feel and Iak the lead, we can rlso bcome a powr 1o be (onsidered wilh in the world. "

lron't conducl forrign relstions on the basis of politicd crd bul on lhat of nrtioml intcrst. Wa crnr|ot bacofita Caras to any nadon bul, we can btcont youEer
baothers becaus ours is r small nstion. WG e|noa betor|E srefeG to rny mtixts,

hn te

el

be

dEn bcottt

The U.S. .nd the USSR crn dford to rdvoccte the Flicy : " Fight thosc nerr and bcfriend thc. .frr "i bul n'c c{trtro1 follorv rn thcir tF. In conEss, oUIs b : " E frind il|6e lrar rnd rvin over tl|6

fri.nds.

afrr.

We have no desir to fight with anybody Gxcor th Burmesa rf,ho

"

hsve Invgdd our country.

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D( POTITICAT CREEDS
No political creed can prvail orer the inlerests of one'\ nation. That is why ther is the Sino Soricl (onflict. IJ thc \ame (r,ken. thlt is wh1_ there is ihe lran lras srr. h i! throush polili(d creds thal $c hare the problem of displa(ed, uneanted (hins. lf $ loo are idcol"gl crazed. it sould nol surpris. me lo se displa(ed. un$rnicd Shans in the future. Politicol creeds are formulaled on cach countr) s characlerislics. Onr coun(r)'s charactcristicr are not idenliral lo anolhtr's. Il is

$ftfoft

un"{se lo pattern one (r)untr--r atur alrcther $ith ditTercn!

ll lre a.rpl amther nation's ideol(ry), it i\ likc lctting its p(\)pk ridr on our backs. We can never cxrrriso rreedom of motemnt and
evcn rftcr we had adoptd their polilical srstems. lnslead s *ffe cven jumped on and lrampled orer. I*t us har our o$n polilical cred. Surelr $e can afford

Contrary to our expe(lalion\. $e did nol rcccirc anJ aid

lhal. We dor| t hare lo brcom

stepsons and s(epdaughler! to an) foreign countrJ. What tjnd oa polilirl s)|1ern sl|al ee adopl? Th allsrer nusl co|r|e frun th. nqtnit consent of our Fople. Aft4r aI, il k their (r)llntr! and rie are mrely thir senants.

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Hotr ale the Alnnese snd th Whit Chin se shle to exerl tlEir will ln our lsnd which i! cornpletely forcign to thm? lt is br(.|ts of our
shortcomings.

Or

bodies sre like machines, th longer we use lhcm, the poorel thir cspscities bcome. Unlike ihem, our brains 8re like knites, lhe morc we *hcl thrl, th shsrpcr lhy become. Therefore, wc can l.l our bodies .ge, bul our brrins. nver Don'l behave like druns and goqs: Tltey lnate sounds only slrcn beaten. Acl like clocks : The] sound ofi evcrytimc the netdhrises. I lranl to ask those pople who refuse to improvr thmselves : Are you afraid of Shan State bcomlng indpndenl?

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HISTORICAL SICNIFICANCE OF MONC MAI " THE SHAN ARMY BASE

Exerpled fmm Seo Saimoru Mangrli's " Tl|e Shan Slrl6 r'ld d| B.itish Annxeaion " MorBrui or Mo.E Mru ss TlLd in mrF .td dd rt({.6, wss founded b! the f.mous Zaofsh ol Mswkflsi, Khuo Nri Noi ( lE44 lllllT ). btter known .s the Kolsn Sawbws " betcus " he $rs reporled to hsve ben sble tojump acrods a length of nin hn I 9 f.thon$ ) $ilh lhe hlp of his long sptri which, it is s8id, h d"ays cr.ri{ rhout, togcrher with hb mus&er. Kobn se|ni to hrve ben . mrn of crctpaiorC str.ngth |nd xtraordin.tl hciShl for N Shen. lt is s|kt th.t vhcn hc saa on bb hrumhE with his kntes up, his two lnecc.p6 rere or the ssmc l.vGl ar his he.d. and the lhr poiols *.rc lilncd to the threc cooling - pot stoncs of a Shm kitrhen, As f.r .s tcrritorics south of Ms*kmri wer. conccrnd, Kolcn wrs no p..cefnl neighbor, lor he csni.d on nidin8 foruls in to Kaftflni snd the t'old Thsi territory of M- Hong Sbrn' .nd it is s.il th.l nothirB cluld srand in hb *ry ooce h. nnde up hb mid lo E) lor efirin objecliv6. L.g.nds |bout Kols's cddb crn fl b heird lrom old peoph of Mowkmri. " HG urd thmen inro Brrr|.se Fison fn hir rtn6C b ttcognize Burms. ruthoritt. He nsde a speci3cular esc.pe .nd eent 6t of lhc $lwcar and founded tl| dbtrkl of Mongnri frr|tn *hich he mbarked on a 20 yearlong slruggle lo regain his land. the effort which paid olf in the end.

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DuriB hb n f? h rbo t6l Mr Ho|!g So.r, serd.d by Slu lrom M.*kmai Nnd Moogn.i, and rcplsccd th Zromong thcr. *tth hb nke, NsrlB Mlr, d6.rih.d .s " . ldy of sdrr di{.r.Lr ". AftGr Kolsn's de.th, his son' Khun Mung, succ.ded. Al his succescion Nsng Myr *ithdrc* hr .ll.8i.ne, " N.ng My. rro& ao l|er (qtin. $. Mrwtnni Scrrblra, 1o say th.t 3 i1 h5 b.al dccidd in B&tgkok thst rll in th. lcrritories e.st of th. S.lr..n b.lo.Ecd l,o S!|tn, lE C[lrH ma iri4fferr h rh. ftrn|rt dr&ifdal of Mong Mau " together *ith Mr Hong Son. Sro S.inrong ctntinos : " Shortl} rfter this th whok disl.ict wrs oi,erntn by M.c Hong Iiorn Shrns rnd r p.rtJ of som m or J0 t 106 cstablbh.d themslves at Taheepong hoisting ahe Whit Elcph.nl flr8.....,.. whn the British Boundary Commlssion cross.d thc Sd*..|r fmm Mrwlsnsi into tl|. darpotad .E , tlFy wer? rl( rl tlE polnt r,lnr! th. rEd lft tlE rivcr toerrds Mong M.u by r tn{or of lhc Sbrr.3 Army, Lu.rU R.nRon. vho dcscrlbd hlmself .5 r n mler of th. Siamcse Comlnls.sion rrd " *.lcorEd M. Ney Elii.s ittto Si.mcs. lerritory ". Atlcr rn Inquiry *hkh hrd establish.d Lct5........1h. Srwb*r of Mrlfkmsi w.s told lo rcsunrc the .dministr.tion of th. .rr.. Th. Srvb$r etdEtd . loftt of J{tr |tEn and *Ln h. |p!..td hefor. Hwpong aerry th. Si.m.* Srrrison wilhdre*. " It 116 fcnr[y ft.rord to M.rfurd......" o|r 17 th Ocioh.', l8gl.KfB CftdCn$nr oa tihm .nd th. Srt$r Mhbcr d 8&4kd( fo.mrlly cxch.ngd m{rs sfto$/ing the boud.ry lln. rs lt .pp.rrs lod.y. "
PROPOSAT FOR ERADICATION OF OPIUM FROM THE SHAN STATE " GOLDEN TRIANCLE " I ] JUNE 1989 I OVERVIEW : A5 thc crFndllu.e of *orldeidc drug supprtrrbn fuid! gm*s so docs lhf produc-don fid distributbr oa opium products. Billior$ of dolL.is h.v. la rFot to stop dru8s, y.t r.fi|'.'linl han |b (;o|d.tr Trb|rllc h rL.dily ..cC.r.d. In l9t6 mo.e thD 9m lon3 p.s..d ihro{gh lhb rf!r. Th. aigure incrus.d to 1,200 tons h 't9, This ye|' productlon vill .xccd 2.(m tons. Eristing druS sopensrkn p.lgB|ns .nn't *ortiqg. How do you thint $ch mormous shipments c.n b. erported from Ihis rndcrdcvclop.d rlSioo witl|o||t th. bcdg... .rdcnd.ls, clarrrKts, .|rd involvdrFrt

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lrd xp(rr. Thmueh tl| U.S, trri in vi.fi.m, l}.s .crll.rsted to hclp linanct CIA ntercrnar! erprnsion campoigns ln 1,co6 ind Crmbodi.. lt r|lri further us.d to d{!,t'ot thc *iI of thc Arn.tirn Fo0L !t lmm. .nd on lhe b.de fclds, Todry th. operalion rcnrin6 thc ssm.. only r fe* ol rhe n.mes h.ve changed as people hav. di.d or bcer promoid. Aner fte (:(|rnmunH trteo1er itr IylS . thc CIA stc*@ ee{pons in Thdland and the PftilipdrEi ro continm oFrs tins h Shcd|.a,r Aria. llerIi't provides the n|ear!,r. (Frials an u*e
nown to lhbon for sah

funclionel br.nches pataerned eller the Uniled Slate!. Progr6\ through tree eflterpris and progrrnrs cantinus d6pite opprBi\irr efTorts by the Burme. Sochlisl and Communist prrlies. Th Sh.n Slcl " Mong Tsi " Army is an exceplionalh dfuciplined, equipped, rnd spirited self defens folce thrt $curcs our borders lrom all inv.ders. Th solldaritJ ol our lr poplc iEurrs oor ca inued saarriry. We co|bla o||r ngbo ard lhe drws thrl pas$ through it. We cln stog th trrmcking and eliminat rll fulure growing. To do it or y requires rc$onrble assislrncr and c:ooprrtion in repbcing our condnk &pcndncy on poppies. It must b rm.mbc.d thrt wc are not the gnesis of th heroin problem. ll w&s the Britirh th.l xploiled .ultivation rnd pd lrws to prdcr di{rihnin of opium that additd }r-.{ ,{&. DurinS the French Indo.hinr era dru8s continued to b u!d lor politicrl |nd.ommercial advant ge by forign interests. 'Ihe Americen CIA Colonel Edl|ord G. l,ansdslc reported in Jull 1953 to his suFriors in W$hinglon. D.C. th8l the french milit8r! h8d booght up lhe entirc 5J ooium harver( on ordrs of tb frnch Comm.nder - in - Chief,Cenr.l Rroul S8lan. The opium w&!
heroin prodoction

of coftupt .uthorities? lt ccn't rnd is isn'l! Tax paler dollars onlt imrcase th incentives ol lho6c involved in drog supprersion to inc.ersc the tlo* of nrrcolics, 'l hre is e positir solution. 8y uprooling all opium plants thrr cen be no prtrsiing of heroin. Thc p.obbm$ a,iociated *irh sddilbo would go alral. di\amdry tt|6 lrho lroold legdire drugs. Witlin fire lo lreren yerrs, opium from lhe (;oldenTrisngl can b cxtinct! lle havc th capobility ard the d6ire. $t *ill do lhe lfort, buI $e need Jour help. The TRC ( Tai Revolutionar! Co ncil I ha5 no* unified all 3J Shrn principalilies snd provides recognized lcrden$ip and rprescnbtion over 8,0m,000 Shan State popl{:. lhr lR(' is r lgitirMtc governrrnl - inxil, organizrd with a Co|r\titulk,n and

the laundrt of funds ihrough inlernationsl hankr. Mslia conlacls

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chemicrls, rnd other flsources whicb ere usd sgainst our paople, dcnestic animrls, food, crop6, .nd w.tcr. Public relrtions glorify supp.ession rsults *hilc ahe *orld continues to overd6c. The Sha.| Stste pmpoasl is clerr, cod etfici.nt, and con dusiv! Toad $.tss wil ]r{uin only five lio scven ye.rs dcFdirB upon the degr of externd cooperation, We musa hrv. dipiomra[ $pport ao rerlrein Burme6e sggresslon, open commerclrl trrda

bndle *orldwide distriblaion. W. wcr not surpri!.d to ham of Mr. Richsrd Armit{ge's rppointmonl .s U.S. Assistrnt S.crarry of strae for Easl Asia. He is rell knorn to us rs . kv mrmbr of thc CIA d.ug leam. His po6itioo ov.r this psrt of th *ortd will rssure buliness as usurl *hilc arsuring his inrolyamcot. It b beca|se of tlb d.lrud fff l|erdn thd we rfl p|.tvct|t.d fmm 6trblishing a legd eronomy, We Shrns hsvc b.cn slav.s to west4n Sovf|crE sr.ttf de.lirys vhi(t hcve Fisdrd t}e lrorld's F?oldin. ftr rLl4rrnit tih 1o fre o|rsdve5 h6 l.il to thb led.r of rpp.el. We hsve b.tn fofted ro rdy on opium f6 our liveliM. The Americin DEA supplics rh Bu.mes. Soci.llsts with aircrrfl,

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III. CONCLUSION

l.ci lhrre be no mistalc. se htte lhc dcsi.r. {ill. lhililr. -h .nd sr.nd rcadr t,' *ipr oul opirm f.om the (iolden lrianllr' do thk $ill trl. eme tine. diplomati( cooprati{'n. lNh.iol!\si\t!me. snd RDrl. $e ,.e nol lq'ktuq fd a hddout: lhr.hp.!n* hare correcll! opined lhal lho Shrn slep ot a brd of Sold . Orr unlrpprd .rsouRrs are eell knolrn. We art *ilhrt to shart our $ealth in erch!trq for thc opporlunily lo.harl our de(ir! lrs a free p@ph. I hu\ far sr hr\r hld no rhoie bua to supplt ille8al prodo.lr tor ill u* br Fredl indiridual\. orqanirclion\. rM to re.nimenb. rlr hrr. be.r lihel.d _ thc $orld s *or!t crimrolh '

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kcp u5 t on oblrinin8 otr. hi.IhriSht.'lheir accusations arc rcltrclions ol their oso quilt. I-bey lrrte 8itttr us no option. To \urrire $e hrv. h.d to ulisf! lhei. demrnds. 'l he l'rnglong ASrenent of 1947 Btrblishe. our ri*hl to b. rn indeDe.dttri nliion sl.le. Wc Nrc as diflernt trom lhe Burmrsc as 0rr lrench. Getmans. llnElisb. ltali8ns, Ameri(Nrrs. aod Mexirn\ {ft. To cleim er in&D+nkre m must }uvt { rilble leSitimate Fonom!. for *hich *e h,rr the resourcs. No$. sith

you. hrlp. thir .d bftome a rrslit! shile riddirt lh sorld ot a g.eat enemt. hrroin. Prcsidrnl (;@r8e Bush is not likel! 1o supporl our plan. T@ nan! of hi\ asso(irtrs hav. tE r inrolred in drut rrht({ op.alions. Wr ccl uodersland his diltmma. but his cotnpassion 6 a l.der should orerride his (on(rn fot (!mp.omie. No ob{lclc should be rllored to stand in lht *s! ol our rishtcous ob.icclirts.

Yd @mt sy thaa opium iJ ml] ur problem. lt it B dobal tpi&mk srd ee didn'l cre{e il- Iou canoot sar rhst eradiotiou should be lefi io lhe DtA. Ihey hire proren them*lres inpoaetrt. Ar *drld ciliErs @ch of ur ha r rgponsibilil! k, do shittver re can ft, ri.l the E{rlh oI ihi\ eril. I Bi\t m) pledg thal unds tbe -l RC leadeEhip. *hich I rcpresit. thc Shans eill, *ilh tour bclp. rid (he Colden-lriansle of opidn. 'lhis is xol just my ptNnd proposl. It is thc promisr
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