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Anglo-Burmese Treaty On The Independence of Burma
Anglo-Burmese Treaty On The Independence of Burma
I was sweeping out the archives the other day and came across
this set of documents. Perhaps there's someone out there who
doesn't have them - David Arnott
TREATY BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
AND
THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT OF BURMA
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Any person who at the date of the coming into force of the
present Treaty is, by virtue of the Constitution of the Union of
Burma, a citizen thereof and who is, or by virtue of a subsequent
election is deemed to be, also a British subject, may make a
declaration of alienage in the manner prescribed by the law of
the Union, and thereupon shall cease to be a citizen of the
Union.
The Provisional Government of Burma undertake to introduce in
the Parliament of the Union as early as possible, and in any case
within a period of one year from the coming into force of the
present Treaty, legislation for the purpose of implementing the
provisions of this Article.
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
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(a) claims for supplies and services rendered to the Burma Army
in the Burma campaign of 1942; and
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9
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Article 10
Article 11
Article 12
Article 13
Article 14
Article 15
The present Treaty shall be ratified and shall come into force
immediately upon the exchange of Instruments of Ratification,
which shall take place on the day on which Burma becomes
independent in accordance with the appropriate legislation to be
introduced in the United Kingdom for that purpose.
In witness whereof the above-named plenipotentiaries have
signed the present Treaty and have affixed thereto their Seals.
Done in duplicate in London this 17th day of October, 1947.
annex
Defence Agreement
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General
provided that the transfers agreed to in clauses (b), (c) and (d)
above shall explicitly exclude all Lend/Lease material.
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Naval
Air Provisions
(a) to receive a Naval, Military and Air Force Mission from the
United Kingdom Government and not from any Government outside the
British Commonwealth;
(d) that His Majesty's forces bringing help and support to Burma
by agreement with the Government of Burma or to any part of the
Commonwealth by agreement with the Government of Burma and with
the Government of that part of the Commonwealth shall be afforded
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Further Negotiations
Duration
appendix
(Article 5)
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Thank you for your letter of 29th August. It is, of course, the
intention of the United Kingdom Government, in concluding the
Defence Agreement under reference, that it shall be made to work
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exchange of notes
>From the Rt. Hon. C.R. Attlee, C.H., M.P., Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to the
Hon'ble Thakin Nu, Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
of Burma, dated London, the 17th October, 1947.
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>From the Rt. Hon. C.R. Attlee, C.H., M.P., Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to the
Hon'ble Thakin Nu, Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
of Burma, dated London, the 17th October, 1947.
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(1) to lay out, construct and maintain the war cemeteries and/or
war graves in accordance with their usual practice;
(2) to enjoy the use, free of cost, of the sites of such war
cemeteries and/or war graves for so long as they are used solely
as cemeteries and/or graves;
(3) to appoint and maintain staff to carry out their work and
occupy the accommodation required for the purpose of their
operations;
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>From the Rt. Hon. C.R. Attlee, C.H., M.P., Prime Minister of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to the
Hon'ble Thakin Nu, Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
of Burma, dated London, the 17th October, 1947.
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protocol of signature
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a bill to
Independence of Burma
(2) In this Act, the expression "the appointed day" means the
fourth day of January, nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
(3) The suzerainty of His Majesty over the part of Burma known
as the Karenni States shall lapse as from the appointed day, and
with it all treaties and agreements in force between His Majesty
and the rulers of the Karenni States, all functions exercisable
by His Majesty with respect to the Karenni States, all
obligations of His Majesty towards the Karenni States or the
rulers thereof, and all powers, rights, authority or jurisdiction
exercisable by His Majesty in or in relation to the Karenni
States by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance or otherwise.
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(3) Any Order in Council made under this section shall be laid
before both Houses of Parliament after it is made and if, within
a period of forty days beginning with the day on which any such
Order is so laid before it, either House of Parliament presents
an Address to His Majesty praying that the Order may be revoked,
His Majesty may revoke the Order accordingly, but without
prejudice to the making of a new Order.
Legal proceedings
Provided that -
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schedules
(b) women who were aliens at birth and became British subjects by
reason only of their marriage to any such person as is specified
in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph.
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British subject.
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