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8.
BIRMA
INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS
THE GROUP DISCUSSED THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BIRMA. IT FELT THAT THERE WAS REASON FOR CONCERN AND THAT THE HUMAN
RIGHTS SITUATION IN BIRMA SHOULD BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW BY THE
TWELVE. IT SUGGESTED TO THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE TO ASK THE A MBASSADORS OF THE TWELVE IN RANGOON TO SUBMIT A COMMON REPORT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN BIRMA, INCLUDING THE SITUATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES AND TO SUGGEST POSSIBLE
ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE TWELVE.
THE GROUP TOOK NOTE OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMMISSION THAT MR. CHEYSSON WILL VISIT BIRMA IN THE BEGINNING OF JULY 1988. IT ALSO TOOK NOTE OF THE EVALUATION
OF THE COMMISSION THAT BIRMA WAS READY FOR INCREASED
COOPERATION WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY.
9.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
ISA DETAINEES IN SINGAPORE
ONE PARTNER POINTED OUT THAT THE QUESTION OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHES BY THE TWELVE SHOULD BE DISCUSSED
IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP.
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FOOD AID TO VIETNAM
THE GROUP WAS INFORMED OF THE INTENTION OF THE COMMISSION TO
PROVIDE FOOD AID TO VIETNAM.
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