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STILL NOT CRUSHED
Rangoon, August 20.
Doubts that the Burmese robellion can be written off as finished despite Govemmental claims to have won a "90 per cont peace" victory wore expressed by Bo La Yaung, Vice Pre- sident of the rebol White Band PVO.
In his opinion it will take one full year more at least for anything approaching tranquillity to be restored. It is now two and a half years since rebellion swept over Burma,
and
tie" Government then conducting wholesale arrests of people organisations
suspected of threatening its existence,
The PVOg rebelled against the polley of imprisonment without telul or inquiry, he stated. self to the Communists believing
The organisation hitched
"new
[it would`and the cracy" it wanted;
cigarettes
ba-
•
He offered English costing USSI for 50 with a Jewelled hand,
A Communist
attempt to of a six-valve radio so he could overthrow the Thakin Nu hear himself talks. Government started it. Soon it spread among the People's Volunteer Organisation (PVO). an influential pro-Government group till then, embroiled section of the Burma Army and later affected Karen, Men and Kachin tribesmen.
Thirty-eight-year-old
La
His shirt pocket dropped with the weight of two gold-top Parker 513.
No security in countryside
It helped to
capture
demo.
the whole of the Irrawaddy valley up to Mandalay, hoping a rulo of the people for the people by the people would estab-
bo lished.
Blames Reds
I
La Laung described himself as the
the "conqueror" of Prome, Irrawaddy" city 160 miles' North of Rangoon, from which the Communists expelled him Jast March after a major battle.
He blamed Red "hypocrisy" for the split between the Com- munists and the PVOs, He said disillusioned
Flood threat to quake areas
Gauhati, Assam, August 20.
Alsing food waters of a tributary of the Brahmaputra today threatened the earth. .quake-menaced district of Palopat, 300 miles North East of here..
Some 3,000 people live in the low-lying district.
A wireless message from Pasigpat tonight wald that the river, which had 'dried up after
Jast Tuesday's earthi quake, today burst into high floods.
Reconnaissanco parties 10 mardened areas have been flown from Gaunail and the Government le directing relief operations
New Delhi's meteorological centre #gain reported earthquake shook of sitght in- tensity, the eploentre of which was 460 miles away at dawn today--Router.
RADIO
secut
Radio Hong Kong broadcast on Ꭸ frequency of 815 kilorycles per and 'un 9.42 megkeycles per second In the 1 metre land.
La Young said the Communists still dominate Ave of the seventhe PVOS became districts comprising West Burma,
with the Communist programme He asserted the Government W
of murder, robbery, urson and holds only the main towns, the rape which replaced earlier pra- H.K.T. upon.rest of the area
IG controlled
mises of betterment of the by the Communists.
masses.
Young
Is the Commander-in- Chief of the rebel PVO Army. The PVO last Marcht began 10 Jay down arms and accept pardon under amnesty because the ganisation
has decided though it has not yet announced, a new programme, for obtaining power.
or-
He said there was no security
Во
nicans
In Young told the Associated and no law and order outside of Press in Interview that communicipal limits.
La
Yaung (Bo plete Burmese peace will have to be won militarily because neither former Patriotic Burmere Forces
was a Major officer)
in the the Karens nor the Communists which fought alongside the Allied will negotiate with the Govern ment.
armies during the last days of
this
He was positive the Red pro- gramme in Burma was planned by an outside agency, but could not say definitely whether it was Russia, Red China or India.
documents seen by him suggest- But he thought instructions, as
and the last days of the Burma coined. originated in Moscow
were passed to Communists here
La
India.
He said the Communists have begun to terrorise PVOs against page. laying down arms by killing of
The PBF Inter was converted through the Communist Party of threatening to kill those favour-into the PVO to serve the AFPFL The PVO chief's "disillusion- Ing surrender.
as a private army.
about Communism, how- ment" According to La Young,
Yaung said Communist ever, is confirmed strictly to the had slowed down the rate of FVO ghting strength throughout movement in this country.
Burma totalled 12,000 though
abou membership WAR have party
20,000,
He made it clear this referred to the White Flag Communists, the Stalinist group.
surrenders, especially in where the Communista numerical superiority,
Guarantee wanted
arcas
I
La Young said PVOs in these areas will not give up their arms until the Government guarantees them protection,
The interview took place at a secret PVO headquarters in Rangoon
which at
PVO leaders are assembling to con fer on future policy,
He admitted to an ́admiration of the Mao Tan-tung regime which ho la Bure hav bone- filed the people of China, He said he is studying Mac Tse-tung's methods and hoped to visit Peking as soon as possible num-to absorb more of the Communist
doctrine.
Ho
smiled but only with his when asked if he thought Hips the Chinese Reds were likely to Invade Burna.
(Trotskyite) party's army
He did not thing the Red Flag bered more than 5,000.
Karen army According to La Yaung, the re- bel Karens still have an army 30,000 strong, is staggered along an area from the Southern rice growing delta Northeasterly until it reaches the mountains bordering Slam.
A mutual friend took the Asso cinted Press correspondent to the headquarters situated in a North Eastern suburb of the city.
Here PVO chiefs, till recently vealing planning anti-Government war-strength. fore from squatld jungle mat- huts, are living amid all the com- foris money can buy.
La Yaung ordered one of aldes to turn down the
his volume
PVC
La Yaung was coy about
Walte Bond
He glossed over thin question by saying the organisá- tion had a membership of 500,- 000, including women,
He said the PVOs revolted Inte in 1948 against an "undemocra-
CANTONESE BY RADIO
Vocabulary: 374. Huy(3) 375(3)doh
370. deting(Z) 377. (3)laam
378. (3)mong
370. gerk(3) 380. Jeen(3) 351. (5)laam 382. (1)aan 363. (2)lehng 384. ging(2)
Combinations:
BY S.K. LEE
125. lay(3) chob(1).
128, Hay(3) shui(2),
Lesson 40 (R)
127. Shaon(1)-dehng(2)
(3)laam-chch(1),
128. Shann(1)
Steam, Vapour.
Principle, Doctrine,~ A-- road.
A way.
The top.
A hawser. А горе.
To view (at a distance).
To hope. To expect.
The leg. The foot.
War. Battle. To fight.
A man-of-war.
Canvas. Sall
A dinghy. A light boat.
A view, scenery.
A motor-cat.
Aerated water. Fizzy drinks.
The Peak Tram.
.
gerk(3).
The foot of a mountain,
Pre-war.
Post-war.
War-time.
120. Jeen(3) (1) Lseen,
Jeen(3) (3)hau. Jeen(3) (1)shoe.
130.
132. Jeen(3)
1313.
134.
135.
(3)inam. (1)Faan boh(3), (1)Faan (1)shuen. Foong(1) ging (2). General Expressions: 158. Jah(1) cheh(1), 159. Hey(1) (3)mong.
Imitative Expressions:
14. Maw(1)-tok(3) cheh(1).
Place Names:
20. Fah(1)-(1)yuen (3) Doh.
21, Shoan(1)-dehng(2). Transport and Communications:
(Continued)
107. (2)Ngaw-(3)day (2) saw hay(3)-chch(1) (1)waan- (1)yau Herng(1)-gong(2). 188. (2)Kul jah(1) chehti). 189. (2)Ngaw (2)isaw hal(2); (2)kul (3)yau-shnu (2) - · (3)been.
100. (2)Ngaw-(3)day (1)yau"
Joong(1)-(1)waan ging(1)- gwaw(3) Foh{1)-(1)yuen- (3)Doh (2)sherng shaan(1). 191. (2)Ngaw (3)day. (2)aherng-
doh (5) Shaan(1)-dehng(2) (3)Laam-chch(1) (3)Jaam. 102, (2)Kul. (1)ting cheh(1). 193. (2)Ngaw-(3)day' (3)lok-
chch(1). vùm(2) hay(2) shul(2).
194. (2)Ngaw (1)yau shaan(!)-
dehng(2) mong(3) (3)lk- -hul(3).
i
105. (2)Ngaw (3)mong-geen (3)
shoon(1)-gerk(3) (2)yau hoh (2)-daw(1) ook(i).. 198. Hoy (2)-(3)meen (1)yat
hoh(2)-daw(1) (1)shuen. 107. (2)Yuu jeen(3)-(8)loam,
(2)yau faw(2)-(1)ahuen, (2)you: (1)nari-(1)ahtien, (2)yau (8)deon-(1)shuon- dzál(3) (3)yau (2)yau
(2) toung-dzal (2) - *-*
A warship. A battleship.
Canvas,
A sailing boat.
A viow, scenery,
To drive to car),
To popo. To expect.
A motor-car.
Garden Road, The Peaks.
We went round Hong Kong In
d motor-car.
He drove the car.
I sat on his right hand side.
We were going up the hill from
the Central
District via
Garden Road.
We arrived at the Peak Tram
Station.
Ho stopped the car. We left the car to have a fizzy
drink.
I looked town from the Peak.
I saw there were many houses
at the foot of the mountain.
sch
avasive
La Young was also about the PVO's future policy.
Sources close to the PVDs be- Heve they will regroup Into political body whose alm will be assumption of power through the elections whenever these around. Associated Press,
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