BURMA PRESS SUMMARY (from the WORKING PEOPLE'S DAILY)-July 1989-31 State Law and Order Restoration Council Chairman General Saw Maung's Statement The following is the translation of the speech delivered by have been doing our time. I am timely telling Chairman of the State Law and Order Restoration Council General you this matter so that Saw Maung on 5 July 1989. duties and there is one thing I believe in myself... the matter of such and U Kyaw Sunn:—Now these documents. By deal with this that is that I have not such things should be the State Law and Order telling this it will matter in the latter part done anything with­ done or not on the Restoration Council come to be known what of my address. I spent out consulting the basis of what I say Chairman General Saw is happening in our the whole of the other laws. I joined the may be looked at Maung is going to explain country, what ought to night thinking about this Tatmadaw only after through a wider scope. to the journalists pre­ be done, who will matter. Yesterday I invited Burma had regained its The Tatmadaw took sent matters relating carry out such and the State Law and Order independence. I joined over power on 18 to the political parties such things and what Restoration Council. I the Tatmadaw in 1949. September 1988. Since which are carrying out we, on our part, shall do. thought that I would Now it is 1989. During one and all know about organizational activities, The true situation will invite the journalists, that the 40 years of this, I shall not repeat the indigenous working come to be known and we should show them service I have it. I shall tell people and the various then all will be able to what ought to be shown, not infringed any you a little about aspects of the situation carry out things after that I would address them military disciplinary it. The role of the Tatma­ of the State. May I reviewing them. Why I and it would also amount rules or the laws. daw changed on 18 Sep­ request the General to am saying this is to telling all the parties, That's how I have lived. tember 1988. This I am address the gathering ? that U Tin Oo and and that in the same Don't think that I am saying because this is Chairman: — I am meet-" Daw Myint Myint Khin way the people would polishing up my image a point which may be ing with you journalists and group from the Na- also come to know just because I am saying confusing. The role because I have some tional League for Demo­ facts. I also thought this. Since I have been of our Tatmadaw aims. What are these; cracy came to the Com­ that we would explain the living that way, I am in that situation was that aims? One is to explain mission on 3 July 1989 and matters to the journ­ also carrying out the it was one that do not the various aspects of the said that the talk held in alists and by doing so duties within the frame­ represent any party or situation of the Myanmar Pabedan that day came what ought to be known work of law. Then, the any organization. We Naing-Ngan today. At to an end without any would come to be known situation as regards the do not represent any the same time it is disturbances, that they not only within the change in our country party or organization. That also my belief that the would like to thank country but also in is great. The tempo is a little important. party organizations which those concerned and they foreign countries, and has become great. The We are not under were formed within the would continue to do thus three tasks change was also rapid. control of any person. Myanmar Naing-Ngan the same in future. What would be accomplished When we look at the I would like to say that and which got themselves they also told the Com- at one stroke and think- tempo, what we see is the Tatmadaw became registered with the mission was that they ing so, I discussed with that some of the people the Pyithu Tatmadaw Commission will come had formed alliances and our Council yesterday. of the country as well that shouldered the duties to have a correct outlook consulted among them­ What I say today may as some organizations of the people (Pyithu towards us and that the selves, that after the contain names of persons can get confused. Wundan). One might work carried out in future consultations they selected and names of party The situation is such that ask: On which will be smooth by my Daw Aung San Suu Kyi organizations, In saying if they do not know fully date did it become telling them from where as the representative of so I have no enmity and the truth and facts, they such a Tatmadaw? The what ought, to be told. the alliances and that no prejudice at all. I am may get confused. How then President Dr Maung Moreover, foreign corres­ she would like to discuss saying this with sincerity much do we know? We Maung issued a directive pondents and journalists with the State Law and for the good of the future know a little more than or­ at the fourth session of by making the witnesses, Order Restoration Council of our State, with good dinary people and citizens the Pyithu Hluttaw on I am going to present to in the evening. It was at intentions. I would like because we have proofs, 11 September 1988. the people of the country a few moments after 3 to ask in advance to documents, and we have This was carried by the the matters they ought pm that Secretary (1) forgive me if I mention had our research depart­ newspapers. It is men­ to know so that they Brig-Gen Khin Nyunt names when I talk about ment always study for­ tioned in the newspapers would get a true picture. reported the matter to matters relating to per­ eign broadcasts, foreign that the Tatmadaw shall I am going to present me. So I considered the sons and organizations newspapers, books and not be under the authority, matters they ought to matter. What I considered because I am saying all their writings about our and control of person or know such as how is our was the matter of these with Cetana and for nation. 1 have got them organization and, the ser- nation to be built up how should this matter the sake of the State. to study them and note vice personnel shall and what are to be be handled. There are As a matter of fact I them down. We are more not be under the authority thought out. Another many many parties am not a good speaker. I in touch with these in and control of any person important point is that that want to discuss am also very reluctant to comparison with ordinary or organization as well. we have made ready with us. We have to think make a speech. I am people. We are a little There is evidence for it, documents of this whether we should also afraid of making more up to date. Later, we shall look at it in present period, those meet with them or mistakes in the speech I And. if we were detail. I do not do things of the former period and not. All this we had make. I would like you confused, then the speed in a slipshod ways. the former government to take into consi­ to understand that is rapid and the momen­ I shall show you re­ and I am speaking now deration. Should we we have taken over this tum is great and I have ference. At that time Dr with the intention of gett­ allow such a few parties duty because it could not the responsibility to ex­ Maung Maung was the ing you journalists have a to meet with us? How be avoided. First of all, plain things. This is chairman of the Burma clear picture of what has large is the what they I will tell you the various my concept. For this I Socialist Programme happened in our nation call alliance? I thought aspects of the situation. have my own reasons, Party. He was also the and how our Tatmadaw that I must solve this The State Law and Or­ It is five days now. President of the State. has got involved in matter in one way or der Restoration Council There are some small He was the Chairman of it by your studying another. I shall also is the Tatmadaw. We matters in a few days' th Council of State as well. BURMA PRESS SUMMARY (from the WORKING PEOPLE'S DAILY)-July 1989-32 At that time Dr Maung Ask again. I will tell anarchism came in was Could not be. The Voice Maung said that from you. I am recounting that destruction came in, Our Research has a of Myanmar had it. one-party system he that because the situa­ started destroying facto­ monitoring section which Government servants, would hold multi-party tion of our country was ries, head - cutting is being used for re­ some employees went one election. That was an­ then beginning to started. What then search.