New Risings Plotted in Eastern Burma
(Reuter —N.Z.P.A.) (Rec. 9.30) . RANGOON, Sept. 16 The Sawba of Mongmit, who is head of the Shan State in Eastern Burma, said in a broadcast that plans have been discovered for simultaneous uprisings through the Shan territory, by armed insurrectionists, for the overthrow of the established Government. ■ The Shan authorities were prepared to take strong action to maintain order. Twenty-two Communist-led rebels were killed and 29 captured in a battle with Government forces in the Mandalay district, says a Government communique. The rebels attacked three towns in the Yamethin dis-
trict, but all attacks were repulsed.
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Grey River Argus, 17 September 1948, Page 5
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