BURMESE DEMAND FULL INDEPENDENCE

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5302, 15 January 1947, Page 5

BURMESE DEMAND FULL INDEPENDENCE

Talks Open in London LONDON, Jan. 14. Oiscussions on Burma's constitutional future began at 10 Downing Street between Mr. Aung San's ! delegation and Mr. Attlee, Lord I Pethick Lawrence, and other mem- I bers of the British Government. I Mr. Attlee prcmised the Burmese i ihat Britain would approach the { problems v/ith an open mind and j full sympathy with Burma's de- j sires. He emphasjsed that it was for the people of Burma to deeide their own future. Britain wanted to see its declared policy toward Burma implemented smoothly and swiftly. Alr. Aung Sun said hc would like e, free Burma to remain on terms of k.sting friendship with Britain Ji rough thiek and thin. The Burmese were united on the right of Burma to he a free. unfettered sovereignty. Tliey reckoned that indenendencn for Burma should he possible in a year. Air. Thakin Ba Seiu reiterated that tlie Burmese claimed nothing less than full independence. At the ond of the war it found that the British administration had become worse than before the war, and when the British adopted repressive measures hopes of freedom were dashed. Burma required a definite, concrete statement on recognition of indenendence. , When the co-nference resumes tomorrow it will be confidential. 3olice Clash In Rangoon RANGOON, Jan. 13. Police clashed with Communists at Rangoon to-day and 13 were injured. Communist representatives were interviewing the Ministers of Labour and Industry over the dismissal of Communist workers when a crowd hroke into the building.