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HIS LIFE AND HIS SPEBCHES
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SHORT ACCOUNT OF LIFT
Khun Ss b l|'E serenlh senenlhr fu(trdant o, hb srEimfidgmlad ln tlE l&h ctnn|ry frun N.r.rq - so.lifu).
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cicrl Shsn Fincinlty in Chim. Onc of th€m ron chi{iinship
- muana in Shflr ) of Ore lrirun territory* in Hsenwi Prin
cipality through meritorious se.vice to the princ€dom.
Khun S., .lso kno*n rs Chrng Si - l'u. *.s born in
Hpa - perng villa8e, t inur w.rd, T|ng Yln To*Nhip, l,sshio
Pmvince on l7 l-ebruery 1934. Sotne outiidcrs lhink lhe n.me
" Khur| Ss " bl|d a ndn da grt.rft ( S{. 8on Tharorn dd othefsl
l rs . matter of fra. th.t is Irol so, It is not unusual lo see ethnic
Chinese Fople *ho bacotr|e natur.liz€d ciliz.ns of tbeir adopled
countries tlking up !o.al o.ncs. Plchri Rrrlakul. tor instance.
wirhout doubi r lypicrl Tl|ri n.me, bcloogs !o a fanous Chinese
livil|g in Ba[gkol's Chinr To*n. He l.ter bcc.nre vice Premicr o]
the Royd Thri Cnvedurnnl. lt b sbo inr.ft.riqg to nole thal Khun
Ss's moah.r rvrs r hburg Sl|Ir by th. |nt|t oa Nrng SerE zmm.
Hb lather t[.s Khon Ai. Khun is a pr.fix uscd by people who hsd
been promoted into Sb.n royalty.
Khun Ai died trrm.lurely i|r 1937. His eido$ rem.rried.
this time to Xhun Ji, lhe Chlel ol Mong Torm, s n€ighboring ter
ritory. She too pass.d evsy I*o yerrs bt€.. The flrc le3r old orphrn lres sdopted rnd irkcn csr€ ol by thc slepfatb.r and wa.$ laler
rcclaim€d by his gr:ndfather, Khutt Yi Sai. th€ Cbief of l,oimaw.
He w&s sent to srhool for a phil€ bul wrs soon r€call€d
when lh€ war broke out. His grandfather himself lutored him lo
re.d .nd write Chines€. and also te8 cultiralion and hors€ / mule
brceding in the prsctical n€|d. He was much innu€nced by lhe
thoughts and exploits of his uncle. Khun Ja, lfho fought &longside
the Alli€s cgcinsl the Jspanese and who prs clso polilically actire
efler lbe rrsr.
M sm.*r hrd th. !ih.n S|.te llraived th€ l{at 8Dd echiewd
independ€nce lhan the Koominlang ( KMT l. defeat€d by the
Communists in l9{9. took sanctosrt in (he Shrn Slrie b} the
thousinds. l,oimae. silusted on lhc restern bank of the Sallfe€n,
h.d to besr the brunt ol this unerp.ct€d foreign invtsion. Lo.al
p€opl€ w€re conscripled for lsbor and nililsry s€rlicet trxes werc
levied on th€m snd lhef were subj€cl€d to h&rsh. lawless rule. On€
dry they csnE lor his gr.ndfsther's ho.!i€. 3nd muk . Khun S{ can
stlll recrll his grsndfathe., eyes lilled wilh tears, as he direcled his
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dtsignatcd pr(ksaddle f()r ta(h oflhe m0trs.-l his reso|!€d hin, h€
isn, b rqa.rd lh€ KIll s foftismrs and en€mijs to br drir€n tnxn
lh€ motherhnd.
lle ttrcn rrg.uri^rl .|o arli KItl forft f(xn hb bovhood
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him. he managd to quift nx,re rhan.t0 assorr€d
$t-aFx$ fnxn th! sinSk rdrenture. ItuI hi,i ri.ror) ard lh€ r€drirlg
huolan(l $ero $hort livcd. b(\(aur* rh€ KM't quickty mor€d to
pu( hili grandlathrr in custodt and demanded. tog€thcr eith the
rctum of th. s€aFrns. dis(rntinuam: of his ,ctivities. .rrlseqtrnt!,
lhe toung rebel hrd i(, fit|e for his lifr inlo lhc urba! disrricrs and
immcdiatelJ found himicll among another foreign invrder - th€
Burm€sc, lrho had (x.cupied thc nain towns and cities.
Th€ bitter exFri€n(t lhrt hc had lritt|esr€d under fo€ign
occupalion, lirst bt the J.Fnese. and lsler by th€ KMTrnd th€
Burmese r.,€re rnough for lhis rebcllious
man rhos4 heart
had. bc€n imbu€d b) his lsre uncte sith 'oung
tore;nd byatty to rhe
motherLnd. Thc knowledge of rhc Burmesc betr|ict ;f rheir
promis€ to resp€ct the dghl of th€ Shin State to Inrnage her own
desliny aner s t|r| - Je{r trid Friod led hln to f{rm a drrd.stirr
underground mor€mcnt on :te$ Year'r Dr), 1960. H€ w.s at once
lrced $ilh imm€diste problrms $hich demsndfd pnrmpt uolution:
was he to fighl both thc KMT snd the Burlncse sihuttenmusty? r
not. !..hich lve! to bo r€gerd€d as the most dcngerous? Ho$ best
should he build up his strength? Thc solulion of these p.oblems,
howercr. caln€ in lh€ p€rson of Col Msung Sh$e. the Burmes.
( ommrnd€r of lh€ Ea\lcrn Strrteeic Comnrnd t Shan Strt€ ).
*ho, on 6 Jsnusry 1960, ofercd him the slst||s of s volunt er
milili. chief rnd s lrec hand in the build - up of his strength tn
relurn lor his pl€dge to light th€ KMT rnd tha Communisr irrlv
of Bunrn I CPB l. tk NEpa.d with alefii$, ttb lf.er*fi, rl+?ortil
D' lh€ lo.rl mcrchrnts who *cre by nalunr sverse to so(irli!,tn,
gradurll, 8r€* and bJ l96J spr$d ro Xengtung. *hich bordels
8! then. duc to lhe liMl s promotion
.r'urn|€sie_e(onomic mi.smanagement
polhy co{phd *ith
and *arct encourrgamentt
popl) cultaration snd opium trading hsd jumped on r shodinglv
rapid $sle. Khun Sa $as a$arc of lh€ dis{srrou\ side - etfKdof
lhb derelopmrnt. He felt rhat onlr cuft rnd €ducarion a\ a prc|enlr!€ nEas|rre c.ruld €a!€ rrd flrunter rh( rf6r' Acradingb. fran
l96a oDrrrrds, hc hrd bullt tlro hGpltds rnd more
lh.n .lghty
acbooar.
On 15 JrD 1964, . *..b1 ca|'6tt|cc ws hdd h l-dnl,'
whcrc Bo D.tin8, i vetctrn of llte frmous 1959 Tcn8]nn Brtd.
A d.ci*n w.s rbo t *r|| to €tt ld
w$ dEr s dE 8tur9's l*.
forc!3 lnto .t rs bord.rtng Thdlrnd. Th€y r..ched Thrihnd htcr
in thrt y?.r. Hov.vcr, thc KMT r.mt[nts. ti. Third Army clm
mr|dcd'bv Gtn Ll Wen hu.[ ond the Fillh Army commsndcd
bv Gco Tuln Shi - *€n, $erc.l.med by Khun Ss's emergencl
ri e rivC. Tlry nrqrd 1o b.b. Do D.lirq' r dtnpL ttfiid.d nttn'
d oo 7 Novrnrb.r t!l64, thcy .tt ck.d th€ SUA unit stitloned .t
Ban Hln T!t, rbc scalta ot yat rnollt.r ftmous $nnict ncerl] tro
d..rd6 ha.r. Tb. rt3ullrr|t failurc 10 €strblish perminent b.5.s
.loag rhc Thal bo.d.t k{f Khutr S. tlth only $rother rlt.rnrtivc
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b.d io sl4 Xhun $ .l d c6,
tr6. Th. baltle r.8ad for tour
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drd(.d hb torc. b Ean
&v!. 6 - 9 Jotr 196? tbd bac.nc l|roxr rr the " 1967 Odum
wir '. rtr *i faOa r q.rriE 4id hin b ft robi'q
v..r. rttrdilta hlE ar 8.! N.lh.. Moog t(|o t+.rd' Motr8 LurD
i"..ir"uo. t"rrlt nott*.. FrliD8 io d6rroy hlm' th" KMT ul.d
r rflali rErh.! ttb orrd d! to h. ut*Fnmah d'div'
s lohd||att av-aott Dm{ad. Througl couricr3 rrd cndt|cts' thcl
.r - xfit Ultmca hc lutrEr. GoYd n Dt ol Kbun $ t ]t
ov.'d!mt torriSt ruh b' tore.
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b..r bvft.d to a6a.d a tD.chl d..tl!t. Oo 24 (Xob'r h' wls
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S. rs rd.d.d tb. louoxhs F.. o t SaALmb.t .ft.r dbfmic
hu.dLc bad ba.D d..rd rert. H. b.d 10 t'dl rDd whlc rwry bb
alD. sdrt .s . pLyboy !o ti. Gvcrriid ul BorD6. M la.ry
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drtr up lbe Sir Y..r p&r lor th. cofol .!d .rrd.dd d opar|tr|
.nd oDlun rd||d croF.
O! 16 AFll l9t, Co|r8rtr.rD.D kc.r wollt wbo ta
Cbslrn D oa tbc U.S. Rour. S.Lct Commlti.. od Nar$d.s, !.oa
bla 6lo"if, Jocapb N.[b, ,o nr..r Khun S., ncl' dubH by tb.
U.S. N.rt!d.r Ag!trcy aDd lt prt!8 I ihc'Oplum Kir8 ". H.
pmob.d !o c6Fr.t. ril|i ab. lnt ftr tlond clmnudty io ltbt
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itj.it d by lh. C.rt r Adr&*tl.ho od lt Jr y iD aL rrm ya,
Hl bt r dlploodc d?o.f! .bo c.mc io D|U8ht, rrd o
2l Jr|r'y 1942, tb. Thi BaG Ptll FoIc., Itrd by dr DE,|,
atbcl(.d Brtr Hh T.d(. SlD.r tb.r dlo8att r lo.ty .tLA! hava
b..i Lurbd Bdd hh |,d $ h dl h.v. d ao FodE .!y
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IXTRA( TS FROM SPEE( IIES AND INTERVIEWs
I EN|INCIATED ()N Dll-fiRENT OCCASIONS I
I. REVOLUTION
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This hnd hrs been giren to os b! our forefethers sincc lime im
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()ur counlr) is full of mlurrl *ealth. W€ rrc jost llke beggers *ho
\le€p on brds made ol gold cnd live in huts built ol gens.
h is b€cau!€ we don't enjoy s.lf - govcrmnenl.Th. Aneri(ro|s os.d
to lire in r lesser dereloped condition lhsn ui, Yel theJ hav€ mt
naged to b€(ome a supcrpolvcr lodr!, Why? B.crus. lhey hrve
th€ir orrn qovernment.
lf tolr hare yoor olvn co|t|n-a but noa !!or or}n Boremrnant, noahirlg
l.,ou osn i5 secltc. Th€ rmney )ou errn iJ for ofi€ts to bke
and $quanderi lhc rk? you gmw is to teed thcmi the horne you build
i5 tor th€tn to burn downi your sons ar€ to b€ pr€ss - ganged {3
iheir camon fodder .d F.larsi rrd you. dsud ers ate to be rreed
and sold 15 prostitutes.
The selfish Burmes. have. through their mism.nagcmenl. made us
sullcr for dealdes. We cannot conlinue to humor their whims Iny
long€r. How csn we bdiev€ lh€y lore us when they rre only trling
(o msk€ us mot.t snd more ignorsnl rnd poor? Ignorancc and
F r€nr {x ttules tls rdmirc olhcr people. Thb in lurn €l|cour4t3
us lo pailern ourselvt! rfter lhem, therebJ rfe oorslelves become
_ other pcople ". That is the aim olthc Eurm€s€. That's why I sry
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take back our oen lend.
I he Shsn ptoplc have b€€n too good for th€ir o$n good. we h.ve
becn so yieldin8 lo other people's encrorchm€nts thrt we now have
\rarcel! enoogh rmm to stlnd, nol to mention sit and $leep.
'lrll me one Country lhrt bec.me indep€nd€nt withoot hevlng to
bcar hardshiF, wirhout h.vlng to stroggle 8nd light,
lf the struggle of the Sh3n peopL. to *hom thb caontry lcdtimst€lt
bdonss, is unfalr, so wrs lhe Americ.n Revolution.
WHY _ INDEPENDANCE'!
$r take up rrms becsuse ol our people. And wb{ do our pcoplc
sat? liertone of them, from their children uprards, h&i been
safing lhsl thef eanl beck thr countr' *hich *|s giv€n lo lhem
hr iheir forefalhers. W€ or€ merelt their s€rvanls, lnd s€rlants
can acl only sccording to th€ wish ol their masters.
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Why sr€n't thc Americrns nghaing *i1h thc Ruisians then?
To li8hl o superior enemy is like pralnring s new field to cullivate.
Firsa you hrv€ to cLar lhc *€eds rnd blsh€s lhrl get in lour wrt.
Only then rrill you b. .blc io cut down the big tre?.
lf you rre *eak. nobody will lkren !o you cven tl$o8h tou bcg then
to with Jour hands clrsped in fmnt ol you rs a sign ol homage.
On lhc othct hsnd, if yoo .ne strolgr Fople t}ill rcsdilJ li$ten to
you eren though you are sitling on tll.lr h€rds. We mry then eren
r€cover our motherl.nd *ithoot h.vin8 to fight rt all.
OUR ENEMIT5
m;fEuffi--
meaninS succcrsivc Bunr*s€ goverm€nls
Red Burm€se - me.ning th€ Communist Psrty of Burm.
While Chines€ - meaning the Xuomintsrg rcmnrnls
If you ..e un.bl€ to recogllze yoor .n.ny, then yoo will probably
bccom€ his Buide *hen he con*s lo plunder rnd lay *aste to your
villaqes and towns.
The CPB is led by thc Burmesc. lt *orLs lor ahe good otthe BUIm€$. lr'! firished *ithout Chinese help.
The KM'l rr€Chinere. TheJ work for their osn good. The' rrc
linlshed oncr our Thri cousins stop brcking them.
The Rrngoon regitne b dlo Burln€se. lb prim.ry mission is rllo
the good of the Surmese. They're dore lor once we are united.
Its for us, *e art Shrrs. We arc in our orvn Ld srd w€ arc world|r!
for thc gurd of our o$n p€oplr. \le can never pcdsh even though
no oulsiders lcnd us a helping hrnd.
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The fate of thc Shan p€oplt is no! in o(her people\' hands.
It s in
crrry you fer. Only relirnce on ones€lf can see one lhrough.
There ar€ p€ople who ere trying to persurde us to go .nd ent€r a
crying cff 4st in front of d|e people ol Ote W€st. It wil he s milake
Raliance on others can never
to pey much allentiod to lhem.
Wilhout th€ Burm€se. $,€ live.
Withoul us. the Burmes€ don't.
Enlighten yours€lf with this reslity, and we crn win the .Yar jl|st
by keeping the Burmese out ltr aha cold
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sHol_Ll) ofiu Bucol\lD A SoLDIER?
ffiennr.
lfon€ (ountr) can bc reeained bt pating homage. on€ should not
s
fight. Ketp lhb in mind: W€ arr no. paying
hul onlt 1o lhc inlerests ot our p€ople.
ft+ed
!o drt€r p€opl€.
A 5lrong armed forcc i\ a $arp tish bore ofa nalion. like a fish
bone. il po*s a\ an obsla(le lo those sho *ish to seallon lh€
nati(x|. and. like a fNh lxne. it cln o|l fte irlsid,6 of th€ agrtssor
nation if swallow€d.
$ e h:rw ! p{'pulation of dghl milion nud€ up o{ one millixr families
(eight membors t{, r famil! l. ltljach fanily furnishes a soldi€r,
thcn we will have an anned force of one million tr(rlp6 and the rar
will be won with ease. Shouldn'l elch familJ be r€sponsible for
(on(ribuline one soldi€r?
Vl€ should not hire substitules to $erre in our ovn arm€d forces
bccause se are nol protccting oth(r nations |tul our v€ry own.
You don't dodg€ de{h b} s{*ling mili(ary s.rvic. l ens of lhousands
of our p€opl€ hav€ been killed during the lasl ]orlJ years becaus.
of few enlistment in the nalional ,rmed force. Had thes€ p€ople
unit€d to form. nalionel armed force, we could hrt€ s.ared the
invaders olYjust bt our she(r numh.s lnd nohody would hav€ died.
Even independent countrics h.avc laws nrtuiring er"ry able boditd
citizcn lo enlist in the arncd s$rircs tbr a period. In Thailand'
even the cro$n prince h.s lo s€rv€ in the Armt. By conlrdst, re
are not indcpcndent yel $ alt we ool more rtsponsible for natfrmsl
defense than olher peoplcs who are already independent?
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The p€ople come before the Armed Force rnd l|ot oth€.sis€.
The pcople do nol b€long to the Armed Force, On the conarary' it
is 0|€ Arn€d Forcr th*t belongs to lhe pcoDk. aut th€y musl be one
rnd indivisible.
HOW TO WACD A WAR
Should $,e turn to thc regulrr co{rse of fighting .ll the lin€. In
Iny Orittg, it b nor dvbehL, b.c&F we vo|{ ju$ tuln honE,
p.opcrtl.s rnd th€ liv€s ol the pcoplc |nd soldiers inlo Plsythings
ao rntcnlein ourselvcs. heaious litcs rG 161 but our land is not
recorerad.Th€y sr€ sacrlficed n€cdlessly.
A lr.r c.Dmr be fooght by foabving 0E c$urs€ of *tixt preyindy
enploy.d. h the prst, the Burmatc lr€r. still grcen but no* th€y
hrvc b..!me brltle - h.rdencd ard cip.ricllced. Use o$r brsins
md find the r|,ay that will klll rhem, prot€ct us, ard s,in back our
|rnd,
Wc must compcrc our stren$h with lhat of th€ €n€my .nd slrive
to bulH l|p ours until we are rbk !o conterd f,ith him. So ah3t lvhen
th€ time ls rip€ hc ll/ill return our l.nd rrithout rcsortlng lo irr,
md il w. sre comp€ll€d to tighr, w€ $all he in a po6ition Io def$t
him in . seift campsign,
Srges ssid th€re were live points to renr€mt€r :
Frist, COMPARISON shich ft€sns to compire our strenght $ilh
that l,Page l0 of tlrc enemy cnd slrite lo
build up ours.
Sccond. A(
( URACY ehich
mcans lo mske the comparison lmm
reliable information.snd intelligence drt!.
Third, SECRECY to keep the €n€my In the dark about our plrns.
Fourth, SPEED !o b€ s-rvii in tlE exc$tird of plr6
{d
in milltrt}
operalions.
Fifth, AUDACITY to win a spRd] tietory, daring, decisiteness
and determinrtion are indisDensable.
if yo|| c.hnor defeot him' Don't Invite
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him to come neer.
Wht are odFrs b€ilg .ttrdcd nd .nEH dl the tirB? lt's b..ause
ol ih€fu invitation virhout belng prepared to m€€t him.
A nroqg.rEny Crcold be bn ahoe and l(apt in indukrtc€. Y(xr trke
him onl) *hen he is olf guard.
Our cruntry is not ofdcsens.nd plains lik€ som€ munlri€s. Lven
thGc c{ontfi€s, d.qite thcs. hrndhlF, hsve won *ars. lf we, with
rll the fscilities €ndowed by n.ture, crnnot win lhis war, we hste
no on. elsc to blrtm bul ounelve!.
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FOR WHOM?
Evrry Friy necds uiti9. So do $r. But f(r lrt|an? Not fq. Xhun Sq
o. fd S{i lnk elher, but f(r ot|I sr.Ed caue : To €ryd 0r hv&s
.nd tste beck our counary.
w!!!LwtoM?
With our people of rI mc€s from all retigious fsiths.
WiO .[ O€ ditcrse gmups. bt rt|d smrl. of the Shrn Fopte.
With th. r.tir.d r€6istrrc? fighters.
WiO,ahe retird militir ncn.
HOW?
iiEE
not bc besed on p€rsonrl ina€resls or btmd rutrtions.
Fersor|al con0icis shor d bG
bysorr b. bygone. ()ld lcuds slEuld
not be r€counted,
Don't rep.al runors uttercd by other peoph with dre .lrn to diitde
h
Don't ule ahem 9s slitrgshots
distsnce.
One should hcve eviderce to
ao be
throrin at one mother trodr
r
brct ort€'s charss.
lf we hrw !o find fsult $ith oR smd|€r. rfEre w b€ no.odtB !o
it. Inst€ad. it will b€ otrl] self def.stinl.
ldle talk lile - Khun Sr, is h€ not r Chtne$? .. lrr ontv me.trt to
divide uLs. Other nrtions rlso hrlc lerders *ho mnc trom Chinesc
ba.*grounds ( lik€ Kbg Tatsin h Th.ilend and Aquino h the
Philippires, and €ver Ne Win, himselt, in Bnrrne ), yrt Dobody h.s
rnrde issu6 out oI thctrr. llo*€ver! it is . hig irsu. in oor country.
Through whom |nd lrby? Th€ .[slf.rs..rc &s plrin .5 c.r| lre.
It b unwbe t4 dir(rimi||rac {8|tid dr aDodE d tb. brir d raial,
cLss, culaurrl snd religious differencs. If one fultrlls th. bsric
requiremcnt, i.e., to upbold the same MOTHERLAND, FLAG
.nd SEALrrhit should b€ emurh.
We .re dcliShted to l€lm rboui v.riour torcigt| .g.nci6, olt ]! to
hdp forgE 0|e Sh.n nriitod udq. Ard l|t &a.rdy e$cqr.S. tbi
*E il b e ixJ Ir ht rd d!ir, r fn{y p.otfdr$ f
.trorrs._ But,
.r|r| nnidy by tu mh.rs rf th. hrrly e;id$6.
stodd b. rdn&.d d higiryaalas b *Ug|'6 ot cr. orn
rfrirs. Il? dnid rl.lize hom pcn e4eri.!E tlnr- w6 Jprla
through dcp.dencyon ourdders th.t th. Slun pcopla hsvc
suffered,
slbttld bGt
W-.
t.l
wlsr sorhne ehe faris, yur llt stl t@ rcady io ssy il s 8ol a ple6ant
$r|ell. Bul t(xl ftfi$e to lism rvlEn aE of tool olrn people sp'aks' Jlrsl
l€l m€ n\l lou $ho ]r'u art?
t).xr I rel\ (n th( Burlr|t r. both 8|Il( atd R€d alik' and llrc lrhftt
Chineje l; bring alnui our unitJ. Uten though th€v are ftghting a*annl
each olhrr. tldobvblr\ fa(t is ftsr it is ('|lr o*n poti and Frns lhat ert
snu$h.d dnd our or|n p(tDl( $h' hare lo b€ar the bnrnt of lheir f€h
xt
(an I'nlr
lhem
sood hat'i tht\ doth ftr u\ rn\$ar': I
{conren a\ tlxir l*dpan\'
and u\ing our
eatinc our
shan slatr
h it;ol at"o r ta( lhal ihmuqh thLm' lar8t rill,g€{ in
big hidr
dtar'|att'
lltconlf
('l€s.
{ffi
hatr
srnall
at'd
srnall
hrre b.n,n€
*ays har€ brclxn€ s|rAI n'ad tr.l<|.\. the rth lt€tonx Frtr ad tlt€
pmr beconr btflFrs and pro{ilule\l'
lliai codtl.. hol th.l hart to li'tefl lo d|€
h? want to
tins.
llhal
rit
ril
lh
dv;.'UI
We wsnt to rcly oo our
l.s
({rtlsins
kn. bul thel halt to li(€n to th€
we sbo war lo rdy on d|r Chitrr. neightrcnt. bul rine th€irs b a
hl4e frndy ttrh n;r r|drtl6 i0 feed. ther- .r€ bus} att'rdhg to 0E
rE& of th.ir o$n P.oPk.
So. it w€ don | ftlr ar ah olh.r. slt can $e tum lo?
Sorlr (ountri€s ,r* t*,. rttr frrnxfs with lar8e rtor6 't ri? se.ds.
Thc! wodd no{ jttd iw ll*rn a*at jtl51 lrcrF *€ sa} $e wd b
rcelly s'riout rbui
s"" "i.t. ff"t *o,rta $s{ to kro$ if se wet
!o do ['
l,e stt h2lth and slrow
&n rm ric. aira
'not|8h
"|cOlef
E
ar|d
ft'rgk
lot
alt
ft'bL
if
b-'r &p.r -t rydaxr finm lh.rn
dne .dids.
wh; Jnid re nr so nrrh dlantin tt lo$er-shsriB wh'i d[
L t r,i *t *r dE g.rr(rs .|d r?g'in d|r ltttt DorYdb
-#
" 0t 9.t .rll? f+h!. rrt eterl hrrP b bow
llon 5..1 i qr F{r!'J
di
c nit" 16 - ntr-unit oa Bdd.r Pbud Folit Ec th
[to."&if.r *" uAt rnO tHtt fq tl|e power rvhih wil slow un PG4L
Or
o atg f lrll i ot . ;rdda. rldn|t ftet of dt(ti|nbsr|.
hold r Lr
p.rt+6 yor ft6f pdttr io h. A.id b odEr dh!'
'td
Krn J'r|I,'
oa H.tn
lr"i[
b. ft.r.d t! th .*d
"fud
Ad to b'
dE
IGLP
dlt
.d
ui\€,
narov-r'
JCii\'
r.#ir'
* o-!dv l, tu| td rlo fpr tb rsriq d bciq wtD&
NARROW, HAnD. .d SOFT.
r'tr)i nsns to lc uca - mid.d. To lc|olr it b Us ev6| thoogh $c
sw€ar at
4.ll
oth€r tsn tirne.
r
day.
l5
NARROW
IIARD
to keep your att€ntixl within th€ boulds oa y(I|r
netio. To kI|ow it b THEM even tlmugh OEy bral lqr
lEn tirrE a dey.
nsr|l
ftm in your prlxipl€s.
strong your en€mbs nuy be,
m€ans to b€
SOFT lne.E ro be t€xibh in ya|r
irlgs with tlE p€@.
TI|e Sovi.t
Unin
ce.ded in for|nirg
lb
Itdis- tud
be unyidding however
to be gdde in your d€d
a|rd Chinr, with hutdreds of mcts .rd hibcs, suc
If we, witft y 25 r.cs, cannot do it, lve
dins,
fl
alt ufirq$J oa sr ind.Ael|d.d te,
I aln rtaly $rp.is€d with p.ople who rlt not happy lrith 0r unmca
tim €{torts. lt b s tllfl4h dtey srE straid of rcgrinilE tHr mothcr
-
bnd. Hsv c.n they d thflxdYfs Slsts?
Th. p(!bb|r ot tlrivttg (,rl the invad.t b fl|r ld( rt herd, It @|||of b.
p.dlored bd.fotdy. Ho{cvtr, ftthLlE dtutg 16 c.n b. Frr d
und w€ hrw undislEd th bd( oa eredlturg rI tlr invd.rs ftun
olu courfy. Then, if {€ stil wi* to sdl oul pmblcltrs drt, lv€ can, by
trnldiy d|g*, # Jrn86 b rffi.r
Ji& fG us
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RACIAI, AIT'AIRS
fr=EEiffiot'ry
m.dirBb brEd -
dE nqinity in the Shan Sr.!e, stbuld
b
minded ard g€r*tq|s.
Why b Eurriu ahr.Js h! nfrlxil? It b bcaus€ th€ BumE€ n€v€r wanl
to €l€v.t€ sny rG oth.r than rh€ir ovn. W€ canrnt folle$ the Bunnese
wry if *r ldi$ fn s peful and pm6p€roir nrlion. We must prorno(€
odFr thetr tlp Trb to b€coflE mlional lead€rs.
Whaver.ftar.s raid ctnffds m6l pry wilh hb own ffe-l don't see
enJ ,llarttrlive couls.. Yor
hsv. to rwiv€ thb F$tshmed ev€r|
rs
dl
though yoo h.ve etlrnplsh€d miny merilorixE deeds thmoghort
Ev€ry Bum|€se who wirlEs ao
SIate b abo rrvelc(frr !o
The Dr6€nt
Eht tor
jdn dtr rrnl$.
the Indeperd€mt of tlle Shrn
Unin of Burma can be likened to
an oocn human hand.
'Ihc seven states sre the fing€rs snd Burma a nul in the depreli\ion
in lhe palIll s ctnler. if eveD firyer is sliong and c{h ad in (r,r|(1rl
*ith lh€ rest. lhc nul (an be crushed wilh eax.
Wc supF rt. h prirriple. th. fsrn tion of a Unitd Fror{ silh oft€r
nati.rnals. €.e.. Arakan. Chin. Kschin. Karenni. Karen and Mon.
Howcver, th€ prescnt United l'ront is inedvi$ble. It is werk i
resolulions are msde b l cannot br carried orl i meetings are for
difers gouF to (!.n€ rnd erg*€ in eodhss qturr*. A FRONT,
Jes; but UNITIID, r|o. lNlcad of devoling th€ir lim€ lo Brest th€ir
tcrritories back from the Bu.mere, th€f, are only conc€ntraling on
thc Dosscssion of territory from one another. Pl€lsing to lhe eyes
and ears bul il has no r€al forc€ to back up its blufis. This kird of
Lnitd lnmt n eds no 6Eny to crlrr|e ard bodEr. lt wil dbint€gnt€
If too keep on spending lour mon€y, €xhs'|llin8 Jour ammunition
rnd pit{ing yol|r one ageins lh€ €r|€rnJ's ttn, you oni} bring su|feri|E
t{r r"our osn people, death to your troops at|d frustraiion to your
sacred caus€, Hoe €n this mode of w.drr€ - fithting wilhout
sufli(itnt strength bring fonh rictoQ?
Thct sat the r*ational Demorratic Front adhcrrs lo lhe
frun
-;:iirld
ignores.'lh€r
me ho* $€ aft B,'ing lo $in:' I)or I lel lhcr( fmplt hlranguts
mak€ lou saver. ll r hale lh€ legal clsim. silnessed bt none other
t7
dnn the Bri&h. If ftati.5 rI€ m.de ordy to b€ brolcn later, wlnf,s
d. pdrt oa rtrddn8 lh.'n I rI? | soletlmly ||Ige yqr mt !o r.rdLL.
Have complele faiah in your cause, in yoorselyes, in your lcsdeisl
end in your orgenizatiol.
Our !'olicy concerning the pre.ent Uniled Front is thrt of
ragehcnt rnd lri€ndly Persuarion.
Bxou-
l8
I don't grow poppies. I'm working for thc fredom of my counlry.
It is my p€ople *ho grow them. And, they arc not doing i( for fun.
They do it because the) ne€d 10 buy rkt lo €at.8nd clothB to $esr
for lh€msrlves rnd lheir famili€s. I hrven't heard anlrrherc lhat
they are growing it for'th€ sake of d€stroying other nations.
To gros !n slternalive crop. our People need road\ lo transporl
rhei producrs lo markets. But the Aurmese do nol csre to build
them, Our or.ng.s toSether wiah orher fruits, iust rot ar+ay. On
thc oth€r hrnd, opium n.eds no roads. The m€rchanls are riSht
ther€ rt th€ir doorstep6 or rt th..ntrrnc6 to lhcir poppy fields lo
buv it.
Thl Shsn DeoDle do not h.ve the knoe - ho* and colnettions lo
!o d !d;siqics tbrrd. Th.'t b m qium in th. diTlr] t,ffi
6f the stores. nobodr bothcrs to plicc rds' and drug enforcement
omcirb rrc orrmine aroDod wherev€r Jou go Yet our opium hss
rntnaSad lo ltrval to yoor coutrtrhs, thanls to Joor own drug
3mugglcrs.
I d;-t sor|, poDr*s rnd I dm t d..l h dq8s. t'|Il iusr my p€opb s
seryut. lhhlrtrg to win brc* our 161 lud.
I &.r't lika- dru5, I b.re th.rn. Fff I In wd r*rft af the dangers
lh.r Do6e for h-umrr lo.hties. Thtt is eh' I hrvt oftered lo help
c di;ll dEnt cv.r i|E 197t, wih my dr vs dr|. Thb ofrer
still stands.
We nsrd orium eredi:rtix 6 o|rr dut] eve$ thordr nohody catt!
to heli us. dne of our llrsl jobs .thr Indep?ndcnc€ will be ils era
dication.
PoDDv cullirslion wai terminaled inchins becaus€ il hrd it! own
lhe
ro"i-tll.nr. By lhe rsme logic. the termination of poppies inShen
Stran State i" i;separable with lhe set up of rn indcp.nd€nl
sorernment. Th€ indeprndenl Chin€se Sowrnmeni n€ver found tlr€
_,r..a
dt"n to.*bt gowrfiftnrs !o do it. Nej0!6 w
o *"r *r
"tg.
L.e.lization of druP5 is not comm€ndsblc. The proFr l*ay i5 to
loii gl"*ittg p.ppi"". f tl|er€ b no PoPP' pbn. m ld*er ein 0|ett
h'rnr aealeis ina u..rs even il lhe) h.ve th€ mon€v lo buv il'
I rcck;n thcrt srt only t*o p€rsons in thc $orH sls r'allJ $ant to
stoo oDiumi the prre;B oflhe .ddict rnd l. mls.lf. The olh€rs .It
loo buly tnckinC political ind financirl Profil5 oul ol it - lh'v erc
just rtr.id it mlt really end.
l9
To ftEc O|€n rt.p.clive p.opl€s, th. Kehins rcly on their jrde fi€Us,
the Ksrens on th€ir timb€rland, snd ee Shsns on our orrn p€ople.
How€ver, our people have no choice but lo grow opium for th€ir
srl'6b1€ncr. Strrrssive R.ar4oon gov.rflrEr
lor this stote of rffeirs.
s haw been rcspocith
U.S,DRUC FOLICY
f,Gm?GTEn
art its lesal own€rs. R€pft.enting tlpm,
coop€rste eith you but you h8v€ repea
redl! shul tour eyes .nd esrs lo my offel.
The real culprirs, e.g. the KMT remnants. are rrell protected by
Sa.te
I have c.as€lessly otlered
1o
- Y(x| dofl'l h{ve tl|e guts to cfferd th€ eoveflun€nts of ind.perdent
counlri€s thal grow rnd dcal in drugs. But your courage i5 lruly
outstending when il com€s to os pcople who hav€ losl our hunen
righli.
- On the one hrnd, you hrvG hired Thsi troops to rttsck us forty
times during which lives and property wcre lost but th.t meenl
nothine to you. On. noteworthy f.ct $,hich crme out of th.s€ nu
mero$ a{.rul.s was no druls hrd GvGr bt.n s€izad,
On th. othcr hrnd, yor h.v. hircd Burm"s€ troops to cotrahrue
thcb GuFtin camltgtns rgrnrs1 dE Shen p.ople. Yo|i eho gcve
them drng€rous herbicides to sprry on our people. Their fruit
srddc and rtc€ psddies l'tft d.stoyed. Tlt s(i be.arr unftt for
cultitraion.
Poultry rnd liv€stock werc slrln. As . result th.y could no mo.e
n y h d*ir old s.ltLmenbi |xioE cqdd they rmv. I|ywh.ll €be.
hopl€ w€ft r€p.{t€dy p.oldbitd ftcn visr'li!8 n|e, whcc
o.ly cdr|. is olTe.ing to hclp you.
ls thb ihc v.y to shos. your r.sFct tor Joor fello* hum3n beings?
ls tbk the vey oa dcmocratic countri.s?
ls thb th. lr.y of lh. rule of l.w?
Or lr! only Anr.rlc.ns considcred cs hutnln b€ings?
Ar. lr. t|o{ .liglble to be cbssifi.d as human b€ings !lso?
Is thb thc rtgt $ry io nop opium, considcring th€ ever incrc.sing
produ.lior dcspit. your hv .nforc.mcnt ellorts?
Befor. your countr} becamc s drug - cru?rd soci€ty, lhe Britbh
rrd yorr orvr Foplc thcr$.lv€s h8d b€€n in th€ for.front of drug
running, f..diDg Ari.ns with opium. *hil€ thr Germons *€re doing
it with hen in. But you dkt not h,ther to blame anybody. Hower€r,
now thrt yo rre ulr to Jour neck in drug addiction. Jou just pick
llp Khun Sa and s.l it is his fault. Why?
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It
P|rI$tE r !e[ - dde.llE podcy by eopbynB ofi' FrnnB
lt d$ forc6 tlc ShrI people to gron mone lnd more
poppies. Persirt on it for moaber 60 y..rs strd ihc r6{lts wil stil
b. tl|e !.|n rld probobly wil b€ worse.
h tle p.st yd| pld.ed oul I-o Sit|g - Han G yDc s.rp.gd. An r
his dcparturc, you pick€d m€ out. I h.v€ no doubt th3t you ll be
ablc to litld rnother sclpcgost .ller I rm gonc.
You, yours€lf, sre th€ one *ho's .frrid of thc end of opilm.
Yan
m€tlrcd.
You, yoursclf, ar€ the orc g,ho hrs betrry€d your own nrtioo.
You, yours.lf, rr€ th€ one rho hrs m.deyour Fopl. suffer for so
lolg.
P.oplc gol f.d op
.rd it brd
!o b.
*ith
tdetr
the CIA'S mcddling rft€r thc Victnrm W.t
to the brcl roe. To repb.t it, thc DEA
vfl
clt.tad Like lls predecessor, the CIA wh€r€v€r ih. DEA goes,
Ame.k D polilics folows. lr grrh6 Brngkok's hrir with oD. hand
rd R ngon's wltft the oah.r, snd neddles in th€ir in&rnd rfirirs.
In 0E .rd, tb th. DEA its.lf lhr. hrs becn rEloruitte for thc Airn
druar in Ari.ric..
You hrv. to ]tvh€ your drug polky. If you don'r. mort Doppies
f,iI be gmtrtr, morc ddi.ls !o ia nill rrrive or tbe s.:coe. By rnd
by, you t'ill tlnd difhculty itr choosing .ligible c.odi.bacs for your
ht r prcid.rci6. h Ari. itself, thcrc will be borc turtnoil r|rd
itrslrbillty.
It i5 noa th.t ahe Shsns arc rtrdd of you, they h3ve b.co priisrt
with you so fsr. Il is only be.suse they do not t8l€ r f.my to the
other politicd systems- Stop t€lling ui th.t our frle r6lt with you.
Tbt kird oa .trogrn.t brrxr8ht you d.fe.1 ard shfiE in vifiem.
Sfap b.luvirB s if yo.r |Ir rb. ddy m thrt mrtL.s in thb *orld.
It is b.c.us. of you th.t lh€ freedom ol the Shro p.opl. b|5 b..tr
d&y.d - so hs th ftt€do|n of 0r x/6U tom Srllrn Sl& qi!n.
WHAT SHOULD BE DOND
Idql of sttscking us, you should erEge in 1eshi4 our P.oplc to
gror rubstitute crop6, build rord! for lhem rnd buy th€ir .gricul
tural products.
I|g oa ddivrri|r8 ld lFbiid.. to lh.m yot Sd& 8lw th
fo.d. d&g rd trEIhiF. Ard' yan w b. h dt P.od.'t Fyets
d.J |rd rlaht.
Ev.r it I h.vc horns. frnSt .nd . tril' Fopl€ should b. .llovcd to
visilm€ and verify the
f.cl.
am the king, isn'1 it just one more resson you shoold emPloy
rDy s€rvices ao stop it?
Il I
Hoe can you exped dre Shsn pe4( to slop odum *irhrrrr
them sssistence end restoration of lhcir riqhrs in r€turn?
;
I'O 'I'HE PIjOPI,E OT THE SHAN ST Al },
we don l hare lo fear arybodr. Our conscience i\ clear. We don t
gro\r opium lt) commit injusticc to anr"bodJ.On lhe contrary. it is
*e lrho sre suflering all the injusriccs m€ted our bv outsiders.
lsn t it bitl€r and outragmus io be used as pawnl br outsiders?
Som€ don't eren hare th€ Jilighteir hesiiatior to maniputate us for
their greedJ int€rests despit€ hrriog blood relationship. Are *e
goang to k€€p on submitting lo this kind of humitiarion?
OIh€rs ar€ eetting all the rnoreJ and 8lorl, while ne are gerting dl
lhe blame. If we are 1(l g€t atl the blamc. il is jusl as Fe that t+e
8el all lhc monriJ and glor! too, I.€l us stand up tog€th€r to rcversc
this situation.
The road to Shan IndeFndcnce is thmugh the opium issue berausr
in lhc slrategic calculalions of the superpow€rs our Shan Stst€ is
only a small countrJ which is t€tter ignored, except for its opium
producaim. 9) we musl sfiv€ to keep it under controt .t all tirEs.
lhinking cssually all along, the Eurmest have succetded only in
brinsing moft porerty ro d*ir peoPle. Bunna us€d to bG ecrrflrfi:rly
me gdrgncd lhat Thailsnd bul I|o$, il i! b+hind tht bn.r. t,rrEe
numb€rs of banknotes hsve be€n continuatly printcd rnd put inlo
cimrlrtin. Bul ttEy hrve b.etr abl€ to Fri€ve or y a t, lh of whrl
ther lel oul. The resl rhc! Ino$ not hos lo 8et lhem b3cl ero.pl
br urine lo*down nrernoar Ure 6ffifi66ib6 B! thcir nui*rous
airs of uqiusr rule. rhey hrve foiiil?lGrilfilaith of th€ir D.ople'
And. without the Fopk's failh. th€ir att4mprs to rcgetErca4 .Cd|o|ny
is hoDeless.
For its own survival they are selling lhe country's rich nrtursl
resourc€s st knockdown prices. Bul (heir quick receipls are only
mstched by their equallJ quick outlays which are on the ahol€
wastage. They can keep on doing it tor all I car€ cnd wc mal €ven
get our country back wilhoul hating to fight
if the e(onomr is *eak, our brave soldiers can neve. betome good
fi8hters. On ahe contrar], €ren our inf€ or soldi€rs crn b..:ome
good lighters if the econofiy is sarong.
the buildop
of rhe ecooom! must bc Proportionrt€ to th€ bulldop
ofour military power, Th3 buildup ofour military power, in lurn,
must b€ pmDortionate to tlp Burm€s€ militarl strqrgh in lhe Shln
State.
Don't imilate Zsofrhs' ( Shsn prlnces' ) way of proturing lh€ir
reyenues : by organizing gsmbling houses. TheJ can only 8dd to
lhe pcoplr's suferingr.
Thefu aft lh6r sho onlr d.re lo rob our o$n p€ople. holding lhcm
as ho6tages and d€manding huge ransom moner. $hilc saying.ll
lhe timelhey ar€ *orking for ihe good of th€ people. lf thoy reallr"
lrlnt to lle|p Ihe people ard kno$ no other $al to h€lp lhcm €xctpt
by mlrbir4; wht dm't tlEy stage bank rdits and hdaclcs in RrBoo.l
and othrr foreign cities?
We c5n lrin lhis war not b! demsnding loo much of th€ Fopl€' tel
srlbfying thc ne€ds of our troops
Mon€v knoss no €nemi€s or n€lional boundarir\.
W( (;nnot r\pccl cooptraiion liom anl fi,reign sov€rnment riSh(
no\ . Ilul sc can from thc D.iral( seclor'
'lca(h people ho* lo make moncl. Bncoursg€ them in the free
cntcrprisr sr_slem.
li,u wish lo develop Iour nalion
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You \rish to attrin Nirvans
But ifyou don't pay proper sttenllon
and food, you must be dreaming.
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acquiring sh€lter, clothin8
The Shans and Tb.b sre alca llnsm.n. The Shans revere His
Majestv th€ King no l€ss thsn th€ Thais. We are well aware that
wilhout him, this part of Asia will berome s hotbed oftrouble. W€
are also a*ar€ that with His Mqi€sty in the lead, th€ Shans together
$ilh lhe l,ao cousins vill be frer asain and Asir will become a zone
0f prr$ and tranquillitt.
Wilh lhr lnd€pendence ol the Shan SlaIe, th€ country \rhich will
benefir th€ mosr $ill be Thailand.
l hcrr $as onc'ltai om(ial $ho. $hil€ visitins me, spoke ill of the
Lmlians and th€ Vi€hames€. I said : .. It'$ not their faull. lt's the
tunerilns ard drc Russians' and Jours. Y, oor faul lies in d€Fdiqg
ioo much on the Ameri€lr|. If tou hate corrage cnough to stand on
tour own feel and Iak€ the lead, we can rlso b€come a pow€r 1o be
(onsidered wilh in the world. "
lron't conducl forrign relstions on the basis of politicd cr€€d bul on
lhat of nrtioml intcr€st.
Wa crnr|ot bacofita Caras to any nadon bul, we can btcont youEer
baothers becaus€ ours is r small nstion.
WG e|noa betor|E srefeG to rny mtixts,
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fri.nds.
The U.S. .nd the USSR crn dford to rdvoccte the Flicy : " Fight
thosc nerr and bcfriend thc. .frr "i bul n'c c{trtro1 follorv rn thcir
t€F. In conEss, oUIs b : " E frind il|6e lrar rnd rvin over tl|6
afrr.
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We have no desir€ to fight with anybody Gxc€or th€ Burmesa rf,ho
hsve Invgd€d our country.
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No political creed can pr€vail orer the inlerests of one'\ nation.
That is why ther€ is the Sino Soricl (onflict. IJ thc \ame (r,ken.
thlt is wh1_ there is ihe lran lras srr.
h i! throush polili(d creds thal $c hare the problem of displa(ed,
uneanted (hin€s€. lf $€ loo are idcol"gl crazed. it sould nol
surpris. me lo se€ displa(ed. un$rnicd Shans in the future.
Politicol creeds are formulaled on cach countr) s characlerislics.
Onr coun(r)'s charactcristicr are not idenliral lo anolhtr's. Il is
$€ftfoft
un"{se lo pattern one (r)untr--r atur alrcther $ith ditTercn!
ll lre a.rpl amther nation's ideol(ry), it i\ likc lctting its p(\)pk ridr
on our backs. We can never cxrrriso rreedom of motem€nt and
Contrary to our expe(lalion\. $e did nol rcccirc anJ aid
evcn rftcr we had adopt€d their polilical srstems. lnslead s€ *ffe
cven jumped on and lrampled orer.
I*t us har€ our o$n polilical cre€d. Surelr $e can afford
lhal. We dor| t hare lo brcom€
stepsons and s(epdaughler! to an)
foreign countrJ.
What tjnd oa polilirl s)|1ern sl|al ee adopl? Th€ allsrer nusl co|r|e
frun th. nqtnit consent of our Fople. Aft4r aI, il k their (r)llntr!
and rie are m€rely th€ir senants.
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Hotr ale the Alnnese snd th€ Whit€ Chin se shle to exerl tlEir will
ln our lsnd which i! cornpletely forcign to th€m? lt is br(.|ts€ of our
shortcomings.
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bodies sre like machines, th€ longer we use lhcm, the poorel
th€ir cspscities b€come. Unlike ihem, our brains 8re like knites,
lhe morc we *hcl th€rl, th€ shsrpcr lh€y become. Therefore, wc
can l.l our bodies .ge, bul our brrins. n€ver
Don'l behave like druns and goqs: Tltey lnate sounds only slrcn
beaten. Acl like clocks : The] sound ofi evcrytimc the netdhrises.
I lranl to ask those p€ople who refuse to improvr th€mselves : Are
you afraid of Shan State b€comlng ind€p€ndenl?
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HISTORICAL SICNIFICANCE
OF
MONC MAI " THE SHAN ARMY BASE
Exerpled fmm Seo Saimoru Mangrli's " Tl|e Shan Slrl6 r'ld d|€
B.itish Ann€xeaion "
MorBrui or Mo.E Mru ss T€lLd in mrF .td dd rt({.6,
wss founded b! the f.mous Zaofsh ol Mswkflsi, Khuo Nri Noi
( lE44 lllllT ). b€tter known .s the Kolsn Sawbws " betcus€ "
he $rs reporled to hsve be€n sble tojump acrods a length of nin€
hn I 9 f.thon$ ) $ilh lhe h€lp of his long sptri which, it is s8id, h€
d"ays cr.ri{ rhout, togcrher with hb mus&er. Kobn s€e|ni to hrve
b€en . mrn of crctpaiorC str.ngth |nd €xtraordin.tl hciShl for N
Shen. lt is s|kt th.t vhcn hc saa on bb hrumhE with his kntes up,
his two lnecc.p6 rere or the ssmc l.vGl ar his he.d. and the lhr€€
poiols *.rc lil€ncd to the threc cooling - pot stoncs of a Shm
kitrhen, As f.r .s tcrritorics south of Ms*kmri wer. conccrn€d,
Kolcn wrs no p..cefnl neighbor, lor he csni.d on nidin8 foruls
in to Kaftflni snd the t'old Thsi territory of M- Hong Sbrn' .nd it
is s.il th.l nothirB cluld srand in hb *ry ooce h. nnde up hb mid
lo E) lor efirin objecliv6. L.g.nds |bout Kols's cddb crn fl
b€ heird lrom old peoph of Mowkmri. "
HG urd thmen inro Brrr|.se Fison fn hir rtn6C b ttcognize Burm€s. ruthoritt. He nsde a speci3cular esc.pe .nd
eent €6t of lhc $lwcar and founded tl|€ dbtrkl of Mongnri frr|tn
*hich he €mbarked on a 20 yearlong slruggle lo regain his land.
the effort which paid olf in the end.
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DuriB hb n f? h rbo t6l Mr Ho|!g So.r, serd.d by Slu
lrom M.*kmai Nnd Moogn.i, and rcplsccd th€ Zromong thcr.
*tth hb nke, NsrlB Mlr, d6.rih.d .s " . ldy of sdrr di{.r.Lr ".
AftGr Kolsn's de.th, his son' Khun Mung, succ.€ded. Al
his succescion Nsng Myr *ithdrc* h€r .ll.8i.ne, " N.ng My.
rro& ao l|er (qtin. $. Mrwtnni Scrrblra, 1o say th.t 3 i1 h5 b.al
dccid€d in B&tgkok thst rll in th. lcrritories e.st of th. S.lr..n
b.lo.Ecd l,o S!|tn, lE C[lrH ma iri4fferr h rh. ftrn|rt dr&ifdal
of Mong Mau " together *ith Mr€ Hong Son. Sro S.inrong ctntino€s : " Shortl} rfter this th€ whok disl.ict wrs oi,erntn by M.c
Hong Iiorn Shrns rnd r p.rtJ of som€ m or J0 t 106 cstablbh.d
thems€lves at Taheepong hoisting ahe Whit€ Elcph.nl flr8.....,..
wh€n the British Boundary Commlssion cross.d thc Sd*..|r fmm
Mrwlsnsi into tl|. darpotad .E , tlFy wer? rl( rl tlE polnt r,lnr!
th. rEd l€ft tlE rivcr toerrds Mong M.u by r tn{or of lhc Sbrr.3
Army, Lu.rU R.nRon. vho dcscrlb€d hlmself .5 r n mler of th.
Siamcse Comlnls.sion rrd " *.lcorEd M. Ney Elii.s ittto Si.mcs.
lerritory ". Atlcr rn Inquiry *hkh hrd establish.d Lct5........1h.
Srwb*r of Mrlfkmsi w.s told lo rcsunrc the .dministr.tion of th.
.rr.. Th. Srvb$r etdEtd . loftt of J{tr |tEn and *Ln h. |p!..td
hefor. Hw€pong aerry th. Si.m.* Srrrison wilhdre*. "
It 116 fcnr[y ft.rord to M.rfurd......" o|r 17 th Ocioh.',
l8gl.KfB CftdCn$nr oa tihm .nd th. Srt$r Mhbcr d 8&4kd(
fo.mrlly cxch.ng€d m{rs sfto$/ing the boud.ry lln. rs lt .pp.rrs
lod.y. "
PROPOSAT FOR ERADICATION
OF OPIUM FROM THE SHAN STATE
" GOLDEN TRIANCLE "
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OVERVIEW :
A5 thc crFndllu.e of *orldeidc drug supprtrrbn fuid!
gm*s so docs lhf produc-don fid distributbr oa opium products.
Billior$ of dolL.is h.v. la rFot to stop dru8s, y.t r.fi|'.'linl
han |b (;o|d.tr Trb|rllc h rL.dily ..cC.r.d. In l9t6 mo.e thD
9m lon3 p.s..d ihro{gh lhb rf!r. Th. aigure incrus.d to 1,200
tons h 't9, This ye|' productlon vill .xc€cd 2.(m tons. Eristing
druS sopensrkn p.lgB|ns .nn't *ortiqg. How do you thint $ch
mormous shipments c.n b. erported from Ihis rndcrdcvclop.d
rlSioo witl|o||t th. bcdg... .rdcnd.ls, cl€arrrKts, .|rd involvdrFrt
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of coftupt .uthorities? lt ccn't rnd is isn'l! Tax paler dollars onlt
imrcase th€ incentives ol lho6c involved in drog supprersion to
inc.ersc the tlo* of nrrcolics,
'l h€re is e positir€ solution. 8y uprooling all opium plants
th€rr cen be no prtr€siing of heroin. Thc p.obbm$ a,iociated *irh
sddilbo would go alral. di\amdry tt|6 lrho lroold legdire drugs.
Witlin fire lo lreren yerrs, opium from lhe (;oldenTrisngl€ can b€
cxtinct! lle havc th€ capobility ard the d6ire. $t *ill do lhe lfort,
buI $e need Jour help.
The TRC ( Tai Revolutionar! Co ncil I ha5 no* unified
all 3J Shrn principalilies snd provides recognized lcrden$ip and
r€prescnbtion over 8,0m,000 Shan State p€opl{:. lhr lR(' is r
l€gitirMtc governrrnl - in€xil€, organizrd with a Co|r\titulk,n and
funclionel br.nches pataerned eller the Uniled Slate!. Progr6\
through tree eflterpris€ and progrrnrs cantinu€s d6pite opprBi\irr
efTorts by the Burme.€ Sochlisl and Communist prrlies.
Th€ Sh.n Slcl€ " Mong Tsi " Army is an exceplionalh
dfuciplined, equipped, rnd spirited self defens€ folce thrt $curcs
our borders lrom all inv.ders. Th€ solldaritJ ol our lr€€ p€oplc
iEurrs oor ca inued saarriry. We co|bla o||r ngbo ard lhe drws
thrl pas$ through it. We cln stog th€ trrmcking and eliminat€ rll
fulure growing. To do it or y requires rc$onrble assislrncr and
c:oop€rrtion in repbcing our €condnk &pcnd€ncy on poppies.
It must b€ r€m.mbc.€d thrt wc are not the g€nesis of th€
heroin problem. ll w&s the Britirh th.l €xploiled .ultivation rnd
pd lrws to prd€cr di{rihnin of opium that addit€d }r-.{ ,{&.
DurinS the French Indo.hinr era dru8s continued to b€ u!€d lor
politicrl |nd.ommercial advant ge by for€ign interests. 'Ihe Americen CIA Colonel Edl|ord G. l,ansdslc reported in Jull 1953
to his suFriors in W$hinglon. D.C. th8l the french milit8r! h8d
booght up lhe entirc 5J ooium harver( on ord€rs of tb€ fr€nch
Comm.nder - in - Chief,Cen€r.l Rroul S8lan. The opium w&!
lrd €xp(rr. Thmueh tl|€ U.S, trri in vi.fi.m,
l}.s .crll.rsted to hclp linanct CIA ntercrnar!
erprnsion campoigns ln 1,co6 ind Crmbodi.. lt r|lri further us.d
to d{!,t'ot thc *iI of thc Arn.tirn Fo0L !t lmm. .nd on lhe b.de
fclds, Todry th. operalion rcnrin6 thc ssm.. only r fe* ol rhe
n.mes h.ve changed as people hav. di.d or bcer promoi€d.
Aner fte (:(|rnmunH trteo1er itr IylS . thc CIA stc*@
ee{pons in Thdland and the PftilipdrEi ro continm oFrs
tins h Shcd|.a,r Aria. llerIi't provides the n|ear!,r. (Frials an u*e
nown to lhbon for sah
heroin prodoction
the laundrt of funds ihrough inlernationsl hankr. Mslia conlacls
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bndle *orldwide distriblaion. W. wcr€ not surpri!.d to ham of
Mr. Richsrd Armit{ge's rppointmonl .s U.S. Assistrnt S.cr€arry
of strae for Easl Asia. He is rell knorn to us rs . k€v mrmb€r of
thc CIA d.ug leam. His po6itioo ov.r this psrt of th€ *ortd will
rssure buliness as usurl *hilc arsuring his inrolyamcot.
It b beca|se of tlb d.lrud fff l|erdn thd we rfl p|.tvct|t.d
fmm 6trblishing a legd eronomy, We Shrns hsvc b.cn slav.s to
west4n Sov€f|crE sr.ttf de.lirys vhi(t hcve Fisdrd t}e lrorld's
F?oldin. ftr rLl4rrnit tih 1o fre o|rsdve5 h6 l.il to thb led.r
of rpp.el. We hsve b.tn fofted ro rdy on opium f6 our liveliM.
The Americin DEA supplics rh€ Bu.mes. Soci.llsts with aircrrfl,
chemicrls, rnd other flsources whicb ere us€d sgainst our paople,
dcnestic animrls, food, crop6, .nd w.tcr. Public relrtions glorify
supp.ession r€sults *hilc ahe *orld continues to overd6c.
The Sha.| Stste pmpoasl is clerr, cod etfici.nt, and con dusiv€! Toad $.t€ss wil ]r{uin only five lio scven ye.rs dcFdirB
upon the degr€€ of externd cooperation, We musa hrv. dipiomra[
$pport ao rerlrein Burme6e sggresslon, open commerclrl trrda
rootes l}itbid Thrilsnd, end legsliz. for€ign acoesr to oor v.st
r6oort.s. W€ must l|sre frurriC sliif.nce to conpar6afe grol/ars
.s thcy uprooa their poppy croF. Sp.cirlisrs wil hrve io srrbcdtrt
l€Silimate dt€rn.tire6. We sill necd hclp prcp.ri|rg for domcstic
and industrial exDsnslon.
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l.ci lhrre be no mistalc. se htte lhc dcsi.r. {ill. lhililr.
-h
.nd sr.nd rcadr t,' *ipr oul opirm f.om the (iolden lrianllr'
do thk $ill trl. eme tine. diplomati( coop€rati{'n. lNh.iol!\si\t!me. snd RDrl. $e ,.e nol lq'ktuq fd a hddout: lhr.hp.!n*
hare correcll! opined lhal lho Shrn slep ot a brd of Sold .
Orr unlrpprd .rsouRrs are eell knolrn. We art *ilhrt to shart
our $ealth in erch!trq for thc opporlunily lo.harl our de(ir! lrs
a free p@ph. I hu\ far sr hr\r hld no rhoie bua to supplt ille8al
prodo.lr tor ill u* br Fredl indiridual\. orqanirclion\. rM to
re.nimenb. rlr hrr. be.r lihel.d _ thc $orld s *or!t crimrolh '
bt thN $ho solld
kc€p u5 t on oblrinin8 otr. hi.IhriSht.'lheir
accusations arc rcltrclions ol their oso quilt. I-bey lrrte 8itttr us
no option. To \urrire $e hrv. h.d to ulisf! lhei. demrnds.
'l he l'rnglong ASrenent of 1947 Btrblishe. our ri*hl to
b. rn indeDe.dttri nliion sl.le. Wc Nrc as difler€nt trom lhe
Burmrsc as 0rr lrench. Getmans. llnElisb. ltali8ns, Ameri(Nrrs.
aod Mexirn\ {ft. To cleim er in&D+nkre m must }uvt { rilble
leSitimate Fonom!. for *hich *e h,rr the resourcs. No$. sith
you. hrlp. thir .d bftome a rrslit! shile riddirt lh€ sorld ot a
g.eat enemt. hrroin.
Prcsidrnl (;@r8e Bush is not likel! 1o supporl our plan.
T@ nan! of hi\ asso(irtrs hav. tE r inrolred in drut rrht({
op€.alions. Wr ccl uodersland his diltmma. but his cotnpassion
6 a l€.der should orerride his (on(rn fot (!mp.omie. No ob{lclc
should be rllored to stand in lht *s! ol our rishtcous ob.icclirts.
Yd @mt sy thaa opium iJ ml] ur problem. lt it B dobal tpi&mk
srd ee didn'l cre{e il- Iou canoot sar rhst eradiotiou should be
lefi io lhe DtA. Ihey hire proren them*lres inpoaetrt. Ar *drld
ciliErs @ch of ur ha r rgponsibilil! k, do shittver re can ft, ri.l
the E{rlh oI ihi\ eril.
I Bi\t m) pledg€ thal unds tbe -l RC leadeEhip. *hich I
rcpresit. thc Shans eill, *ilh tour bclp. rid (he Colden-lriansle
of opidn. 'lhis is xol just my ptNnd proposl. It is thc promisr
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