Aung San-Attlee Agreement
- Aung San-Attlee Agreement
(January 27, 1947)
On December 20, 1946, Britain's Labour prime minister, Clement Attlee, invited Burma's Executive Council to send a delegation to London to discuss the process through which the country would achieve independence. Aung San led the six-man delegation, which included Thakins Mya and Ba Pe of the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League (AFPFL), Ba Sein, U Saw, and U Tin Tut, a distinguished civil servant. They arrived in London on January 9, 1947, and after generally cordial negotiations signed the agreement on the 27th. It determined that the Executive Council would enjoy the status of an interim government similar to that of India, that the British government would consult it on matters of defense and foreign affairs and recognize its command of Burmese armed forces, and that an election for a constituent assembly would be held in April 1947. On the delicate issue of the relationship between Burma Proper (Ministerial Burma) and the Frontier Areas, the agreement affirmed the principle of their unification and provided for the establishment of a Frontier Areas Committee of Enquiry (FACE) to ascertain the opinions of the ethnic minority peoples on this matter. The success of the negotiations was due largely to Attlee's support of the AFPFL's demand for unification of the two areas, while his opponents in Parliament saw this as a betrayal of the ethnic minorities, especially the Karens (Kayins), who had stood by Britain in the war and wanted either continued British rule or their own independent state. U Saw and Ba Sein refused to sign the agreement, saying that it did not determine the date for independence, a tactic meant to undermine Aung San's leadership.
Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar).
Donald M. Seekins .
2014.
Look at other dictionaries:
Aung San, Bogyoke — (1915 1947) Modern Burma s most important political figure, who played the principal role in winning independence from Britain after World War II. Burmese people often refer to him as bogyoke (commander in chief) because he is credited with … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Nu-Attlee Agreement — Officially, the Treaty between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Provisional Government of Burma Regarding the Recognition of Burmese Independence and Related Matters, signed by U Nu and Prime Minister Clement Attlee on October 17,… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Aung San — Infobox Military Person name= Aung San lived= February 13, 1915 – July 19, 1947 placeofbirth= Natmauk, Magwe, Burma placeofdeath= Rangoon, Burma caption= Aung San nickname= allegiance= Burma National Army Anti Fascist People s Freedom League… … Wikipedia
Aung San, General U — 1915–1947 Aung San spent the war as Commander in Chief of the Burma Independence Army which later became the BNA (Burma National Army). He accepted the Japanese rule of Burma but, in fact, was waiting for the chance to fight for his country’s… … Who’s Who in World War Two
Aung San — born 1914?, Natmauk, Burma died July 19, 1947, Rangoon Nationalist leader of Burma (Myanmar). He led a student strike in 1936 and became secretary general of a nationalist group in 1939. He accepted Japanese aid in raising a military force in… … Universalium
Introduction — When Burma (Myanmar) achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1948, many observers viewed it with its high standards of education and abundant natural resources as one of the Asian countries most likely to achieve economic… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
History of Burma — Prehistory 11,000–200 BCE Pyu city states 200 BCE–835 CE Mon kingdoms 825?–1057 Arakanese kingdoms 788?–1406 … Wikipedia
Chronology — Prehistory and Early History to 1000 CE ♦ ca. 10,000 BCE 6,000 BCE Neolithic wall paintings appear in Padhalin Cave, Shan State. ♦ 563 BCE 483 BCE Gotama Buddha s lifetime, which according to Burmese legend witnessed construction of Shwe Dagon … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Shooting an Elephant — ist eine autobiographisch beeinflusste Kurzgeschichte von George Orwell. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Kontext 2 Inhaltsangabe 3 Deutsche Übersetzung 4 Weblinks … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stevenson, Henry Noel Cochrane — British colonial official who advocated establishment of a political/administrative unit consisting of the peoples of the Frontier Areas separate from an independent Burma. At the beginning of World War II, Stevenson was superintendent of the… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
