Once again, the SPDC (SLORC) military clique has insulted the people of Burma. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s call for a National Parliament with the elected peoples’ representatives of 1990 polls dead-line on August 21, 1998, was simply ignored by the illegal ruling military in Rangoon.

Furthermore, the latest update on Burma cited that, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been taken back to Rangoon in an ambulance from her 13-day stand-point, outside of Rangoon, demanding the release of the elected peoples’ representatives.

We feel that due to the current serious and urgent situations both for Burma and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s future, that we must publicize the following and reaffirm our commitment for peace and democracy in Burma.

• We firmly regard the prevailing political situation in Burma as most crucial in a decade of Burma’s historical struggle for democracy and human rights.

• We firmly believe that the 13-point proposal as outlined by Daw Aung Sun Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD), represents the will and decision of all the people of Burma.

• The prevailing chaos in Burma as the culmination of SPDC (SLORC) mismanagement and negligence of Burma’s interests, and refusal to peaceful negotiations to resolve differences and problems, in addition to resorting to violent repressive measures.

• The SPDC is entirely responsible for all political, economical and social upheavals occurring in Burma today.

• We warmly welcome the advent of a constructive negotiation as publicized in Clause (4) in the 13-point proposal by the NLD which proposes open access to peaceful negotiations at all times.

• We believe that the NLD has the right to refuse acknowledgment of the SPDC (SLORC) National Convention and to prepare for the call for the National Parliament dead-lined on August 21, 1998 as vital and an appropriate step toward the emergence of a democratic constitution to establish the democratic Union of Burma.

Therefore, we earnestly call on the Australian Government to strongly condemn the unlawful and repressive SPDC (SLORC) and apply effective measures on the military regime in Burma to:

• let the democratically elected, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi led, NLD convene the National Parliament immediately;

• encourage the SPDC (SLORC) to engage in dialogue with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi ;

• free all political prisoners and student activists; and

• re-open all universities and colleges closed since December 1996.

WE STRONGLY DEMAND THAT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT IMPOSE ECONOMIC SANCTION AGAINST SPDC, BURMESE MILITARY REGIME AND URGE THE STATE GOVERNMENTS TO ADOPT SELECTIVE PURCHASING LAWS.

IN SOLIDARITY FOR DEMOCRACY IN BURMA

CENTRAL COMMITTEE

ALL BURMA STUDENTS DEMOCRATIC ORGANISATION (AUSTRALIA)

STRIKE CAMP IN FRONT OF THE BURMESE EMBASSY, CANBERRA ACT.

Dated August 26, 1998.

PO Box 83, Lidcombe PO, NSW 2141