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05RANGOON1360
2005-12-07 09:53:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Rangoon
Cable title:  

BURMA: NLD EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ROLE AT

Tags:  PGOV BM UNSC NLD PREL 
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UNCLAS RANGOON 001360 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EAP/MLS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV BM PRELC UNSC NLD
SUBJECT: BURMA: NLD EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ROLE AT
UNSC

REF: USUN 2729

UNCLAS RANGOON 001360

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EAP/MLS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV BM PRELC UNSC NLD
SUBJECT: BURMA: NLD EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ROLE AT
UNSC

REF: USUN 2729


1. The Embassy received a letter from National League for
Democracy (NLD) Chairman U Aung Shwe on December 7, 2005
expressing gratitude to the USG and to Ambassador Bolton for
successfully securing a consensus at the UN Security Council
on Burma. A copy of the original has been pouched to
EAP/MLS.


2. Text of the letter is as follows:

National League for Democracy
No 97/B West Shwegondaing Street
Bahan Township, Rangoon

December 5, 2005

Ms. Shari Villarosa
Charge d'Affaires
Embassy of the United States of America

Madame,

I, on behalf of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the
National League for Democracy (NLD) with the exception of Daw
Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary and U Tin Oo, Vice
Chairman, both of whom are under house detention, would like
to express our very deeply felt gratitude and appreciation
through you to your Government and His Excellency Mr. John R
Bolton for convincing the Security Council of the United
Nations of the seriousness of the present situation of Burma
and also for trying against all odds to successfully secure a
consensus among all members of the Security Council to hold a
hearing from the Secretary General on the deteriorating
situation of our country. We shall be very grateful to you
if this message be conveyed to your Government.

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,

//signature//

U Aung Shwe
Chairman

VILLAROSA