BURMA: NLD MESSAGES FOR PRESIDENT BUSH AND PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA

UNCLAS RANGOON 000900 SIPDIS STATE FOR S/ES-CR AND S/ES-O; NSC FOR ELIZABETH PHU E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC PREL OVIP SUBJECT: BURMA: NLD MESSAGES FOR PRESIDENT BUSH AND PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA REF: STATE 118192 ¶1. (U) On November 19, the National League for Democracy (NLD) delivered to Embassy Rangoon a message of congratulations to President-elect Obama on behalf of Aung San Suu Kyi and the other members of the party's Central Executive Committee. Pursuant to State 118192 we attach below the text of the message, a hard copy of which we are forwarding via diplomatic pouch to S/ES-CR. BEGIN TEXT: National League for Democracy No 97/B West Shwe gone daing Street Bahan Township, Rangoon November 19, 2008 Mr. Barrack (sic) Hussein Obama, President-elect of the United States of America. Dear President-elect Barrack (sic) Obama, On behalf of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the National League for Democracy (NLD) including the leader of our country's democratic movement, Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, I take the honour in congratulating you on your success in the United States Presidential Election as the 44th President of the United States of America. Yours respectfully, Aung Shwe Chairman NLD END TEXT ¶2. (U) The NLD also asked Embassy Rangoon to deliver the following message to President Bush. We will forward a hard copy via pouch to S/ES-CR and the NSC: BEGIN TEXT: National League for Democracy No 97/B West Shwe gone daing Street Bahan Township, Rangoon November 19, 2008 His Excellency Mr. George W. Bush President of the United States of AMERICA Excellency, Mr. President, On behalf of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the National League for Democracy (NLD) including leader (sic) of our country's democratic movement Nobel Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, I would like to heartily thank Your Excellency and the First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush for your unwavering support and sympathy given to the people of Burma and their struggles for democracy and human's right (sic) in this country. We believe that the people of Burma will always remember the policy support given by your administration during eight years of the tenure (sic). Yours respectfully, Aung Shwe Chairman NLD END TEXT VAJDA