BURMA: ASSK TO SUBMIT APPEAL SEPTEMBER 1,

C O N F I D E N T I A L RANGOON 000566 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP/MLS, DRL, AND IO PACOM FOR FPA E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/18/2019 TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM BM SUBJECT: BURMA: ASSK TO SUBMIT APPEAL SEPTEMBER 1, SUPPORTS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE Classified By: Political Officer Marc Shaw for Reasons 1.4 (b) & (d) ¶1. (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met with her lawyers for two hours August 27 to finalize her appeal. In a brief conversation on August 28, ASSK attorney and NLD spokesperson Nyan Win told us that her legal team will submit the appeal to the Divisional Court on September 1. ¶2. (C) Nyan Win informed ASSK at the meeting that a delegation of Congressional staff members is visiting Burma and has a meeting scheduled with the National League for Democracy Central Executive Committee (Note: that meeting will take place late on August 28). Nyan Win reported that he asked ASSK her thoughts on U.S. humanitarian assistance to Burma. She reportedly told Nyan Win to convey to the staff members that she supports humanitarian assistance if it is delivered transparently. VAJDA