Word: burma
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Seeing the big nations behaving so mannerly, some of the small nations decided that the Burma question might be susceptible to discussion. A gentler substitute motion, formally sponsored by Mexico, was introduced. It deplored the "foreign forces" in Burma, called on them either to disarm and get out, or be interned, and recommended that "the negotiations now in progress through the good offices of certain members [meaning the U.S.] should be pursued." Nowhere did the compromise Mexican resolution-mention "aggression" or identify the offending forces...
Nationalist China's delegate, quite relieved, said: "I am authorized by my government to state . . . that we are willing to give the U.N. the utmost cooperation in achieving that objective." Burma thanked the Assembly "for its moral backing." The Mexican resolution carried unanimously, 59 to 0 (China abstaining). The U.S. and Russia, who rarely agree on anything at U.N., voted...
...White Thais (whose women wear mostly white), Black Thais (who wear black), and, more recently, Red Thais (from the political colors they wear), who have their own autonomous administration in southern Yunnan (Red China). But Thais, of one color or another, inhabit Viet Nam, Laos, Cambodia, Siam and northern Burma. In Laos the Communists have already set up their own puppet government (see above), but Communist propaganda speaks of "liberating" the Thai people as a whole and establishing among them a "Free Asian Republic...
...Burma, former British colony (pop. 16.8 million) which became an independent republic in 1948, has no realistic control over its northeast regions, where it has a long frontier with Red China and Laos. Here Burmese, Red Chinese and Li Mi's Nationalist Chinese mix like the colors of a dangerous kaleidoscope. If they can fight their way to the Mekong River at the border of Laos and Burma, the Viet Minh Communist forces of Ho Chi Minh will be in a position to strengthen the anti-government forces in Burma...
...birthdays of Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Mahatma Gandhi, Guru Nanak (a Sikh religious leader) and the Hindu gods Rama and Krishna. Last week the Indian government added a new birthday to the list. The addition: Gautama Buddha, founder of the great religion which has successfully invaded China, Japan, Siam, Burma, Ceylon, but has fallen off in his native India...