845C.00/6–1747: Telegram
The Consul General at Rangoon (Packer) to the Secretary of State
499. Following, inter alia, are recommendations contained Frontier Areas Commission report81a mentioned my 491, June 14.82
“We recommend Frontier Areas members Constituent Assembly have same status in Assembly as members elected from Ministerial Burma and be entitled participate fully deliberations of Assembly and be eligible for places on such committees as Assembly may appoint. We further recommend participation representatives from various parts Frontier Areas in work Constituent Assembly should not be regarded as committing them to union or federation with Burma. As further protection to Frontier Areas we recommend no proposal relating mode of government in federated Shan states, Kachin Hills, Chin Hills and Karenni States shall be deemed to have been carried in Assembly unless it has been voted for not only by majority of members of Assembly present, but also by majority of members present of the unit concerned. Similarly, we recommend no proposal relating constitution of federated Burma shall be deemed to have been carried unless it has been voted for not only by majority of members of Assembly present, but also by majority of members present of Frontier Areas which will form states in federation.”
Relay London as 122.