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Summons to ‘Meetings’

 

All of the orders in this section call for village elders to go to ‘meetings’, usually at a local Army camp.  Village elders are deluged with these summonses every week from each Army camp in their area.  Going to all these meetings makes it very difficult for the elders to tend their fields or perform their duties within the village.  Although many of the orders use the word ‘invite’, they almost without exception add the phrase ‘without fail’.  On receipt of the orders village elders are expected to immediately drop whatever they are doing and go to the Army camp, Order #580 explicitly says ‘make yourself free’.  The meetings are more like lectures as the Army commander dictates to the village heads what forced labour, money or materials he wants and gives deadlines, or scolds and threatens the village head for being slow in meeting previous demands.  Sometimes the elder is summoned to report on the movements of resistance forces in the area, and is threatened with punishment if any of the information is inaccurate.  Orders calling for ‘discussions regarding village security’ usually means assigning villagers for forced labour as unarmed sentries, restrictions on the movements of villagers and threats of punishment if any resistance activity occurs in the area.  SPDC officers often call all the village heads in their area to come to the camp at the same time so they can allocate the demands to each village.  In these cases the orders are copied and sent out to as many villages as necessary.

The orders commonly include statements warning the elders that “the responsibility will be yours”, or the responsibility will fall on the village” if the elder does not come.  These mean that the elder will be arrested and punished or that the village will be punished in some way, which could mean relocation, looting or burning of some of the houses.  Some of the orders carry more explicit threats such as “serious action will be taken”.  For example, in Order #466 a Company Commander writes, “Calling you for the last time with this letter.  You did not fulfill the duty.  You didn’t come to us and if we ourselves go to call you, I won’t take responsibility for you, [your] family and house.  So when [you] receive this letter, come quickly to me.”

Village heads are usually afraid to go to these meetings, and often disappear off to their fields or other places when these orders arrive.  This usually results in other more angry and threatening letters being sent from the officer, until after the third or fourth letter the village head has decide whether to go to the camp or flee the village. 

Many of the orders in this section summon village heads to meetings where an SPDC officer orders them to perform forced labour.  This undoubtedly has to do with trying to cover up the use of forced labour.  The demands for forced labour are issued verbally and no written orders are issued.  In this way there are fewer paper stamped orders which may be collected and used against the SPDC in reports such as this one.  Villagers in many Karen areas have told KHRG that these meetings are becoming increasingly common and the issuing of order letters dictating demands for forced labour are becoming fewer.


Order #443 (Papun)

                   Stamp:                                                          Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion
Frontline #36 Light Infantry Battalion                   
              K’Dtaing Dee [Army] Camp
      Column #x Headquarters                              
               Letter No: xx / xx / xxxx / Oo x
                                                                                         Date: Year 2002, January 1st

To:
     _______________________
     _______________________
     _______________________

Subject:        Invitation to a meeting.

1. The villages in the area of military operations under control of our Battalion are to develop and progress comprehensively.  We want to meet with the Elder so come without fail (without fail) to xxxx Camp to arrive on 2-2-2002 at 10:00 o’clock, you are invited. 

2.  If you fail to come, it is the responsibility of the Elder, who is concerned, warning and you are informed.

                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                            (for)  Battalion Commander
                                                                             Stamp: Intelligence Officer
                                                                                #36 Infantry Battalion

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Elder, xxxx village, Emergency.”]

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Order #444 (Papun)

To:
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

Subject:             Informing you to come and meet with the Battalion Commander.

            Regarding the above subject, as soon as this informing letter is received, come quickly to meet with Frontline #38 Infantry Battalion, Battalion Commander at yyyy [village] today on 3-1-2002, you are informed.

                 Stamp:                                                                                         [Sd.]
  Frontline #38 Infantry Battalion                                                               Major aaaa
     Column #x
Headquarters                                                        Frontline #38 Infantry Battalion

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Order #445 (Toungoo)

                       Stamp:                                                                                       Date: 6-1-02
Village Peace and Development Council
              Than Daung Township             
                Bawgali Gyi Tract

                                                       To:
                                                            Chairperson
                                                            xxxx [village]

       IB#39 Deputy Battalion Commander wants to meet you on 7-1-02 Monday at 9 o’clock in the morning, come without fail to the VPDC office, you are informed.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                                              Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                                 Village Peace and Development Council 
                                                                                Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

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Order #446 (Thaton)

                          Stamp:
            #106 Light Infantry Battalion

Subject:         Invitation to a meeting

            Regarding the above subject a meeting will be held at xxxx Camp so village heads yourselves must come and arrive on 10-1-2002 at 09:00 hours, you are informed.

                                                                                                                   [Sd.]
Place:   xxxx Camp                                                                        Camp Commander
Date:    8-1-2002                                                            Frontline #106 Light Infantry Battalion

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Chairperson, xxxx village.”  At the meeting the Camp Commander ordered the villagers to go and repair the road so the Army could send its rations.  The villagers were also ordered to provide 30 coconut seedlings from every village.  The villagers sell the seedlings for 300 Kyat each, but no payment was given by the SPDC.]

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Order #447 (Thaton)

To:
                   Daw aaaa
                        Chairperson, xxxx [village]
The camp has an emergency matter for the New Year.  As soon as you receive this letter, come surely to yyyy [village] Chairperson’s house.

                                                                                            [Sd.]  U bbbb, 8/1/2002
                                                                                               Stamp: Chairperson     
                                                                                 Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                           yyyy village, Bilin Township

[The village tract chairperson had heard that KNLA soldiers would come to xxxx village to celebrate Karen New Year, so he asked the village head to come and give him the information about it.]

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Order #448 (Toungoo)

                        Stamp:                                              Township Peace and Development Council
Township Peace and Development Council      
          Karen State - Than Daung Town
             Than Daung Township                         
          Letter No: x / x-x / Oo x / (x)
                                                                       
          Date: Year 2002, January 8th
      To:
           Chairperson
           Section Village Tract Peace and Development Council
             xxxx   Village Tract
           Than Daung Township

Subject:     The matter of carrying out fire hazard prevention preparations.

Reference:        Pa’an District, Peace and Development Council letter number x / x - x / Oo x date on 19-                        12-2001.

1.   Regarding the above subject, taking heed of fire hazards and working to prevent fire hazards, all the organizations gathered, helped and carried out the convening of the Centeral Committee’s second meeting of fire hazard prevention at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement office meeting hall on 24-7-2001 and decided as below.  To implement and carry out this matter, in accordance with the notification of the General Administration Directorate (Central Office) letter No: xxx / x - x / Oo x date on 24-9-2001, the District Peace and Development Council is informing you to know with this reference letter and to arrange and carry it out as necessary.

      (a) Organize to get 1 reserve fire fighter member from 1 family in every section [or] village in the township.  To help and support the reserve fire fighter who was gotten from organizing, the local authority organization is to implement it level by level.  General Administration Department servants are to direct the needs for carrying this out.

      (b) To reduce burning and loss in the villages, arrange and carry out keeping a portable fire engine in every village.

2.   Therefore, Section / Village Peace and Development Councils have to organize, gather the lists and present them in accordance with the decision of the meeting as shown above and to know, follow and carry this out, you are informed.

                                                                                                         [Sd.]
                                                                                               (for)  Chairperson
                                                                                        (Kyaw Soe Tin - Secretary)

Copy to-
                - Chairperson, District Peace and Development Council
                   Pa'an District, Pa'an Town.
                - District Administrator, District General Administration Department, Pa'an Town
                - Office receipt / File Letter.

xx
/ xx (x:xx)

[Typewritten order with village name written in by hand.  The portable fire engine is a petrol or diesel water pump.]

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Order #449 (Pa’an)

                           Stamp:
            #548 Light Infantry Battalion
                      xxxx [camp]
                                                      To:
                                                      Chairperson
                                                                  xxxx    village

Subject:            Invitation to attend a meeting 

            Regarding the above subject, come without fail to a meeting that will be held at the Battalion Headquarters on Year 2002 January 15th, Year 1363, the second day of the waxing moon of Pya Tho, you are invited.

Place:      xxxx                                                                                        [Sd.]
Date:    10-1-2002                                                                (for) Battalion Commander
                                                                                            #548 Light Infantry Battalion

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Order #450 (Toungoo)

To:                                                                                                            11-1-2002
      The village head
      xxxx village

            Please come to meet me in the evening at 5 o’clock on 11-1-2002 Friday at aaaa’s house.
                                                             With respect,
                                                                                       bbbb

P.S. Come surely.

* New Year matter.

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Order #451 (Thaton)

To: Chairperson                                                          [Sd.]
      xxxx village                                        #3 Light Infantry Battalion
                                                                 Military Staff Department

Subject:            A meeting will be held on 16-1-2002, so come to yyyy village on the 16th at 2 o’clock.

                                                                                                                                  [Sd.]
                                                                                                                        Intelligence Officer
                                                                                                                 #3 Light Infantry Battalion

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Order #452 (Papun)

            Stamp:
 #38 Infantry Battalion
   Date:
16-1-2002
# [Unclear] Company         To:                         
                                           Date: 16-1-2002
                                            Chairperson
                                            xxxx village
                                            U aaaa

Letter written from xxxx Camp.
Come without fail to xxxx Camp on 17-1-2002 at 08:00 o’clock in the morning, you are informed
.

                                                                                                            [Sd.]
                                                                                              Company Commander
                                                                                              #38 Infantry Battalion
                                                                                                     xxxx Camp

[The villagers were forced to come and fence the Army camp.  The Army also demanded 300 shingles of thatch from the village.]

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Order #453 (Papun)

            Stamp:                                                                                                     Date: 16-1-2002
#38 Infantry Battalion
     Date 16 1/02
      #x Company                     To:
                                                     Chairperson
                                                     xxxx village
                                                     U aaaa

            Writing a letter from xxxx Camp.  Come without fail to xxxx Camp on 17-1-2002 at 08:00 o’clock, you are informed.

                                                                                                                      [Sd.]
                                                                                                         Company Commander 
                                                                                                          #38 Infantry Battalion
                                                                                                                 xxxx Camp

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Order #454 (Papun)

                 Stamp:                                                                                                     Date: 17-1-02
Peace and Development Council
   K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract
                                                           To:
                                                                  Head
                                                                  xxxx [village]

            When this letter is received, come to meet with #36 Battalion Commander on 19-1-02, you are informed.

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                              Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                                    Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[Villagers at the meeting reported to KHRG that the commander told the village head, “Right now, I have come and replaced [the previous unit] so I want to meet with all the village heads.  When you see KNU soldiers, you must come to report at once.  If I know that you don’t come to report, I will take severe action.  You must help me with what I need when I am staying at xxxx Army Camp as you did the people who stayed before me.  You can’t stay without helping me.”]

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Order #455 (Thaton)

                Stamp:
#207 Light Infantry Battalion
   Military Staff Department
                                             Subject:    Invitation to a meeting 

                        We want to discuss about the matter of village affairs, so the Chairpersons must come without fail and bring along the papers relating to the village to xxxx Camp to arrive on 20-1-2002 you are informed.

                                                                                                          [Sd.]
                                                                                       
        Camp Commander
                                                                                         
           xxxx Camp
                                                                                          
      Frontline LIB#207

[On the back this order is addressed to “xxxx village”, Chairperson”.  The village head was ordered to cut and clear the bushes from a road and to put sentries along the road because the Army was going to send food.  The SPDC said that when they are sending food there should be no gunfire and no landmine explosions.  If there is gunfire or landmine explosions, they will come to burn the village.  They ordered the village head to take the responsibility.  Several villages were at the meeting and all received the same instructions and warning.]

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Order #456 (Thaton)

                 Stamp:
#207 Light Infantry Battalion
  Military Staff Department
                                             Subject:    Invitation to a meeting

                                    We want to discuss the matter of village affairs, [so] Chairpersons have to come and bring along the papers relating to the village to xxxx Camp to arrive on 20-1-2002, you are informed.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                                                   Camp Commander
                                                                                                         xxxx Camp
                                                                                                  
  Frontline IB #207

[On the back this order is addressed to “xxxx village, Chairperson.”  The village head was ordered to send thatch, bamboo and wood to the camp.]

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Order #457 (Papun)

               Stamp:                                                                                            Date: 19-1-02
Peace and Development Council
        Date:
19-1-02
 K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract           To:
                                                               Head
                                                               xxxx [village]
                                                               Subject:
                                                               The matter of inviting a meeting

#36 Battalion has to meet and discuss with the Heads so without fail attend a meeting at xxxx Army Camp on 21-1-02 at 9 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

Note:  The Head yourself must attend the meeting.

                                                                                                         [Sd.]
                                                                                             Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                              Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                          K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

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Order #458 (Papun)

                   Stamp:                                                                                               Date: 19-1-02
Peace and Development Council
           Date:
19-1-02
    K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract             To:
                                                                Head
                                                                xxxx  [village]
                                                                Subject:
                                                                The matter of inviting a meeting

#36 Battalion has to meet and discuss with the Heads so without fail attend a meeting on 21-1-02, you are informed.

Note:  The Head yourself must attend.

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                                 Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                  Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                              K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[This order, although worded slightly differently, orders the village head to attend the same meeting as in Order #457.]

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Order #459 (Papun)

                 Stamp:                                                                                     Date: 20-1-2002
Frontline #38 Infantry Battalion
   Column #x Headquarters

             To:
                  U aaaa
                              Now, as soon as this letter is received, we want you to come and meet with the Column Commander at xxxx Army Camp.  It is for meeting and discussing an emergency matter.

                                                                                                                 [Sd.]
                                                                                                       xxxx Army Camp
                                                                                                  
 #38 Infantry Battalion

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Order #460 (Papun)

       To:                                                                                                       Date: 20-1-2002
            Head (xxxx village)

                        As soon as this letter is received, come to meet with the Column Commander at xxxx Army Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                     Frontline IB#38, Column #x
                                                                                                
           xxxx Army Camp

[Summons to this meeting were sent out to several villages in the area.  Villagers who attended the meeting told KHRG the IB #38 Column Commander ordered “You have to come and help us.  You have to give us information on time, every time.  If you don’t come to tell us on time, it is the village head’s fault.”]

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Order #461 (Papun)

      To:                                                                                                             Date: 20-1-2002

           Head, (xxxx village)

                        As soon as this letter is received now, come to meet with the Column Commander at xxxx Army Camp, you are informed.  If you fail, it is the responsibility of the Head.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                           IB#38 Column #x
                                                                                                           xxxx Army Camp

[This is a summons to the same meeting as Order #460 above, but with the addition of the threatening second sentence.]

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Order #462 (Toungoo)

To:
                    Chairperson/Secretary
                    xxxx  village
                                                                                              
                                       Date: 24-1-02

Subject:            The matter of attending a meeting

            IB#39 Column Commander at xxxx Army Camp [and] the new Strategic Operations Commander want to meet with Chairpersons/Secretaries from all the villages in Bawgali Gyi Tract according to the schedule below, so Chairpersons/Secretaries yourselves attend without fail, you are informed.

                                                    Date the meeting will be held                 28-1-02 (Monday)
                                                    Time           “  
            “                         Morning at 8:30 hours
                                                    Place         “               “
                        xxxx Army Camp

                                                                                                       [Sd.]
                                                                                         Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                              Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                             Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

[This order was sent out to several villages in the area to attend the meeting.]

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Order #463 (Thaton)

To:                                                                  Stamp:                                                29-1-2002
     Chairperson   
                              #x Light Infantry Battalion
     xxxx village     
                             Military Staff Department

As soon as this letter is received, come quickly to meet the column, you are informed.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                    
                                                Intelligence Officer
                                                   
                                           #x Light Infantry Battalion

[Villagers at the meeting told KHRG that, the intelligence officer said there should be no sound in the area for 3 miles around.  If there is a sound, the SPDC soldiers will shoot into the village.  The KNU is not to shoot at them, and if the KNU shoots at them, they will shoot back at the villagers.]

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Order #464 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                         2-2-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

            Come to meet at xxxx Camp on 3-2-2002, you are informed.

                                                                                                            [Sd.] Captain
                                                                         
                               Camp Commander
                                                                       
                                      xxxx Camp

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Chairperson, Village Peace and Development Council, xxxx village.”]

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Order #465 (Toungoo)

                      Stamp:                                    To:                                                   Date: 3-2-02
Village Peace and Development Council              Chairperson, Secretary
                Bawgali Gyi Tract                               xxxx village

Subject:            The matter of coming to Bawgali Army Camp.

            xxxx Army Camp #x Strategic Operations Command, Assistant Operations Commander, Military Staff Commander (Adjutant/Quartermaster) wants to meet with the Chairperson and Secretary from every village, so come without fail on 4-2-02 at Monday 7:30 hours in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                  [Sd.]
                                                                                                         (for) Chairperson 
                                                                                          Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                         Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

[This order was handwritten and carbon copied and sent out to several villages.]

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Order #466 (Toungoo)

                                                                                                                        6-2-2002
           [To:]  Saw aaaa

            Calling you for the last time with this letter.  You did not fulfill the duty.  You didn’t come to us and if we ourselves go to call you I won’t take responsibility for you, your family or house.  So when this letter is received, come to me quickly.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                                                Company Commander
                                                                                                     Temporary xxxx

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Saw aaaa, xxxx village.  From Company Commander, Maung Nweh Gyi.”  This explicit and threatening order was written in red ink as an added threat to the village head.]

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Order #467 (Toungoo)

                         Stamp:  
Village Peace and Development Council
               Than Daung Township                  To:
                  Bawgali Gyi Tract                               Chairperson/Secretary
                                                                             xxxx village
                                                                                                     
                                 Date: 7-2-02

Subject:            The matter of attending a meeting

            IB#30 Deputy Battalion Commander at xxxx Army Camp wants to meet and hold a meeting with Chairpersons/Secretaries from all the villages, so attend the meeting according to the schedule below, you are informed.

                                                Date the meeting will be held                 11-2-02 (Monday)
                                                Time          “
              “                          Morning at 8:30 o’clock
                                                Place         “              “
                          xxxx Police Camp

                                                                                                          [Sd.]
                                                                                            Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                                  Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                           
     Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

[This handwritten order was carbon copied and sent out to several villages.]

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Order #468 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                              8/2/02
          Head
         
xxxx Village

            Come and arrive tomorrow at 07:00 hours in the morning to xx Miles [Army] Camp.

                                                                                  [Sd.] Company Commander
                                                                                  Frontline IB
#38 Company #x
                                                                                            Captain aaaa

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Order #469 (Thaton)

                        To:
                              Village Head
                              xxxx village.

              Village Head, [there is] a meeting with the village heads tomorrow on 9-2-2002 at 12:00 o’clock.  So, come without fail to xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                Stamp:                                                                             [Sd.]
#118 Light Infantry Battalion    
                                            Camp Commander
              Date: 8/2                                                                      xxxx Camp
    Battalion Headquarters

Place - xxxx
Date  - 8-2-2002

[The village heads were ordered at the meeting to provide bamboo, wood and thatch to the Army camp.]

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Order #470 (Papun)

                            Stamp:                          To:                                                  Date: 9-2-2002
            #366 Light Infantry Battalion                 xxxx / yyyy [villages]
                         Column (     )                           Village Elder

Subject:                        Invitation to a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, as soon as this letter is received, come to the zzzz [village] Chairperson to arrive today at 05:00 hours in the evening, you are informed.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                       Camp Commander

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Order #471 (Toungoo)

                       Stamp:
Village Peace and Development Council
             Than Daung Township                    To:
   
            Bawgali Gyi Tract                             Chairperson
                                                           
             xxxx [village] 
                                                                                       
                                      Date: 10-2-02

Subject:      The matter of attending a meeting

            IB#30 Deputy Battalion Commander at xxxx Army Camp will hold a meeting as below so the Chairperson must come without fail, you are informed.

                                               Date the meeting will be held                 11-2-02 (Monday)
                                               Time           “           “                            Morning at 8:30 clock
                                               Place          “           “
                            xxxx Police Camp

                                                                                                            [Sd.]
                                                                                             Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                                 Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

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Order #472 (Thaton)

Informing:     Invitation to attend a meeting
            From #207 Light Infantry Battalion, Column #x, you are informed.
            We are taking responsibility on 13-2-2002 at xxxx [camp], and the Battalion Commander who takes the duty wants to meet with the village mother/father, Chairperson/Heads who he hasn’t met.  Come to discuss, coordinate and meet at xxxx Army Camp on 14-2-2002 at 07:00 hours, you are respectfully invited
.

              Stamp:                       Place:   xxxx
#207 Light Infantry Battalion     Date:    Year 2002, February 13th   
           [Sd.]
  Military Staff Department                                               
          (for) Battalion Commander
                                                                                  
              #207 Light Infantry Battalion

Distribution
1- All the villages
2- If no responsible people, the responsible people must come to meet [me]
3. Every village must carry this out without fail
                                                                                                            [Sd]

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Order #473 (Thaton)

To:
                                                                                               
                   Date: 14-2-2002
                        Chairperson….xxxx village
                        Division Commander is calling two people, Chairperson and school committee or village mother and village father, to attend a meeting at xxxx Camp without fail on 17-2-2002 at 1 o’clock, you are invited.

                                                                                                 [Sd.] U aaaa, 14/2/2002
                                                                                                   Stamp:  Chairperson
                                                                                      Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                               yyyy village, Bilin Township

[On the back this order is addressed “Give To: Chairperson, xxxx village, Emergency]

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Order #474 (Papun)

            Stamp:                                                                                               Date: 15-2-2002
#38 Infantry Battalion
       #x Company
                                                          [To:]
                                                                      Chairperson
                                                                      xxxx village

                     Writing a letter from xxxx Camp.
                     Come and arrive on 16-2-2002 at 10 o’clock at xxxx Camp, you are informed.  Do not fail.  If you fail, it is the responsibility of the Chairperson.

                                                                                                                           [Sd.]
                                                                                                        (for)  Company Commander
                                                                                                                      xxxx Camp
                                                                                                                         IB
#38

[The village went and was told he must come to send information once a day.]

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Order #475 (Papun)

            Stamp:
#3 Light Infantry Battalion
 Military Staff Department
                                                      To:
                                                           Chairperson
                                                           xxxx village                        Date: 15/2/2002

Subject:            Calling Village Head

            As soon as this letter is received now, come quickly to Frontline LIB#3 Column #x which has arrived and settled at yyyy village, you are informed.

                                                                                                                  [Sd.]
                                                                                                (for)  Column Commander
                                                                                                        Frontline LIB#3

[This handwritten order was carbon copied and sent out to several villages in the area.  The village heads were told by the Column Commander to send information if the KNLA soldiers came to the villages and to tell the KNLA to not shoot the SPDC soldiers or they will burn down the nearby villages if they do.  He also demanded 2 big tins [25 kgs. / 55 lbs.] of rice.]

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Order #476 (Thaton)

                 Stamp:                                       To:                                                  Date: 15-2-02
Peace and Development Council                       Head
    K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract                           xxxx [village]

                                             Subject:
                                                          Attending a meeting.

                        #36 Battalion [wants] to discuss and coordinate with the elders, so attend a meeting at xxxx Army Camp on 16-2-02 at 10 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

Note: Bring along 1,000 [shingles] of da ni [nipa palm] thatch, you are presented. 

                                                                                                           [Sd.]
                                                                                                 Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                 Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                            K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

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Order #477 (Papun)

             Stamp:
#3 Light Infantry Battalion
 Military Staff Department
                                                      To:                          
                             Date: 16/2/2002
                                                           Chairperson
                                                           xxxx village

Subject:                        Calling Chairperson

            As soon as this letter is received, come quickly with messenger to meet the column, you are informed.

Note:
1- Secretary
2- Member} Either one must come.                                                          [
Sd.]
                                                                                                      Intelligence Officer
                                                                                           Frontline #3 Light Infantry Battalion

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Order #478 (Thaton)

            To:
                 Chairperson
                 xxxx village
                                                                                                                       Date: 16-2-2002

Subject:            Chairperson must come to xxxx Camp

      As soon as this letter is received, Chairperson yourself come without fail to xxxx Camp, you are informed.

* Come without fail.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                               Major aaaa
                                                                                                               xxxx Camp

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Order #479 (Thaton)

            To:
                                                                                                                Date: 16-2-2002
                  Chairperson
                  xxxx village

Letting [you] know.  Come with the messenger who brings the letter now to meet at xxxx Camp.

                                                                                                                  U aaaa
                                                                                                             xxxx [village]

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Order #480 (Thaton)

To:
                                                                       
                                                   Date: 16-2-2002
      Chairperson
             
           xxxx village

Letting [you] know.  In accordance with the invitation of the Division Commander, Chairperson and school committee (or) village mother, village father, the two people, attend without fail on 17-2-2002 at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, you are invited.

                                                                                                  [Sd.] U aaaa, 16/2/2002
                                                                                        Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                                 yyyy village, Bilin Township

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Order #481 (Papun)

              Stamp:                                                                                                   Date: 16/2/2002
#3 Light Infantry Battalion
 Military Staff Department          
    To:
                                                           Chairperson
                                                           xxxx village

Subject:            Calling the village head

1. Regarding the above subject, as soon as this letter is received, Chairperson/Secretary come quickly to report the information to the column, you are informed.

2. If you fail, it is the responsibility of the Chairperson, you are informed again.

                                                                                                                    [Sd.]
                                                                                                         Intelligence Officer 
                                                                                             Frontline #3 Light Infantry Battalion

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Order #482 (Thaton)

To:                                                                                                                        17-2-2002
     Daw aaaa
     Chairperson, xxxx [village]

Letting [you] know.  In accordance with the invitation of the Division Commander, Chairperson and village mother, village father, 2 people, to attend without fail to xxxx Camp on 17-2-2002 at 1 o’clock, you are invited.

                                                                                                        [Sd.]  U aaaa, 17/2/2002

[At the meeting, Division Commander Min Aung Hlaing said that he had come to do educational development at the high school so the villagers must support him.]

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Order #483 (Thaton)

            To:                                                                                                                Date: 19-2-2002
                 Chairperson
                 xxxx village

Subject:            Informing you to attend a meeting

            [Regarding] the above subject, in accordance with the directive of xxxx Camp Commander, you must attend a meeting at xxxx Camp on 20-2-2002 at 1 o’clock, so attend it without fail, with respect and you are informed.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                                                  VPDC (Chairperson)
                                                                                           
          yyyy Village Tract

[The local Camp Commander ordered the village head to go and ask the villagers to fence the Army camp.  They had to go on 22/2/02.  Every village in the area had to send 10 people.]

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Order #484 (Thaton)

                        Stamp:                                                                                          Date: 19-2-2002
Village Peace and Development Council
                     yyyy village
                                                                       To:
                                                                              Daw aaaa
                                                                                    Chairperson
                                                                                         xxxx village
Letting [you] know.  Chairperson and village mother, village father, 5 people – the total is 6 people, attend without fail a meeting at xxxx Camp on 21-2-2002 at 11 o’clock.

                                                                                 [Sd.]  U aaaa, 19/2/2002
                                                                                  Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                      Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                               yyyy village, Bilin Township

[The villagers were told by the LID #44 Commander at the meeting that a high school and a clinic would be built and the villagers had to help by giving about 100,000 Kyat from each village.  Big villages had to give up to 200,000 Kyat and smaller villages had to give at least 40,000 Kyat.  This was demanded from all the villages in the village tract.  There are 41 villages in this tract.  In total the Army demanded 2,980,000 Kyat.  This is much more than is necessary to build a high school and a clinic.  In addition to this the villagers were ordered to repair the car road so that it could be used all year long.]

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Order #485 (Pa’an)

                             Stamp:
            #548 Light Infantry Battalion
                    Battalion Office
                                                       To:                                                                 Date: 19-2-2002
                                                             Chairperson / Head
                                                                     xxxx    village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, we want to meet and discuss with the Elder, so come and arrive on 23-2-2002, 11th waxing moon of Ta Boh Dweh, at 10:00 o’clock, you are informed.

                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                             (for)  Battalion Commander
                                                                            #548 Light Infantry Battalion

[This typewritten and copied order was sent out to several villages in the area.]

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Order #486 (Thaton)

To:                                                                                                                         Date: 22-2-2002
      Chairperson, xxxx [village]

                       Letting [you] know, in accordance with the invitation of the Big Division Commander, two people, the Chairperson and school committee or the village mother village father from xxxx village, attend without fail a meeting at xxxx Camp on 24-2-2002 at 1 o’clock, you are invited.

                                                                                                      [Sd.]22-2-2002
                                                                                                Stamp:   Chairperson
                                                                                  Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                             yyyy village, Bilin Township

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Order #487 (Thaton)

                        To:                                                                                                   Date: 22-2-2002
                             Chairperson
                             xxxx village

Subject:            Invitation to attend the election

            Regarding the above subject, it is the turn of yyyy village to carry out the duty as the VPDC Chairperson of zzzz Village Tract in 2002.  So, the election will be held on 13-3-2002 (14th waning moon of Ta Boh Dweh).  The Elder yourself come without fail to Chairperson Daw aaaa’s house at yyyy village at 10 o’clock, with respect and you are invited.

                                                                                                           [Sd.]
                                                                                               Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                     Peace and Development Council
                                                                                  
zzzz Village Tract, Pa’an Township

[This election was for the village tract head.  Although the villagers are able to elect the chairperson, he or she would have to be someone who is acceptable to the SPDC.]

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Order #488 (Toungoo)

                       Stamp:
Village Peace and Development Council
             Than Daung Township                      To:
                Bawgali Gyi Tract                               Chairperson/Secretary
                                                                           xxxx village
                                                                          
                                                             Date: 25-2-02

Subject:            The matter of attending a meeting

            #x Strategic Operations Command, Operations Commander from xxxx Army Camp wants to meet and hold a regular monthly meeting with Chairpersons/Secretaries from all the villages, so attend the meeting according to the schedule below, you are informed.

                                                   Date the meeting will be held                 1-3-02 (Friday)
                                                   Time          “             “                           Morning at 9 o’clock
                                                    Place        “             “                           xxxx Police Camp

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                                                Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                                      Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                     Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

[This handwritten order was carbon copied and sent out to several villages in the area.]

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Order #489 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                       26/2/2002
     Chairperson, xxxx village

            The elder, I am writing you a letter.  The meeting that is held every Friday, has been changed to Wednesday, so when this letter is received, send the Chairperson (or) one responsible person to the camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                                         [Sd.]
                                                                                                             
     xxxx Camp

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Order #490 (Thaton)

                                                                                                                        Date: 27-2-2002
            To:
                  Chairperson
                         xxxx village

Letting [you] know.  In accordance with the invitation of the Division Commander, Chairperson and village mother, village father (or) school committee, two people, attend without fail a meeting at xxxx Camp on March 2-3-2002 at 1 o’clock, you are invited.  The total is 3 people.

                                                                                             [Sd.]  U aaaa, 27-2-2002
                                                                                                 Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                   Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                               yyyy village, Bilin Township

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Order #491 (Papun)

Date: 28-2-2002

With respect, writing to inform you as below.
When you hear and see my letter, come quickly to me.  Come and arrive on the 29th of the English month at nine o’clock in the morning. 
                                  Commander really wants to see you.
                                  Do not hesitate too long.
                                  So that you will not become worried, you are given time until the specified date.  Let the Heads from every village know….xxxx, yyyy [villages].

                                                      Only this.
                                                                         You know.  From zzzz Chairperson

Order by xxxx Camp, Captain aaaa.
                                                Must come and arrive.

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Order #492 (Thaton)

                   Stamp:                                                                                                  2-3-2002
Peace and Development Council
               Bilin Township
                xxxx village                           To:
                                                                  xxxx Chairperson

            We will celebrate a friendship festival at yyyy village, so attend a meeting as scheduled below.  Invited by the column commander.

Date- 4-3-2002
Time- Morning (10) o’clock
Place- yyyy,VPDC office
                                                                                                              [
Sd.]
                                                                                                   Stamp: Member (x)
                                                                                       Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                              yyyy village, Bilin Township

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Order #493 (Thaton)

                 Stamp:                                                                                                            2-3-2002
#118 Light Infantry Battalion
          #x Company                    To:
                                                       Chairperson (xxxx, yyyy village)

            Come with the messenger from zzzz village who sends the letter now in the night immediately to zzzz where we are staying.

                                                                                                [Sd.] 2/3/2002
                                                                                
     Stamp: Company Commander
                                                                                                 #x Company
                                                                                       #118 Light Infantry Battalion

                                                                                      Major aaaa, Frontline LIB#118
                                                                                                          zzzz

[On the back this order is addressed “To: 1. Chairperson (xxxx big village), 2.  Chairperson (yyyy village.)”  Villagers do not like travelling between villages at night, but SPDC officers expect village heads to be available to come to them at any time.]

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Order #494 (Thaton)

                             Stamp:                                                                                                2/3/2002
           #118 Light Infantry Battalion
                       #x Company                      To:
                                                                      Chairperson (xxxx big village)
Come with the messenger from yyyy village who brings the letter now in the night at the same time to yyyy village where we are staying.

                                                                                         [Sd.] 2-3-2002
                                                                                  Company Commander
                                                                                         #x Company
                                                                               #118 Light Infantry Battalion

                                                                           Major aaaa, Frontline LIB#118, yyyy

[The village head immediately went even though it was nighttime.  The LIB #118 Commander said that nothing should travel after 6 p.m., people or animals.  KNLA soldiers had gone and shot at his SPDC soldiers so he proclaimed this curfew which he was obviously breaking by forcing the village head to come to him at night.  This is the same request for a meeting as in Order #493 above, but to a different village.]

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Order #495 (Papun)

                 Stamp:
Peace and Development Council
     K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract
                                                           To:
                                                                 Head

                Subject:          Invitation to a meeting

                        Regarding the above subject, xxxx Base #x Military Operation Commander has to discuss the matters of the village with all the village heads so come to the Army Camp on 5-3-02 at 9 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                               [Sd.] 3-3-02
                                                                                       Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                            Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                         K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Head, xxxx village.”]

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Order #496 (Papun)

                  Stamp:
Peace and Development Council
    K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract       
                 To the Village Heads

                   Subject:       Invitation to a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, xxxx Base #x Military Operations Commander has to meet, discuss about the matters with all the village heads so without fail attend on 5-3-2002 at 9 o’clock in the morning at xxxx Army Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                               [Sd.] 3-3-02
                                                                                     Stamp:
(for) Chairperson
                                                                          Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                      K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Head, xxxx village.”]

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Order #497 (Papun)

To:
     Father Head
     xxxx village.                                               
                                                   Date: 3-3-2002

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

            Attend a coordination meeting at #18 Infantry Battalion, xxxx Camp, attend without fail to arrive on 4-3-2002 at 1200 o’clock at noon, with respect and you are invited.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                    
                              Camp Commander
                                                           
                                             xxxx Camp
                                                            
                                                IB#18

[The villagers were ordered to send 10 people to go and fence the camp for one day.]

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Order #498 (Thaton)

                  Stamp:                                                 To the village heads
Peace and Development Council
    K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

            Regarding the above subject, xxxx Base #x Strategic Operations Commander wants to meet and discuss with all the village heads, so come without fail to attend at xxxx Army Camp on 5-3-2002 at 6 o’clock in the morning exactly, you are informed.

                                                                                                       [Sd.] 3-3-02
                                                                                              Stamp: for Chairperson
                                                                                  Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                              K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Head, xxxx village.”]

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Order #499 (Toungoo)

To:                                                                                          Stamp:
     Chairperson and Secretary     
                    Village Peace and Development Council
     xxxx village                                      
                       Than Daung Township
                                                              
                          Bawgali Gyi Tract

Subject:           The matter of attending a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, in accordance with the directive of the Strategic Operations Commander, attend without fail a meeting at xxxx Police Camp on 5-3-02 at 8:30 hours, Tuesday morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                                              Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                                    Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                    Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

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Order #500 (Toungoo)

                To:                                                                   Stamp:
                     Chairperson                     
    Village Peace and Development Council
                     xxxx village                        
              Than Daung Township
                                                                                  Bawgali Gyi Tract

Subject:            The matter of attending a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, in accordance with the directive of the Strategic Operations Commander, attend without fail a meeting on 5-3-02 Tuesday at 8:30 hours in the morning at xxxx Police Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                                       Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                            Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                            Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

[This order was sent out to several villages in the area summoning them to the meeting.]

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Order #501 (Papun)

                   Stamp:                           To:                                                               Date: 4-3-02
Peace and Development Council             Chairperson, xxxx village
           Papun Township
              yyyy village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

                        Regarding the above subject, we want to coordinate and discuss the matters of the Village Peace and Development Council, so come to yyyy [camp] on 4-3-02 at 10 o’clock, with respect, you are informed.

Note:                Do not fail.

                                                                                                 [Sd.] U aaaa
                                                                                           Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                             Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                      yyyy village, Papun Township

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Order #502 (Papun)

To:
     U aaaa
     Village Head
     xxxx village                                                                                        5-3-2002

Subject:            Must come to xxxx Camp

            We want to discuss an emergency matter with the Elder.  So, now, as soon as this letter is received, come without fail to xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                                 [Sd.]
                                                                                              (for)  Battalion Commander
                                                                                            Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion

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Order #503 (Papun)

              Stamp:                                                           Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion
Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion                    
                  xxxx Camp
   Column #x Headquarters                        
                    Letter No: xxx / xx / xxx / Oo x
                                                                 
                    Date: Year 2002, March 6th
To:
     Village Head
     xxxx village  

Subject:            Calling to discuss the matter of regional development

            Regarding the above subject, to coordinate and carry out the necessary matters of development in the villages, come without fail (without fail) to Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion at xxxx Camp to arrive on 8-3-2002 at 12:00 hours.  If you fail to come, it is the responsibility of the village Elders, warning you and you are informed.

                                                                                           Temporary Battalion Commander

Copy to:
            Office Receipt

[See Order #505 below.]

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Order #504 (Papun)

               Stamp:
Frontline #38 Infantry Battalion
    Column #x Headquarters
                                                      To:              
                                                 Date: 6-3-2002
                                                            Head
                                                            xxxx village

Subject:            Attending a meeting

            To carry out the duty of regional control and security of the village, the village heads must come to xxxx Army Camp to arrive on 9-3-2002 at 7 o’clock and do not fail by any means.  Head yourself must come to meet with the Column Commander at xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                      [Sd.]
                                                                                     (for)  Column Commander
                                                                                  Frontline #38 Infantry Battalion
                                                                                             xxxx Army Camp

[The Battalion Commander ordered the villagers to cut and clear the bushes from the car road to Papun.  The villagers had to take responsibility for the KNLA soldiers not coming to make problems for the Army.]

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Order #505 (Papun)

                Stamp:                                                                       Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion
Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion                 
                                   xxxx Camp.
    Column #x Headquarters                      
                                   Letter No: xxx / xx / xxx / Oo x
                                                               
                                    Date: Year 2002, March 6th

                        To:
                             Village Head
                             xxxx village
                             __________________

Subject:             Calling to discuss about the matter of regional development

             Regarding the above subject, to coordinate and carry out the necessary matters of development in your villages, come without fail (without fail) to Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion at xxxx Camp on 8-3-2002 at 12:00 hours and if you fail to come, it is the responsibly of the village Elder, warning and you are informed.

                                                                                                 Temporary Battalion Commander

Copy to:
              Office Receipt

[This typewritten and copied order was sent out to several villages in the area.  Villagers who attended the meeting told KHRG that the Deputy Battalion Commander ordered the villagers to cut and clear the brush away from around a bridge so that it could not be easily burned.  He also told the village heads to take responsibility that the KNLA does not come and make problems while the SPDC is sending rations to its units.  He said that if any KNLA soldiers come and shoot at them or plant landmines and trucks are destroyed or soldiers lose their legs, they will force the villagers to pay for the price of the truck.]

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Order #506 (Papun)

               Stamp:
Frontline #38 Infantry Battalion
    Column #x Headquarters
                                                   To:                     
                                            Date: 6-3-2002
                                                        Head
                                                        xxxx  village

Subject:            Attend a meeting

            To carry out the duty for regional control and security of the village, the village heads must come to xxxx Army Camp to arrive on 9-3-2002 at 7 o’clock and do not fail by any means.  Head yourself must come to meet with the Column Commander at xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                                    [Sd.]
                                                                                                   (for)  Column Commander
                                                                                                Frontline #38 Infantry Battalion
                                                                                                          xxxx Army Camp

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Order #507 (Thaton)

To:
     Chairperson
                      xxxx village - yyyy village.

Letting you know.  As soon as this letter is received, in accordance with the invitation of the Division Commander, attend without fail a meeting at xxxx Camp on 6-3-2002, letting you know.

                                                                                             [Sd.]  U aaaa, 6/3/2002
                                                                                                Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                   Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                           zzzz village, Bilin Township

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Order #508 (Thaton)

To:                                                                                                                      6-3-2002
      Chairperson
                         xxxx village, yyyy village

            In accordance with the invitation of the Division Commander,
Letting you know.  We made appointment for a meeting on 6-3-2002 but the people from the Elder’s village were not all there so we couldn’t hold the meeting.
            Therefore, attend without fail precisely on 7-3-2002 at 10 o’clock in the morning, letting you know.

                                                                                           [Sd.] U aaaa, 6/3/2002
                                                                                             Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                         zzzz village, Bilin Township

[This order follows on Order #507 above.  Not all the village heads showed up for the first meeting, so it was cancelled and now the village tract chairperson is calling for another meeting the next day.]

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Order #509 (Thaton)

To:                                                                                                                      6-3-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx [village]

      Present chairperson and former chairperson, 2 people, as soon as this letter is received, come to the Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                       [Sd.]
                                                                                           Camp Commander

[On the back this order is addressed: “To: Chairperson from xxxx and Chairperson from yyyy, Chairperson from zzzz and wwww”. When the chairpersons went to the camp they were told the villagers had to get a letter of recommendation from xxxx camp before going to buy rice.  If soldiers met them and they did not have a letter of recommendation, all of the rice would be confiscated.]

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Order #510 (Toungoo)

                                      Stamp:                                                                               6-3-2002
            #x Strategic Operations Command Group
                                    Date: 6/3
     
Ta Pa Ka [Southern Command Headquarters]

                                    To:
                                         Chairperson
                                         xxxx Su See village

            When this letter is received, each village must gather 1 chairperson, village mother, village father, 2 people, from xxxx, yyyy, zzzz, wwww villages.  There is an emergency matter at xxxx Camp so come to meet on 7-3-2002 to arrive at 08:00 o’clock.

                                                                                                          [Sd.] 6/3/02

[‘Su See’ means ‘gather/collect’ indicating that this is a relocated village.]

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Order #511 (Pa’an)

                 Stamp:
#548 Light Infantry Battalion
       Military Staff Officer            To:
                                                                   Village              xxxx
                                                                   Chairperson      xxxx village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, when the Elder receives this letter, come without fail to report to #548 Light Infantry Battalion on 9-3-3003 at 18:00 hours in the morning and if you fail, it is the responsibility of the Elder, you are informed.

                        10th waning moon of Ta Boh Dweh [9/3/02]
                                                                                                                 [
Sd.]
Place:        yyyy - zzzz           
                                                    For Battalion Commander
Date:            
6-3-2002                                                            #548 Light Infantry Battalion

[The villagers were ordered to send bamboo and 15,000 Kyat for paddy.]

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Order #512 (Papun)

                        Stamp:                         To:                                                      Date: 6/3/2002
            #3 Light Infantry Battalion               Chairperson
             Military Staff Department               xxxx village

            Subject:            Calling to meet Chairperson

                        Regarding the above subject, as soon as this letter is received, come quickly to send information to the column at yyyy, you are informed. 

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                                   Intelligence Officer

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Order #513 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                                 8-3-2002
       aaaa

           Writing to inform you as below.  When you see this letter, come to yyyy for a while.  Do not fail.  I have a big matter with you.

                                                                                          Only this.

                                                                                                        Your younger brother

[On the back this order is addressed: “xxxx village, Give to aaaa.  This order was written in Karen and from one village head to another.]

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Order #514 (Papun)

               Stamp:                                                                                                        9-3-2002
Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion
    Column #x Headquarters            To:
                                                                        xxxx village
                                                                        Village Head

          Village Head, as soon as this letter is received, come to meet with Frontline #36 Infantry Battalion at xxxx Camp and at the same time, Head bring along the sawmill owner U aaaa.  If you fail to come to meet, it is the responsibility of the Head, warning and you are reminded.

                                                                                                                 [Sd.]
                                                                                                Stamp: Intelligence Officer
                                                                                                    #36 Infantry Battalion

Major bbbb

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Order #515 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                                     9-3-2002
     Chairperson
     Village Peace and Development Council
     xxxx [village]

            To meet with Haung Thayaw Peace Group Leader U Saw Thu Mu Heh, come without fail to Division #88 at Kyaikdon to arrive today on 9/3/2002.  Come to report information to xxxx Camp when you go, you are informed.

                                                                                                                [Sd.]
                                                                                                      Camp Commander
                                                                                                            xxxx Camp
                                                                                                        Frontline LIB#416

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Order #516 (Toungoo)

                       Stamp:
Village Peace and Development Council
              Than Daung Township
                  Bawgali Gyi Tract            To:                                                                  Date: 10-3-2002
                                                                      xxxx village 

Subject:         Loh ah pay servant matter

      Regarding the above subject, come to Bawgali Gyi VPDC office to arrive at 9:00 hours in the morning, you are informed.
      Coordinate the matter of 200 people for loh ah pay wontan [servant], come without fail.  You are invited and please.

                                                 Time to attend the meeting - Morning 10:00 [o’clock] exactly
                                                                                                10-3-2002, Sunday

                                                                                                     [Sd.] 9-3-2002
                                                                                                Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                               Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #517 (Toungoo)

                            Stamp:                                                                                  Date: 11-3-2002
    #x Strategic Operations Command Group
Ta Pa Ka
[Southern Command Headquarters]

                                                     To:
                                                          Chairperson
                                                          xxxx village

Subject:            Calling to attend a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, a meeting will be held at yyyy village, so as soon as this letter is received now, Village Chairperson and village mother, village father, 2 people come to send the information to yyyy.  If you fail, action will be taken, you are informed.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                            (for)  Temporary Strategic Operations Commander

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Order #518 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                      Date: 11-3-02
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

For coordinating and discussion, come to xxxx [camp] tomorrow on 12-3-02, you are informed.

                                                                                                                 (U aaaa)
                                                                                                         Chairperson, yyyy

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #519 (Toungoo)

            To:                                                                                                                Date: 14-3-2002
                  Chairperson
                  xxxx village

Subject:            Calling to attend a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, to hold a meeting at yyyy [village], Chairperson and village mother village father, 2 people, from the Elder’s village attend without fail to arrive on 14-3-2002 at 6 o’clock in the evening, you are informed.

                                                                                                                 [Sd.]

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Order #520 (Toungoo)

                        To:                                                                                                     Date: 14-3-2002
                             Chairperson
                             xxxx village

Subject:            Calling to attend a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, to hold a meeting at Bawgali [with] Chairperson and village mother, village father, 2 people, attend without fail on 14-3-2002 at 6 o’clock in the evening, you are informed.

                                                                                                                [Sd.]

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Order #521 (Pa’an)

To:                                                                                                                           Date: 15-3-02
      Chairperson
      New camp commander is writing a letter and informing you.
      Chairperson (or) any one of the members come to meet with me, you are informed.

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                                  
Camp Commander
                                                                                                        xxxx Camp

[On the back this order is address: “To: U aaaa, xxxx village chairperson, xxxx camp”.]

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Order #522 (Papun)

                                                                                                                          Date: 16-3-2002
To:
     Chairperson/Secretary
     Village Peace and Development Council
     (xxxx) village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

1.    We want to meet with the village heads from the villages in the organisational region of #434 Light Infantry Battalion to coordinate and discuss the organisation which is concerned.
2.     Therefore, village chairpersons yourselves come without fail to the Battalion Headquarters on 20-3-2002 Wednesday, the 7th day of the waxing moon of Ta Paung month.  To take breakfast, arrive at 08:00 o’clock, you are invited.

                                                                                                          [Sd.]
                                                                                                       Adjutant
                                                                                          #434 Light Infantry Battalion
Copies to:
                xxxx village.
                yyyy village.
                zzzz village.
                wwww village.
                vvvv village.
                uuuu village.
                
tttt village.
                ssss village.
                rrrr  village.

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Chairperson, Village Peace and Development Council, (xxxx) Note: Come to Kway Shan at 7 o’clock when the people specified the time.”]

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Order #523 (Papun)

                Stamp:                                                                                                         17-3-2002
#308 Light Infantry Battalion
        Letter No: xxx/x
      
 Date: 17-3-2002
     
     #x Company
                                                         To:
                                                              Head
                                                              xxxx village

        Head, [we] will hold a meeting with the village heads at xxxx Camp, so come without fail on 18-3-2002 at 12:00 hours noon, you are invited.

                                                                                                          [Sd.]

[The village heads were told by Captain aaaa that they had to take responsibility for the road while the Army was sending up its rations.  He said there should be no gunfire and no landmine explosions.]

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Order #524 (Papun)

                      Stamp:                                                                                             Date: 18-3-2002
Frontline #308 Light Infantry Battalion
         Column #x Headquarters
                                                                   To:
                                                                        Chairperson
                                                                         xxxx village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, to come and meet with the Frontline #308 Light Infantry Battalion Column Commander, come to meet and arrive on 20-3-2002 Wednesday at 11 o’clock, you are informed.

                                                                                 Stamp: (for) Battalion Commander
                                                                                       Column #x Headquarters
                                                                                Frontline #308 Light Infantry Battalion

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Order #525 (Papun)

                     Stamp:                             To:                                                            Date: 18-3-2002
Frontline #308 Light Infantry Battalion         Chairperson
        Column #x Headquarters                           xxxx       village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, come to meet with the Column Commander at Frontline #308 Light Infantry Battalion, come to meet on 20-3-202 Wednesday at 10 o’clock, you are informed.

                                                                                                      [Sd.]
                                                                               Stamp: (for) Battalion Commander
                                                                                     Column #x Headquarters
                                                                             Frontline #308 Light Infantry Battalion

[This summons was sent out to several villages in the area.  At the meeting the village heads were told by the LIB #308 Column Commander that the villagers had to act as sentries along the road.  He also said that KNLA soldiers should not shoot or lay landmines along the road.  If the KNLA soldiers do shoot or lay landmines it is the responsibility of the villagers.]

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Order #526 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                                           18-3-02
     Head
     xxxx village

            Fires must be prevented at the bridge, so come tomorrow on 19-3-02 to arrive at 07:00 o’clock at xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                               [Sd.]
                                                                                                  Company Commander
                                                                                             Frontline IB#38, Company #x
                                                                                                       Temporary xxxx

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Order #527 (Toungoo)

To:                                                                                                                     22-3-2002
     Chairperson
                   As soon as this letter is received now, [there is] an emergency matter, so come quickly to xxxx Camp
.

                                                                                                         [Sd.]

[On the back this order is addressed to: “Chairperson, xxxx village.”]

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Order #528 (Papun)

                        Stamp:
Frontline #308 Light Infantry Battalion   To:
            Column #x Headquarters                Chairperson
                                                                         xxxx    village                   Date:
23-3-2002

Subject:     Invitation to a meeting.

       Regarding the above subject, attend a meeting with the Column Commander from Frontline #308 Light Infantry Battalion at xxxx Camp, you are invited.          

Date of the meeting will be hold (30-3-2002)                                        [Sd.]
Saturday (12:00) o’clock.                                                    (For) Battalion Commander
                                                                                             Column #x Headquarters
                                                                                     Frontline #308 Light Infantry Battalion

Note: From the elder’s village, send thatch roofing for xxxx Camp to arrive on 24-3-2002.

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #529 (Pa’an)

To:                                                                                                                        Date: 26-3-02
     Chairperson
            When this letter is received, I want you to come and meet me at the camp in the evening.  There is something to coordinate, so come without fail, you are informed.

                                                                                                                 [Sd.]
                                                                                                     Camp Commander
                                                                                                           xxxx Camp

[On the back this order is addressed: “To: U aaaa, (Chairperson),  xxxx village.”]

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Order #530 (Pa’an)

[To:]                                                                                                         Date: 28-3-02
         Chairperson
                       I am the camp commander writing a letter.
The matter is when this letter is received, come to meet at the camp.  Chairperson and me have things to do for the camp, so come to meet me, do not fail.

                                                                                                                   [Sd.]
                                                                                                         Camp Commander

[On the back this order is addressed: “To: Chairperson- aaaa, xxxx village.”]

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Order #531 (Dooplaya)

            To:                                                                                                     Date: 31-3-200
                  Chairperson
                  xxxx [village]

Subject:            Come to meet

       Regarding the above subject, when this informing letter is received, come to meet with the Column Commander today at xxxx village on 31-3-2002, you are informed. 

                                                                                                                 [Sd.] Captain
                                                                                                      (For)  Column Commander

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #532 (Papun)

To:  Invitation to a meeting.                                                                                            1-4-2002

      Letting the village head know, you are informed.  A public meeting will be held at yyyy village at the Monastery tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock exactly, you are invited.

Come without fail, you are invited.

The person holding the meeting.                                                             [Sd.] 1-4-2002
           aaaa

[On the back this order is addressed “To: xxxx [village], Chairperson.”]

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Order #533 (Pa’an)

                  Stamp:                                                           Township Peace and Development Council
               [Illegible]                                                          Myawaddy Town
 
                                                                                       Letter No: x / x - xxx / Oo x
                                                                                         Date: Year 2002, April 3rd

To:
     Chairperson and members
                  xxxx                Section/Village Tract Peace and
      Development Council, Myawaddy Township

Subject:            Invitation to attend a monthly meeting

            The Township Peace and Development Council and Section/Village Tract Peace and Development Councils will celebrate the monthly work coordination meeting on 9-4-2002 at 10:00 o’clock, so Section/Village Tract Peace and Development Council Chairpersons and members, and also clerks attend without fail (without fail) this monthly work coordination meeting.  Bring along the lists shown below that were asked for from this office, you are informed.
            (a) Year 2001-2002, Village Development work program
                 (Road and communications to be improved)
            (b) Village Development work program (To get good and clean water)
            (c) The high health care conditions for the civilians in the village.
            (d) Village development work program (agriculture/breeding)
            (e) Year 2000-2001, village development work program (economic/agriculture/breeding/ others)
            (f) Year 2001 village development work program (education)
            (g) Information from concerned model villages (Only Meh Daw Tha Lay, Min Leh Pan, Thin Gan                  Nyi Naung, Way Shan villages)
            (h) Registers of breeding animals from each section/village.
            (i) Registers of family numbers.
            (j) Registers of planted thit seik bin [belleric myrogbalan trees] and photo records
            (k) Monthly notifications of political parties that are active/or not.
            (l) Lists of self reliance activities carried out
           (m) Situation of female students who finished the household training and have entering the work place
           (n) Money donated for the Pali examination held to test one’s knowledge of Buddhist scriptures.

                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                            (for) Chairperson
                                                                                   (Moe Kaing, Deputy - Chief)
Copy to:
              - Chairperson, Myawaddy District Peace and Development Council, Myawaddy town
              - Township level chiefs of department concerned  _____________________________
                 
                                                ___________________________Myawaddy Town.
              - File/ Receipt

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Order #534 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                             Date: 4-4-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

Subject:      Come to meet

            Regarding the above subject, when this informing letter is received, come to meet with the column commander at yyyy village on 4-4-2002, you are informed.

                                                                                                               [Sd.]
                                                                                              (For)  Column Commander

[The Column Commander demanded to eat chicken.]

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Order #535 (Pa’an)

                           Stamp:
            #548 Light Infantry Battalion
                     Battalion Office
                                                          To:
                                                               Chairperson / Head
                                                                    xxxx    village

Subject:            Attending a meeting

            Regarding the above subject, we want to meet and discuss with the Elder, so come and arrive on Year 2002 April 8th, Year 1363, 11th waning moon of Ta Paung, Monday at 09:00 time, you are informed.

Place:               xxxx                                                                           [Sd.]
Date:                5-4-2002                                                   (for) Battalion Commander
                                                                                         #548 Light Infantry Battalion

[This order was typed and copied with the village name written in by hand.]

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #536 (Toungoo)

             To:
                  Chairperson/Secretary
                  
xxxx village
                             
                                                                                                Date: 5-4-02

Subject:       The matter of attending a meeting

            #x Strategic Operations Command from xxxx Army Camp will hold a regular monthly meeting according to the schedule below, so come without fail, you are informed.

                                                      Date the meeting will be held                 6-4-02 (Saturday)
                 
                                    Time           “            “                           Morning at 9 o’clock
                 
                                    Place          “            “                           xxxx Police Camp

                                                                                                    [Sd.]
                                                                                     Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                            Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                           Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

[This handwritten order was carbon copied and sent out to several villages.]

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #537 (Dooplaya)

   To:
        Chairperson
        Village Peace and Development Council
        xxxx [village]

            When this letter is received, chairperson yourself come quickly to xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                         [Sd.] 7/4/2002
                                                                                                      Camp Commander
                                                                                                             xxxx Camp

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #538 (Pa’an)

            To:
                 Chairperson/ Head
                 xxxx village.

Subject:            Attending a meeting

                        Elder attend without fail a meeting that will be held on 11-4-2002 at 10 o’clock in the day at #548 Light Infantry Battalion, you are informed.

Date:    9-4-2002                                                                                      [Sd.]
Place:   LIB#548 xxxx                              
                                   Column Commander
                                                                                          Frontline #548 Light Infantry Battalion

[This order was sent out to several villages in the area.  The village heads were ordered to have their villagers go and repair the road at xxxx.  They had to start work on 16-4-02, but the Army did not specify the date to be finished.  The villagers simply had to work until it was finished.]

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Order #539 (Dooplaya)

                     Stamp:                                  To:                                                       15-4-2002
Frontline #301 Light Infantry Battalion               Chairperson
         Column #x Headquarters                         xxxx [village]

                      Chairperson, a meeting will be held at xxxx Camp on 21-4-2002, so attend without fail, you are informed.

                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                                             Camp Commander
                                                                                             
     xxxx Camp

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #540 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                       Date: 18-4-2002
     Village Head
     xxxx village

Subject:            Invitation to meet with the column commander

            Regarding the above subject, come to xxxx Camp today on 18-4-2002 at 12 o’clock exactly to meet with the Column Commander, you are informed.

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                                 Column Commander

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #541 (Papun)

To:
     xxxx [village] (Chairperson) aaaa,

            Come without fail to yyyy village on 21-4-2002 Sunday at 11:00 hours in the morning, you are invited.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                       Company Commander

[When the village head went to the camp, the Company Commander demanded to eat one chicken, and ordered the villagers to weave 2 baskets for carrying porter loads.]

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Order #542 (Thaton)

To:                                                                    23-4-2002

            Respectfully, I am writing a letter.  xxxx Village Head, as soon as this letter is received, come quickly to contact me, you are informed.  It is at xxxx Camp.

                                                                                                                 [Sd.]
                                                                                                      Camp Commander
                                                                                                           xxxx Camp

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #543 (Papun)

           Stamp:                              To:
 #27 Infantry Battalion                        Village head
Column #x Headquarters                    xxxx village                
                            Date:26/4/2002

Subject:     Invitation to a meeting.

            We have to coordinate and discuss the matter of area security with the village heads who are included in the address above, so come without fail to xxxx Camp on 27-4-2002 at 09:00 o’clock, you are informed.

The elder                                                                                                    [Sd.]
We have food problems.  Bring one chicken.                             (For) Column Commander

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #544 (Toungoo)

                     Stamp:                                 To:                                                      Date: 1-5-2000
Village Peace and Development Council            xxxx village
            Than Daung Township                          Chairperson and Secretary
               Bawgali Gyi Tract

      Tomorrow at 6 o’clock in the morning (2-5-2002) time, come without fail to xxxx Army Camp, you are informed.
      The time is in the morning at 6:00, so please remember and come to arrive.

                                                                                                                 [Sd.]
                                                                                                      Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                         Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                        Bawgali Gyi Tract- Than Daung Township

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #545 (Toungoo)

                       Stamp:                                      To:
Village Peace and Development Council                 Chairperson/Secretary
           Than Daung Township                                 xxxx village
             Bawgali Gyi Tract
                                                                           
                                                  Date: 4-5-02

Subject:      Attending a meeting

            The new Operations Commander who arrived at xxxx Army Camp wants to meet with the Chairpersons/Secretaries who are responsibile in the villages of Bawgali Gyi Tract as scheduled below, so come without fail, you are informed.

                                                           Date the meeting will be held                 6-5-02 (Monday)
                  
                                         Time           “             “                          Morning at 8 o’clock
              
                                             Place          “             “                          xxxx Army Camp

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                              Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                                  Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                 Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

[This handwritten order was carbon copied and sent out to several villages in the area.]

___________________________________________________________________________

Order #546 (Papun)

                Stamp:                              To:
Frontline #63 Infantry Battalion                Chairperson
    Column #x Headquarters
                    xxxx village

Subject:            Come to meet with the local battalion.

            Regarding the above subject, the Elder yourself come to meet with the local battalion at yyyy[village] on 5-5-2002 at 3 o’clock today evening, you are informed.

Place- yyyy [village]                                                                                    [Sd.]
Date - 5-5-2002                                                                         (For) Column Commander
                                                                                                       Frontline #63 Infantry

[Page 2]

Da ni [nipa palm] thatch                             - 300
Bamboo                                                       - 500
Bamboo ties                                                 2 viss [3.2 kgs. / 6.2 lbs.] 
Cane 1 arm span                                          
- 30 pieces
Bamboo [unclear]/ wa bo [bamboo]         - 30

Myaw [posts]
9 feet                                    - 50 pieces 

(First)               (13/5 2002)
(Second)          (20/5/2002)

[The second page of the order letter contained the items which the villagers had to send to the SPDC Army camp.]

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Order #547 (Papun)

                        Stamp:                                                    Township Peace and Development Council
Township Peace and Development Council      
                 Papun town
                 Papun Township                                              Letter No : x / xx / Oo x / xxx
                                                                    
                    Date: Year 2002, May 7th
          To:
               Chairperson
              
xxxx Village Tract
               Peace and Development Council

Subject:            Invitation to attend a meeting discussion

1.     The Strategic Operations Commander from the Strategic Operations Command Group (Base) from Papun Town and the ethnic representatives from every hill in Papun Township will hold a meeting discussion as scheduled below.

                                                                      Agenda

                        Date:     1-6-2002 (Saturday)
                        Time:     Morning at 9 o’clock (Must already arrive at 8:30 in the morning.)
                        Place:    Township Peace and Development Council, Yunzalin Hall

2.     Therefore, the ethnics from the hill villages to completely attend the celebration must continue to arrange and invite as needed.  This was sent with 10 invitation letters attached, you are informed.

Attached - Invitation letter (10) letters

                                                                                                  [Sd.]
                                                                                             (Min Shwe)
                                                                                            Chairperson
Copy to-
           - Strategic Operations Commander, Strategic Operations Command Group (Base), Papun Town
           - Receipt
           - File

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #548 (Pa’an)

           To:
                Chairperson
/ Head
                xxxx village                                                                               Date: 10-5-2002

Subject:     Come to the battalion

      Have to meet and discuss the matter with the Elder, so as soon as this letter is received, come to #549 Light Infantry Battalion not later than 12 o’clock, you are informed.

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                             (for)  Intelligence Officer

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #549 (Toungoo)

                         Stamp:
Village Peace and Development Council
              Than Daung Township                   To:
                 Bawgali Gyi Tract                            Chairperson/Secretary
                                                                        xxxx village
                                                                        
                                                             Date: 12-5-02

Subject:       The matter of attending the Byu Ha [Operations Command] meeting

        The Operations Commander from xxxx Army Camp wants to meet and hold a meeting with pastor, assistant pastor from the religion club as scheduled below, so the elder Chairpersons/Secretary is to invite them, you are informed.

                                                      Date the meeting will be held                 13-5-02 (Monday)
                   
                                   Time           “              “                         Morning at 8 o’clock
                         
                             Place          “              “                         xxxx Police Camp

                                                                                            [Sd.] 12-5-2002
                                                                                        Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                          Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                         Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Township

[This order was copied and sent out to several villages in the area.]

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #550 (Papun)

                Stamp:                             To:                                                                   Date: 12-5-02
Peace and Development Council             Chairperson, xxxx village
          Papun Township
              yyyy village

Subject:      Invitation to a meeting.

          Regarding the above subject, to coordinate and discuss tomorrow on 13-5-02 at 9 o’clock go to yyyy [village], you are informed.

Note:          (Do not fail).
                                                                                                   [
Sd.] U aaaa
                                                                                             Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                       yyyy village, Papun Township

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #551 (Thaton)

                Stamp:                             To:                                                           Date: 16-5-02
Peace and Development Council             Elder
     K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract                       xxxx [village]

Subject:        The matter of inviting to a meeting.

       #x Strategic Operations Command has to discuss and coordinate with the elders, so the Elder yourself attend without fail a meeting on 17-5-02, you are informed.

Note: Bring along the remaining 5,000 Kyat for the drama festival.

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                                  Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                  Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                               K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #552 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                       17-5-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

Now, as soon as you receive this letter, come quickly to yyyy village.

                                                                                                               [Sd.]
                                                                                              #118 Light Infantry Battalion

[The village head was questioned by the SPDC soldiers about the movements of the KNU when he went.]

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #553 (Papun)

              To:                                                          Stamp:                                    Date: 24-5-2002
                   Village Chairperson  
          #104 Light Infantry Battalion
                   xxxx village             
                Battalion Headquarters

Subject:      Invitation to a hold a village development meeting

         To coordinate the work to carry out village development, as soon as this letter is received, come quickly to yyyy village at the Chairperson’s house, you are informed.

                                                                                                          [Sd.]
                                                                                                Intelligence Officer
                                                                                                Frontline LIB#104

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Order #554 (Papun)

To:
                 Chairperson
                 xxxx village                                      
                                                Date: 25-5-2002

       Subject:                        Invitation to come to a meeting

1.  To hold a meeting for the matter of village development, chairperson yourself come quickly to yyyy village as soon as this letter is received.

2.         Come without fail and if you fail, it is the responsibility of the Chairperson, warning and you are informed.

                                                                                                                         [Sd.]
                                                                                                               Intelligence Officer

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Order #555 (Papun)

                  Stamp:                            To:                                                            Date: 31-5-2002
Peace and Development Council             Chairperson U aaaa
           Papun Township
The Village on the West bank

            The subject is the matter that the hill people must meet with the Operations Commander tomorrow on 1-6-2002.

They must arrive at 9 o’clock in the morning at Yunzalin Hall, so you will be on time tomorrow if U aaaa comes to night.
When you arrive, report to the TPDC chairperson.

Call the heads from the nearby villages and come down tonight.

That is all                                                                              [Sd.] 31-5-2002, (for)
                                                                                             Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                           The Village on the West bank, Papun Township

[On the back this order is addressed” To: Chairperson’ U aaaa, xxxx village.”  Eight village heads were summoned to attend this meeting.  The Operations Commander is expecting the village heads to drop whatever they are doing and walk down to where he is during the night so that they can meet with him in the morning. ]

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Order #556 (Papun)

To:
     Village Head
      xxxx, yyyy [villages]                                                                                    Date: 4/6/2002

Subject:            Calling an emergency meeting.
           We must hold an emergency meeting with the village heads who are included in the address, so come without fail to xxxx Camp on 5-6-2002 to arrive at 12:00 hours, you are informed.

                                                                                                                      [Sd.]
                                                                                                               Column Office

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Village Head, xxxx village. Stamp: #27 Infantry Battalion, Column #x Headquarters.”]

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Order #557 (Thaton)

                 Stamp:                                                                                                 Date: 4-6-02
Peace and Development Council
    K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract

Subject:       The matter of inviting to a meeting.

      Regarding the above subject, #x Strategic Operations Commander wants to meet and discuss with the village heads so, attend without fail on 5-6-02 at 9 o’clock in the morning.

Note: Do not fail.

                                                                                                           [Sd.]
                                                                                                Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                   Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                               K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[On the back this order is addressed “To: The Elder, xxxx [village].”]

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Order #558 (Thaton)

To:                                                                                                                                 7-6-2002
     Chairperson
      xxxx village

Subject:      Calling to meet with the Column Commander.

        Chairperson, [there is] an emergency matter, so come without fail to meet with the Column Commander at yyyy village on 8-6-02 at 06:30 hours in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                         [Sd.]
                                                                                                             Column Commander
                                                                                                                     LIB#102

[On the back this order is addressed to “Chairperson, xxxx village. (Send it quickly.)”]

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Order #559 (Pa’an)

                         Stamp:                                                       Township Peace and Development Council
Township Peace and Development Council      
                     Myawaddy Town
                   Myawaddy Town                       
                       Letter No: x / x - x / Oo x
                                                                       
                     Date: Year 2002, June 8th

To:
            (All) the chiefs from the
township information departments concerned
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                    Myawaddy town.
            (All) the chairpersons and members
                        xxxx                Section / Village Peace and Development Council, Myawaddy Town. 

Subject:            Invitation to attend the monthly meeting 

            The monthly work coordination meeting of the Myawaddy Township Peace and Development Council and the departments concerned, Section/Village Peace and Development Councils will be held as scheduled below, so the Section Peace and Development Council Chairpersons and members, section/village clerks attend without fail (without fail) this meeting, you are invited.

            (1) Date       - 12-6-2002 (Wednesday)
            (2) Time       
- 19:30 hours
            (3) Place      - Township Peace and Development Council Chairperson’s office room

                                                                                                                       [Sd.]
                                                                                                             (for) Chairperson
                                                                                                (Moe Kaing, Township Deputy Chief)
Copy to:
                - Chairperson, District Peace and Development Council, Myawaddy town
                - Battalion Commander, Frontline #110 Light Infantry Battalion, Myawaddy town
                - File/ Receipt

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Order #560 (Dooplaya)

                      Stamp:                              To:                                                          Date 9-7-2002
Frontline #301 Light Infantry Battalion           Chairperson
         Column #x Headquarters                     xxxx [village]

            Chairperson, when this letter is received now, come to xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                                   [Sd.]
                                                                                                       Column Commander
                                                                                                              xxxx Camp

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Order #561 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                Stamp:
     Chairperson                                             
                               #416 Light Infantry Battalion
     Village Peace and Development Council
      xxxx [village]                                                                                                        11-6-2002

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

            A meeting must be held with the village chairpersons at Kyaikdon, Division #88, so go to Kyaikdon to arrive on 29-6-2002.  Reply with the name of the chairperson who will attend the meeting at xxxx camp. 

                                                                                                                    [Sd.]
                                                                                                         Camp Commander
                                                                                                               xxxx Camp
                                                                                                          Frontline, LIB#416

[The chairpersons and secretaries from Kya In and Kawkareik townships attended the meeting.  The LID #88 Division Commander said in a speech that if the villagers saw any of the Army’s soldiers stealing poultry or other things when they came to the village, to report it to the Division Office once a month.  Villagers are often too afraid to go and report about soldiers stealing their things out of fear of reprisals from the soldiers.]

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Order #562 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                      Stamp:                                         11-6-2002
     Chairperson                                          
          #416 Light Infantry Battalion
     Village Peace and Development Council
              # [Illegible] Company
      xxxx [village]

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

            A meeting must be held with the Village Chairpersons at Kyaikdon Division #88, so go to Kyaikdon to arrive on 29-6-2002.  Reply with the name of the chairperson who will attend the meeting at xxxx Camp.

                                                                                                            [Sd.] Captain
                                                                                                         Camp Commander
                                                                                                             xxxx Camp
                                                                                                        Frontline LIB#416

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Order #563 (Toungoo)

To:                                                                                                                       Date: 13-6-2002
     Chairperson
      xxxx village

            When this letter is received, come quickly to meet at yyyy village.

                                                                                                               [Sd.]13-6-2002
                                                                                                                 Guerrilla Unit

                                                    Also call aaaa [to come].

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Order #564 (Dooplaya)

                             Stamp:                       To:                                                          Date: 15-7-2002
           Frontline #83 Infantry Battalion          Chairperson
                          Column #x                         Secretary/Headwoman
                                                                    xxxx village

            [You] didn’t come to the camp at the specified time, so come quickly now.

                                                                                                                 [Sd.] xxx
                                                                                                         Camp Commander
                                                                                                               xxxx Camp

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Order #565 (Toungoo)

To:                                                                                                                    Date: 22-6-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

                        As soon as this letter is received, Chairperson yourself come to meet at yyyy village.

                                                                                                       [Sd.] 22-6-02
                                                                                                           Bo aaaa
                                                                                                        Guerrilla Unit

To:
     Chairperson
    
zzzz village

                        As soon as this letter is received, Chairperson yourself come without fail to meet at yyyy village.

                                                                                                            Bo aaaa
                                                                                                         Guerrilla Unit

[On the back this order is addressed to “Chairperson’s U bbbb, xxxx village.”  This is actually a summons to the same meeting to two different villages and written on the same piece of paper.]

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Order #566 (Papun)

                                Stamp:                              To:
            Frontline #1 Light Infantry Battalion             Chairperson
                         Column #x Office                           xxxx village    
                       24-6-2002

            Head, when this letter is received now, come to meet with the Column Commander, you are informed.

                                                                                                           [Sd.] 24-6-2002
                                                                                                      Column Commander
                                                                                                            Frontline IB#1

[The village head was questioned by the Column Commander about the situation in the village and the movements of the KNLA in the area.  He ordered the village head to send intelligence on time.  If the information did not come, he said he would fine the villagers.]

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Order #567 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                              28/6/2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

            Attend a meeting at Kyaikdon, chairperson yourself will attend/or not, and if you do not attend, call whoever will attend instead and come now to the xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                                    [Sd.]
                                                                                                            xxxx Army Camp

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Order #568 (Papun)

                 Stamp:                            To:                                                                          Date: 2-7-02
Peace and Development Council             Chairperson, xxxx village
            Papun Township
                 yyyy village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting

                        Regarding the above subject, attend a meeting at xxxx [camp] tomorrow on 3-7-02 at 9 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                        [Sd.] U aaaa
                                                                                                   Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                       Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                                yyyy village, Papun Township

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Order #569 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                                  2/7/2002
     Chairperson/Secretary
     xxxx village

            An emergency matter must be discussed, so Chairperson or Secretary yourself come without fail together with the messenger tomorrow 3/7/2002 at 7 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                                 xxxx Camp

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Order #570 (Thaton)

                    Stamp:                                To:
Frontline #44 Light Infantry Division              Daw aaaa (xxxx village)
       Military Staff Department

Subject:           Invitation to a meeting.

            We will meet and hold a meeting with village mother, village father from the village at yyyy village on 11-7-2002 at 09:00 o’clock, so come to gather and sleep at yyyy village on 10-7-2002, you are invited.

                                                                                                     [Sd.] 6/7/2002
                                                                                                      (yyyy Camp)

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Chairperson, xxxx village. ­Urgent”]

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Order #571 (Toungoo)

To:                                                                                                                        Date: 18-7-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

Subject:            Come to xxxx Camp

      Regarding the above subject, we have things to discuss, so come to meet at xxxx Camp on 19-7-2002 at 08:00 hours in the morning, you are informed.
      Come without fail to meet.
Call yyyy’s chairperson to come at the same time.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                                              (for) Column Commander
                                                                                          Frontline #73 Infantry Battalion
                                                                                                 xxxx [Army] Camp

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Order #572 (Thaton)

To:                                                                                                                  Date: 18 -7-2002
     Chairperson
            xxxx          village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

            We have to discuss the matters of regional security in the area of our military operations, so the village heads yourselves (can’t send the representatives) come without fail (without fail) to xxxx Camp on 20-7-2002 at 09:00 o’clock, you are informed.

                     Stamp:                                                                                       [Sd.]
 #443 Tactical Operations Command                                                     Camp Commander
Military Operations Command Group                                         
               xxxx Camp

[At the meeting an SPDC officer said the village heads must take responsibility in the area where the SPDC Army unit is operating to ensure that the KNLA soldiers do not shoot at them.  He said that if the KNLA shoots at them and one SPDC soldier dies, then three villagers must die.]

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Order #573 (Papun)

                                                                                            Township Peace and Development Council
                                                                 
                           Papun Town
                                                                  
                          Letter # x / x-x / Oo x
                                                                   
                         Date: Year 2002, July 22nd
To:
           Chairperson              
                xxxx [village]       
                                              

Subject:            Invitation to attend to meet and discussion.

1.         The Strategic Operations Commander from Papun Town Strategic Operations Group (Base) and representatives of the ethnics from the mountain areas in Papun Township will celebrate and hold a meeting and discussion as the schedule shown below. 

Schedule

Date:    1-7-2002 (Thursday) [Monday]
Time:    Must arrive and take place at 8 o’clock in the morning.
Place:   Township Peace and Development Council
                        Office, Yunzalin Hall.

2.         Therefore, attend without fail the meeting with the Strategic Operations Commander and arrive in advance and take your place at the specified time, you are informed.

                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                (Min Shwe)
                                                                                               Chairperson
Copies to-
                - Receipt
                - File

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #574 (Nyaunglebin)

To:                                                               Stamp:                                           Date: 26-7-2002
     Secretary                          Frontline #20 Light Infantry Battalion
     xxxx village                               Column #x Headquarters

Subject:                        Informing of the discussion of an emergency matter

            Regarding the above subject, the Strategic Operations Command Headquarters will discuss the matter of asking the Elder’s village to make split bamboo and to discuss the other matters, so as soon as this letter is received now, come without fail (without fail) to meet the Column Commander, you are informed.

                                                                                                            [Sd.] 26/7
                                                                                           Stamp: (for) Column Commander
                                                                                                   Column #x Headquarters
                                                                                          Frontline #20 Light Infantry Battalion

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Order #575 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                            31/7/2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx [village]

            Tomorrow on 1/8/2002 you must go to Kyaikdon, so as soon as this letter is received now, come quickly to xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                                                    [Sd.]
                                                                                                                                xxxx Camp

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Order #576 (Papun)

To:
      Chairperson
      xxxx village                                                           
                                                1-8-2002

Subject:            Attend a meeting.

            xxxx village chairperson or representative come to yyyy village on 2-8-2002 at 7 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                           (For) Column Commander
                                                                                                        Column #x
                                                                                                #27 Infantry Battalion
                                                                                                     Sergeant aaaa

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Order #577 (Papun)

                            Stamp:                         To:
            #207 Light Infantry Battalion    
          Chairperson
               Military Staff Department                xxxx village                                    Date: 4-8-2002

Subject:            Calling to discuss the security matter.

            Regarding the above subject, we have to discuss a security matter, so the chairperson yourself come to xxxx Camp, you are informed.  Come quickly as soon as this letter is received. 

                                                                                                             [Sd.]Captain
                                                                                                        Camp Commander
                                                                                                         xxxx Army Camp

[The village head was told by the camp commander that KNLA soldiers should not come and shoot at him and that they should not shoot when his column is travelling.  He ordered the village head to take responsibility for this.  If the KNLA does shoot at them, he said serious action will be taken against the villages nearby.]

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Order #578 (Papun)

To:
     Chairperson
     xxxx village                                                                                                               9-8-2002

            As soon as this letter is received now, come quickly to meet with the column, you are informed.

                                                                             Stamp:                                         [Sd.]
                              
                                   #3 Light Infantry Battalion                Intelligence Officer
                          
                                       Military Staff Department                   Frontline LIB#3

[The battalion commander questioned the village head about the situation in the village and whether KNLA soldiers were moving in the area.  He ordered the village head to tell him quickly if the villagers see KNLA soldiers.]

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Order #579 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                                   9-8-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

            When this letter is received, come quickly to meet the column, you are informed.

                                                                              Stamp:                                         [Sd.]
                        
                                        #3 Light Infantry Battalion                   Intelligence Officer
                     
                                            Military Staff Department                     Frontline LIB#3

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Order #580 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                     10-8-02
     Saw aaaa
     xxxx [village]
            With respect, writing you a letter as below.
            Tomorrow morning, Sunday, Sunday, make yourself free and come to visit me.  An emergency matter, so I am asking you to come.

Bring DKBA                                                                                   Always be healthy.
money for the thoh mwee [porters].                                     Your elder brother        [
Sd.]
                                                                                                             bbbb
                                                                                                       Chairperson

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Order #581 (Dooplaya)

                                        10-8-2002                                                          Stamp:
                                                          
                                   Frontline #301 Light Infantry Battalion
                                                          
                                           Column #x, Headquarters
To:
     Chairperson
     xxxx [village]
When this letter is received now, come quickly to xxxx Camp.

                                                                                                                  [Sd.]
                                                                                                        Column Commander
                                                                                                            xxxx Camp

[The village head was questioned about how many soldiers came when the KNLA or DKBA soldiers arrived in the village.  He also wanted to know what kinds of weapons they carried and who their commanders were.]

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Order #582 (Toungoo)

                        Stamp:                                        [To:]   Village Head
Village Peace and Development Council                           U aaaa
             Than Daung Township
           
    Bawgali Gyi Tract

                                                                        Kler La Army (Operations Commander) and (Column Commander) who newly arrived now want to see our village heads, so come this week on 17-8-2002  Saturday at 9 o’clock in the morning exactly to the VPDC office.

“After the meeting, rice will be eaten one time.”
                                                                                                                  [
Sd.]
                                                                                                            (Saw aaaa)
                                                                                                       Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                      Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                  
     Bawgali Gyi Tract, Than Daung Town

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Order #583 (Papun)

                  Stamp:                                To:                                                          18-8-2002
Frontline #3 Light Infantry Battalion             Chairperson
               Column #x                                   xxxx [village]

            As soon as this letter is received now, come to meet the column at yyyy to arrive today, you are informed.  We will coordinate and carry out the necessary matter.
Note:    Must arrive today.

                                                                                                                   [Sd.] 18-8-02
                                                                                                           Frontline LIB#3 Column #x

[The SPDC commander questioned the village head about the situation around his village and then ordered the village head to send him 2 chickens.]

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Order #584 (Papun)

                 Stamp:                             [To:]                                                              21-8-02
Peace and Development Council                 
    Head
  
 K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract                               xxxx [village]

Subject:              Invitation to a meeting.

        Regarding the above subject, xxxx Base Strategic Operations Commander has a matter to meet, discuss and coordinate with the village heads, so attend without fail a meeting at the Army camp on 23-8-02 at 10 o’clock in the morning, you are invited.

                                                                                                                [Sd.] 21-8-02
                                                                                                       Stamp: (for) Chairperson
                                                                                           Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                        K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township 

[An SPDC officer ordered the villagers to plant Thit Seik Bin trees.  Each house in the villages had to plant 10 trees.  If the trees died the villagers must pay 100 Kyat to the SPDC.]

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Order #585 (Dooplaya)

                                                                       Stamp:
                                                     Western Command Headquarters
                                               #x Strategic Operations Command Group

To:
     Chairperson
     xxxx / yyyy village                                         
                                                  22-8-2002

Subject:            Preparing the date for Chairpersons to come

In accordance with the letter dated on 21-8-2002, (instead) of calling the chairpersons to come on 26-8-2002 to arrive at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, change to 28-8-2002 at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, (5th day of the waning moon of Wa Koung), you are informed.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                           Camp Commander

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Order #586 (Papun)

                           Stamp:                               To:                                                   25-8-2002
            #207 Light Infantry Battalion    
               Chairperson
               Military Staff Department                      xxxx village

                        Security matters must be discussed, so Chairperson yourself come immediately with the messenger who was sent now.  If you fail to come, it is the responsibility of the Chairperson, you are informed.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.] 25/8
                                                                                                         (for) Column Commander
                                                                                                Frontline #207, Light Infantry Battalion

[The village head was questioned about whether KNLA soldiers had come to his village or not.]

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Order #587 (Papun)

                            Stamp:                         To:                                                    Date: 25-8-2002
            Frontline #2 Infantry Battalion            Chairperson
                         Column #x                           xxxx [village]

            As soon as this letter is received, come to meet with the Column Commander for a while.

                                                                                                                      [Sd.]
                                                                                                          Military Staff (Deputy)

[The village head was questioned whether KNLA soldiers were staying in his village or not.  The village head told the officer they were not, but the officer ordered the head fined 10 viss [16 kgs. / 36 lbs.] of pork anyway.]

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Order #588 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                       Date: 30-8-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

            An emergency matter must be discussed, so come to meet the Company Commander at yyyy village to arrive at 12:00 o’clock today, you are informed.

                                                                                                                      [Sd.]
                                                                                                    (for) Company Commander
                                                                                                  Frontline #98 Infantry Battalion

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Order #589 (Papun)

To:
     Chairperson
     xxxx village                                                                                                               4-9-2002

            As soon as this letter is received now, come quickly to meet with the column, you are informed.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                           Intelligence Officer
                                                                                                             Frontline LIB#3

[The Battalion Commander ordered the village head to come and tell him if KNLA soldiers pass through the village.  If he knows that KNLA soldiers were in the area, but the village head did not tell him, he will fault the villagers and the village head.]

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Order #590 (Thaton)

                  Stamp:                                  To:                                                         Date: 9-9-2002
Frontline #2 Light Infantry Battalion               xxxx (Chairperson)
              Column #x

            As soon as this letter is received now, come to meet with the Column Commander at yyyy village today at 12 o’clock exactly.  Do not fail and carry it out with special consideration, you are informed.

                                                                                                           [Sd.]9-9-2002
                                                                                                         Intelligence Officer

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Order #591 (Papun)

                        Stamp:                                                         Township Peace and Development Council
Township Peace and Development Council           
                 Papun Town
                  Papun Township                                
                  Letter # x / x-x  / Oo x / xxx
                                                                           
                  Date: Year 2002, September 12th 
To:
                  xxxx [village]  - Chairperson            
                  U aaaa                            
                   
                                                                              

Subject:            Invitation to attend a meeting and discussion.

1.         The Strategic Operations Commander from Papun Town Strategic Operations Command Group (Base) and representatives of the ethnics from the mountain areas at Papun Township are holding a bimonthly regular meeting and discussion.  It will be celebrated and held at the time scheduled below.

Agenda

Date:    7-10-2002 (Monday)
Time:    Must arrive and take place at 8 o’clock in the morning.
Place:   Township Peace and Development Council
                        Office, Yunzalin Hall.

2.         Therefore, attend without fail the meeting and discussion to be held with the Strategic Operations Commander, you are informed.

                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                                                  (Min Shwe)
                                                                                                
 Chairperson
Copies to-
                  - Receipt
                  - File

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #592 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                                14/9/2002 
    Chairperson
    
xxxx [village]

Come to xxxx Camp to arrive on September 15th at 8 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                   [Sd.]
                                                                                                        Column Commander

[When the village head arrived the SPDC asked, “Did the KNU soldiers come?  How many soldiers came each time?  What kinds of weapon did they bring?  Did they also bring big weapons?”  The village head answered, “Our village lies on the way the KNU soldiers travel, so they always arrive one or two times in a week.  We don’t know the name of their commander.  We also don’t dare to ask them.  They all had guns including big weapons.”  The SPDC officer told the village head, “Whenever the KNU soldiers come, come to send the information to us at once.”]

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Order #593 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                             16-9-02
      Saw aaaa
      xxxx [village]

#341 Battalion Commander wants to meet and discuss with the Elder, so come to the Battalion Office today to arrive at 10 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                           [Sd.]
                                                                                                                     Chairperson
                                                                                                                    yyyy [village]

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Order #594 (Papun)

                Stamp:                                   To:                                                         Date: 22-9-2002
Frontline #93 Infantry Battalion            
             Head

            As soon as this letter is received now, come to xxxx Camp.

                                                                                                          Column Commander

[SPDC IB #93 Battalion Commander asked the village head if the villagers each received 3,000 Kyat in support money from the KNU.  The village head told him, “The KNU gave 3,000 Kyat for each villager.”  The officer told the village head that the money was fake and the village head went to show it to him.]

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Order #595 (Papun)

           Stamp:                        To:                                                                                    Date: 25-9
#98 Infantry Battalion                    Chairperson
        Date: 25/9                             xxxx village
     #x Company
                         Come without fail to yyyy village on 26-9-2002 at 9 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                  [Sd.]
                                                                                              Stamp: Company Commander
                                                                                                            #x Company
                                                                                                     #98 Infantry Battalion  

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Order #596 (Papun)

                Stamp:                                  To:                                               Date: 26-9-2002
Peace and Development Council                  Head
   K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract

Subject:          Attending a meeting

        Regarding the above subject, xxxx #x Strategic Operations Command wants to meet and discuss, so come without fail on 28-9-02 to arrive at 9 o’clock Saturday, you are informed.

                                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                                                            Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                              Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                           K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

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Order #597 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                    Stamp:
     Chairperson (xxxx village)              
                       Frontline #354 Light Infantry Battalion
                                                                                           Column #x Headquarters

Subject:       Calling a meeting.
            We want to meet, coordinate and hold a meeting with the elders, so come to yyyy village on 30-9-2002 to arrive at 12:00 hours, you are invited.

                                                                                                                      [Sd.]
                                                                                                           Column Commander
                                                                                                                 xxxx Camp

[They asked “Did KNU soldiers come?  How many soldiers came? What is the name of their commander?”  The village secretary answered, “KNU soldiers came, but I didn’t dare to ask the name of their commander.”  The SPDC officer said, “If KNU soldiers enter your village again, come to let us know at once.]

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Order #598 (Pa’an)

To:                                                                                                                       Date: 29-9-2002
     Ko aaaa, Ko bbbb

I am writing a letter.  2 of you or, one of you come to the Battalion.
            Come quickly to meet with Major cccc[There is] an emergency to tell and discuss.  As soon as this letter is received, come (quickly) without fail to meet.

                                                                                                            [Sd.]
                                                                                          Deputy Warrant Officer dddd
                                                                                                       LIB #356

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Order #599 (Dooplaya)

                               Stamp:
            Western Command Headquarters 
     #x Strategic Operations Command Group

                       To:                                                                                                30-9-2002
                            Chairperson
                            xxxx [village]

Subject:            Must come to xxxx camp

                        As soon as this letter is received, Chairperson yourself must come without fail to xxxx camp to arrive on 30-9-2002 today, you are informed.

                                                                                                                           [Sd.]
                                                                                                                Camp Commander
                                                                                                                     xxxx camp

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Order #600 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                           30-9-02
     Saw aaaa
     xxxx [village]

            #341 Adjutant wants to meet and discuss with the Elders from yyyy Village Tract, so come to gather at yyyy Chairperson’s house on 1-10-2002 tomorrow, Tuesday at 9 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                          [Sd.]
                                                                                                                     Chairperson
                                                                                                                    yyyy [village]

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Order #601 (Papun)

            To:                                                                   Stamp:                                   6-10-2002
                 Chairperson                      
    Frontline #3 Light Infantry Battalion
                 xxxx village                                              Column #x

            As soon as this letter is received, come quickly to meet at the column, you are informed.

                                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                                                       Frontline LIB#3 Column #x

[The SPDC officer asked for information on the movements of the KNLA.  He told the village head that if the villagers see KNLA soldiers, they must go and tell him immediately.]

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Order #602 (Papun)

                                             Stamp:
#xxx Tactical Operation Command Military Operation Command Group
                             
 Ta Ma Ka #44 [LID #44]

To:                                                                                                                 Date: 7-10-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

            Regarding the above subject, #xxx Tactical Operatiosn Command Military Operations Command Group is going to coordinate and discuss the matters concerning the progressive development of the standard of living, so attend a meeting at xxxx Camp on 10-10-2002 to arrive at noon 12:00 o’clock, you are informed.
            When you are coming to a meeting, collect the registers of the number of people and houses in the village and bring them, you are informed.

                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                            Temporary Tactical Operation Commander
                                                  #xxx Tactical Operation Command Military Operation Command Group

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Order #603 (Papun)

[To] xxxx village                                                                                      8-10-02

            As soon as this letter is received now, come to yyyy [village].

                                                                                                                      [Sd.]
                                                                                                          Column Commander

[The column commander asked for information about the KNU.]

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Order #604 (Papun)

               Stamp:                                 To:                                                             Date:8-10-02
Peace and Development Council         
             The elder
    K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract                                  xxxx [village]

Subject:            Discussion of an emergency matter.

From #x Strategic Operations Commander, as soon as this letter is received now, come quickly to xxxx Army Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                                                            Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                              Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                         K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

 [When the village head arrived he was asked for information about the KNU.]

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Order #605 (Papun)

                 Stamp:
#534 Light Infantry Battalion
              Column #x

           Subject:      Informing of holding a coordination meeting concerning road security.

                Regarding the above subject, we have to discuss with the elders, so come without fail to xxxx Camp on 9-11-2002 at 08:00 hours in the morning and if you fail, it is the responsibility of the elders, you are informed.

Place:         xxxx Camp                                                                       [Sd.]
Date                
8-10-2002                                                 (For) Battalion Commander

 [The villagers were ordered to go as sentries along a road.  If villagers did not want to go they had to pay 1,000 Kyat.  The villagers could not pay so they went to do it themselves.]

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Order #606 (Papun)

                                               Stamp:
xxx Tactical Operations Command Military Operations Command Group
                                Ta Ma Ka #44 [LID #44]

To:                                                                                                                     Date: 9-10-2002
     Chairperson
                  xxxx (xxxx) village.               

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

            #xxx Tactical Operations Command Military Operations Command Group will hold a meeting with the village heads, so come to xxxx Camp on 12-10-2002 to arrive at 12:00 o’clock.  Come with the invitation letter, you are informed.

                                                                                            [Sd.]
                                                                               Operations Commander
                                                                                        xxxx Camp

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Order #607 (Papun)

                Stamp:                              To:                                                             Date: 10-10-02
Peace and Development Council             Chairperson, xxxx village
         Papun Township
             yyyy village

Subject:       Invitation to a meeting.

      Regarding the above subject, to meet and discuss with the Elder, come to meet tomorrow on 11-10-02 at 9 o’clock,

(Note)
Do not fail.                                                                                                     [
Sd.] U aaaa

[This order was sent out to several villages in the area.]

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Order #608 (Papun)

                  Stamp:                              To:                                                        10/10/2002
Peace and Development Council               Chairperson, xxxx 
           Papun Township
               yyyy village

            As soon as Chairperson receives this letter, you must go up to the Strategic Operations Command, so now quickly come quickly to give [something] to xxxx Camp, writing a letter and you are informed. 

                                                                                                 yyyy Assistant Chairperson
                                                                                                             Elder brother

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Order #609 (Papun)

                 Stamp:                                                 Elder                                            Date: 10-10-02
Peace and Development Council
    K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract

Subject:          The matter of inviting to a meeting

        #x Strategic Operations Command has to meet, discuss and coordinate with the elders, so attend without fail a meeting on 12-10-02 at 10 o’clock in the morning at xxxx Army Camp, you are informed.

Note:    The elder yourself                                                                    [Sd.] 11-10-02
             must attend.                                                       
                Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                        Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                     K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Head, xxxx [village]”.  The Operations Commander ordered the villagers to cut and clear the brush along the road and to carry water for him. ]

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Order #610 (Papun)

                    Stamp:                                 To:                                                  Date: 11-10-2002
Peace and Development Council                    Head
    K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract

Subject:          The matter of attending a meeting.

From xxxx #x Strategic Operations Command wants to meet and discuss with the [village] heads, so come without fail on 12-10-2002, at 10 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                       Stamp: (For) Chairperson
                                                                                            Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                         K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Head, xxxx [village].”  The Deputy Operations Commander ordered the village heads to always go and report information to him.  He said that if they did not go, severe action would be taken against them and they would be put in a cell.]

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Order #611 (Toungoo)

                             Stamp:
                          Date: 12/10
            Frontline #53 Infantry Battalion
        To:
                          Column #x                              Chairperson
                                                                         Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                         xxxx village.

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

1.         We will celebrate and hold a security meeting which concerns the villages in Bawgali region on 17-10-02 at 12 o’clock at xxxx village in the Village Peace and Development Council Office.
2.         Therefore, the Elder together with members attend without fail on time, you are informed.

                                                                                                            [Sd.]
                                                                                                Column Commander

[Security meetings often amount to lectures by SPDC officers who tell the assembled village heads that they will be held responsible for any KNU/KNLA activity in the area.  The village heads are also usually threatened with having their village burned or relocated if any fighting occurs or landmines explode.]

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Order #612 (Dooplaya)

                           Stamp:                          To:                                                             14-10-2002
           Frontline#77 Infantry Battalion             Chairperson
                        Column#x                              xxxx [village]

            When this letter arrives now, chairperson yourself come to send the information to xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                                       Do not fail.

                                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                                                      (For)  Camp Commander
                                                                                                                  xxxx Camp

[The camp commander demanded messengers and for information to be sent to him regularly.]

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Order #613 (Papun)

                 Stamp:                                To:                                                            Date: 17-10-02
Peace and Development Council                Chairperson, xxxx village
         Papun Township
               yyyy village

Subject:            To meet and discuss with the Strategic Operations Commander, come to the Strategic Operations Command tomorrow on 18-10-02 at 8 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

(If you fail)
It is the responsibility of the Head                                                               [Sd.] U aaaa

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Order #614 (Papun)

                  Stamp:                                                  Elder                                       Date: 18-10-02
Peace and Development Council
          Date: 18-10-02
  K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract

Subject:            The matter of inviting to a meeting.

            #x Strategic Operations Command has to meet and discuss with the elders, so come without fail to attend a meeting on 19-10-02 at 9 o’clock in the morning at xxxx Army Camp, you are informed.

Note: The elder yourself must attend. 
                                                                                                                     [
Sd.]
                                                                                                         Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                                          Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                                       K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Elder, xxxx [village].”  IB #54 Battalion Commander ordered that if there is information about resistance groups, then the village head himself must come to send it.  He said they will take strong action if the village head himself does not come.]

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Order #615 (Papun)

        Stamp:
Frontline #98 Infantry Battalion
            Column #x

To:
     Chairperson
     xxxx village                                                                             Date: 23-10-2002

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting

            A meeting will be held with the village heads on 25-10-2002 Friday, so attend without fail at xxxx Army Camp to arrive at 8 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                  [Sd.]Lt.Colonel
                                                                                                 Lt. Colonel aaaa
      
                                                                                  Stamp:  Column Commander
                                                                                             Column #x Headquarters
                                                                                         Frontline #98, Infantry Battalion

[This order was sent out to several villages in the area who were all summoned to the meeting.  The Battalion Commander told the village heads that they had to take responsibility for the road and that landmines should not explode or ambushes happen along it.  The villagers must cut and clear the brush along the road, act as sentries, and sweep it for landmines every morning.  He also ordered that the village heads must come and tell him immediately if KNLA soldiers are seen near the villages.  He also demanded 300 thatch shingles and 100 pieces of bamboo from each village.  The villages were ordered to deliver them by the end of the month.]

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Order #616 (Papun)

To:
     Chairperson
     xxxx village                                                                    
                               23-10-2002

Subject:       Calling

1.     Regarding the above subject, the Strategic Operations Command wants to meet about the landmine explosion between yyyy and zzzz, come quickly to xxxx Camp on 23-10-2002 at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, you are informed.

                                                                                                           [Sd.] Lieutenant aaaa
                                                                                                                   xxxx Camp

[The village heads will likely be scolded for the landmine and their villages fined.]

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Order #617 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                                23-10-2002
     Chairperson
      xxxx village.

Subject:            Summons

1.         Regarding the above subject, to know about the landmine explosion between yyyy and zzzz, the Strategic Operations Command wants to meet the chairpersons, so come quickly to xxxx Camp on 23-10-2002 at 1 o’clock in the afternoon, letting you know.

                                                                                                           [Sd.]
                                                                                                   Lieutenant aaaa
                                                                                                      xxxx Camp

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Order #618 (Papun)

                           Stamp:                                   To:
Frontline #[Illegible] 4 Light Infantry Battalion        Chairperson
               Column #x Headquarters                          xxxx village

Subject:            Informing to come to the camp

                        We must meet and discuss with the Elder, so come without fail to xxxx (yyyy) Camp on 26-10-2002 at 08:00 in the morning, you are informed.

Place: xxxx Camp                                                                                   [Sd.] 24-10-02
Date: 
24-10-2002                                                                        (for) Battalion Commander

[The villagers were ordered to repair the road and told to take responsibility for it.  They were told that there should not be any KNLA ambushes or landmines on the road.]

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Order #619 (Papun)

           Stamp:                      To:                                                                            24-10-2002
#98 Infantry Battalion                 Head / Assistant Head
      #x Company                        xxxx village

            You must arrive today at 8 o’clock in the morning at yyyy village at the local column.  We have to discuss emergency matters with the head / assistant head, so come without fail, you are informed.

Note: It is the responsibility of the people who fail.

                                                                                                                [Sd.] Captain
                                                                                                           Kyi xxx, Captain aaaa

[The village heads were told to have their villagers cut and clear the brush along the road.]

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Order #620 (Papun)

                      Stamp:                                 To:
Frontline #534 Light Infantry Battalion              Chairperson
         Column #x Headquarters                        xxxx village

Subject:            Informing you to come to the camp

            We must meet and discuss with the elder, so come without fail to xxxx (xxxx Camp) on 26-10-2002 to arrive at 0:800 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

Place:   xxxx Camp                                                                    [Sd.] 24-10-2002
Date:   
24-10-2002                                                             (for) Battalion Commander

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Order #621 (Papun)

                Stamp:
#534 Light Infantry Battalion
             Column #x

Subject:            Informing you to attend a meeting

1.        Regarding the above subject, a meeting will be held with the village heads on the 30th at 8 o’clock at xxxx [monastery], Papun Township, so the elders must go to Papun on the 29th, you are informed.
2.        When coming back from the meeting, come to xxxx Camp on 1-11-2002 at 8 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

Place:   xxxx Camp                                                                               [Sd.]
Date:   
27-10-2002                                                            (For) Battalion Commander

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Chairperson, xxxx village.”  The village heads were told to take responsibility for the Papun-Ka Ma Maung road so that KNLA soldiers could not make problems while the Army was sending rations.  They said they would take serious action against the villagers and the village heads if there were any problems.  The villagers would have to pay for any destroyed trucks or dead or wounded SPDC soldiers.]

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Order #622 (Papun)

                              Stamp:                              To:                                                        Date: 26-10-02
            Peace and Development Council               Elder
                K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract                   xxxx village

Subject:            Discussing of an emergency matter.

            From #x Strategic Operations Command, as soon as this letter is received now, there is an emergency matter, so come quickly to xxxx Army Camp with the bicycle messenger, you are informed.

Note:    If you fail,                                                                       [Sd.]
             It is the responsibility of the elder.                        Stamp: Chairperson
                                                                        Village Peace and Development Council
                                                                     K’Dtaing Dee Village Tract, Papun Township

[The village head was ordered to provide bullock carts to carry water for the SPDC.]

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Order #623 (Papun)

                               Stamp:                                                  Secret
Strategic Operations Command Group (Base) Papun    Strategic Operations Command (Base)
            Military Operations and Intelligence                   Papun
                                                                                    Letter No: 2002 / xx xx xx / Oo x
                                                                                    Date: Year 2002, October 27th
To:
     Chairperson
                  xxxx                 Section/Village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

1.                     Regarding the above subject, for the clearing of the dangerous landmines along the car road in Papun Township, we will celebrate and hold [a meeting] at xxxx [monastery] in Papun Town on the 30th of October at 08:00 hours.
2.                     Therefore, 10 people from each section / village have to attend.  Send without fail the information to the Township Peace and Development Council to arrive on the 28th and if you fail to attend the meeting, strong action will be carried out, you are informed.

                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                  (For) Strategic Operations Commander
Copies to:
                                    #19 Infantry Battalion
                                    #340/341/434 Light Infantry Battalion
                                    Office receipt/ File letter.

                                                                      Secret 

[This typewritten order was sent out to several villages summoning them to the meeting.  At the meeting the Operations Commander told the village heads that there should not be any landmine explosions or gunfire along the Papun-Ka Ma Maung road.  The villagers would be held responsible if these things happened.]

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Order #624 (Thaton)

To:                                                                                                                       30-10-2002
      Chairperson (or) village head – No need to attend a meeting that will be held on November 3rd at xxxx village Frontline Division #44, you are directed by the Division.
            Therefore, to this meeting you do not need (no need) to send the village mother village father (or) representatives of the village from the elder’s village to the meeting at xxxx [camp], letting you know and you are informed.

                                                                                                                       [Sd.]
                                                                                                            Camp Commander 
                                                                                                                  xxxx Camp

[On the back this order is addressed “To: Village Head, xxxx village.  Send the rest of the letters to arrive today.”]

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Order #625 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                               Date: 2-11-2002

            The Village Chairpersons shown below, Village Chairperson or Secretaries from xxxx Village Tract, come to xxxx Camp on 4-11-2002 to arrive at 12 o’clock Monday, you are informed

            (a) xxxx village            “
            (b) yyyy village             “
            (c) zzzz village 
           
            (d) wwww village         “

                                                                                                             [Sd.] Lieutenant
                                                                                                        xxxx Camp Commander

[On the back this order is addressed “To: xxxx Village Chairperson.  From: xxxx Camp.”]

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Order #626 (Pa’an)

                Stamp:
#549 Light Infantry Battalion
     Adjutant Department

To:
     Chairperson/Head
      _____xxxx_____ village

Subject:            The matter of meeting and discussing.

            Regarding the above subject, we want to meet and discuss with the Elder, so come without fail to #549 Light Infantry Battalion on 7-11-2002 at 12:00 o’clock, you are informed.

                                                                                                                  [Sd.]
Place:   xxxx                                                                              (For) Battalion Commander
Date:   
5-11-2002                                                                    #549 Light Infantry Battalion

[This order was also sent to several other villages in the area.]

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Order #627 (Thaton)

To:                                                               Stamp:                                                        5-11-2002
     Village Head            
              Frontline #8 Infantry Battalion
      xxxx [village]               
          Column #x Headquarters

Subject:                        Discussion of an emergency matter.

            Regarding the above subject, as soon as the village head receives this letter now, come quickly (quickly) to meet the column at yyyy village, you are informed.  If you fail to come, it is the responsibility of the Head, you are informed.

                                                                                                                 [Sd.]
                                                                                                       Column Commander

[At the meeting the SPDC Column Commander said “Fighting must not occur near the village.  If the fighting occurs near the village or in the village, we will be burn the village and drive the villagers out from the village.”]

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Order #628 (Dooplaya)

                      Stamp:                       To:                                                                  6/11/2002
            #77 Infantry Battalion                Chairperson
                                                             xxxx/yyyy village

Subject:            Village Chairperson must come.

            Regarding the above subject, Chairperson from xxxx village come to meet with the new camp commander at xxxx [camp] on 7-11-2002, you are informed.

                                                                                                                      [Sd.]
                                                                                                          Camp Commander

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Order #629 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                           7-11-02
     Chairperson
      xxxx village 

As soon as this letter is received now, come to meet.
                                                                                                    [
Sd.]
                                                                                      Military Staff Department 
                                                                                                Column #x
                                                                                                 LIB#354
                                                                                                Temporary
                                                                                                yyyy village

 [The SPDC soldiers demanded 7 baskets [175 kgs. / 385 lbs.] of rice.  The Village Secretary apologised to the soldiers and said they did not have 7 baskets and gave them one basket instead.]

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Order #630 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                     Date: 8-11-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village                 
                          An emergency matter must be discussed, so Chairperson yourself come without fail to report to xxxx Camp on 9-11-02 at 8 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                       [Sd.] 8-11
                                                                                                                Camp Commander
                                                                                                                       xxxx Camp

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Order #631 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                          10-11-02
     Chairperson
     xxxx [village]

     To discuss and coordinate regional security matters for the Elder’s Village, Chairperson yourself or one of the representatives come without fail to meet at xxxx Camp on the 12th to arrive at 12:00 o’clock, you are informed.

                                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                                                                 Column Commander
                                                                                                                        Ya Ta La #2

[‘Ya Ta La’ is a Burmese acronym for ‘Frontline Infantry Battalion’.]

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Order #632 (Thaton)

            To:                                                   Stamp:                                            Date: 12-11-2002
                 Head                      Frontline #2 Light Infantry Battalion
                 xxxx [village]                        Column #x

As soon as this letter is received now, come to meet the Column Commander for a while at xxxx village, do not fail and keep with special consideration.

                                                                                                              [Sd.]
                                                                                                         Intelligence

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Order #633 (Papun)

                            Stamp:                             To:
            #350 Light Infantry Battalion                  Chairperson
                          Column #x                                           xxxx      village

                                                                                                                                 Date: 12-11-02
Subject:            Come to meet

            Regarding the above subject, we want to meet and discuss with the elders, so you must come to meet on 13-11-02 at 10 o’clock on Wednesday morning at xxxx Camp, you are informed.

                                                                                          [Sd.]
                                                                    Stamp: (For) Column Commander
                                                                         #350 Light Infantry Battalion

[This summons was sent out to several villages in the area.]

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Order #634 (Papun)

To:                                                               Stamp:
     Head                        
                Frontline #2 Infantry Battalion
     xxxx villag
e                                           Column #x

            When the Head receives this letter, come to xxxx Camp on 12-11-2002 to arrive at 10:00 o’clock in the morning.

                                                                                                         [Sd.] aaaa, Lt. Colonel
                                                                                                           Battalion Commander
                                                                                                      Frontline #2 Infantry Battalion

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Order #635 (Dooplaya)

To:
       Mother aaaa, tomorrow come to the camp with the morning messenger, you are informed.
       It is in the morning on 15-11-2002 in the morning.  For coming, you are informed.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                                 xxxx Camp

[On the back this order is addressed “Give to xxxx Chairperson Mother aaaa.”  This order was from the IB #83 Camp Commander.]

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Order #636 (Papun)

               Stamp:                            To:
#534 Light Infantry Battalion                 Chairperson
           #x Company                              xxxx village

                                                                                                                      Date: 15-11-2002
Subject:            The matter of attending a meeting.

            We want to meet and discuss with the elder, so come without fail (without fail) to xxxx Army Camp to arrive on 16-11-2002 at 8 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                    [Sd.]Captain
                                                                                                              Company Commander
                                                                                                                    #x Company

[The battalion commander talked about the road and ordered the villagers to tell him immediately if they see KNLA soldiers.]

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Order #637 (Papun)

                 Stamp:                     To:
#534 Light Infantry Battalion    
       Chairperson
             #x Company                       xxxx village                                   Date:15-11-2002

Subject:            The matter of attending a meeting.

            From the elder’s village, the elder bring the father of aaaa from KNU at the same time and come without fail (without fail) to meet at xxxx Army Camp tomorrow on 16-11-2002 at 08:00 hours in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                    [Sd.]Captain
                                                                                                              Company Commander
                                                                                                                     #x Company

[The SPDC probably intend to question the father about the whereabouts of his son and whether he has been in contact with his son recently.]

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Order #638 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                    18-11-2002
     Chairperson/village head woman
     xxxx village 
           As soon as this letter is received now, Chairperson/Head woman and yyyy village Headwoman (2) people come to zzzz village by engine boat
.
                      If you fail action will be taken.

                     Stamp:                                                                                     [Sd.]
Frontline #416 Light Infantry Battalion                                                 Column Commander
        Column Headquarters
   * Bring the Identity Card

[The LIB #416 Battalion Commander talked to the village heads about a villager who had been injured during fighting in the area a few days before.  He told them that the KNLA had shot the villager and not SPDC soldiers.  He then ordered the two village heads to sign a document to that effect and took their photo.]

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Order #639 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                Date: 21-11-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

An emergency matter must be discussed, so Chairperson yourself come without fail to send information to xxxx Camp tomorrow on 22-11-2002 at 8 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.  Lateness is not accepted at all.

                                                                                                                    [Sd.] 21-11
                                                                                                              Camp Commander
                                                                                                                   xxxx Camp

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Order #640 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                          23-11-02
     Saw aaaa
     xxxx [village]

       The Captain from #341 Battalion wants to meet and discuss with the Elder, so come to report at the Chairperson’s house on 24-11-02 Sunday tomorrow at 8 o’clock in the morning, you are informed.

                                                                                                                             [Sd.]
                                                                                                                       Chairperson
                                                                                                                     xxxx [village]

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Order #641 (Papun)

         Stamp:                             To:
#98 Infantry Battalion                       Chairperson
     #x Company                               xxxx village                                      Date: 24-11-2001

            Emergency matters must be coordinated, so come without fail to meet at the nursery school, yyyy village.  Arrive today on 24-11-2001, you are informed.

                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                                 Stamp: (for) Company Commander
                                                                                           #98 Infantry Battalion

[The company commander asked for information about KNLA soldiers in the area.]

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Order #642 (Papun)

                    Stamp:
 #xxx Tactical Operations Command
Military Operations Command Group

To:                                                                                                                     Date: 9-12-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

                        The Tactical Operations Commander will meet and hold a meeting at xxxx Camp on December 10th 2002 at 15:00 hours (3 o’clock in the evening), so come without fail, you are informed.

                                                                                                                [Sd.]
                                                                                                    Camp Commander
                                                                                          Stamp: Kyi xxxxx Captain aaaa

[On the back this order is addressed to “Chairperson, xxxx village. Captain bbbb, ask the messenger to contact and send this. [Sd.]”.]

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Order #643 (Papun)

                Stamp:                                                                                          Date: 13-12-02
Peace and Development Council
         Papun Township                        To:
             yyyy village                                Chairperson, xxxx village

Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.

            Regarding the above subject, to meet and discuss with the [Village] Tract Chairpersons, come to yyyy tomorrow on 14-12-02 at 9 o’clock, you are informed.

(Do not fail.)                                                                                                         [Sd.]
                                                                                                       
                 U aaaa

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Order #644 (Dooplaya)

To:                                                                                                                  Date: 16-12-2002
     Chairperson
     xxxx village

            Chairperson, writing a letter and informing you.  As soon as this letter is received now, come immediately together with the messenger, with respect and you are requested.

                                                                                                                     [Sd.]
                                                                                                   Stamp: Company Commander
                                                                                                             #x Company

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #645 (Papun)

To:                                                                   Stamp:                                             Date:19-12-2002
     U aaaa                           
            Frontline #18 Infantry Battalion
     Chairperson                   
                           Column #x
     xxxx village

                        As soon as this letter is received, come without fail together with the messenger-sending this letter to meet with the Column Commander Major at yyyy village, you are informed.

                                                    (Come to arrive to meet today.)

                Stamp:
Frontline #18 Infantry Battalion
    Column #x Headquarters

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #646 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                                 Date: 20-12-02
     xxxx [village]

            Subject:            Invitation to a meeting.
                        Tomorrow morning, come to yyyy [village], you are invited to a meeting.
           We will have a meeting about emergency matters, so you must come.
                                                                                            Chairperson
                                                                                                        For
                                                                                                               [
Sd.]

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #647 (Papun)

                   Stamp:                                To:                                                           10-1-2003
Frontline #1 Light Infantry Battalion              Chairperson
            Column #x Office                             xxxx village

Chairperson, when this letter is received, come to meet with the Battalion Commander at yyyy village to discuss the security matters, you are informed.

                                                                                                          [Sd.] 10-1-2003
                                                                                                             yyyy village

[The Column Commander ordered the villagers to take responsibility for security along the road.]

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Order #648 (Papun)

               Stamp:                            To:
Frontline #2 Infantry Battalion               Chairperson
            Column #x                               xxxx village

            Chairperson, come to yyyy village on 13-1-2003 to arrive at 08:00 hours in the morning, you are informed.

 Place:   xxxx village                                                                             [Sd.]
Date:     
12-1-2003                                                             (For) Battalion Commander
                                                                                         Frontline #x Infantry Battalion

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #649 (Papun)

                  Stamp:                                 To:                                                               15-1-2003
Frontline #1 Light Infantry Battalion              Chairperson
            Column #x Office                             xxxx village

Chairperson, when this letter is received, come to meet with the Battalion Commander at yyyy village on 16-1-2002 at 12:00 hours to discuss security matters, you are informed.

                                                                                                                   [Sd.] 15-1-2002
                                                                                                               Battalion Commander
                                                                                                                       yyyy village

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #650 (Papun)

                               Stamp:                                 To:                                                15-1-2003
            Frontline #1 Light Infantry Battalion               Chairperson
                         Column #x Office                             xxxx village

            Chairperson when this letter is received now, come to meet with the Battalion Commander at yyyy village to discuss security matters on 16-1-2003 at 12:00 hours, you are informed.

                                                                                                            [Sd.] 15-1-2003
                                                                                                        Battalion Commander
                                                                                                               yyyy village

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #651 (Papun)

To:                                                                                                             Date: 16-2-2003
     Village Head - xxxx village

You are informed.  The Major who is resurfacing the road has to coordinate business matters, so come to meet when you receive this letter, you are informed.  Come without fail.
            Come to meet first with the yyyy Chairperson.

                                                                                                                        [Sd.]
                                                                                                                     U aaaa
                                                                                                                  Chairperson
                                                                                                             
yyyy Village Tract

______________________________________________________________________________

Order #652 (Pa’an)

            [To:]
                     Chairperson
                     xxxx village

Subject:            Calling a meeting. 
                                                The elder yourself come to meet with the Operations Commander on 27-1-2003 tomorrow morning at 08:00 o’clock at xxxx [village], you are informed.
            If you are late after the specified time, it is the responsibility of the Elder.

                                                                                                       [Sd.]
                                                                                     (For)  Column Commander

 


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