Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burma, and Others

CONFIDENTIAL 5953996 DECLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF STATE 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or E 64? 235 E. O. 7-23-25 to of State letter, August By Dept. NLT He . NARS Date 4-27-76 Memorandum of Conversation NATIONAL AND DATE: US VE thit 8/28/49 SUBJECT: Burnese Foreign Minister's dall on the Secretary PARTICIPANTS: U E Maung, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Union of Burma U So. Nyun, Ambassador of Burma Mr. Dean Acheson - Secretary of State COPIES TO: Mr. George c. NeGhee, Assistant Secretary Nr. R. E. Usher, SOA S NEA BOA S/P - Mr. Joyee AMEMBASSY, RANGOON 1-1492 U E Maung, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Union of Burma ealled on ne on the morning of August 15. He was accompanied by the Ambassador of Burma to the United States. I said I was glad the Foreign Minister hnd come to visit us and remarked that his visit was to be short. He said it was necessary for him to be in London during the wesk of August 21 to 27 in order to confer with of- ficers of the British Government, including Bevin, Crippa and General Alexander, who had been out of the country during his previous visit there. He observed, hovever, that he vould return to attend. the September session of the United Natione General Assembly. He expects signif- icant questions to ariee concerning which he would make decisions on the spot. I asked the Foreign Winister whether he considere that the current situation in China presente merious problems for Burma. He replied that he does and that it is because of these that he plana to attend the Gen- eral Assembly session. He expects that, after the Chinese Communists have succeeded in establishing a Government in china, they will make claim to Burnese territory ex- tending down as far as Shwegoo. I asked the Foreign Minister whether he expects Chinese Communist pressure to be primarily in the ns- ture of aggression from the outside or whether it would be exerted through internal subversion. CONFIDENTIAL He