BURMESE ENVOYS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 January 1947, Page 8

BURMESE ENVOYS

PROTEST BY BRITISH OFFICER

LONDON, January L~

Captain B. R. Vertannes, who served as a liaison officer with the Britisn 14th Army and who is a landowner in Burma, called at No. 10 Downing Street with a 5000-word letter protesting against' the British Government entertaining some oi the members of the Burmese Government mission at present in London. The protest alleges that several members of the mission, co-operalcu with the Japanese during the war, particularly the leader oi the mission. U. Aung San, who raised and led :i force for the Japanese in 1942, and received the Order of the Rising mm before he decided to change sides and co-operate with the 14th Army. Mr. Attlee was out when Capt.'ufi. Vertannes called, so he decided m print 640 copies of his protest and untribute a copy to each mem opr <w Parliament. Subsequently the Burma O-iice - sued a statement pointing out mat the members’ of the mission were ad members cl: the present Executive Council of Burma and were here the- Government’s invitation. Jl !° Government-was fully aware of then war records when the invitation was sent.