FUTURE OF BURMA
SEPARATION FROM INDIA. (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, December 12. At yesterday’s meeting of the Burma Round-Table Conference, Lord Peel made a statement on the scope of the conference which is understood to represent the Government’s views. He said the purpose of the conference was to devise a constitution for Burma on the assumption that Burma would be separated from India, which would allow of a progressive realization of responsible Government in Burma as an integral part of the Empire. Provision must be made for control of matters for which a popular Government would not be in a position to assume responsibility until it gained experience. This meant reservation of defence and external affairs and some control of finance and statutory powers for the Governor in safeguarding the rights of minorities and commercial interests.
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Southland Times, Issue 21577, 15 December 1931, Page 7
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