UKNA reference DO 142/453 - Uncorrected transcript
انجمن مہاجرین ارکان مشرقی پاکستان مرکزی دفتر نهيا
The Central Arakanese Muslim Refugee Organisation
East Pakistan
Head Office: Nilla
Dated 22.12.49
To
Subject : Resolution No. 5 of Meeting No. 12/49.
Sir,
An executive meeting of the above organization was held at Whykeong (Teknaf P.S.) on Thursday 3 PM the 1st December, 1949. Mr Abdul Rohim Chowdhury was on the chair. Almost all the executive members from different branches organisation attended the meeting which ended successfully. Among the resolutions passed unanimously in the said meeting No. 12/49, the resolution No. 5, submitted herewith for favour of information and necessary action, needs special consideration for the existence of we Muslims of North Arakan, Burma.
Resolution No. 5:
Refering letter No. 554 AH, HTA/11, dated 13.10.49 of All Burma Burman Muslim Congress, H. Qr. 250 Fraser St. Rangoon, this meeting is glad to know that Hon'ble Prime Minister and Hon'ble Minister for Home of Burma Union are taking keen interest in the case of North Arakan Administration but owing to the unforeseen and insurmountable difficulties, no adequate action could be taken. But we are at loss to understand why the Union Govt. of Burma has not yet given any reply to our organisation just for the acknowledgement at least to satisfy ourselves. Though the organization has submitted various resolutions, questionnaire and suggestion regarding the North Arakan administration and also many protests and condemn reports against the atrocities of North Arakan unruly forces who remained unchanged and continued the same atrocities even after the strong warning of Minister Aung Zan Wei during his recent visit in North Arakan. Therefore this meeting reminds the Union Govt. of Burma that it is a pre-planned and deep-laided of the extremist Arakanese Leadership to wipe out the Rawangyas (Arakanese Muslims) from the North Arakan. The unruly forces of North Arakan are no more following the order of the Central Govt. of Burma Union. Thus we find that there is neither any hope for us to get rid of the tyranny nor the Union Govt. of Burma may be able to enforce its order over the Arakanese unruly forces who if tackled are ever ready to go underground or to joint the communist. For example more than five hundred armed Arakanese Buddhist gathered at Saindaung 7 Miles S.E. of Buthidaung with the idea to wipe out the Rawangyas.
Some of the atrocities recently committed by the BTF, after the departure of Hon'ble Aung Zan Wei, in North Arakan are mentioned below:
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1. A party of ten armed BTF came from Maungdaw to Pakistan coast under Teknaf P.S. on 24.10.49 and 25.10.49, attacked the loaded Sampan of one Jalal Ahmed and of Amir Hussain Haji and thereby looted 20 bags of Rice from the former.
2. On 1.11.49, one section of BTF followed by many local Arakanese Buddhist armed with dahs and spears from Maungdaw raided Zeganbyin and Nwarundaung villages, looted and molested the Muslim women and while returning fired at random towards the Muslim villages where caused many causualities. On the same date the BTF from Gadusara camp raided Ghorakhali and Alithangyaw villages and did the similar atrocities.
3. On 19.11.49, a party of sixty BTF followed by about eighty local Mugs, Burwas and Sakmas armed with dahs and spears from Taung Bazar camp raided Tami, Badaga, Goppi, Bozaikchong and Kyandaung Muslim villages in Buthidaung, looted, arrested, molested and extorted the villagers [manuscript addition through whom wild pigs were cooked, enjoyed feast and stoped Azan (summons to prayers)') and then they returned to thier camp on 21.11.49.
4. On 26.11.49, evening one section of BTF followed by countless local Mugs and Burwas armed with dhas and spears from Bawli Bazar camp advanced towards the villages north of Bowli. The villagers of Whykeong, Dongola, Deboltoli, and Badaga in Maungdaw were extorted and looted so badly that not a single pot was left behind with any house. In addition to these it is not at all tolerable for a mankind specially for a Muslim to learnt that every fair looking women was raped in the open filed one after another and turn by turn like animals, and one particular woman was raped by 22 Mugs and Burwas. Such inhumanly and beastly atrocities can show no example in any nation of the world.
The above said circumstances force us to say that our existence in North Arakan will be disappeared very soon if we will only depend on the help of Central Govt. of Burma Union and it is high time for us to get our men prepared for our own defence and for the retoration of peace and tranquillity in North Arakan.
Therefore this meeting request the Union Govt. of Burma that it will be the moral duty of the Govt. concerned not point out us as insurgents but to consider the case of we oppressed Muslim.
Submittd.
Ahmad 22/12
Asst. General Secretary of CAMRO E.Pakistan
1. Hon'ble Thakin Nu, Primier, Burma, Rangoon
2. Hon'ble Ne Win, Home and Defence Minister, Burma, Rangoon
3. Mr. Sultan Ahmed, BABL, Parliamentary Secretary, Rangoon
4. Mr Abdul Gaffar, Parliament Member, Rangoon
5. Sarder Aurangzeb Khan, Pak. Embassy in Burma, Rangoon
6. All Burma Burman Muslim Congress, Rangoon
7. Editor, Daure Jadid, Rangoon
8. The General Secretary, U.N.O. America
9. The President, British Parliament, London
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10. Hon'ble Liaqot Ali, Primier, Pak. Karachi
11. Mr. Ikramullah, Foreign, Karachi
12. H.E. Khwaja Nazamuddin, Governor General, Pakistan, Karachi
13. Hon'ble Khwaja Shahabuddin, Minister, Karachi
14. Hon'ble Tamizuddin, Chairman, Constituetn Assembly, Karachi
15. Hon'ble Faizur Rahman, Minister, Karachi
16. Hon'ble Malik, Minister, Karachi
17. President, Muslim League, Karachi
18. Hon'ble U Phe Kin, Embassy of Burma in Pakistan, Karachi
19.Editor, Dawn, Karachi
20. Hon'ble Nurul Amin, Primier, Dacca
21. Editor, Pakistan Observer, Dacca
22. Editor, Pasban, Dacca
23. Mr. N.M. Khan, ICS, Commissioner, Chittagong
24. Editor, Poorbo, Pakistan, Chittagong
25. Mr. S. Haque, Circle officer, Cox's, Chittagong
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