US embassy cable - 05RANGOON1360

UNCLAS RANGOON 001360 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV, BM, PRELC, UNSC, NLD 
SUBJECT: BURMA: NLD EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR U.S. ROLE AT 
UNSC 
 
REF: USUN 2729 
 
1.  The Embassy received a letter from National League for 
Democracy (NLD) Chairman U Aung Shwe on December 7, 2005 
expressing gratitude to the USG and to Ambassador Bolton for 
successfully securing a consensus at the UN Security Council 
on Burma.  A copy of the original has been pouched to 
EAP/MLS. 
 
2.  Text of the letter is as follows: 
 
National League for Democracy 
No 97/B West Shwegondaing Street 
Bahan Township, Rangoon 
 
December 5, 2005 
 
Ms. Shari Villarosa 
Charge d'Affaires 
Embassy of the United States of America 
 
Madame, 
 
I, on behalf of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the 
National League for Democracy (NLD) with the exception of Daw 
Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary and U Tin Oo, Vice 
Chairman, both of whom are under house detention, would like 
to express our very deeply felt gratitude and appreciation 
through you to your Government and His Excellency Mr. John R 
Bolton for convincing the Security Council of the United 
Nations of the seriousness of the present situation of Burma 
and also for trying against all odds to successfully secure a 
consensus among all members of the Security Council to hold a 
hearing from the Secretary General on the deteriorating 
situation of our country.  We shall be very grateful to you 
if this message be conveyed to your Government. 
 
Thanking you, 
Yours faithfully, 
 
//signature// 
 
U Aung Shwe 
Chairman 
 
VILLAROSA