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dated July 21, 1954: U Nu's four-point plan

The Burmese Prime Minister, U Nu, said in Rangoon on July 19 that the chances for a third world war were on the increase. It would not be an easy task to avert it as both the Anglo-American and Russo-Chinese blocs seemed to be obsessed with the suspicion that one would destroy the other. He added that South-East Asia was the likely fuse for such a conflagration. In a speech to a mass rally on Martyrs' Day — seventh anniversary of the assassination of Aung San and six other Burmese leaders — U Nu made a four-point proposal which he asked the East and West to accept in the interests of restoring and maintaining peace in South-East Asia. The proposal was: (1) Let all countries of South-East Asia be free. (2) Let leaders of these countries be those whom the people trust and not those who hold office on the strength of the gun. (3) Let these leaders draw up plans for the welfare of the masses which are best suited to their respective countries. (4) In the implementation of these plans let there be necessary technicians and materials on terms which are mutually advantageous to parties giving and receiving them. "I will not ask the West to listen to the advice of South-East Asia in matters of building factories, making planes, motor cars or hydrogen bombs. But in the matter of restoring and maintaining peace in South-East Asia due consideration should be given to the advice of this area, even if total acceptance is not possible. If these four things were accomplished, then aggression will be a thing of the past in South-East Asia," he added.

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