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D ar mbassa 0 T Thant:

I hav want, to write au an xp~ ss m th nks

w 11 as the appreciation of m, group for your coming nd sp ak-

ing to us at th urT on Ap il 29th . It was a most · nf or m tive

n inspi · ng oeca ion or us . Yo o ld probab te 1 fro

the att nt · n o~ t_ e group that t y w r v rr goer to h r

ev rything that you said.

us ivi g 0 this sid 0 t

It is mas imp rtant or thoa 0

world to ~no. what p op1 b liev

and ar thinking on t oth r sid 0 our OV SImI worl •

I a1 0 a.preciat v r: 1UC your kin n ss nd y-our '\ illin ss

giv m husband and m an irtro uction to a ew peo 1 in

your countr •

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r s s s of th D op to am va a v c r to intra lice us ,

for we 1 avon t n Vi e Vi i 1 h v th i. in. ormati.on

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pr ob l e s pr nted t h a r t 1 icial t .nsion s i h i orld today ,

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U Nu '1 «»Pr-ime lini st er of Burmac/o U Thantermanent Repr esent at i ve of Burma

at the UrD_ted \Tat i ons Organization1 e,v York City, \J . Y.

Vich zellm Iralu413 Cameron venueChapel Hill, N.C.

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U ThantPermanent Representative of Burmaat the United ations Organizati nrew York City, 1 .Y

ar U Thant:

June 4, 1958

I roul.d appreciate if you "dll · ect this letter toU 1u, Premier of Burma

uncle of mine , who left our native Naga country-and settled in Burma some 20 years 0 , is in Rangoo 1 Central J il.along -with t"V10 felio agas who came to visit him. One reason seems tbe that the police found in my uncle 's possession literature pe t ­aining to the activities of the American private relief encycalled CAR E

The fv1101e thing seems to be c mplicated. by the factthat the Indians atb the Indian Enibassy in Rangoon ant the scalpof these Nagas, so to speak, and they are said to have goa edthe the Burmese officials concerned to detain them un er somepretext, as if a is a mere province of India, still.

I do not claim to have all the facts, but beforedoing anything further, it seems to be the right thing to bringto the notice of U Nu who otherwise will not be aware of sucha detail even though he has char e of the Home dnistry-

",i t h appreciation for your help, I am,

Sincerely,

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Your ~xcellency :

June 4, 1958

eI'lnit me to bri to your atrberrtdon an unfortunatesituation which your excellency is in position to remedy

I do not claim to possess all the facts and know allthe cdz-cumst.ancea that led to this, but I have just come to know thatone of IIl'J uncles is in the Rangoon Central Jail. Hi s. name is {evi..yalay, a resident of Burma for almost 20 years now, He left our nativeKohima, in the Naga country, for Burma as- a young man

It appears that he 'WaS arrested and jailed with twoother fello'w' Nagas named . 1 gubsonyu, and I{ollmlie , who visitedhim earlier It is possible that they contravened the recently adop­t ed Burmese innnigration La s; none of them possessed a conventionalvisa, it appears . s far as the Nagas are concerned they are used tocrossing the I1border" just as the ericans an Canadians do theirs ;less like the .American Mexican border .

They are said to have been arrested and jailed underthe Public Order eservation ct, Section 5 (a) (1) . It is said thatin my uncle's possessi n were f'oun literatures pertainin to the.American private relief agency called "CARE" ; presmnably the officerscame to the conc'lusf.on that he might be an .American agent ,.th some

k motives, an smmnarily he was clamped into jail. The fact thatone of the brothers of · Kevi yalay is • Angami Zapu Phl.zo , one. ofthe most vocal ga lea ers , militated against him and lessened hischance of obtaining a just hearing and just processes of the Lawa ofyour land. PsychcLogdcal.Iy Assam and the Naga country are provincesof Burma, perhaps, to many officialaJ

I pr ay that you will be able to spare some time toLnqufre into this matter personally. A certain amount of alarm andariness on the part of your administration to ards the agas is

quite reasonable at this time of gr e at uncertainties . But , speakingas a aga, may I tell you franldy that 0 not feel s stran ers

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in Burma, and that we sincerely "Wish your country peace,prosperity, and stability It is in our interest that youhave these , your country more than any other country inthe world.

If these entlemen had wished and desi ned anyharm to your country I would not care to -write you on theirbehalf; and perhaps the application of the POP would havebeen quite appropriate . But if they have been victims ofpr e j udice , and if there is some reasonable improvement thatyou can effect ••• not only as the Home t·n · ster and thePrime l!inist e r of Burma , but as an elder Burman who certainlycan be approached direct l y and openly, I ent eat you todo so

Respect full y yours ,

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H. R. H. PRINCESS WILHELMINA OF THE NETHERLANDS

Hono,.al'Y President

SENATOR FRANK CARLSONPresident

It was indeed an honour and pleasureto have you with us at the luncheon forir Claude Corea on June 3rd.

ABRAHAM VEREIDESecretary General

GUSTAV-ADOLF GEDAT, MdB.THE HON. BROOKS HAYS , M.e.JOHN HENDERSON, J.P., M.P.SENATOR EDMOND l\-IrcHELETDR. KIYOSHI TOGASAKI

Vice Presidents

WALLACE E . HAINESAssociate Secretary Gener al

DR. H. A. COLIJNMRS. AYMAR JOHNSONCOUNTESS DE GoNTAUT-BIRON

Associate Secretaries

DR. GAELE VAN DER VEENTHOMAS R. WILSON

T,easurers

Dear Mr . mbassador:

June 4, 1958

Yours respectfullyr-;

b r a h a m Vereideecret ry Genera.l

If there is any way 1n hich e c nbe helpful to you, please be free to callon us.

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nclosed is the Bul et in for thismonth which tells a little bit about theactivities of this movement .

e believe th t deeper understandingand greater team ark for truth, justice,righteousness ,a nd brotherhood were enhancedby that meeting.

His Excellency,The mbassador of Burma

to the United Nations888 Madison venue

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DIRECTORS OF THE CO UNCIL

JAMES R. PAYNE, AustraliaJ. HAROLD COOPER, BermudaK . MORGAN HENRY, CanadaTHE HON. SIR CLAUDE COREA, CeylonDANIEL N. F. CHEN, ChinaWILLIAM A. POWE, CubaJOHS. MAGELUND, DenmarkTHE H ON. JOSEPH SIMONSON, EthiopiaDR. T. P. VIRKKUNEN, FinlandDR. K. P. LIU, FormosaSENATOR JULIEN BRUNHES, FranceHERBERT BECKER, GermanyJ. C. YOUNG, Great BritainPROF. A. TSIRINTANBS, GreeceCLIFTON J. ROBINSON, IndiaTHE RT. HON. IVAN NEILL, IrelandERMANNO ROSTAN, ItalyDR. KIYOSHI TOGASAKI, JapanTHE HON. You CHAN YANG, KoreaDR. CHEW SWEE KEE, MalayaPROF. GUSTAVO A. VELASCO, MexicoERLING WIKBORG, M .P ., NorwayLT. GEN. M. R. H. CALMEYER, The NetherlandsG. GARCIA, SR., M.D., The PhilippinesC. G. WAHLQUIST, Sweden

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His Excellency U ThantPermanent Mission of Burma to

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I just w nt to ay again ho much we allappreci ted your illingness to att nd the meetingof our Discussion Group on eutralism in sia 1a 'tonday v ning . You de a most useful and

instructive presentation on the bases of yourcountry' forei n policy, and got us off to a mostpro uctdve di cusadon , I only hope that you got

omething out of it. It is a real imposition toask so busy a person as yourself to gi e up ahoI evening to this "kind of enterprise, and I

particularly appr ciated your willingness to do so .

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It a a great per sonal ple~sure to eeyou, ~nd I hope I shal l "have the opportunity ofmeeting with you again before too long.

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When I saw you in New York two weeks ago, I mentioned toyou the book, Nationalism and Progress in Free Asia, whichcontains the text of addresses made during the course of con­ferences on this subject held inl955 in both 'Wa sh i ngt on andRangoon . I spoke particularly to you about the talk given byAssistant Secretary of State Wal t er Robertson, and my commen­tary thereon .

Under separate cover' I am sending to ' you a copy of thatbook, and I hope that you will enjoy looking it over .

Sincerely yours,

4Robert BlumPresident ·

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Your Excellency:

This is to enclose the last cable we got fromRangoon, which we thought you would like to see, andto confirm the private showing of the all-Africanfilm "Freedom" on Wednesday at four 0' clock. Itwill be shown in the RCA private projection theaterat 40 \'1est 49th. I will, however, be at your officeat 3:30 so that we could go down together.

I do hope that you will be free to have supperwith us after the show, and it would be an added

\pleasure if Mrs. Thant could join us too for the filmshowing and supper.

Respectfully yours,

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RANGOON, :May 1 - All of yesterday's leading newspapers carried

in full Prime Minister U Nu's speech to the MOral Re-Armament

force of 60 from 17 nations at a two-hour-long reception given

by himself and :Madame Nu .

The influentiaJ. daily, "The Nation, carried a front-page

headline: Nu says Fear and Suspicion Must Be Eliminated.

Half of the front page of "The Burman', oldest English

. paper with the largest circulation, was devoted to the Prime

Minister's speech and an article evaluating the relevance of

the MRA play liThe Real News to the current crisis, headlined:

"The Power of the Press - MRA Play IReal News' Is Call to

Conscience of a Nation.'

he Guardian It carried the full speech on the front page,

and the 'New Times of Burma" carried the full speech on the

editorial page.

Rangoon Radio gave the speech following a broadcast by the

Colwell Brothers of California.

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y dear U Thant:

Just a note to say that I thought your Israelispeech was first rate. It as a of thoughtfulnessand content.

I will look forward to reading your review ofmy Burma book when it appears this month.

I am very much disturped by the news from Burma.I hope there is a turn for the better. ith kindpersonal regards,

Cordially,

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RANGOON, pril 30 - - Prime Minister U Nu told a Moral Re-Armament force of 17

nations today, More than anything else the world needs to rearm morally. To

survive, the world must be built on moral strength.

strength alone is doomed.

A world built on military

U Nu was speaking at a two-hour-long reception given in honor of the Moral

Re -Armament visitors by himself and Madame Nu at the Prime :Minister 's official

residence .

Earlier in the day the President of Burma, U Win Maung, received the 1'-ffiA

party in the Golden Throne Room of the President 's house .

I have been deeply interested in Moral Re-Armament for many years, said

Prime Minister U Nu. aI need hardly say, therefore, what pleasure and privilege

it is for me and my wife to welcome you here on our soil.

In the course of my travels abroad I have 'continually urged my friends of

both ideological blocs to rid themselves of fear and suspicion of each other .

But when I have myself been beset with fears and suspicions, I realized how

difficult it was for others to swallow the advice I had given them . So it is

that certain things are easy to preach but extremely difficult to practice .

This is the big challenge of Moral Re-Armament .

I am confident that the work of MRA will, Wlder the inspired, dedicated

leadership of Dr . Frank: Buchman, continue to make progress . Dr . Buchman has all

the qualities which inspire confidence and the tenacity of' purpose which will

accept nothing short of complete success .

It has been a rare privilege for Rangoon audiences to see your deeply significant

play, ' The Real News r •

The MRA party of 60 from 17 nations leave Rangoon today for Bombay and

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CHARLES E. C OTTING

J . M . T. FINNEY. JR.

PHILIP L . REED

EDWARD V. RICKENBACKER

R. DOUGLAS STUART

ADVISORY COUNCIL

NATIONAL OFFICERSKENNETH K. BECHTEL, PRESIDENT, SAN FRANCISCO

CHERRY L. EMERSON, VICE PRESIDENT, ATLANTA

GALE F, JOHNSTON, VICE PRESIDENT. ST LOUIS

ELLSWORTH H. AUGUSTUS, VICE PRESIDENT. CLEVELAND

NORTON CLAPP, VICE PRESIDEN'T . SEATTLE

FRANK L . WElL, VICE PRESIDENT. NEW YORK

WILLIAM D. CAMPBELL, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONER

GEORGE J. FISHER, NATIONAL SCOUT COMMISSIONER

ELBERT K. FRETWELL. CHIEF SCOUT

GERALD F. BEAL, TREASURER. NEW YORK

ARTHUR A. SCHUCK, CHIEF SCOUT EXECUTIVE

PLINY H. P OWERS. DEPUTY CHIEF SCOUT EXECUTIVE

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. HONORARY PRESIDENT

HERBERT HOOVER, HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT

HARRY S . TRUMAN . HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT

AMORY HOUGHTON. HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT

JOHN 'M. SCHIFF. HONORARY VICE PRESIDENT

Iu. ThantPermanent Burma Representative

to United Natd.ons888 Madison AvenueNew York, New York

Dear ~fr. Thant:

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Your countryman, Mr. Ed Law Yone, visited our NationalOffice last week, and we were delighted to make his acquaint­ance. e hope we were of some assistance to him in hisquest for methods of improving the Boy Scout program inBurma.

Mr. Law Yone wanted us to get some material togetherfor him to take back home , and at his suggestion we aresending it to you. We are not sure whether he was to comeback to New York and ick u the material or whether heexpects you to ship it to Burma.

At any rate we hope it will be possible for you tohelp get the material transmitted to him.

Yours very truly,BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICARELATIONS P DIVISION

J R. Bader, Directornternational Service

JRB:ejs

" BE: PRE PARED "

P. S. We are enclos·ng a letter to Mr. Law Yone; and since hemay have already left for Rangoon we are sending a cop therealso to III Sandwith ~ oad , Rangoon, Burma.

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No. 339/15-090/58 28 April, 1958

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THE LAURENTIENMONTREAL, CANADA 20th April 1958

His Excellency U. ThantBurma's Permanent Representative to the U••888 adison Avenue

EW YORK 21, U.S.A.

Dear U Thant,

I am leaving Canada for the United Kingdomon the 22nd and before I leave Ame ica, I wish tothank you for looklng after us in Ne York. Ikno~ that your time is engaged most of the day andI do appreciate your kind reception.

Our tou of the L.C.A.F. Stations and ourmeeting ith the Air Council at otta a as extremelysuccessful and e have left a host of friends behindus.

Please convey my best regards to rs. Thant.

Au revoir.

Yours sincerely,

A SHERATON HOTEL

V"" Y KUtiK~~~lV~ IHa!lazineMADI SO 3 . WIS CO SI N

Dear Friend,

It is a pleasure to inform you that

)has subs c r-i bed to The PROGRESSIVE for you for .-;;-

The PROGRESSIVE was founded in 1909 byRobert M. LaFollette, Sr., and is published monthlyby a non-profit foundation for the purpose of gettingthe truth to the people.

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U ThantPermanent Representative ofBurma to the United N tions888 Madison venueNew York 21, • Y.

Dear U Thant

CABLE " O E L E G O R "

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I would very much appreciate itif you would be kind enough to forward theenclosed package , consisting of two booksand a let t e r , to Deputy Prime MinisterU Kyaw yein .

ith t hanks fo your cooperation,I am,

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WASHINGTON , D.C .

H. E. U Thant888 Madison AvenueNew York 21, Ne1? York

~~ . Wendell Schaeffer, of Public Admi~istrationService,is in rece·pt of a letter from your brother U Thavno who haasked us to buy for him one dozen 8 ID.ID. cinema ~ilms and two500 watt bulb~. This we have done, and the goods should reachyour brother sometime this April He has also asked th t weadvise you of the cost of these ma erials. They are:

GOVERNING BOARDChairman

DENN IS O'HARROWAmerican Society of

Planning OfficialsVice-Chairman

KENNETH O. WARNERPublic Personnel

AssociationFRANK BANE

Counci I of StateGovernments

LOUIS BROWNLOWJOSEPH F. CLARKMunicipal Finance

Officers AssociationCHARLES F. CONLON

Federation of TaxAdministrators

LOULA F. DUNNAmerican Public

Welfare AssociationPATRICK HEALY, JR.American Municipal

AssociationDONALD F. HERRICK

American PublicWorks Association

LAWRENCE A. KIMPTONUniversity of Chicago

JOHN D. LANGENational Association

of Housing andRedevelopment Officials

ROBERT J. M. MATTESONAmerican Society forPublic Administration

ORIN F. NOLTINGInternational City

Managers' AssociationALBERT W. NOONANNational Association

of Assessing OfficersCLARENCE E. RIDLEYALFRED WILLOUGHBY

National MunicipalLeague

H. G. POPEExecutive DirectorJEANNETTE FAHEY

SecretaryCENTRAL SERVICES DIVISION

HERBERT A. OLSONCentral Services Director

LUCILE L. KECKlibrarian

W. E. MOELLERAccountant

PUBLICATIONS DIVISIONLAVERNE BURCHFIELD

Publications DirectorMARY HALE

Publications AssociateFiElD SERVICES DIVISION

JOHN D. CORCORANAssociate Director

WALTER O. HARRISAssociate Director

G. M. MORRISAssociate Director

EDMOND F. RICKETTSAssociate Director

JOHN BAU ERUtilities Consultant

A. A. WEINBERGConsulting Actuary

DOUGLAS W. AYRESSAMUEL G. CHAPMANROBERT M. CORN ETT

BAZEL E. CROWEJAY E. DAILYTOM DINELL

LAIRD J. DUNBARAARON ENGlISHER

ROBERT W. FERRELfiEORGE H. HARDING

DAVID B. HENRYDONALD C. HOLMESKATHERINE HUDSON

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MORRIS F. JOONSONL. FELIX JOYNER

JAMES E. KEYSDON R. LARSON

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PHILIP R. MALONEHARRY L. MANGERICH

ROBERT L. MARCHJ. P. McBRIEN

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DONALD E. NEMETZM. F. P. NIGHTINGALE

FERD RYDELLWENDELL G. SCHAEFFER

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I am so sorry that you ere unable to be at the meetingon Wednesday of the Honorary Committee to sponsor thepremiere of the "Italian Festival of Fashions " on ondayevening, arch lOth in the Grand Ballroom of The Waldorf­Astoria. I as perfectly delighted at the enthusiasmsho by everyone at the meeting.

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F.ebruary 27, 1958

Dear Mrs . Thant:

Just a note to remind you that the preview of theItalian Festival of Fashions in the Grand Ballroomof The Waldorf-Astoria at 7 p.m. on March lOth forthe benefit of the March of Dimes is only a week a aYe

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February 27I 958

The Asia Society as founded last year to assist infurthering kno ledge and understanding bet een the United Statesand Asia. e achieve our purposes through encouraging opportun­ities for the study of Asia in American schools and colleges ,rendering service to Asians ho come to the United States, andpromoting exchange in art and other cultural fields between thiscountry and Asia. Asia for our purposes includes Afghanistanand all countries eastward.

In order to enhance our usefulness , we are setting upCommittees corresponding to a number of Asian countries to adviseour trustees and staff on binational aspects of our cultural andeducational activities . An India Committee, under the chairman­ship of Mr . Norman Cousins, has already been formed . Steps arebeing made to establish Committees for Indonesia, Pakistan, thePhilippines, and Thailand. Our hope is that ultimately all thosecountry groups wishing separate identification within the societymay have an outlet for the expression of their interest in furth­ering cultural and educational exchange .

At a r ecent meeting of our board of trustees, it wasagreed to invite all Asian ambassadors to the United States andthose representing their countries at the United Nations to beHonorary Members of The Asia Society.

It is therefore my very happy privilege, in concertwith our president , Mr. John D. Rockefeller 3rd ho is on a tripto Asia , to extend this invitation to you. Although HonoraryMembership imposes no obligation beyond whatever interest in the

ark of the society you wish to take, it ill of course be ofbenefit to us to have your advice and concern.

February 27195 8

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I am enclo ing a mall brochure hieb e pl ins thebare fact of the Societ t purpo e , and the fir t is ue ofo r sia Society Letter. These i 1 gi you more informationthan I can usefully rite in thi letter.

I should very much like to have your acceptance ofthi invitation in order tha I may 0 inform our tru tee atour nnual meeting in early Apri •

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His Excellency U Thantmbassador Extr 0 dinary & Plenipot ntiar

Permanen i s·on of Burm to United ati n888 adi on

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THE ASIA SOCIETY, INC.

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me of the legends of theI be given twice at the~ork: a premiere on Mon­a second performance on

eads" by Peggy Glanville­n, based on Mr. Mann'ss the first American operats source.ged with authentic Indian.e being flown here. These.ider the supervision of)f the Government Crafts

been made possible by ai. James Laughlin, Chair­:he auspices of the Con­.ry, Leopold Stokowski,

ler Cowles, the work willSurinach and staged by

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John D. Rockefeller 3rclPresident

Ernest A. GrossVice President

PhillipsTalbotVice President

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coll, tenor, Maria Ferriero, soprano and PeterBinder, baritone.

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The February issue of the Atlantic Monthlycarries a 68-page supplement on Burma, with con­tributions by leading Burmese statesmen, writersand scholars as well as poetry and fiction. There arereproductions of Burmese art and architecture andarticles on modern Burmese literature, on themusic, dance, painting and sculpture of the country.Several pieces deal with political, economic andsocial aspects of the contemporary scene and withBuddhism in Burma.

The supplement was prepared by InterculturalPublications and edited by that organization'spresident, James Laughlin, with the assistance of UMyat Kyaw, a Rangoon editor and journalist. TheBurma supplement is the ninth in a series preparedby Intercultural Publications and published by theAtlantic; India, Indonesia and Japan have been thesubjects of previous issues.

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TRUSTEES

Chester Bowles August MaffryArthur H. Dean Dr. Edward S. Ma sonLloyd W. Elliott W. E. MurrayJohn Exter John D. Rockefeller 3rdArthur B. Foye James J. RorimerHarry A. Gibbon Dr. Lauriston SharpErnest A. Gross Howard C. SheperdWilliam R. Herod Edwin F. StantonDr. Grayson L. Kirk Phillips TalbotMrs. James Laughlin Juan T. Trippe

Mrs. Stanley P. Young

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U.S. POSTAGE

PAl DNEW YORK, N . Y.

PERMIT NO. 402

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To Members and Friends of th e Asia Society:

The interest and warm response that the founding of the Asia Society hasengendered has been most gratifying. It is clear that there are many personsin this country, Asian and American, who share the conviction that fosteringincreased knowledge and understanding between the peoples of the UnitedStates and of the countries of Asia is an important and valid undertaking.

There are many ways in which international understanding can beadvanced. None of us can predict with any degree of exactitude whichelements in intercultural contacts are most important for fostering mutualunderstanding, but we can hazard some guesses on the basis of past experience.The schoolchild who learns about the daily life and interests of his con­temporary in a foreign land, the university student who studies a foreignculture, the technician or businessman who deals with foreign firms orperhaps resides abroad to carryon his work, the reader of a novel depictingthe emotions and feelings of people in a foreign culture, the governmentofficial who deals with international affairs, the museum-goer who seesexhibits of foreign paintings and sculpture-for all these people suchexperiences bring some degree of increased understanding. And increasedknowledge in turn creates deeper insights, so that what may at one time haveappeared a totally alien culture and an incomprehensible people graduallybecomes familiar. One's own cultural horizons are thus expanded.

Our members come from many walks of life and are engaged in a widevariety of activities: businessmen, housewives, scholars, students, governmentofficials, artists, engineers, writers, schoolteachers; our special interests inAsian affairs vary as widely. 'Through this newsletter we hope to informreaders of developments in Asian-American affairs that will be of interest tothem. We will report on individuals identified with Asia and on institutionsand grOllpS working in this field. We will also inform readers about books,exhibits, films and other relevant items of interest.

The Society's program is now getting underway. TIle appointment ofcommittees to develop and carry out our program has begun and details ofthe committees formed thus far are noted in this first issue of the newsletter.

In welcoming members into the Society may I, on behalf of the Board ofTrustees, express our sincere appreciation for your interest and support andthe hope that the efforts of the Society will make a fruitful contribution toAmerican-Asian understanding and friendship.

JOI-IN D. ROCKEFELLER 3RD

VOLUME 7 NUMBER 7 • JANUARY 795

AUFS STAFFING

HUGH BORTON

STUDIES HERE AND ABROAD

A scholar who is keenly aware of the impor­tance of Asian studies for today's college student,Dr. Borton has brought another first to the Haver­ford campus. He has introduced into the collegecurriculum the first regular course on Asian affairs.TIle course is a seminar, conducted by Dr. Borton,on the histories of Japan, China and Korea for thepast hundred years.

Dr. Borton is himself a graduate of HaverfordCollege, from which he received a B.S. degree in1926. After taking a Master's degree at ColumbiaUniversity in 1932, he studied at the Rijksuniversi­teit in Leiden for two years and in Grenoble for ayear as a Cutting Traveling Fellow. From 1935 to1936 he was a student at Tokyo Imperial Universityand the following year received his Ph.D. fromLeiden.

Joining tile faculty of Columbia University ill1937, Dr. Borton also served the State Departmentas Chief of the D ivision of Northeast Asian Affairsand as Special Assistant to tile Director of the Officeof Far Eastern Affairs from 1942 to 1948.

Dr. Borton's work in tile field of Asian affairshas always included active participation in a num­ber of scholarly organizations. In addition to hisPresidency of the Association for Asian Studies heis a vice- president and head of the Cultural Inter­change Committee of the J apan Society: a memberof the Committee on Far Eastern Studies of theAmerican Council of Learned Societies; a memberof the American Oriental Society and numerousother groups.

Among his books in the field are: Japan SinceI93 I ; Japan's Modern Century; and The Far EastI94 2 -I946.

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When Dr. Hugh Borton was inaugurated asPresident of Haverford College in October 1957,the occasion marked what is generally believed tobe the first time that a scholar specializing in Asianaffairs has been chosen to llead all American institu­tion of higher learning.

Dr. Borton has 1011g been known international­ly as an authority on Japan. Formerly Director ofthe East Asian Institute at Columbia Universitywhere he was also Professor of Japanese, he is theauthor of several major works 011 modern Japalland on the Far East, and is currently serving asPresident of the Association for Asian Studies, theleading professional society in the field.

weeks in a core course on international relations, Agraduate school of business administration uses theprogram to help orient its students to the environ­ment and problems a businessman encounters inforeign countries.

TIle size of the AU17S staff is based 011 allapproximate ratio of one staff member per partici­pating member institution. 'This has proved a goodrule-of-thumb. As the number of member schoolsincreases, additional staff will be appointed but itis anticipated that the present complement ofthirteen men, including the executive director andhis deputy, will not be increased to more than 24or 25, in order to maintain the character of theprogram.

TIle program is financed ill several vvays: eachparticipating member institution contributes annu­ally the equivalent of all associate professor's salary;the balance is made up by foundation grants,smaller sums from indiviclual donors and incomefrom subscriptions.

Responding to the interest shown in the AUFSreports by educational institutions, governmentagencies and business organizations, the Board ofTrustees in 1955 arranged to make multiple copiesof these reports available to institutional sub­scribers. Inquiries about the reports should bedirected to AUFS, 522 Fifth Avenue, New York 36,N.Y.

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BY-PROD CTS OF HE PROGRAM

All of this suggests a fa irly wide audience anda general ly favorable res ponse. But there have beenother less obvious indicatio ns of the impact thatSpotlight On Asia 11ad on its viewers, r eactionsthat might be called by-products. One of thesewas descri bed in a note sen t to the producers by anelemen tary school teacher who told of the very realchange the progra m had produced within her ownclassroom . Am ong her fou r th-grade students was alad of Chin ese or igin. T h e only ch ild in the schoolwhose paren ts came from Asia, h e had never beenfu lly accepted by h is classmates and his contactswith the other children had never progressed be­yon d the schoolyard, After the class had watchedthe firs t few telecasts ill the series, the manner ofthe other children toward this boy began to shiftmarke dly . Soon he became com pletely accepted asjust another schoolmate whose parents happened tohave come from a dis tant par t of the globe. He had

with each Asian land and people. There were, ofcourse, many difficul ti es that were not overcome butin spite of th ese flaws the series as a whole fulfilledits p ur})ose.

UDIENCE REACTION

How cloes one ga uge the impact and the ed u­cational va lue of a p rogram like Spotlight On Asia?T he Board of Education r eceived regu lar reportsfro m teach ers in the sch ools wh ich used the tele­cast as part of their regu lar curr icu lum . In addi­tion, over 150 letters and cards were sent in eachweek by housewives an d other adu l ts who hadwatched it; this gave some idea of the range ofaudience interest beyond the schools. Reports onclassroom respollse ind icated that student interestwas high and teachers found the program contentvaluab le .

Audience reacti on could al so be gauged byindica tions of another kind. Both school librariesand local public li brar ies ill areas the programreached reported a marked increase in the demandfor books about the countries and peoples of Asia.'That students found the te lecasts something morethan a pleasurable break in the daily school routinewas suggested by reports fr om several quarters thatthe one telecast which appeared on a school holidaywas watched by a majority of the school childrenall their h orne T V sets.

series dealt wi th a differ­countries in Asia. The

~ to week but in generalthe following elements:of the country being ex­of the arts, crafts work,cription of the nationalof typical dwellings; per­anything from rush hourlin to a caravan crossingproduced and moderatedNew York City Board ofAsia offers a prime ex­

me to give Americans awith Asia, using a mini­t hand and operating in

nbassies and consu la tes illIn cooperated generously,art objects for display onim por tan t, Inany of thesetheir wives and childrennswering questions posedmd describing the vvay of

iinutes a coh ere n t picturemay be unfamiliar to the

1. Miss Ei cks and her asso­ske resolved it by keepinging primarily on cul tural.e a sen se of identificati on

01 children in the vicin i tyr countless other view ers.sia are 110 longer remoteriliar peoples. Each Tues­rur months, in classrooms) the customs alld tradi­e and many other aspects[ Asia have been brought~ series of half-hour tele­itlighi On Asia.ew York City Board ofL with the MetropolitanAssociation alld WPIX,.d schools in N ew York,cut and home vie wers ill

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INDIA'S TRAINING NEEDS

Business relationships have always been animportant factor in the complex of communicationsbetween Asia and the United States. In the lastdecade, with the rapid acceleration of Asia's eco­nomic development, the scope of these businesscontacts has broadened correspondingly, branchingout from rather small, self-contained circles to anetwork of relationships bringing together largenumbers of administrators, engineers and techni­cians with a mutual interest ill commerce andindustry.

One of the most dynamic examples of the ex­panding channels of communication provided bythe business world is the program known as ISTEP, the Indian Steel Training and EducationalProgram in the United States. IN STEP is designedto train Indian engineers to take their place in theircountry's rapidly expanding steel industry. It is alsoproviding two hundred future leaders of Indianindustry with a rare opportunity for first-handknowledge of American economic life and theAmerican people.

GALLERY COMMITTEE ,

A committee has alscthe art gallery which willTIle chairman of the Gc:James Laughlin, a membof the Museum of Modethe Gallery Committee atfor many years a patron 0:of the Arts and ExhibitsSociety; Dr. Aschwin LiIthe Far Eastern DepartrrMuseum of Art; Mr. PoCirculating Exhibitions 0

Art; Mrs. John A. Pope 0:Division of the Smithso:John D. Rockefeller 3rd,of Modern Art and formenational Council at the ~

A Cultural ExchangeIIp under the chairmanshifeller 3rd. The CommitDoris Duke, Mr. Jame~

Logan, Mr. Lincoln Kirs'Mr. Carlton Sprague Smiis a member ex-officio.Committee will be conceshown in this country b01elsewhere and with small <

in Asia. I t will bring hereworking in the fine arts, :and translators and some

The Asia Society is f(committees to give particito programs relating to irThe first of these, the Inset up under the chairmaieditor of the Saturday Rebers of the committee artCooper, former AmericaDr. Leona Baumgartner,of the City of N ew York;Professor of Philosophy aJulie d'Estournelles of th.dation; Mrs. F. F. Richartof the Standard-Vacuum (Talbot, Executive Directversities Field Staff; andExecutive Director of tland Cultural Affairs, Inc.

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The schools and steel plants participating inthe program are: Carnegie Institute of Technology,Illinois Institute of Technology, Lehigh University,Case Institute of Technology and Youngstown Uni­versity; United States Steel's plants in Pittsburgh,Gary and South Chicago; Bethlehem Steel in Beth­lehem; Republic Steel in Cleveland; Jones andLaughlin in Pittsburgh; Youngstown Steel andTube in Youngstown; National Steel in Weirton;and Inland Steel ill Chicago. In each of these cities,the director of the program at the university wel­comes invitations from individuals and organiza­tions wishing to offer hospitality to the trainees.

INFORMAL CONTACTS

PARTICIPA ING INSTITUTIONS

Supplementing the experience alld knowledgederived from their formal courses of instruction isthe insight the trainees gain into the life of thepeople around them. As students and as active par­ticipants in an industrial operation, these youngengineers have a variety of contacts with Americansof different backgrounds and interests. Friendshipsare formed with their classmates and instructors atthe colleges, and with their supervisors and col­leagues at the steel mills. In addition, civic groupsof all descriptions have welcomed them into thecommunity and provided opportunities for thetrainees to meet a true cross-section of the society inwhich they live.

Directing the program and coordinating itsmany facets is W. F. Rivers, a retired Director of theStandard Vacuum Oil Company and a long-timeresident of India and other parts of South Asia. Mr.Rivers spent nearly thirty years with Stanvac, muchof that time in India where he was territory mana­ger for New Delhi and later for Calcutta before hewas elected a Director of the company in 1954. Heretired from Stanvac early in 1957 but his retire­ment turned out to be a matter of weeks. IN STEPneeded someone thoroughly familiar with indus­trial conditions in India and with handling youngIndian businessmen. Mr. Rivers was called backinto service as its director.

all example of its economic development. Classesare also given on management and manpower inAmerican industry.

IN-PLANT TRAIN ING

fter this introductory course, the traineesleave for their designated colleges. There theyspend at least one day each week in the classroomand four in the steel plant. On-the-job instructionconsists of general observations of all steelmakingprocesses, and groundwork training in basic opera­tions and facilities supplemented by lectures. Buteach student is essentially engaged in specific opera­tions preparing him for the job he will do in Indiaupon his return. Academic studies deal primarilywith the various processes of steelmaking; in addi­tion, the students are taught something of theAmerican scene with the iron and steel industry as

UeSpl[e tneir alreaay overcrowaea SChedules andfacilities, were able to absorb a group of Indianengineers. One of the five, the Carnegie Institute ofTechnology in Pittsburgh, accepted responsibilityfor administering the grant, out of which each ofthe participating universities is being reimbursedfor its expenses.

There still remained the key problem of sup­plying the most vital element in the program: in­plant work for the trainees. The steel industry wasnot geared to accommodating non-employees norto operating SUC1l an in-service training program,the cost of which it would be expected to absorbitself. TIle Committee on Foreign Relations of the

merican Iron and Steel Institute set about seekinga solution to this question, unique in the annals ofthe steel industry. Recognizing the importance ofthis program the Directors of the Institute agreedunanimously to assist in carrying it out and sevenlarge steel companies announced their willingnessto provide training for the Indian engineers.

The program went into operation in the sum­Iller of 1957 when the first group of young engineersset out for the United States after a brief orientationperiod in India. The trainees had been carefullychosen by the Indian Covernment and each of themhad pledged himself to a minimum of five years'work in steel upon his return.

The program for this first group and for thosewhich followed it begins with a two-week orienta­tion course at Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh. Thecontent of this orientation course is a broad one.It includes addresses by the president of CarnegieTech, by leaders of the steel industry and by thepresident of the United Steelworkers of America.It also includes lectures on American institutionsand customs as well as on the various facets of thesteel industry.

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India graduates some 3,600 engineers from hertechnical schools each year. But technical trainingis not enough to equip a man with the skill andexperience needed to supervise the operations of anexpanding steel industry. For that, there is no sub­stitute for on-the-job training. However, India'ssteel industry does not yet have the facilities tosupply the necessary amount of in-service training.To help meet this need, the IN STEP program wasdeveloped through the cooperation of the govern­ments of India and the United States, the FordFoundation, five American educational institutionsand the American steel industry.

The problem was to provide on-the-job train­ing supplemented by classroom instruction for sometwo hundred Indian engineers. The first barrier tobe hurdled was the obvious one: money. This wassolved by a grant from the Ford Foundation of

1,500,000 to cover the costs of instructing, housing,boarding, transporting and providing general main­tenance for the two hundred students. N ext it wasnecessary to locate institutions of higher learningsituated close by the steel industry which could offerthe required type of instruction. Of the schoolswhich met these qualifications, five were found that,

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4 ASIA SOCIETY LETTER JA VARY 1958

18 EAST 50th STREET

Dear Mr. Ambassador:

NEW YORK 22 , N . Y. PLAZA 1-4210

'November 14, 1958

I am enclosing the November Newsletter whichcontains an informal review of our activities during the pastyear, and which is being sent this month to all our membersfor membership renewal purposes. Also enclosed is a copy ofa report on American activities concerning Asia prepared byour Society for the current UNESCO meeting in Paris .

I wish to take this opportunity again to tellyou what a privilege it is for the Asia Society to have youas an honorary member. We especially welcome any suggestionsyou may have to make our work more effective and more helpfulto the development of cultural relations between our twocountries.

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~Paul C. SherbertExecutive Director

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THE ASI SOCIETY18 EA ST 50TH STREET NEW YORK 22. N . Y .

November 12, 1957

Dea r H on o r abl e Si r:

I am writing to you as one who shares the belief of the

Asia Society that there is an urgent need for greater knowledge

and understanding between Asia and the United States.

Our purpose is to help make the American people aware

of the great diversity of Asian life and culture and thus to apply

a more appreciative intelligence to our mutual problems. Through

wide participation of people like yourself we believe the Asia

Society can develop far-reaching programs and can achieve mean-

ingful results in the educational and cultural life of America.

VIe also believe that you will find membership activities

personally rewarding. Details of these activities are given in

the e n c l os e d pamphlet.

I sincerely hope you will decide to join us.

Paul C. SherbertExecutive Director

Hi s E x c e l l en c y U. T h a n tP e rma n en t M i s sion of Burma888 M a.di s on A v en u e

e w York 21, e w York