Sources: Myanmar (Burma)
Every source cited on this case’s published pages, with where it is used. Organisation and government sources are labelled as perspectives.
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5 sources. A working link shows that a source is available; it is not proof that the source supports a claim — that is checked by editorial evidence review.
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News analysis or explainer · Independent publication
Aung San and Independent Burma (LSE South Asia Blog) link
Independent academic-blog account, consulted via citation, of the 27 January 1947 Aung San-Attlee Agreement, signed by Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Aung San, which promised Burmese independence within one year and provided that unification of Ministerial Burma with the Frontier Areas would occur only with the free consent of the inhabitants of those areas.
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Reference work · Independent publication
Panglong Agreement (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the Panglong Agreement signed 12 February 1947 at Panglong, Shan States, by Aung San and representatives of the Shan, Kachin and Chin communities, recognising full autonomy for the Shan and Karenni areas and autonomous status for the Kachin and Chin areas within a planned Union of Burma.
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Intergovernmental document · Government perspective or primary official source
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Burma Independence Act, 1947 (11 & 12 Geo. 6, c. 3) (10 December 1947) link
Official scanned text on legislation.gov.uk, the UK's National Archives legislation service. Received Royal Assent 10 December 1947.
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly resolution 188 (S-2): Admission of the Union of Burma to membership in the United Nations (United Nations, 19 April 1948) link
Decides to admit the Union of Burma as a UN member, adopted at the 131st plenary meeting, 19 April 1948.
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Security Council, Security Council resolution 45 (1948) (United Nations, 10 April 1948) link
Recommends to the General Assembly the admission of the Union of Burma, adopted at the 279th meeting by 10 votes to none, with Argentina abstaining.
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