The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) - Thur, Nov 2, 1959

Moslems Fleeing Burma Pose Pakistan Problem

Dacca, East Pakistan, Nov 26 (UP)—More than 10,000 Moslems have fled this year from
Buddhist Burma into the southeast tip of east Pakistan, a Moslem nation. [At that time, in
1959, east Pakistan was the eastern section of the 2-part Islamic nation of Pakistan. Later, in
1971, the Bengalis compromising east Pakistan fought for and achieved independence from
Pakistan, and named itself Bangladesh.]
Officials here say the refugees were persecuted by Burmese officials and harassed by
Buddhist tribes. [Realize that the Bengali-speaking Hindus and Buddhists, and the Kaman,
Panthay, Myedu, and other Muslims live in peace and harmony with others. All of those
mentioned, as well as all others in Burma / Myanmar dislike and are fearful of the Bengali
Muslim’s supremacy, intolerance, and violence.]
Burma charges Moslems with illegal immigration. Reports from Rangoon also tell of armed
Pakistani police raiding Burmese villages. [For clarity, armed Pakistani police means armed
Bengali (east Pakistan) soldiers / insurgents were raiding Burmese / Arakanese villages in the
country of Burma, Arakan province.]
President Mohammed Ayub of Pakistan and Prime Minister Ne Win of Burma have agreed to
set up a commission to investigate troubles on the 150-mile border.
Some 500,000 Moslems have lived for decades in the rice paddy lands and evergreen forests
of Arakan, the part of Burma east of the Bay of Bengal. They pushed into the thinly populated
Buddhist country from overcrowded Bengal province. [Note: They pushed into the thinly
populated Buddhist country from overcrowded Bengal province - which is east Pakistan,
future Bangladesh.] Some of the Buddhists never were too happy about it.
Ayub Kahn’s top officer in East Pakistan, said that Maj. Gen. Mohammed Umran Khan….
[missing text]…Burma recently set up immigration check boards [checkpoints] in Arakan.

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They put pressure on the Moslems to declare their nationality. Some who indicated religious
bonds to Pakistan were forced out.
Others were attacked by the tribes, particularly the Mughs, who have been warring against
the Moslems off and on for years. [Rather, the Muslims have been attacking Buddhists
cultures in order to conquer and annihilate the ‘idol worshippers’ for over 1000 years. Mughs
is a contemptuous term for Arakanese / Rakhine Buddhists.]
Pakistani officials report assaults and burning of crops.

February Crossing
In February refugees began crossing the border to Cox’s Bazar, only important town in East
Pakistan’s southeastern tip.
By late August more than 10,000 penniless refugees were on relief at Cox’s Bazar. All their
property had been left behind.
“Pakistan doesn’t have room for them.” Umrao Khan said. “We hope things will quiet down in
Burma so they can go home.”
The Burmese Government says some of those who fled to Cox’s Bazar were illegal
immigrants seeking better economic opportunity in the relatively uncrowded land of Arakan. A
major question now seems to be how long ago a person had to be in the area to graduate
from illegal immigrant to old settler.

By Rick Heizman, August 16, 2020

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