STATUS OF BURMA ARMY VILLAGE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM IN KUTKAI TOWNSHIP IN NORTHERN BURMA

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• Publication Date: May 2, 1988

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. ACTION INN-10 ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE BETTER MEDICAL SERVICES 70 THE VILLAGES BY CON-
SCRIPTING CIVILIAN DOCTORS IN KUTKAI. THE ARMY IS ALSO MAKING
INFO TB-02 VIC-02 P-01 RA-01 FILE-01 Pliu-el EAP.-05 EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOLS IN EACH OF THE RESETLEMENT AREAS:, IN
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RESORTED TO DRASTIC MEASURES. ON 31 MARCH 1988 THE BA BURNED 46
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SUBJECT: STATUS OF BURMA ARMY VILLAGE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM
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RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN AMA! TOWNSHIP IN 1987 AFTER THE
BA CAPTURED AREAS FROM THE KIA AND BCP DURING FIGHTING IN LATE 1986
AND EARLY 1987. THE GOVERNMENT HAD SET A DEADLINE OF 31 MAKCII 1888
FOR THE VILLAGERS WHO WERE LOCATED IN AREAS FORMERLY CONTROLLED BY OR
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE KIA/BCP ro MOVE TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED
SITES.
2. WHILE THE KIA AHD BC? TRY TO AVOID DIRECT CONFRONTATION WITH
ELEMENTS FROM THE 99TH AND 33110 LIGHT INFANTRY DIVISIONS WHO ARE
PROVIDING SECURITY TO THE THREE RESETTLEMENT VILLAGES, THEY CONTINUE
TO USE AMBUSH AND SURPRISE ATTACKS, PARTICULARLY AGAINST MILITARY
WEAK POINTS, TO FRUSTRATE THE BA EFFORTS. FOR EXAMPLE, ON 2 APRIL
1988, AFTER A BA UNIT DEFENDING THE KUiKAI AIRPORT WAS ORDERED TO THE
HUHPYET AREA 70 PREPARE FOR AN ANTICIPATED INSURGENT ATTACK, THE
NIA/BC? LAUNCHED A MORTAR ATTACK ON THE AIRPORT CAUSING SOME DAMAGE
AND NUMEROUS INJURIES. ALTHOUGH THE BA HAS ESTABLISHED MORE OUTPOSTS
TO DEFEND THE NEW VILLAGES SINCE EARLY FEBRUARY WHEN THE NIA/BC? .
DESTROYED 130 HOMES IN tHE HUHPYET RESETTLEMENT VILLAGE, THE OVERALL
SECURITY IN KUTKAI.TOWNSHIP REMAINS POOR. THE KIA/BCP CONTINUE 10
INTERDICT ROADS, DESTROY BRIDGES AND OCCUPY VILLAGES FOR TAXATION
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PURPOSES WHENEVER THERE IS 'A REDUCTION IN BA FORCES IN A PARTICULAR
AREA.
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TEXT: I. AS OF MID-APRIL I938, THE BURMA ARMY IBA) IS CONTINUING TO
PRESS ITS PLAN TO RELOCATE VILLAGES FROM MOUNTAINOUS AREAS IN.KUTKAI
TOWNSHIP OF 92261 CONTROLLED BY THE INSURGENTS TO NEW VILLAGE SITES
UNDER CLOSER BA SUPERVISION. RESIDENTS OF VILLAGES THAT ARE UNDER -
THE INFLUENCE OF THE KACHIN INDEPENDENCE ARMY 04IA1 AND THE BURMESE
COMMUNIST PARTY (REP) ARE BEING FORCED TO MOVE TO THREE NEW
RESETTLEMENT VILLAGES NEAR MONG SI (Inc 38181 IN EASTERN KUTKAI
TOWNSHIP, AT HUHPYET (VICINITY OF LG 97221 IN NORTHERN KUTKAI
TOWNSHIP AND THE VILLAGE TRACTS JUST EAST OF KUTKAI TOWN. (VICINITY OF.
LF 9897). TO ENTJCE THE VILLAGERS TO MOVE, THE BA IS-IMPROVING..
EXISTING ROADS AND BUILDING.NEW.ROADS TO ALL THE RESETTLEMENT VICLAGf
SITES 10 ENHANCE SECURITY AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE BA IS
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