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Karenni National Progressive Party (Burma) Archives

Period (1947) 1985-2002
Total size   1.20 m.
Consultation Restricted

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History

Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) established in 1955 by Saw Mah Rew; political organisation of the Karenni, an ethnic group living in the Kayah State in Burma; they want to re-establish the right of independence which was written in the constitution of 1947; during the sixties of the 20th century they nearly controlled the whole Kayah State; because of internal conflicts, splittings and new attacks by the SLORC (State Law and Order Restoration Council), after renouncing the 1995 cease-fire (verbal) agreement, they lost territory; now still active with a force of about 1,000 men at the border of Burma and Thailand; member of the UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation).

Content

Correspondence and minutes; documents concerning the education department (incl. papers of Paul Nyo Min), the cease-fire process, rules and regulations and other documents; documentation 1947, 1985-2002.

Arrangement

Because the documents are published in Burmese the original superscriptions in English on the files are copied to this list.

Processing information

Preliminary list made by Marja Musson in 2004.

PRELIMINARY LIST


GENERAL

1-8
Minutes of KNPP meetings.  1991-1998.  8 folders.
1
1991.
2
1992.
3
1993.
4
1994.
5
1995.
6
[1996 ?]
7
1997.
8
1998.
9-11
Minutes of KNPP congresses.  1992, 1996, 2001.  3 folders.
12
Minutes of the Karenni Youth Organization (KNYO) Congress.  N.d.  1 folder.
13
Minutes of the Cabinet meeting.  2002.  1 folder.

PARTICULAR

14
Constitution of the United Karennis Independent States.  1947.  1 folder.
15-16
Karenni State constitution.  1992.  2 folders.
17-18
Documents concerning government rules and regulations.  N.d.  2 folders.
19
Documents concerning responsibility and authority.  N.d.  1 folder.
20
Karennis Army Criminal Law.  N.d.  1 folder.
21
Act.  N.d.  1 folder..
22-23
Reports to the Congress.  1992-1996.  2 folders.
24
Ministry Department report.  N.d.  1 folder.
25-26
KNPP sub-Office records.  1995.  2 folders.
27
Statements.  N.d.  1 folder.
28
Condolence letters for Karenni President Khu Plyar Reh.  1998.  1 folder.
29-33
Documents concerning the cease-fire process.  1993-1997.  5 folders.
34
Investigation Commission report.  N.d.  1 folder.
35
Lists of population and arms transfers to SLORC.  1995.  1 folder.
36
KNPP's principles and programme.  N.d.  1 book.
37
Structure of the Karenni Army.  N.d.  1 book.

DOCUMENTATION

38
Documentation on the Karenni history and culture.  N.d.  1 box.

ACCRUAL 2003

39
KNPP office file.  N.d.  1 folder.
40-46
KNPP report file.  1990-1992.  7 folders.
47-48
KNPP congress record file.  1992.  2 folders.
49-55
Education department file.  1987-1991.  7 folders.
56
Karennis journal file.  1989-1996.  1 folder.
NB. The periodical itself can be found in the library of the IISH.
57
Correspondence (oversea) file.  1992.  1 folder.
58
Foreign affairs file.  1976, 1987.  1 folder.
59
Newsletter file.  1985-1987.  1 folder.
60-63
NDF (National Democratic Front) policy and propaganda.  1993 and n.d.  4 folders.
64
Karenni Government office letter file.  1985-1987.  1 folder.
65-68
Personnel file.  1991-1992, n.d. 4 folders.
NB. Papers from Paul Nyo Min, Deputy Minister of Education (1991-1995), who died in 1996.
69
Pamphlets.  N.d.  3 pieces.
70
Map of Karenni.  N.d.  1 piece.

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