Statement by Clement Attlee on Burma (24 July 1947)
Text On 24 July 1947, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee speaks about the talks held with the President of the Burma Constituent Assembly, Thakin Nu, on Burma’s independence, particularly focusing on the arrangements for the transfer of power.
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Source: Official Report. Burma Transfer of Power. 24-07-1947. Vol 440, No 149. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). PREM - Records of the Prime Minister's Office, PREM 8 - Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1945-1951. Burma. Main File, PREM 8/412.
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