Probable Developments in Burma
Central Intelligence Agency · 1956
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Description
Burma's future drew a CIA estimate in March 1956, eight years after the country left British rule. The young state faced armed revolts by communists and ethnic groups, plus a weak economy. Its leaders also tried to stay neutral between the Cold War blocs.
Forecasts of this kind weighed whether Burma's democracy would hold and which way its foreign policy might lean. Washington cared because Burma sat between India and China, near key sea routes. The paper offers a mid-fifties snapshot of a country often overshadowed by Vietnam. It also shows the wide reach of routine American intelligence work.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Central Intelligence Agency |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1956 |
| COLLECTION | DECLASSIFIED |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57013 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive — CIA Reading Room mirror |
Source: https://archive.org/details/cia-readingroom-document-0000008008