Burma Keystone to the Far East

This is the story of the Pacific and its peoples, of the peaceful sea and the lands and blinds its touches, and their meaning to us and to the generations to come. The Pacific Story, presented by the National Broadcasting Company and dedicated to a fuller understanding of the vast Pacific Basin.

This broadcast series comes to you as another public service, with drama of the past and present and commentary by Dr. Clarence Henry shot for some years resident of Burma and now associate professor of history at Redlands University Burma she's going to the Far East the monsoon rains are coming to an end and soon the green

fields of Burma will turn to a golden brown the great here what is Valley will turn golden and will match the gleaming gold on the pagodas and the monastery throughout the land. And then over the land and through the skies we move great engines of destruction and death. Or even now the United Nations and the Japanese

are girding for the bloody struggle which must be fought for this doorway to China. This T-stone to the Far East. For centuries Burma has been a battleground tribe fought against tribe, people against people. More than 140 years ago Colonel Michael Fimes, envoy of the British Crown, returned with fabulous accounts of the wealth and power of Burma.

The population I suggest is 17 million. What of its army, Colonel Fimes? It has twice invaded Taiwan. It repels the recent Chinese invasion, strong then. Matter effect is conquered Eretan and rated men appear, and set up a control over parts of essence.

Then we have a powerful and ambitious neighbor next to India. I should not be surprised that the Burmans think they are invincible. This means then that we are right for trouble with Burma over the frontier between Adakan and Bengal.