asked the Under-Secretary of State for Burma whether the Karens were at the Panglong Conference attended by the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs; and what steps have been taken to obtain the concurrence of the Karens in the decisions made at that conference.

Certain Karen representatives from the frontier areas district of Salween were present at Pang-long, but took no part in the proceedings which led up to the Panglong, Agreement. Consultations are to take place at an early date between represntatives of the parties concerned to settle the relationship of frontier area Karens to that Agreement. The Panglong Agreement has, of course, been ratified by the Executive Council, which includes two Karen members from ministerial Burma.

Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman bear in mind the exceptional services which they rendered during the war in contrast with certain other people in Burma?