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13 January 1947 - 27 January 1947
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Aung San-Attlee Agreement
Between 13 and 27 January 1947 discussions took place in London between the British government of Prime Minister Clement Attlee and the visiting Burmese delegation led by General Aung San. These discussions led to the Aung San - Attlee Agreement.
The Agreement stated as the "common objective" of its signatories "a free and independent Burma whether within or without the British Commonwealth Nations”. It called for elections to a Constituent Assembly "as soon as possible", and laid out many and...
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