Britain Burma Society

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Britain Burma Society
Image:BBS.gif
Founder(s)	Earl Mountbatten
Type	Unknown
Founded	1957
Headquarters	Kidmore Road, Caversham, Reading, Berkshire, UK
Key people	Sir Nicholas Fenn GCMG (President)
Area served	London, UK
Focus	Burmese internal affairs
Website	Britain Burma Society

The Britain Burma Society (BBS) is a society founded in 1957 under the distinguished patronage of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Sir Hubert Rance (formerly Governor of Burma), Miss Dorothy Woodman, the Rt. Hon. Malcolm Macdonald, the Rt. Hon. Arthur Bottomley and others.

1 Affiliation
2 Organisation
3 See also
4 References

[edit] Affiliation

The Society itself states non-political and have as its object the fostering of friendship and understanding between British people and Burmese people, especially in exchange of cultural and social relations between the two countries. However, its affiliation may be to the political right and all its executive members are from British - Burmese think tank.[1] It is a compound of ten British and four Burmese whom are former British diplomats and former heads of BBC Burmese.

[edit] Organisation

The Society holds 7 meetings a year round demonstrating in social events and ethnic roles in Burma as well as fund raising for itself. It is also a body which publicised with many books and sources in Burma affairs.

[edit] See also

SOAS Burmese

[edit] References

Britain Burmese Society website

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