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Appendix 6: Sample
Military Orders
Village names are omitted from these
orders for security reasons.
Copies of the original orders follow the translations
1. Paddy
cultivation
2.
Provision of food to army
3. Porter
duty upon failure to fulfill paddy quota
4.
Instruction to send porters
5. Order
for dam construction
6. Order to relocate
7.
Conscription to a militia
8. Threat
to lay landmines
 1. Paddy cultivation  Original
order
To:
Headman
(deleted) Village
Date: 14/8/1998
Subject: Invitation to meeting
Regarding the above, we want to discuss the
agricultural cultivation situation with you, so everyone
must come to the following meeting.
(To: pay back left over loans given for
crops)
Details:
Date: 16/8/1998
Time: 8:30 am
Place: Kyaing Ton Village
(signed)
Chairman
Village Peace and Development Council
Tisekha Village, Loikaw Township
Note: You must bring a list of people in
each house, whether they are under or over 18 years of age,
male or female.
2. Provision of food to army Original order
Seal:
Training Camp No.1 (Phayapyu)
Sa Ka Kha (Department of Operations Management) #7
To: Headman
.................(deleted) Village,
Subject:
Send a viss of
chicken and 2 viss of chilies on 9/8/1998 at 6 a.m.
If these things do not arrive, you will be held responsible.
(signed)
Camp Commander
3. Porter duty
upon failure to fulfill paddy quota Original
order
(Seal) ..........................................................................Frontline No. 48 Light
Infantry Battalion...............................................Mone Area, Kyauk Kyi Town
...........................................................................Letter No.48/1000/(deleted)
...............................................................................Date: 1997, December 30
To: Chairman
......Peace and Development Council
......(deleted) Village/Tract
Subject: Notification that those unable
to fulfill the paddy quota will be employed as Kyauk Kyi
military operations servants
Reference: Frontline No.48 Light Infantry
Battalion, 1997, Dec. 18, No.48/1000/(deleted)
- Regarding the above matter, despite
our directive that paddy farmers give 3 baskets of
paddy per acre by not later than 31 December 1997, we
have determined that to this date (deleted) Tract has
contributed only 481/16 baskets and have yet to give
586/30 baskets.
- Therefore, those paddy farmers unable
to fulfill their paddy quota contributions will be
arrested and sent to the Kyauk Kyi military
operations servants unit. The Tract Chairman and
Secretary are instructed to draw up a register of all
those farmers unable to fulfill the paddy quota and
come personally to submit it to the Column Commander,
Mone Camp, not later than 1 p.m., 3/1/98.
(signed)
Column Commander
No. 2 Column
Mone Army Camp
4. Instruction to send porters Original
order
(Seal)..........................................................................Township Security and
............................................................... Administrative Support Committee,
............................................................................................Kyauk Kyi Town
Stamped:.... IMPORTANT .....................................
.Letter No.(deleted)/2/1-
..................................................................................................25/La Sa Hta
URGENT .....
..............................................................Date: 1998, January 10
To:
......Chairman
......(deleted) Village Tract
......Kyauk Kyi Township
Subject: The matter of sending military
operations servants
Reference: Ya Ta Hka La Ya #48, 98 Jan 10, Cheinmo Ka Na Hka
Ya
- Regarding the above matter, in
relation to the provision of military operations
servants, the Village Tract Head must arrange for the
sending of four military operations servants as
outlined below, without fail.
Date: 12/1/98
Time: 10 a.m.
Place: Kyauk Kyi Police Station
Note: The VPDC (Village Peace and
Development Council) will be held responsible for failure to
comply, lateness in compliance or under-provision.
Monetary compensation will (absolutely) not
be accepted.
(signed)
Joint Secretary
Security and Administrative Support Committee
Kyauk Kyi Township
5. Order for dam construction Original order
..................................................................................................Date: 31/5/96
The matter of voluntary labor
contribution to construct a dam
(deleted) Village
Ten people must come with tools for
voluntary labor contribution on Kyone Doe Dam. Bring mosquito
nets. Bring 3 days rations.
The voluntary labor force must present themselves for
inspection.
Arrive on 1/6/96 at South Kamayeit Camp, report to the Camp
Commander at 10 a.m. as notified.
(signed)
South Kamayeit Camp
6. Order to relocate Original order
Front Line Light Infantry
Battalion No. (104)
Pah Klu village
Ref. No. 104 /02 /Oo 1
Date: 1998 August
To: Chairman
(deleted) village
Subject: Order to vacate issued to
villages.
- An order has been issued to (deleted)
village to vacate the place and move to Kwih Lay
village or to any other place where the villagers
have relatives, at the latest by 10th September 1998.
- After the date of issue of this order,
it is warned that the Army will go around clearing
the area and should any village or small huts in the
paddy fields be found still standing, they will all
be dismantled and destroyed.
[signed]
(for) Battalion Commander
Front line, Light Infantry Battalion No.104
Source: Karen Human Rights Group, Uncertainty,
Fear and Flight: The Current Human Rights Situation in
Eastern Pa’an District, 18 November 1998, p. 9.
7. Conscription to a
militia Original
order
Seal:
DKBA Brigade 999 Special
Battalion
Ba Ma/0169 Lt. Col. Chit Thu
Date: 14/3/99
To:Chairman
Here is a written notification. It is the
matter of new recruits and notification that you must send
them without delay. All other regions and villages have sent
their recruits. Send them or face the consequences.
.No.999 Brigade
.Special
Battalion Co. 2
Capt.
(signed)
DKBA
8. Threat to lay landmines Original order
Seal:
DKBA
Brigade 999 Special
Ba Ma/0169 Lt. Col. Chit Thu
Karen Buddhist Army
Number 999 Brigade
DKBA
Letter Number: 999/Ah Hta
Ta Ya-01/002
Date: 2/2/99
To
(deleted) Tract/Village
Subject: Notification
As has come to light, tracts, elders and
villagers of Mehpletdoe region have all heard KNU’s
notice that it will plant land mines 4 1/2 feet from the
edges of roads to be set off by its enemies. While we
don’t intend to further increase the problems of the
people and villagers, [nonetheless] as the KNU is doing, we
also hereby inform our village parents, brothers and sisters
that we will also start to do the same thing. We have great
love for you all. We cannot protect you all.
Note: (1) We will start to lay mines and
ambush as of 20/2/99.
Whatever place/village we enter, absolutely don’t run
away.
We won’t accept responsibility for anyone who runs.
(signed: Chit Thu)
Battalion Commander
Special Battalion
Number 999 Brigade
DKBA
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