No Qaeda cells in Myanmar

Special Feature: Information Sheet N0. B-1959 (I) 20th September, 2001

This office is presenting a response letter to the " Confronting the Terrorist Threat "which appeared in The International Herald Tribune Newspaper on 17 September, 2001, by Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Washington, D.C. dated 18 September, 2001 for your information.

18 September, 2001

The Editor Letters to the Editor International Herald Tribune
850 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022

Dear Mr. Editor,

In your map on confronting the Terrorist Threat (Monday, September 17, 2001) you showed countries with Qaeda cells and countries where terrorists are possible targets.

I was flabbergasted to find my country, Myanmar, highlighted among the countries where Qaeda cells exist. I would like to point out that Myanmar is totally against terrorism in any form and would never allow terrorists to exist on its soil. There is no way that Qaeda cells could operate from within the country.

I hope the mistake was due to misplaced color fill, as I can`t imagine any other reason for such a glaring error.

Sincerely,

Sd.
Information Officer
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar Washington, D.C
U.S.A

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