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Upon independence, the '''Union of Burma Boy Scouts''' was recognized in the spring of [[1948]], and was one of the founding National Scout Organizations of the [[WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region|Far East Regional Scout Conference]]. Because of the war and its aftermath, Scouting had almost disappeared, but strenuous efforts were made by former Scouters and Old Scouts to revive it. | Upon independence, the '''Union of Burma Boy Scouts''' was recognized in the spring of [[1948]], and was one of the founding National Scout Organizations of the [[WOSM-Asia-Pacific Region|Far East Regional Scout Conference]]. Because of the war and its aftermath, Scouting had almost disappeared, but strenuous efforts were made by former Scouters and Old Scouts to revive it. | ||
[[J.S. Wilson]], Director of the [[World Scout Bureau|Boy Scouts International Bureau]], visited Burma in 1952. Wilson's sole journey outside Rangoon was to fly to [[Myaungmya]] in the Delta. Scouting in that district was due to the enthusiasm of a [[Gurkha]] Preventive Officer, who formed all the official and influential men in the town into a Local Association. Many of those auxiliary leaders were given preliminary Scout training, and Scouters and Guiders received more intensive training, while he apprenticed a successor as District Commissioner. Wilson met Bluebirds and Guides, Cubs and Scouts at a refugee village rapidly becoming a cooperative settlement; Guides and Scouts in their own locale; as well as a little band of Scouts in the compound of a [[Vihara|Buddhist monastery]] across the river. | [[J. S. Wilson]], Director of the [[World Scout Bureau|Boy Scouts International Bureau]], visited Burma in 1952. Wilson's sole journey outside Rangoon was to fly to [[Myaungmya]] in the Delta. Scouting in that district was due to the enthusiasm of a [[Gurkha]] Preventive Officer, who formed all the official and influential men in the town into a Local Association. Many of those auxiliary leaders were given preliminary Scout training, and Scouters and Guiders received more intensive training, while he apprenticed a successor as District Commissioner. Wilson met Bluebirds and Guides, Cubs and Scouts at a refugee village rapidly becoming a cooperative settlement; Guides and Scouts in their own locale; as well as a little band of Scouts in the compound of a [[Vihara|Buddhist monastery]] across the river. | ||
Burma sent a representative to the 1957 Far East Scouters' Regional Pow-Wow held at [[Sutton Park]], England. By [[1959]] the nation counted 13,889 members, and the [[Yangon University|University of Rangoon]] in [[1960]] hosted the Second Far East Regional Scout Conference, with the First Far East Professional Scouters Training Conference held at [[Inya Lake|Inyale]] Camp in Rangoon as an ancillary event. [[U Tin Tun]] represented UBBS in the five-man Far East Scout Advisory Committee (FESAC). Burma's [[U Ba Htay]] was elected one of the very earliest chairmen of FESAC, which would later become the [[Asia-Pacific Region]], and served from [[1958]] to [[1960]]. Boy and Girl Scouts in Burma merged in [[1962]] to form the coeducational '''Union of Burma Boy Scouts and Girl Guides''', which was active until [[1964]], reaching a membership high-point of 93,562. | Burma sent a representative to the 1957 Far East Scouters' Regional Pow-Wow held at [[Sutton Park]], England. By [[1959]] the nation counted 13,889 members, and the [[Yangon University|University of Rangoon]] in [[1960]] hosted the Second Far East Regional Scout Conference, with the First Far East Professional Scouters Training Conference held at [[Inya Lake|Inyale]] Camp in Rangoon as an ancillary event. [[U Tin Tun]] represented UBBS in the five-man Far East Scout Advisory Committee (FESAC). Burma's [[U Ba Htay]] was elected one of the very earliest chairmen of FESAC, which would later become the [[Asia-Pacific Region]], and served from [[1958]] to [[1960]]. Boy and Girl Scouts in Burma merged in [[1962]] to form the coeducational '''Union of Burma Boy Scouts and Girl Guides''', which was active until [[1964]], reaching a membership high-point of 93,562. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
*''Scouting 'Round the World'', [[J.S. Wilson|John S. Wilson]], first edition, Blandford Press 1959 | *''Scouting 'Round the World'', [[J. S. Wilson|John S. Wilson]], first edition, Blandford Press 1959 | ||
*Facts on World Scouting, Boy Scouts International Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, 1961 | *Facts on World Scouting, Boy Scouts International Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, 1961 | ||
*''The Left Handshake'', Hilary Saint George Saunders, 1948 | *''The Left Handshake'', Hilary Saint George Saunders, 1948 | ||