The Britain Burma Society (BBS) is a society founded in 1957 under the distinguished patronage of Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas George Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, PC, FRS , was a British statesman and naval officer, and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...

, Sir

Sir

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 Hubert Rance

Hubert Rance

Major General Sir Hubert Elvin Rance GCMG GBE CB was the last British Governor of Burma between 1946 and 1948, while the country moved towards independence. Later he became Governor of Trinidad and Tobago.-Career to 1945:...

 (formerly Governor of Burma), Miss Dorothy Woodman, the Rt. Hon. Malcolm MacDonald

Malcolm MacDonald

Malcolm John MacDonald OM, PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Background:MacDonald was the son of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Margaret MacDonald. Like his father he was born in Lossiemouth, Moray...

, the Rt. Hon. Arthur Bottomley

Arthur Bottomley

Arthur George Bottomley, Baron Bottomley, OBE, PC was a British Labour politician, Member of Parliament and minister....

 and others.

Affiliation

The Society itself states that it is non-political and has 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

Right-wing politics

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 and all its executive members are from British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 - Burmese think tank

Think tank

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.http://shwepla.net/ It is a compound of ten British and four Burmese whom are former British diplomat

Diplomat

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s and former heads of BBC Burmese.

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.