Page 10 - Last week the people of Burma took the most important step in the turbulent mystery-cloaked history. Rangoon's Constituent Assembly passed a Bill declaring Burma a sovereign state, to be known as the Union of Burma. To many, Burma is a vague, jungle-clad country of "'eathen idols and wackin' great cheroots." They have much to learn, as they will realise when they read. BACKGROUND ON BURMA