In Burma. the 3NDD line is that the poppy producers are simply tribes that cannot be controlled by the Burmese Government. What they do not say is that. according to the area handbook of Burma published by the U.S. Government last year. the rebellious tribes in the opiumgrowing parts of Burma--primarily upper Shan stateare Communistled. and armed and equipped by Red China. A refugee from Red China. whom my staff and I have personally questioned. reports that those Burmese rebels are paying for their weapons by sending their opium crop to Red China for refining. She also reports that she personally saw Red Chinese Army units harvesting opium in the southernmost province of China. Yunnan.