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How Did U Tien Influenced Burmese Men?

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Finian learned the language and physically prepared his body by eating the native food and developing immunity to the bacteria in the food. In Burma, he recruited a Burmese man, U Tien. Father Finian had to vet U Tien, and put him through some tests to make certain of his loyalty and prove he was not a communist. Once he was satisfied that U Tien was loyal, they began their work together. Finian worked through U Tien to recruit other loyal Burmese men to form his group of Nine Friends. Father Finian did not tell them what he wanted; instead, he asked the men to decide what was important to them and talked to them about their views on communism. Finian was able to influence the men by having them realize and believe in the cause they were going

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