Ne Win
Ba Swe and U Nu, his former senior colleague and later adversary, were released on 27 October 1966. On the day of their release both Ba Swe and U Nu were driven to the office of the Revolutionary Council Chairman General Ne Win where Ne Win told them that if they wished to go on a pilgrimage either within the country or abroad, the government would bear their expenses. Ne Win also suggested that both might wish to go abroad for a 'medical check-up'.