Himalayan Times (1950)

Twelve

Rtijrrsiererl No. C3032

COMMUNIST INVASION OF TIBET
(f'mi'inu 'I from page 10)
Khwaja Nasrullah, Chief Whip of
the Kast Pakistan Legislative Assembly
saiit in a press interview at Sydney:'
" The Chinese advance into Tibet had
placed Pakistan "in grave danger of
invasion" If that happened " \V'e fight
ineli by inch until the last man" lie
added. A Communist invasion of Pakis-
tan would lead to a third , world war'

loraa in Elindusthan Standard
■ "V;, Nov adds: "The Chinese.advance
into Tibet, has placed Pakistan in grave
danger of invasion" says Khwaja Nas-
rullah Chief Whip of the Pakistan Le-
gislative Assembly "If that happened
we will fight inch by inch until the last
man" In that case it will be a terribly
long fight considering that 12 inches
make one loot.

A report frcm Karachi says that The
Kast Pakistan Foreign and Commonwealth
Relations Ministry 'nas strongly repudiated
the statement reported to have been
made b. Khwaja Nasruddin. Pakistan
papers on the otherhand have ju-tstied
the Chinese advance and maintain that
Tibet belongs to China.

A new Delhi report of Nov.
says that the Dalai Lama and the regent
are reported to be still in Lhasa.

Another report from New Delhi
says that the Dalai Lamas Government
has instructed the Tibetan Delegation
to Peking, now in Kali m pong not to
proceed to Peking.

A P T.I. report from Kalimpong
says that according to a Peking Radio
tkoadeast heard here on the 5th the
government of India havo been requested
to withdraw Indian troops stationed in

Gyantse and Yatung on the Indn-Tibetan
trade route to Lhasa since Tibet had
become the "sole concern and responsi-
bility of China" Earlier. India has
alreaey stated that her Lhasa mission
and the Gyantsi and Yatung agencies
will remain.

flic International] Confederation
ol Free trade I'nions passed a resulation
at Kurssels on Nov. ,'i night protesting
at the Chinese invasion of Tibet.

Tlie spokesmen of the (Jm. nun mi d' ftirliu
have made it plain tlmt the events in Tibet,
however serious, do net warrant any change In
(ioverowent of India's policy. Thie mean* that
neither India government's relationship with
Peking nor it * policy of neutrality will undergo
any change. This is of crucial importance. With-
out a change in the polity of neutrality there
is no means whereby i lie AjhgkvAincriciin powers
can bring any lie!p to Lhasa This means that
a cardinal element nl" V, S. foreign policy is in
danger of' being negatived by India's attitude.
Carrying succpui in the victijni of willing to icsst
is the. very basis of Truman doctrine. In Korea
this was brilliantly deiuon-strarted by the decision
nl" the I'. S. government to intervene militarily
even before the I". X. had time in give its sanction.

What .was possible in Korea is for geographical
reasons not, |N)ssib|e in libet unles* India which
lies athwart the line of approach by the Western
powers joins up.

The position is an extraordinary one. India
is opposed to the approach of communism :l hfl
northern borders. $0 are the Western po.vcif-.
lint the latttr have to remain inactive because
of India's policy of neutrality. It is doubtful
Whether there will be any change in I his [obey
even if the l". N. Were to pass a resolution
similar to that passed on Korea.

Lalest report from Tibet indicates that
Press reptrts about Tibet ore incorrect & that
the Chinese are still far away from Ibasa.
They are no further than tbe vicinity of
Chamdn.

Editor S. C. Jain. Printed & published by him for Himalayan Industrial & Trading
Corporation Ltd at the Himalayan Printing Works. Kalimpong.