Himalayan Times (1951)

April 18, 1931

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"EXTRA HANDS" ORDERED TO LEAVE FOR TIBET

Says Dzasa Llusbar. Tibet's Foreign Secretary

In an interview this On being further asked immediately or in near

morning Dzasa Liusbar about recent reports appea- future_not perhaps till

Tibet's Foreign Secretary ring in certain section of issues leading him to

said that all was quiet press that agreement has Yatungwere finally settled,

at Lhasa and in whole of been arrived at between

Tibet. He went on to China and Tibet and that Replying to another

say that reports circula- His Holiness the Dalai LuM question Dzasa Liushar

ting that all Tibetan was soor. returning to said that Shape Kalon

officials now residing at Lhasa the Foreign 'ecre Lama was Minister in-

Yatung and in India have tarv said that these were charge of Foreign affairs

been ordered to go to baseless and untrurt since assisted by Dzasa Sur-

Lhasa was incorrect. He no agreement could be khang and he himself, as

said "not all the officials reached at till all mem- Foreign Secretaries; the

have been ordird to leave bers of the new Tibetan former as lay and himself

for Lhasa but only those Delegation to Peking have as monk counterpart.

Tibetan officials now in reached Peking "Althou-

India and Yatung who are gh the leader of the De- Asked aoout Tsepon

considered as "Extra legation Sawang NTgab">o Shagabpa, Tibet's Finance

hands' at th .-e places have Cabinet Minister and Secretary Dzasa Liushar

been ordered by '.he Commander at Chamdo »»'<! that reports appear-

Dalai Lama Gov^nment has gone to Peking by in? in a 8ection °f tne

at Yatung to leave for Imd route others mem- Press t,,at Shagabpa had

Lhasa to tak* up their bers are just to leave Ul-en disgraced and was

respective duties at Lhasa fi.r Peking from Calcutta beinS! 8mlt to Lhasa under

Asked to name some Hnd in absence of their armed escort was entirely

such officials the Dzasa joint meeting nothing can lalse.

aoid that possihlv be be done.'"

could not do that. Partingly the Dzasa

Asked what was his mi- He also denied the *aid that it was not cer.

ssion in India at present Hongkong news that 1|4'» whether or not he

the Foreign Seorelary said Chinese were contempla- would go to Delhi to

that primarily he came ting another march on participate in the talk

here to escort the sacred Tibet, China wants which Panda Tsang, Tibe-

Relics of Lord Buddha peaceful settlement with lan Trade Agent was going

and his two chief disci- Tibet and in view of to have with members ot

pics Sarip itta and Maha- Tibetan willingness to come the Commerce Ministry

miggallana to Gangtok to peaceful ngreement India Government regar-

but now that he was China would not order ding imposition of duty

here his would like to another march into Tibet " on Tibetan wool,

contact I ibetan Students Asked how long the Dalai

studying at Darjeeling and Lama intends staying at Tfcta interview was

other places and also to Yatung be said that granted in the local office

see working of Tilictan nothing could be definitely of the Tibetan Trade

Trado Mission in India said in that respect but Mission and two English

with its office at Kalim- certainly there was no knowing 1 ibetan Official*

pong. talk of'hi» leaving Yatung acted as intor, refers.