Himalayan Times (1953)

December 27, 1903

Mr. Nehru replying lo
the debate on India’s
Foreign Policy said 1 e
was not aware of massing
of troops across the bor-
der. Much of the news
published about this came
from Kalimpong. But news
sent from there was un-
reliable. He could not give
exact figures, but l.e was
quite sure in his mind
that there was no massing
of troops anywhere north
south or east. “My infor-
mation is that such troops
as were there have been
lessened for tiie simple-
reason that it was difficult
to feed them there.’’

Mr. Nehru said that
at no stage of Tibetan
history to his Knotiledpe
was China's su/.efcjnty
over Tibet denied. I No
foreign country at fanv
time ever denied" it in
the last*many generations.
‘ At no time did we or
could we challenge tjie
suzerainty of Chit a over
Tibet.’’

AIRFIELDS IN TIBET

He had no doubt that
airfields were being cons-
tructed in Tibet because
the only way q[ getting

f&malauani lEitun

across in Tibet was by
air. But one had to de
velop such airfields. India
was building airfields in
the north-east.

‘ But, if there is any
conception.” he said, ‘that
there are some prepara-
tions being made in Tibet
for some kind of invasion
or attack on India, I
think that is a complete
mistake. There are bases
there. But J don’t believe
from any point of view,
practical, physical or any
other, that there is the
least chance of any attempt
at such invasion ft India
Factors of geography and
others make it extremely
'difficult

“In the final analysis
if it 'titkes place we resist.
Why get. afraid o,f it f”

India’s relations with
the Cninese State, at the
■present moment Were
friendly. “We don’t agree
with then! in many ma-
tters. lint our relations
are friendly.”

PEKING TALKS

At _ the Peking talks
to be held between Ch'na
and' India next wtek, Mr.
Nehru said., there was no

Thrse

MR.-KAUL LEAVES FOR
PEKING

New Delhi, Dec. 23
Mr. T. N. Kaul, Joint
Secretary, External Affairs
Minister left for Peking
tonight to participate in
the talks between India
and China on . ibet.

Mr, Kaul will be the
deputy leader of the dele-
gation which will be led
by India's Ambassador in
China. ,\lr Ragbavau
DES RAJ-WOOD,
The engagement is'
announced between Mr.
James Des Raj, b..E,m.T m.k.
eldest son of Mr, F. Des
Raj and the .late Mrs. F.
Des Raj of Kalimpong.
and of Miss Jean Ursula
Wood, younger daughter
of J. Wood Esqr of
Bridlington and /Jiffield,

, Yorkshire, England The'
marriage will take place
in April lH54 in England.

question about fronti r’s
arising there . “We. have
got a frontier -which we
know well. I don’t pro-
pose to admit anybody's
right to come across that
fronticrexcept in a friendly
way,”

With regard to repor-
ted Chinese claims about
the .northeast frontier,
Mr. Nehru said that tie.
issue did not arise a-r
India stood by the Mr-
Moban Line. It was cer-
tainly not to be discussed
af the coming Peking
talks over Tibet.

INVASION OF INDIA THROUGH TIBET
IMPRACTICABLE

NEHKU EXPLAINS INDC-T1EET POLICY

New Delhi, December 24

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