Himalayan Times (1954)

June 13, 1954

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IMPLEMENTATION OF INDO-CHINA
PACT ON TIBET

New Delhi, June 10.

The Government of India
has taken up the imple-
mentation of the Indo-
China Agreement on Tibet
which"*as signed a month
ago.

Accord ng to informa-
tion received here,- the
Chinese Government rati-
fied the agreement on June
3. The Dalai Lama of
Tibet gave a banquet on
May 30 to celebrate its
signing.

An Indian Army officer,
is being sent to Gyantse
and Yatung where three
platoons of Indian troops,
numbering about LOO, are
stationed on escort duties,
to arrange the winding up
of the establishments and
the withdrawal of the
troops. This is scheduled
to be completed within
three months

Talks have already
started in Peking regarding
the handing over of rest
houses maintained by the
Government of India in
Tibet. Details regarding
equipments; etc., and the
fixing of compensation are
being discussed.

An officer has been sent
to take an inventory of
the postal and telegraph
system in Tibet maintain-
ed by the Government of

India prior to handing it
over to the Chinese Govern-
ment. As a gesture of
goodwill, India has already
announced her decision to
hand over the system with
out any compensation.

The pilgrimage to Man-
sarowar has already started
and reports received indi-
cate that the pilgrims are
not exp riencing any diffi-
culty. Under the agree-
ment, the Chinese autho-
rities will issue permits to
the pilgriraB at border
check-posts.

Instructions have been
issued by the Government
of India to the State
Governments to issue cer-
tificates to bona fide tra-
ders known to be engaged
in Tibetan trade.
GORKHA PARISH AD

LEADER ARRESTED

Kathmandu, June 10
Major Gen. Mrigendra
Shamshere, Gorkha Pari
shad leader, was arrested
here on June 4.

On 3rd inst. Customs
seized four wireless trans-
mitter sets wrapped, in
American newspapers weigh
ing about 5 lb The parcel
was addressed to Gen
Mrigendra Shamsber and
despatched from America.

STRONG MILITARY
BASE IN TIBET
Kathmandu, June 10 .

The Chinese have built
military barracks on the
Nepal-Tibetan border at
Kaerong, according to the
Japanese expedition which
recently made an „.un-
snccesful attempt on Ga-
nesh Hiatal. ,/*'■''

Mr. Murayama, a mem-
ber of the expedition, said
that while they were at
22 000 feet on the peak,
they spotted barracks
though he did not see
any troops.

Karlier reports here said
that the Chinese have built
a road running parallel
to the Himalayas on
Tibet's southern border.
They have also construc-
ted air strips to accomo-
date war planes.

The steady arrival in
Lhasa during the past five
years of heavy machinery'
from China strengthens
the belief that the Chinese
will convert Tibet into a
strong military base for
themselves.

The sets bore the inscrip-
tion ' Signal Corps, V. S.
Army"

The Nepalese Prime Mi-
nister and Home Minister
inspected the sets.

Informed circles said trie
Nepal Government pro-
posed to make a protest
to the U S. A; over the
niatter.