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Himalayan Times — 1959

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VOL. XII

NO LARGE-SCALE EXODUS FROM XIEET

INDIA WILL NOT OPEN DOOR TO ALL REFUGEES -

New Delhi, April 9.

Mr. Nehru is reported Mr. Nehru reiterated locial systems—one steep-
to have informed the Con- India's three point policy ed in anoient tradition*,
gress Parliamentary party with regard to the deve- .the other the product of-
her* this evening that lopments in Tibet. They present times,
the Dalai Lama would are: to protect India's He had sensed this
reach the place, where he national interests; to main- conflict of ideas in Tibet
wss to reside in about tain friendly relations even at the time of his
12 days. At present he with the neighbouring visit to Bhutan He was
was on bis way to Bom- oountries but not to sub- of the view that the Chi-
dila. mit to any 'wrong action"; n*se perhaps had not un-
Rejeoting the d»mand and finally Tibet'* auto- derstuod tb* full impli-
that India should open nomy. ' cations of their agreement
the door to all refugees, In this oontext be with the local Govern-
Mr. Nehru *aid. apart referred to certain phra- men*in Tibet According
from being impr*otioable, ses, suoh as "iron our to nim j* implied that
it would weaken the peo tain' and "reactionary even in the Kham area
pie who stayed behind imperialists," as weapons °f Tibet, whioh formed
in Tibet. He compared of the cold war. 1 he use part of China, no reforms
their position to that of of such phrases, he said, would be introduced.. ,:
the Hindus in East Pakis did net clear the way The reforms by then
lan, who were now with- for negotiations even if led to a revolt and up-
nut effective leadership. there was the will to rooting of the Khampas

Moreover, he added. negotiate three years ago.

there was no indication Reviewing the deve- Mr Nehru again clari-

of a large-soal* exodus of lopments in Tibet in the tied the- position about

refugees from Tibet to last three years which granting political asylum

India. He was of the culminated in the recent to the Dalai Lama He

view that even the talk fighting in Lhasa and the said it was in strict con-

of opening the door to departure of. the Dalai formity with international

all refugees. would harm Lama. Mr. Nehru said it . law and could not be in*

th* oause of the Tibetan was the result of a oon- terpret«d as "an unfriend -

people. . fliot between two opposite ly aot."

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