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February 4, 1962 Himalayan TimeB
Three
ARMS AIRDROPPED TO KHAMPAS
Indian Military Aid Sought
Kathmandu, February 1
A Foreign Office spo-
kesman yesterday sugges-
ted that India and Nepal
should join together to
meet the threat posed by
armed Khampae operating
within Nepalese territory
-against the Chinese. The
danger area was specified
as Mustang, where a well-
trained and equipped
Khampa army, several
thousand strong, is known
to be operating
The spokesman said
this foroe was. being sup
plied by air. Several un-
identified planes, operating
largely at night, have
bten reported seen in the
area.
/
The spokesman esti-
mated the aid to the
Khampas at Rn. 2 lakhs
per month, but was quiok
to point out that no arms
and ammunition had been
oonveyed overland through
Nepal.
From all aocounts,
the arms and ammunition
supplied are, of the latest
vintage. Reports suggest
that these Khampas have
infiltrated into Nepal over
the past two years, mainly
from the Darjeeling tarea
and aoross the southern
border of Nepal They
oame supplied with money
and olothes from a source
rumoured to be in Dar-
jeeling, with the promise
of arms eupplies. This
promise is now being ful-
filled by these mysterious
air drops. ■
Particularly alarming 1
was the spokesman's sug-
gestion that Chinese may
seek to enter Nepal to
clear up this Khampa
threat. Apparently, the
Nepalese Army i« not in
a position to do anything
itself since the Khampas
are extremely tough and
are operating at altitudes
(the Mustang area's aver-
age altitude is 15,000 ft.)
too high for action even
by Nepalese moumain
troops. Besides, getting
Nepalese troops to this
remote area and supplying
them poses immense prob-
lems.
The spokesman denied
any Chinese approaoh
having been made yet, but
he olearly expected it.
Be saw a parallel in
the disturbances after the
1964 revolution, when In
dian troops sought per-
mission and entered Ne-
palese territory to settle
them. Asked what Nepal
would do should Chinese
forces enter Nepal, he
replied that it oould do
nothing.and felt that only
India and. Nepal together
could amicably work out
measures to oounter this
extremely dangerous situa-
tion,
PAY COMMISSION -FOR
SIKKIM STATE
Gangtok, Feb. 1
A Press Note issued
today by the Sikkim Dar-
bar made it olear that
His Highness the Maha-
raja of Sikkim has ap-
pointed a committee to
examine and consider the
revision of the pay struc-
ture and.term* of service
of the employees of His
Highriess's Government.
The oommittee will be
h-aded by Mr! T. S.
Gyaltsen, Establishment
Secretary of the Sikkim
Government. Its members
are Rai Bahadur F. C.
Jali, Chief Engineer of
Sikkim, Mr. M. M. Rasaily,
Conservator and General
Manager, Sikkim Nation-
alized Transport and Mr.
Rebhum Lepcha, Leputy
Secretary, Finance, will
be the secretary of the
oommittee. The oommittee
will keep in perspective
the economic conditions
of Sikkim and other re-
levant factors while ma-
king their reoomnienda-
tions of any change con-
sidered desirable.
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Three
ARMS AIRDROPPED TO KHAMPAS
Indian Military Aid Sought
Kathmandu, February 1
A Foreign Office spo-
kesman yesterday sugges-
ted that India and Nepal
should join together to
meet the threat posed by
armed Khampae operating
within Nepalese territory
-against the Chinese. The
danger area was specified
as Mustang, where a well-
trained and equipped
Khampa army, several
thousand strong, is known
to be operating
The spokesman said
this foroe was. being sup
plied by air. Several un-
identified planes, operating
largely at night, have
bten reported seen in the
area.
/
The spokesman esti-
mated the aid to the
Khampas at Rn. 2 lakhs
per month, but was quiok
to point out that no arms
and ammunition had been
oonveyed overland through
Nepal.
From all aocounts,
the arms and ammunition
supplied are, of the latest
vintage. Reports suggest
that these Khampas have
infiltrated into Nepal over
the past two years, mainly
from the Darjeeling tarea
and aoross the southern
border of Nepal They
oame supplied with money
and olothes from a source
rumoured to be in Dar-
jeeling, with the promise
of arms eupplies. This
promise is now being ful-
filled by these mysterious
air drops. ■
Particularly alarming 1
was the spokesman's sug-
gestion that Chinese may
seek to enter Nepal to
clear up this Khampa
threat. Apparently, the
Nepalese Army i« not in
a position to do anything
itself since the Khampas
are extremely tough and
are operating at altitudes
(the Mustang area's aver-
age altitude is 15,000 ft.)
too high for action even
by Nepalese moumain
troops. Besides, getting
Nepalese troops to this
remote area and supplying
them poses immense prob-
lems.
The spokesman denied
any Chinese approaoh
having been made yet, but
he olearly expected it.
Be saw a parallel in
the disturbances after the
1964 revolution, when In
dian troops sought per-
mission and entered Ne-
palese territory to settle
them. Asked what Nepal
would do should Chinese
forces enter Nepal, he
replied that it oould do
nothing.and felt that only
India and. Nepal together
could amicably work out
measures to oounter this
extremely dangerous situa-
tion,
PAY COMMISSION -FOR
SIKKIM STATE
Gangtok, Feb. 1
A Press Note issued
today by the Sikkim Dar-
bar made it olear that
His Highness the Maha-
raja of Sikkim has ap-
pointed a committee to
examine and consider the
revision of the pay struc-
ture and.term* of service
of the employees of His
Highriess's Government.
The oommittee will be
h-aded by Mr! T. S.
Gyaltsen, Establishment
Secretary of the Sikkim
Government. Its members
are Rai Bahadur F. C.
Jali, Chief Engineer of
Sikkim, Mr. M. M. Rasaily,
Conservator and General
Manager, Sikkim Nation-
alized Transport and Mr.
Rebhum Lepcha, Leputy
Secretary, Finance, will
be the secretary of the
oommittee. The oommittee
will keep in perspective
the economic conditions
of Sikkim and other re-
levant factors while ma-
king their reoomnienda-
tions of any change con-
sidered desirable.
» • *