Himalayan Times (1962)

November 25, 1962

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CONSULTATIVE BODY IN
SIKK1M
Gmgti.k, Nov. 20
The Maharaja of Sik-
kim today promulgated
another proclamation, se
eond within a Teek which
was published ii\ the, Sik-
kim Darbar extraordinary
gazette today. The pro-
clamation said the Maha-
raja had appointed the
Sikkim Peoples' Consulta-
tive Committee, to assist
in building up and sui-
tably guiding the peoples'
will to dea 1 with the
emergency and to suggest
such measures as might
be considered necessary
for the utilization of pub-
lic participation in the
security of Sikkim. The
Mabarajkuniar is the pre-
sident of the committee.

INTERNMENT ORDER ON
CHINESE

N*w Delhi, Nov. 20
All Chinese uatienals
or piTsone cf Chinese
origin in Assam and the
five border districts of
West Bengal suspected of
being security risks have
been ordered to be in
terned, aocording to an
official ai,nuui.ct meut.

Those Chinese who
had been ordered to be
deported from India but
had been eluding extern-
mer.t under one pretext
or another have also deeil
Ij until.

CHAUDHURl TAKES OVER
ARMY COMMAND

New Delhi, Nov. 20
Lt -Gen. J. N. Cbau-
duri, GOC-in-C, Southern
Command, has taken ovsr
as officiating Chief of the
army Staff in place of
General Thapar.

The announcement of
the change, mady by Mr.
Nehru in Both Houses of
Parliament this morning,
was received with cheers
from all sides.

The Prime Minister
said that General Thapar
had applied for long leave
this morning on grounds
of health Leave had been
granted and, on his re-
commendation, Lt.-Gen.
Chaudhuri was being ap-
pointed to officiate as
Chief of the Army Staff.

(Continued from page 1)
In i919 they were divi-
ded into two Frontier
Tracts and bscame Exciu-
d . d Areas under the Cons-
titution of 193o. Politi-
cal Officers toured the
areas, submitted annual
aud ceuEus reports, pre-
served law and order,
exercised civil and crimi-
nal jurisdiction, construc-
ted roids, roads, conduc-
ted surveys and settled
iuter-tribt. 1 disputes.

The Chinese oharge,
that nra "have advanced
the McMahon Line at its
two extremities, is totally
uuwarranted. At both,

the Agreement L:ne Use
along the highest water-
shed ridge and the Indian
alignment strictly followo
thets2 features as observed
by Sir Henry Mcilahon
in his Memorandum, I
quote, *'It will be seen
that the boundary line
agreed to by the Tibetan
Government, ae shown by
the red line ou the map,
folio we, except where it
crosses the valleys of the
Tarou, Lohit, Taangpe,
Subansiri and Nyamjang
rivers, and for a shore
.■ustance near Tsari, the
northern watershed of fcfee
Irrawaddy and Brahma-
putra rivers. It is to be
seen that the fao'jnda-ty
line on the west ^ilowg
the crest of the moun-
tain range which njpa
from Peak 21,431 through
Tulungla to the Bhutan
border This is the highest
mountain range in this
tract of country. To the
north of it are the peo-
ple of Tibetan descent.
To tho south the inhabi-
tants are of Bhut&ness
extraction. It is unques-
tionably 'he correct bound'
ary. '

It is, thus, clear that
the McMahon Line repre»
scuts the traditional
boundary bettreen India
and Tibet. It has also
acquired further validity
in a treaty and by regu-
lar Indian administration
unio the Line.— (Courtesv,
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