Himalayan Times (1962)

December 9, 1962

Himalayan Times

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INDIA TO FORCE ISSUE IF
CHINESE DO NOT EE AVE

Tezpur, December 6.

Mr. Nehru declared
at Press conference here
today that if tba Chinese
did not withdraw comple-
tely from Indian territory,
"then we have to force
the issue and it wonld
be for India to choose
the next course of action."

Shortly before leaving
by air for New Delhi in
the afternoon he told a
public meeting that should
the Chinese pull out their
forces behind the Mc-
Mahon Line, India would
be prepared to oonsider
other peaceful means for
settling the Sino Indian
border dispute.

The Indian Prime Mi-
nister told correspondents
at the looal Circuit House
that be understood from
the Chin*se offer that
they would withdraw be-
hind the McMahon Line
and would keep their
posts beyond it.

He said that following
the Chinese withdrawal-
civil administration and
police posts would be set
up in those areas of NBFA
which had been overrun
by the invaders

India he categorioally
stated in answer to a
question, would not allow
any ground troops from

any otner country lo fight
on her side to defend her
border*.

Foreign advisers in
various shape and form
might come but :'we do
not expect any ground
troops from any other
country."

SAFEGUARDING INDIA'S
INDEPENDENCE

Darjeeling) Deo. 4
'Betrayal by the Com-
munist China can never
be underestimated, it
should be faced with
courage and determina-
tion' said Sri D. K. Baner-
jee, 8.D.O., badar, Dar-
jeeling in a public meeting
held today at Mane-bhan-
jang, a village bordering
India and Nepal. Sri Peter
Lepcha, Head Master,
Maue-bhanjang B. C. Mis-
sion Primary Sohool speak-
ing on behalf of the looal
people said that the people
here are fully prepared to
sacrifice anything that they
can for safeguarding the
country's independence.

Sri Banerjee said that
our country has set an
example of unity in di.
varsity to the world and
to the Communist China
particularly. The Subdivi-
aional Publicity Officer,
Sadar also spoke.

64 P.O.W.S BACK IN
TEZPUR

New Delhi, Deo. 6
Sixty-four wounded
jawans and road-buildfera-
they were banded over
by the Chinese to the
Indian Red Cross at Bom-
dila yesterday—reached
Tezpur early today. They
are being flown her© for
bcspitalization, according
to an official spokesman.
The spokesman said
he was not in a position
to state when other POWs
in Chinese hands might be
released.

Mr. Nehru called ea
the sick and wounded pri-
soners in Tezpur.

SILIGURI JOURNALIST
SEARRESTED

Siliguri, Deo 3
Mr, Basanta Ghosh,
editor of Sangharsa, a
Bengali weekly, was re-
arrested here yesterday
under the Defence of India
Rules. Bail was refused.
He had been arreBted ear-
lier under the Security
Act and came out cn bail
a few days ago.

TWO COMMUNISTS HELD
IN SILIGUR!

Siliguri, Dee. 5
Mr. Kanu Saoyal a
Communist worker, wats
detaioed here under the
Defence of Iiidsa Rules.
Mr. Panchanan Sarkar.
another Communist ^"crker;
was also arrested;