Himalayan Times (1962)

December 23, 1962

Himalayan Times

Five

NO ILL-TREATMENT OF
CHINESE IN INDIA

New Delhi, Dec. 19
China's allegations
about ill treatment of
Chinese nationals interned
in India since the emer-
gency were today descri-
bed by a spokesman of
the External Affaire Mi-
nistry as ''absolutely false
and misohievous".

These false charges
were made in a Chin-se
Government Note which
was handed to the Minis-
try late yesterday evening,
but was published ip Pe-
king much earlier.

Nearly 2,000 Chinese
nationals or persons of
Chinese origin frcm Assam
and the five border dis-
tricts of West Bengal
were rounded up after
the masMve Chinese inva-
sion as a security measure.

They have since been
detained in a camp at
Deoli in Rtijasthan and
are being treated fully in
accordance with the Gt-
neva convti.tion.

A representative of
the International Red
Cross has already visited
the Deoli camp.

The spokesman dec-
lared today that the Go-
vernment of India would
aoon "screen" all the in-
mates of the Deoli camp
and release those who are
not considered a security
risk.

BOMDILA REVISITED

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as the entire population,
with the exception of a
few Tibetan refugees, had
been ev.-.cuated before the
town fell on November 18.

At night, Bomdila,
shivering in Himalayan
weather Ir.y plunged in
darkness. The Chinese had
put out of commission
the two generators which
supplied electricity to the
town They had also dis-
rupted the water supply.

In their vandalism
they had not spared even
the Buddhist gompa in
the compound of the Po-
litical Officer's resdence.
They had removed the
silver lamps and all other
valuablea from there.

Before their withdra-
wal from Bomdila, the
Chinese had sealed all
houses with au inscription
in Chinese rtading ''Oc-
cup&U away, please do
not enter". But when
the administrative partv
opened the official resi-
dences most of the fur-
niture and other articles
were not there. The Chi-
nese had taken away from
a 40 bed hospital in Bom<
diia all medicines, valua-
ble equipment and spring
beds. Three months' pro-
visions left in the Govern-
ment stores at the time
of evacuation had also
been rifled.

HOME GUARDS FOR
KURSEONG

Kurseong, Deo. 16
The first batch of
Horns Guards numbering
24 took oath of allegianoe
jesterday. The Superin-
tendent of Police, Darjeel.
ing administered the oath,
The trains 7 of the Home
Guards corn-?enced from
today at the W.B.N.V.F.
Centre, under the super-
vision of the Deputy Su-
perintendent of Polioe,
Darjeeling.

ENVOY TO LHASA NOW
IN GANGTOK

Gangtok, Dec. 17
India's Consul-General
in Lhasa, Mr. ArT-;nd Deo,
arrived here f' Jl Lhasa
today after closing down
the consulate there on
Oecember 12. Two other
members of the consulate
staff arrived here last night.

BHUTAN BUILDING NEW
ROAD TO TIBET BORDER

Jalpaiguri, Deo. 17
The Government of
Bhutan, it is understood,
has taken up construc-
tion of a new road from
Hatisnr to Farichunggi on
the Bhutau-Tibet border,
Bhutaneee have been em-
ployed for this purpose
and consequently atten-
dance of Bhutanese at
Indian hats in Indo-Bhu-
tan border villages (Kali-
khola, Chamurchi etc.)
has fallen to a great
ex tei. t.