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REPORT FROM TIBET
A China Missionary, expelled from there several months ago
and who in the meantime has lived in Indochina and India, returned
to Europe by phane these days. He has had the opportunity of receiving
first hand information from the Tibetan border and gives following
account on the rapid liquidation of this once great Asiatic
religious center.
In the month of May, the two Lamas - the 17 year old Dalai
Lama and the 14 year old Panchen Lama - were both in Lhasa, the Tibet
capital city. At this moment a deciséve change was to occur in the
administration of the State. ;
. In order to undermine Tibet's regastance, Chinese communis ti
authorities had greatly played up the young Panchen Lamae Most of his
life he has spent under Chinese control and communists feel that they
can use him now as their instrument. His predecessor had flea from
Tibet in 1923 and has come to Chinae Now the young Fanchen Lama
was returned to Tibet, surrounded by a strong Chinese bodyguard and
supported by the might and pressure of Peking authorities. All estates
confiscated about thirty years ago, were retumned to the present
Panchen Lama and he was given far-reaching administrative rights, such
as the one of nominating Lhasa officials. Returned now to the capital
city, the young Lama = or more exactly his Chinese protectors - made
ample use of these privileges. The Panchen Lama has come and has
acted as a ruler; but Tibet is no more the autkhwexaziz autonomous
theocratic State that it used to be ese
Resistance against such clear communist infiltration in the
Buddhist sanctuary was expected to come form the Dalai Lama and
especially from his Prime-Minister, Sawang Lukhang, Tibet's strong
mane During the time of the communist advance — when the Dalai Lama
had to leave Lhasa - it was Sawang Lukhang who was entrusted by the
Lama to carry on goverment and administration. He fulfillea his
duties in a most courageous d constantly uphold Tibet's right agains
the invading power, while simultaneously Maintening peace anu morale
in the country, until the Chinese-Tibetan treaty coula be reachede
Today, communist authorities however use the terms of this
same treaty, ty constantly broadening out the rights recognized to
the Peking governments. The first step was to change Tibet's govern¬
ment, while still maintaining the outside facade of a r ligious
adminis tration. The new ruling body - as suggested by Chinese ¬
woulti be an administrative committee. Its members - ail placed on
equal footing and wit! equal rights - would be the two Lamas, the
delegates from the three main Buddhist monasteries in Lhasa and side¬
by-Side with them certain representative patriotic elements. Needless
to say that both the Dalai Lama and his frime hinister were opposed
to any such projecte This indeed was the first great attack against
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