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j No a for Jul 2 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 government, 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 sideby-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 SS.
