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= 7 te Te ő XeAol 5s Jul 25 - page two = the hama's unique position and against the underlying theocratic principle itself. Considering the Lama, the incarnation of Buddha, as a simple member of a ruling committee, alongside with "patriotic", alias communistic representatives, means denying his divine rights and authovity. lt lowers the Lama to the rank of a simple public official or p-litician and does not leave him even the glory of being persecuted or of suffering from the hands of communistse he loses his face, with out becoming a hero eee a fate vorse than death in the eyes of an Orientale , The Dalai/ band is however the absolute prisoner of the Chinese, without appearing as such to the outside worlde ke has not even so much freedom left as to chose resistance and persecutione By the end of May the Valai Lama was forced to dismiss his +rime Minister. Sawang Lukhang was accused of having conspired against the Chinese presence in Tibet and having created disturbances in the country. Deprived from his ablest and strongest advisorg, the Dalai Lama had to accept all further consequencese reace was established xx&k between him and the ranchen Lama. In the last month, in Lhasa, they came into fréguent contact with each other. From now on their common interests will be conducted by one delgate, whose responsibilty it will be to maintain peace betwee: the two groups and vork towards increasing uification. AS to Tibet's administration, the valai Lama hac also to bow to communistic wishese “The administrative Committee" plan has been acceptede the Fanchen Lama - well Surrounded by Ghinese troops and his bodyguard - left shasa in great ceremony, carly in June, to visit Shigatse, his spiritual capital and personal residencee He vill have to reorganizeé the administration of the Tsang Province, along the new lines, and then returns to Lhasa. At that time, the new Administrative council will start to function as Tibet’ supreme executive power, under Peking supervisione in the meantime a serics of practical measures are following which rave to prepare the full absorption of Tibet into Vom unistic Chinae now that reking has fujl hplc on the Lamas and on their now unified religious administration, they have mo .onger to manage Tibetean feelingSe nepression becomes more anu more opemj all antiChinese movements are now seyerbly punishede wimultaneously tibetean economy is mtirely taken over by Chinae a delegation has already Left whasa,"invitea"to reking for the "negotiation" of an “over-all and long-term" traue agreement betwem the two countries. Such "agreement" between the communist power and its satellite country is nothing new: it means total absorption and full use of all resources for the exclusive aim of an over-allf communistic interest. $6 .