Evening star., 1950-11-24
Red Plot in Tibet
Fall of Country May Open
WAY for Infi|trution of India

dakh is, in fact. often called Lit
tie Tibet"
Travellers and pilgrims from the
Himalayan region who partly sup
piled this material confirmed that
the Communist invasion" of
Western Tibet is not far from
completion today by infiltration.
They said there were no forces
to oppose any incursion. and the
inhabitants, far from resisting,
would actively support a change
over in hopes of improving their
lot.
Social conditions in Tibet are
made to order for Communist
conversion. The garpons or gov
ernors Of Western Tibet, jong
pens or lieutenant governors and
chasus or tax collectors are the
local hierarchy. They give no
public service of any kind except
punishment of criminals, which
is by extremely Oriental methods
such as f1ogging to death, cutting
of hands or binding of offenders.
Their principal duty is to col
lect money from the population
out of which they must submit
stated sums to Lhasa. Above this.
their main interest in life is to
squeeze out more money Cor them
selves.
Taking over this country won't
require an army on Western lines,
but more like Mongol hordes who
live off the land. It appears to
be the Communist plan to use
tough nomads for this purpose.
These are people who constantly
move about the area, anyway. fol-
lowing the best grazing land for
their herds-so their comings and
goings aren't noticed.
These rugged northern noun
taineers would make effective SOL
diers in this terrain. They're
capable Of travelling so miles
day on ponies or 80 miles afoot
living on Tsampa (baked barley
-FOUR, raw dried meat and chaura
or cheese that's nearly as hard
as a rock.
When the nomads had accom-
plished their purpose. they would
be replaced by Mongol troops
from Russian Turkestan.
Officials Might Aid Reds.
The local officials probably
would work readily with the
Communist regime so long as
they were permitted to carry on
their lucrative trading activities.
They could be eliminated or re-
placed by Communists at the ap-
propriate time.
Information available privately
in New Delhi, aside from these
findings Of special anti-Commu-
mist intelligence activity, con-
firms the assertion that Commu-
nists plan to infiltrate the Indian
army and police system. This has
been started already. according
to sources that should know.
However, Indian authorities are
as confident of the loyalty and
incorruptibility of their armed
forces and police as the British
were before the 1857 mutiny
which broke without warning and
threatened to end British rule in
India.
Travellers in Tibet have brought
to India reports of immense
mineral wealth which awaits ex-
ploitation. Evidence of atomic
material was found by Russian
scientists in Western Tibet. But
deposits of other strategic metals
might turn out to be more val
liable.
Evidence of Gold Found.
There is evidence of gold in
large quantities and notably where
the Russians plan their big base
facing the border of India's
Uttar Pradesh State. At present,
lead for bullets is mined at
Geinuk, sulphur is obtainable
from the vicinity of the many
hot springs, arsenic comes from
Mang Shang and CHR Chin.
Outcroppings of iron ore are