Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-13
Nehru Rejects Force to Gust Reds
Despite Cry Of 'Appeosement

NEW DELHI. India. Sept. IL
(AP)-Opposition members OF
Parliament accused Prime
Minister Nehru today Of APP
peasement an. demanded he
use force TO dislodge Chinese
troops from India.
Mr.. Nehru countered that
the opposition was resorting
to brave gestures and rejected
out Of hand its proposal to use
force.
After i've hours Of angry
debate in which members Of
non Communist opposition
parties almost unanimously as
sailed the manner Mr.. Nehru
used to handle the border dis
putes, some Parliament mem
bers walked out in disgust.
None of the members seemed
happy with the situation. al
though the House approved the
governments policy by q voice
vote. Parliament then adj
journed until November II.
The angry exchanges took
place as Soviet Premier Khru-
shchev tried to get China and
India to settle their border
dispute. which threatens to
dampen his visit to the United
States.
Mr.. Nehru also turned down
proposals that India withdraw
earlier offers to mediate minor
troubles along its Tibet from
tier. He declared he would give
UP sections Of the MacMahon
Line which divides Northeast
India from Tibet '"if I f1nd 1t
wrongly there"
MacMahon Line ''Vague"
He termed the MacMahon
Line vague in some places and
said 1t was only right negotia-
ton should be offered in such
places. Nevertheless, he made
it clear he is not willing to,
surrender to Red China's |
claims to large sections of land |
along midas border with Tibet.
Mr.. Nehru said 1t was not
correct that there had been
any large-scale Chinese incur
sions into midas territory. He
said Chinese units were now
south Of the MacMahon line
at only one or two isolated
points. It is equally incorrect.
he said, to say Chinese armies
were massed along the India
frontier.
THE real danger is not the
army but the words being said
in Peiping." he declared.
Welcomes Moscow Statement
The Prime Minister told the
Chamber not to put the border
situation into communist or
non Communist terms. The So
Wet government, he said.
seems to be taking a calm,
more or less dispassionate atti-
tude" toward Chinese claims to
about $1,000 square miles Of
India.
Mr.. Nehru expressed his OPP
position to the contention of
. recent note from Red Chi
nese Premier Chou En-lai that
the tiny Himalayan states Of
Sikkim and Bhutan have moth
ing to do with the border
troubles. He said India right
fully has taken responsibility
for defense Of these states If
they are attacked.
Red China's parliamentary
standing committee Is c6ntinu-
ing q special session it began
Friday to hear q report on the
border dispute.
Peiping and New Delhi both
welcomed Moscow's Wednesday
statement appealing to them to
settle their border feud.
A pro-Communist Indian |
weekly. the Bombay Blitz. sug-
gested Mr.. Khrushchev might !
offe rto mediate the dispute |
following his 12-day visit to the |
United States. Mr.. Khrushchev
had announced he will 60 to
Peiping for talks with Red
China's leaders September 20.
There was another report
that India Communists have
asked Mr.. Khrushchev to ar
range a quick settlement. Since
the border troubles began. In
dia's Communist Party has slid
in public opinion.
Neither report was ofiicially
confirmed. but this possibility
emerged with today's meeting
in Moscow between Mr.. Khru-
shchev and midas Ambassador
K. p. s. Menon, at Mr.. Menon's
request. Tass said v. I. Likha-
chev. Southeast Asia chief in
the Soviet Foreign Ministry,
was present.