Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-01

time Indian delegate 10 the |
United Nations, has offered to
quit and that the army. navy |
and air force staff chiefs are |
resigning.
Informants close to the In
dian white house, the residence
of President Rajendra Prasad.
said Mr.. Nehru may announce
the resignation Of his full cab
met to Parliament tomorrow.
May Pick New Cabinet
Then he might announce the
formation Of a new cabinet
leaving out Mr.. Menon or Civ
ing him q new portfolio. these
informants said.
Ofhcial confirmation was
lacking.
Mr.. Menon. himself when
queried about reports Of his
proffered resignation said, rs
that so? Who said it?"
Top governing Congress
Party leaders in Parliament
said they had heard Mr.. Menon
had given Prime Minister Nehru
a .stter containing his own
resignation and giving Mr..
Nehru a free hand to deal with
the situation.
The report Of the resigna-
tons Of the service chiefs was
carried by q newspaper.
Debate Is Barred
There was no immediate off,
cial confirmation Of either
report.
The speaker Of the lower
house refused to permit debate
on the report until Prime Min
lister Nehru could be present.
Mr.. Nehru went to the airport
today for a brief meeting with
Pakistan President Mohammed
Ayub Khan, and it was indi-
Gated he would not appear in
Parliament until tomorrow. AL
though Mr.. Menon was in the
house, he refused to say If the
report were true. He said he
had discussed it with Mr..
Nehru and the Prime Minister
wished to deal with it himself.
Members complained angrily
that the report was causing
anxiety throughout the nation.
coming as it did when Chinese
Communist troops are trespass-
ing on territory claimed by
India along the remote, unin-
habited frontier with Tibet.
Promotions Contested
The sensational report Of the
designations was published by
the British-owned Statesman
Of Calcutta and New Delhi.
It is said the army chief of
staff, 1t. Gen. K. 8. Thimayya.
had decided to resign after re-
peated differences with Mr..
Menon and that navy and air
force commanders likely would
do likewise.
The paper said Gen. Thi-
maya had accused Mr.. Menon,
one Of Mr.. Nehru's most trusted
aides, Of promoting Junior off,
GERS over their seniors and of
injecting politics into the De-
tense Ministry.
Newsmen inquiring for Gen.
Thimayya were told he was in
conference. There was a SINH
lar response from the office Of
Vice Admiral r. D. Katari. the
navy chief Of staff. II
The air force chief, Air Vice !
Marshal s. Mukherji, is In Lon (
don. His of1ce said it had no
information on the report.
Bhutan Raid Reported
Anxiety over the situation on ;
the northern frontier was
heightened by q report that a
force of nearly 400 armed Red
Chinese had occupied several
square miles inside the Hima-
layan state Of Bhutan, q pro-
tectorate of India.
Another report said a Red
Chinese patrol had crossed into
the protectorate state Of Six
kim, adjoining Bhutan, and
had been arrested by police
there.
There was no official confir-
nation Of the reports, which
came from usually well In
formed sources In Darjeeling.
In the foothills southwest Of
Bhutan.
Mr.. Nehru told Parliament
last week that India would de-
fend both Bhutan and Sikkim.
But yesterday the Prime Min
lister made clear he planned no
immediate military action to
expel Chinese troops who have
taken up positions inside the
Indian border in the northeast
frontier area and in the
Ladakh sector of Kashmir.
Bhutan and Sikkim lie between
the two threatened areas Of
India, and all border Commu-
nist-occupied Tibet.
Other Chinese Movements
other new reports of Chinese
movement along midas bord-
ers appeared in New Delhi
newspapers today.
The Times of India said In
dian forces have attacked
Chinese Communists near
Longju, where the Chinese
routed Indian border patrols
August 26.
The Indian Express said
Chinese Troops are massing
near the northeast frontier
equipped with heavy arms
carried on mules"
A dispatch to the Hindustan
Times from Shillong, capital Of
Assam State, said the Com
munists have been concentrat-
ing troops near the Slang and