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was back IN 1854-an army OF H.
600 GurkhaS left at once to carry
help to the English, with the
Prime Minister of Nepal, Jang
Bahadur, in command of the van
guard. They arrived simultan-
eously with an English column to
relieve Lucknow.
II Victoria Crosses
Thrice since then armies of over
100000 Gurkhas fought for Eng
land-in the First World War, in
the Afghan Campaign of 1919 and
in the Second World War. when
Gurkhas earned II Victoria
Crosses, England's highest mill
tary award. And Gurkha troops
have had leading part in quell-
ing the dangerous Communist
guerillaS in Malaga which follow
ed World War II.
In 1947, when the British quit
India, the Gurkha kingdom of
Nepal was pressured to join India.
It resisted and renewed instead
it's old Treaty of Perpetual Peace
and Friendship with England. A
big new British Army base is be-
ing built at Dharan, in Eastern
Nepal, where Gurkhas now go
to join the Imperial Army.
Thus, of all the many warlike
races whom England in the
course of her long imperial career
has attracted to her Service-and
those included scores of nations,
from Chief TecumSehS Sioux in
the War of 1914 to the Dayak
headhunterS of the Malayan
Campaign in 1947-1955 - the
Gurkhas are the only ones still
with the British.
The Long Journey
Those British who have served
as officers in the Gurkha regi-
ments and those who have fought
Side-by- with them through
out the world love to tell of the
proWess of the little mountaineerS
from Nepal.
One story-entirely authentic
is about a Gurkha soldier who
was left behind during the British
retreat from Burma and who
crossed 700 miles of Japanese
occupied jungles and mountains
to rejoin his unit in Eastern
India
The Army Intelligence men who
asked him if friendly Burmese
natives had helped him to elude
the japanese listened grimly
when he told them that the Bur-
mese were untrustworthy and
that he had stayed clear of them.
The British queStioners were
mildly astoniShed when the Cur
kha trooper, who was illiterate,
cheerfully explained that instead
he had used a map to find his
way and triumphally produced a
London map on which he had
penciled dots to mark the relays
where he had stopped.
Another story, also from the
Burmese campaign, tells of a
Evening star., 1961-04-23
By ALTCK de MONTMORENCY
Contributing Writer

Famous soldiers of empire have
been called in to salvage an enter
prise Of de-colonization.
This apparent incongruity is oc-
curing in the Congo, where the
United Nations Command, mired
in the growing chaos which has
followed the withdrawal Of Bel
gian forces and facing the open
scorn of the CongoleSe, has
brought in plane-loads Of British
trained Gurkha troops, long re-
nowned for their proficiency in
quelling unruly natives.
The newcomers 600 at
the latest count are drawn from
the five Imperial Gurkha regi-
ments which England transferred
to India, on a voluntary basis and
together with their British Off
GERS, after the termination of the
British rule in 1947.
Some 10000 Gurkha mercena-
ries altogether are now serving in
the Indian Army, while about
10000 others remain part of the
Imperial Army and man the de-
fenses in Hong Kong, Malaga,
Singapore and Borneo.
These wiry, Slant-eyed noun
taineers from the Himalayan king
dom of Nepal have an almost her.
culean strength in their sturdy
little bodies and fight with mod
ern weapons as we'll as with their
traditional kukri- heavy curved
fifteen-inch long blade with an
inner sharp edge and a protruding
spike near the handle.
Reputation for Courage
Gurkhas have served in the
Imperial forces for the last CEN
tury and half, and in the course
of that long association they have
earned an unsurpassed reputation
for their courage, their endurance
and their resourcefulness, as we'll
do 4O1 I4ICL1 IlOIlCoOy, CLlCcI 1u1IlcoS
and answering loyalty.
The name Gurkha, or Gu-rkha
means cowboy" or lord of cat
tie" and has to do with the semi
legendary origin of their nation.
The story is that early in the sec
ond millennium before Christ, when
the white. blue-eyed Arya con-
querors were on their way from
the Russian Steppes-the Aryanem
Vaejo-into India, a group of Arya
youths who were driving a herd
of cattle lost their way and wan
dered eastward. They finally ar
rived into a saucer shaped valley
at the bottom of which there was
a lake. Its limpid waters reflected
the snow-covered crests of the
lofty mountains thereabouts and
the orchards which surrounded
its shores.
The warlike Aryas took wives
from among the Tibetan popula-
ton of the area and stayed on.
Eventually, so the story goes, the
gods cleft a passage through the
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And what they said was in COM
plete contrast with what any,
body could see there if he has a
pair of good eyes.
You don't have to speak
Spanish, and you need no guide
to see the evidence of Communist
infiltration and influence.
All you have to do is stroll
through downtown Havana.
1t can turn into a frightening
experience.
Pictures of Lenin and Khrush-
chev were prominently displayed
in government-oWned store win
doWS; corner neWSStandS had
racks filled with Soviet news
papers and magazines, and there
are hundreds of posters proclaim
ing the friendship between the
Cubans and the people of tn
U.S.S.R., Red China, and other
Communist nations.
Hammer and Sickle
The Red Hammer and Sickle
emblem seemed to be almost as
prevalent as the picture Of bearded
Fidel Castro.
Cigar stores we're selling lighters
with the muniSt symbol
painted on them, and small boys
were running through the streets
waving little red flags.
Even more material proof OF
CaStro's close link with the Red
world could be found in the
waterfront section.
Hundreds of Russian made mill
tary trucks were lined up on the
docks. apparently just having
been unloaded from ocean vessels.
Warehouse yards were filled to
capacity with heavy pieces of all
kinds of machinery, the abbrevia-
ton CCCP (Soviet Union) clearly
visible on some of them.
Near the presidential palace,
just off the famed Prada BouIe-
ward, an entire city block has been
taken over for a gigantic Commu-
mist Chinese exhibition. At night
floodlightS Illuminated a huge
sign on top Of the building pro-
claiming the close bond of friend
ship between the people of Cuba
and Communist China.
Communists Wreoths
Large wreaths. bearing the
Hammer and Sickle, have been
placed on most of the city's monu-
mentS. One such wreath, dedi-
Gated by the Communist Workers
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The Opposition

During the weeks preceding the
arrival of the counter-revolution
aries there we're signs of mount
ing opposition against Castro's
regime but it's unlikely that the
average visitor from outside was
able to perceive them at first
glance.
In fact, he may have thought
that most of the Cubans are
firmly backing Castro'S govern
ment.
Cab drivers, bell-hops. wait.
resses and store-clerks tell any
one that asks them that they are
willing to die for Fidel.
1t is difficult to ascertain how
much of their proclaimed loyalty
and devotion is directly influ-
enced by the thousands of tom
mygunS dominating the local
scene.
Castro, using fear as one of his
main weapons to consolidate his
regime, had repeatedly said that
any opposition to his regime is
a serious crime, and had proven
that he meant what he said by
throwing thousands of his op-
ponentS into jail.
But there was a definite under
current of increasing dissatis-
faction with Castros government
and it manifested itself in
many ways.
Many Are DisiIIusioned
More than anything else, the
regimes rapid integration with
the Communist world seems to
have disilluSioned many of his
followers.
There was, for instance, the
cab driver who spat out contemp-
tously when he spotted a large
group of Russians strolling down
the street.
Il don't know why they are
bringing these devils into the
country" he Missed, shaking his
fist at them after he was a
safe distance away.
A trip taken by two Canadians
in a crowded bus through Havana
probably showed the average Gu
bans feelings even more clearly.
AS soon as the pair got on
everybody stared at them. The
stares weren't friendly ones
they were openly hostile.
When two women in front of
them started whiSpering-men-
tioning the word "rooskie" fire.
quently-it dawned on the Ca
nuckS that they were being mis-
taken for Russians.
One of them quickly tapped the
nearest lady on her shoulder.
mo rooskie," he said
"Canedese.
Everybody on the bus must have
heard him, because frownS and
scowlS suddenly turned to grins
and the atmosphere of hostility
changed to one of cordiality and
warmth.
Seeking Sympothy
Anti-Castroism was consider
ably more apparent in Havana'S
middle-claSs district.
English speaking touristS-who
have become rarity since the
United States State Department
imposed its travel ban of United
States citizenS-were often ap-
preached by strangers who invited
them for drinks just so they could
talk to someone from the non-
Communist world.
The stories told by the middle
class CubanS were usually full of
bitterness and diSillusionment
about the course Castros regime
was taking, And they all expected
an invasion by counter-revolu-
tionarieS to be imminent.
A middle-aged hardware mer-
chant who struck up a conversa-
tion with this reporter at a bus
stop and somehow became con-
vinced that he wasn't talking to
a Castro supporter, shook his head
sadly.
Il used to think Castro would
lead us to great heights. Now I
am terribly afraid that he will
lead us to our ruin," he said,
Evening star., 1961-04-23
By WILLIAM r. FRYE
Contributing Writer

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y.-The
struggle to ouSt Fidel Castro of
Cuba was waged with one arm,
as it were, tied behind the United
States back.
Had it been the Soviet Union
seeking to overthrow an anti
Communist regime within its di-
rect sphere of influence, there
would have been at the very
least an all-out air and sea lift
of manpower and supplies. Mos
COW would never have risked the
success of the operation in order
to protect itself from provable
charges of treaty violation.
1t is simply a fact of inter-
national life, however, that the
United States is subject to moral
inhibitions, and few Americans
would wish it otherwise. The
United States absorbed conSid-
cradle punishment in the U. N,
as it was, for the encourage
ment and assistance which it
gave the Miro Cardona forces.
The practice of organizing,
financing and supplying revolu-
tionS against distasteful regimes
has come to be called indirect
aggression. The Russians, of
course, have the modern copy
right on this practice.
Greece was the first postwar
target. Korea followed. Laos has
been a classic example, both East
and West having tried their
hands. Lebanon in 1858 provided
Canal Abdel Nasser an oppor-
tunity. The Congo has teetered
on the verge.
Dreod of Revolutions
Much as Latin America fears
the incurSion of communism into
the hemisphere, it fears the
rigged revolution more. There is
scarcely a single Latin regime
which does not dread sudden
overthrow.
AS the respected Mexican dele
gate to the U. N, DR.. Luis Padilla
Nervo, pointed out to the General
Assembly this past week, revolu-
tions have been so frequent in
Latin American history that the
ground rules for them have been
strictly codified. BY treaty after
solemn treaty, outside interven-
ton has been barred.
The United States, a party to
these treaties. broke the rules in
1854 in the case of Guatemala,
explaining to the world that COM
muniSm could not be permitted
to gain foothold in the western
hemisphere. The argument was,
in effect. that the end justified
the means.
This argument was not accepted
willingly in Latin America. The
Guatemalan revolt was widely re-
sented. It contributed to the wave
Of anti AmericaniSm which
reached a climax when Vice
President Nixon was stoned and
spat upon in Peru and Venezuela.
One thing was plain: If the
United States ever again felt OBJ
liged to arrange the custer of
left-wing or Communist regime, it
would do we'll to cover it's tracks
more successfully.
Evening star., 1961-04-23
Moy Have Withheld Help

The lesson was taken to heart in
the case Of Fidel Castro. 1t may
have been taken to heart too
thoroughly for the good of the
Miro r-revolt. Deter
mined that American completely
should not be provable, the United
Evening star., 1961-04-23
A FIRST-HAND REPORT
By ERIC GEIGER
Contributing Writer

The young official in the Cuban
ministry for external affairs shook
his head vigorously.
Anybody who says we are 60
ing Communist here is just re-
peating American propaganda, ,"
he said. That was in Havana two
weeks before the counter-revolu-
tionarieS landed.
The same statement was made
by more than score of govern
ment officials whom I questioned
about Communist influence in
Cuba on my trip there which
ended a week before the anti
Castro effort.
Evening star., 1961-04-23

gle ensued. That was in 1914.
After initial reverses, the British
slowly gained the upper hand. In
1915 their armies entered the
Katmandu valley and the Gurk-
has capital city lay before them.
But the poorly-armed little war
riors had put up a tremendous
fight, winning the admiration of
the British soldiers and especially
Of their commander, General
Ochterlony.
Tremendous Fight
The canny Scot never ordered
the final assault and proposed
instead to negotiate with the little
mountain kingdom. The Gurkhas,
who were on their last legs,
grasped the offer, and in the
Treaty of Segauli of 1916 they
Evening star., 1961-09-10
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Wear and Tear Resistant Covering
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details Coil spring base construction Modified wide key
Oheoor walnut legs with brass feruIes Luxurious nyon
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under conditions Of normal usage Tor period Of ore
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This furniture is covered with kFoehIsr Perform.
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to all matters concerning the condition OF the turn
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necessity or manner Of repair.
This warranty does not appH 10 detects resulting
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dents; nor does warrant against color fadino.
For service on your kroehler furniture within the
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notify the authorized kroeher dealer from whom the
furniture was purchased.
The terms Of this Warranty superssde all other war;
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NapeNille, Illinois
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LARGE SELECTION
CALL TODAY AND INQUIRE ~
DETAIL ABOUT THE ABOVE
HOMES. MANY VACANT FOR
IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY.
LO. 4-8440
MANOVILL REALTY CORP.

LOUD0UN COUNTY, VA bed:
ArcoiS II; Va. off Rte. SO. 50 mile;
from D. c., near church, schools
stores and post office. Modern
conVeniences, spacious, quiet
country atmosphere, Ia acre fish
pond, suit. for boating, garden
spot, garage. Sis per mo. Con-
tact LOUIS HUTCHINSON EX. g.
7100, Ext. 766 days, JE. 2-190E
aft. 9 pm. Inspection wkends,
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SOUTHEAST

OOU I HEAOI I
434 Orange st. Sc, Congress Hts
% bedrms Nv. IN, din. rm.
kit, bstn, bsrnt., fenced yard; re
decorated; $l25.
341 Huron Drive, Forest Hts;
bedrms.; liv. rm. with firepl,; din
rm., kit bath, enclosed porch
det. rambler; $125.
ara Winslow Rd., oxon Hill, Nd
-3-bedrrn. det. split level; Ia
baths. rec. rm., modern equip;
$40.
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HOUSES UNFURM. 10 RENT

ADAMS MILL RD., 1855 rms,
pa baths. Newly dec. wired for
air conditioning. Rec. rm. in
hsmt. EaraEe in rear. 2 fire
places: S175. Inspection BY appt.
sAUgl salgi eo. ecl NG. No' s-sioo.4 zIEsS4' B. r.
ALExANDRIA-4 bedrms., 2 baths,
elec. kit. $40. SO. 5-s454.
ALEX Beverly Hilis-3 b.rs., lac.
GIT; fine schools, buses: trees;
ALEXANDRIA, luxurious $50. 900
rambler with q maanificent view
OF Alex. - House contains Is
rooms and 4 baths; 5000 mo-;
avail. immed. on long or short
Term lease to responsible qualified
WHEELER Corr. wa. 7tos4e. d.
ALEX, Seminary Hill (clover area
- bedrms.. g baths; lots Of
trees: lge. lot; S175 mo. 1893 jan
neys lane. Open Sat. and Sun.
ALEx.--sW1M IN 6-ft. deep, 32-ft.
long, Uttered kidney-shaped pool;
adj. Is Ice. built-in barbecue and
giant flagstone patio. Lush land
scaplng includes grape arbor with
grapes. This is the fenced back
yard OF lovely contemporary multi
level and AIR-COND. home. fea-
turing wall-to-wall earpet ii n z
throughout huge liv. rm. and 5
extra lge. bedrms.; open beamed
eelllng in pine paneled and brick
ing in family den with fireplace
Avail. Aug. ] for /. 2 or 8 VI.
lease, so. s-0b70
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CLOSE ESTATE

This is itl Det.. vacant, no steps;
o rms. bath. shower. 8 bedrms.
attic, dry bsmt.; excel. for invalid,
heart !eond. Good neighborhood
Auto, heat, srefer., open firepl..
gar. level yd. Priced to sell. Terms.
See Monday TIL 0-o20o
Evening star., 1961-07-16
HOUSES UURE TO UR TO FUR TO RENT

LAKE BANCROFT vIC.-Attr. 2
bedrm. house; Wv. carpeting,
Dashboard heat; alum. storm win
dows. doors: nicely Handicapped,
fenced I'd. M. shops, schls. S125.
CL. 6-0320.
LANGLEY PIX. AREA-2114 Han
non st.; 3-bedrm. brick ramb..
fenced yard, air conditioner; re-
dec. S135 per mo. OWNER VIII.
6-4623.
LANGLEY PARK, s4I5 18th ave-
3 b.r., newly dec: Sl20 mo. Open
this week end. HE. 4-6099.
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HOUSES FURN. TO RENT
fcONTlNUEDl
GEORGETOWN VIc.-Newly dec.
hedrms.; bus. shopping, 5 young

GEORGETOWN VIc.-Newly dec.
ladies' pref. FE. 3-2332.
MASS. AVE. EXT. Brick split :
level; central air cond.: 8 bedrms.,
ga baths, garden room and ter
race. modern kit: beautifully furn.
A. c. HOUGHTON g. SON, INC,
DI. 7-9057 or OIL. 2-9474.
NEAR PENTAG0N-3 bedrms.; ga
rage; patio: It'll Jan. 1. Sl75 mo-,
plus utilities. OF. 4-7337.
OVERLOOKING Park. nr. District
line, Conn. Ave, Ice. rambler.
library. ,air-eond., grand piano,
cathedral ceiling, many extras; to
TeSponsisls res sass family; wooded area
S.S. Nh. 4 CORNERS-compL 3
bedrms 1-bath, sep. din. rm.,
bsmt... schools, shops close by.
1mmed. oceup: $1s5 incl. utils.
Govt. Empl. Rty. Co. OIL. 6-17i9.
TAX. PK.-3 bedrms., liv. rm., din.
rm.. kit. yard; small family or 8
refined men; S135. U.,9-7347.
WEsTEAyEMII r.: E4l n 1 = Blk n. Qii Mass
brick colonial on lovely tree
shaded lot; nicely furnished. 8
0eormS., nAthS, eiec. Kit, porch,
rec. room. Garage Patio. Avail
Aug 10. At S275. Swim club
membership avail. A. c. HOUGH-
TON & son INC, OIL. 2-9474. or
DI. 7-9057.
b177 FULTON ST., NV, 2 bedrm.,
bath. screen porch, stone CO.
lontal, compl. redec.. immed. oceup,
Si52 mo. BEERS BROS. JU. e
1900 vIERs MILL RD.-5 rms,
bath, patio: completely new fur
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sos 21st Ave, Hillcrest HTS
bedrms.; liv. rm. w/firepl.; din
area; kit. w/breakfast nook; :
baths, fin. rec. rm., built-in ga
rage; det. brk. split-level with
central air cond.; $500.
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CAPITOL HILL

TT Z ST. Sc.
Restored brk. 5000. 5 rms, nurs.
cry and bath, mod. kit. stove anc
refgr.. auto. dishwasher and, dis
pcsal. patio, firepl., gas h.-w.h.
JOHN F. poNoHoE & SONS. INC
314 Pa. Ave. Sc. Ii. 3-OOS4
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CHEVY CHASE, ND, Grafton st.,
near Chevy Ch. eircle.--6 rms,
baths. rec. room, screened porch.
garage. Available Aug. Is; $500.
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leaning out the office window.
It's on the Kurfuerstendamm
West Berlin's main street.
The only sign of military
conflict I could see was a pair
of French noncoms, strolling
arm in arm and admiring the
girls in their summer dresses.
1t was cool and overcast in
the morning, and a lot of Ber-
liners decided to go for a brisk
walk in the Grunewald. The
Grunewald is a big natural park
on the edge of town, used partly
by Western troops for training
but mostly by Sunday strollers.
Then the sun came out for
a few minutes and a lot of
people began thinking about
the beach. The Wannsee is a
Sizeable lake on the edge of the
Grunewald. The swimming isn't
too good and the beaches are
crowded, but the scenery is
pretty and so are the bikinis.
Not Impressed by Speech
At that point. the rain came,
I had started for the office
just before. and ran into a
neighbor who was pulling crab
grass from the cracks in the
Evening star., 1961-07-10
sidewalk in front of his house.

sidewalk in front of his house,
If you're going to write any,
thing about the weather." he
remarked, you know what you
can say. But then nobody would
print that kind of language.
The newspapers were full OF
Premier Khrushchev'S latest
speech, but people didn't find
that too impressive either.
IF he wants to spend more
on his army" said one Ber-
liner, "he doesn't have to tell
anybody. If he makes a noise
about it, it's just because he's
trying to scare people"
My car driver turned out to
be an Italian. He had left
Genoa because he couldn't
find work.
ANY place is all right with
me, as long as I can have q
quiet life and earn my living,
he said.
I asked If he had picked
Berlin because it was so quiet.
well, it hasn't been SO bad"
he replied.
When did he first come?
"1939," he said.
Evening star., 1961-07-10
Odd Accident Kills
Leading Alpine Guide

CHAMONIX. France, July 10
(AP).-Leon Couttet, a cham
pion Alpine guide, yesterday
slipped and tumbled to his
death in a ravine during a
family picnic.
Mr.. Couttet, 38, attempting
to catch a piece of clothing
carried away by wind, slipped
and tumbled so feet into the
ravine. He had participated in
many French Alpine contests
and two years ago had led a
French expedition into the
Russian Caucasus ranges.
Evening star., 1961-07-10

against anyone" He called it
the best army force the United
States has ever maintained in
peace"
Responding to committee
questions, Gen. Norstad said
Spain is a Substantial area in
the midst of the Atlantic Com
munity," and 81 subscribe to
the principle that Spain will
tend to complete the Atlantic
Community"
Estimates Given
The censored testimony re-
vealed these Norstad estimates
on NATO forces:
The Canadian force-"rather
small" but first class"
West Germany's seven or
eight divisions - not fully
manned or equipped, but they
will be first-class units
equipped at least as we'll as the
American divisions"
The NetherlandS-"They are
very determined people and
they are full and active part
ners in the alliance, as small
as they are."
Denmark - Needs the addi-
tional aircraft provided in the
new military aid program to
defend her key position
and control of all the Baltic
exits"
Portugal-Its forces "consti-
tute a reserve, a reinforcement
which could be very impor-
tant."
Norway-Makes a powerful
military contribution" if for no
other reason than it is a small
country that has the strength,
confidence and dignity to stand
up to Russia"
No Comment on Britain
Belgium Quite q Substan-
tial contribution to the alli-
ance," but it may take from
two to five years to work out
problems resulting from its
withdrawal from the Congo.
Italy-Supports quite a sub
stantial force and essentially
all of it is committed" to the
alliance.
Greece - Forces are really