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INDIA
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OF all major non-Communist
opposition parties in Parliament
said the Chinese declaration is
only another Of their notorious
naneuvers calculated to cause
confusion and disruption in our
national front, gain time for
consolidation and build up for
another infamous offensive and
prevent us from modifying tie
resources from inside and out
side and create doubt in the
minds of our friends in world
democracy"
Tian Not Yet Received
adr. Nehru had told Parlia-
ment caller that the Chinese
declaration for the cease fire
and a withdrawal had not been
officially received here. He said
it would be examined when it
comes.
He said India still insists
upon a return to the positions
both sides held before the Chi
nese launched their latest at
tacks last September 8. The
Chinese statement would bar
Indian troops from returning to
some border areas the Chinese
have captured, even though the
Chinese withdrew from those
areas.
Red China's statement
broacast earlier today by radio
Peking-said it was ordering
the cease-fire and would start
pulling back its troops Deem
Der l in an effort to bring about
a settlement of the long frontier
dispute.
1t said Chinese frontier
guards will withdraw to posi-
tons 20 kilometers (12k miles,
behind the lines actual control
which existed between China
and India" on November Z,
1859.
The statement clearly blocked
the idea of restoring Indian
troops to posts they held be-
fore September 8 in Ladakh,
where China's border ambitions
seem highest.
Nehru Sees Good Position
Under repeated questioning
in the lower house, Mr.. Nehru
declared India's demand for the
line held before September 8
rs a good position, a strong
position, and we do not pro-
pose to consider any negotia-
tons until that position is re-
stored. We don't shift our
stand every "a hours"
Mr.. Nehru also disclosed that |
the Indian charge d'affaires in
Peking had delivered a mes
sage yesterday to the Chinese
government. The contents were
not disclosed.
In their statement, the Chi
nese said they planned to put
a. cease-fire into effect uni
literally tonight and to begin
troop Withdrawals December /
to establish a 25-mile-wide de-
militarized zone between the
two forces. They called on the
Indians to take similar meas
ures and warned they would
fight back If the Indians con-
ttnued shooting.
Mr.. Nehru was asked, in the
upper house of Parliament,
whether Indian troops would
observe the cease fire If the
Chinese quite shooting or
whether India would use the
opportunity to push the Chi
neSe back.
He left the question uran-
swered. turning it aside with a
quip that the inquiring MEM
Der should be new army chief
Of staff.
To Consider Carefully
AT one point, he did say I'VE
have to carefully consider" the
Chinese proposal - I'VE must
watch how they are giving eff
feet to it."
I'VE have no desire for ter
rttorial expansion in any di-
rection," Mr.. Nehru said. I'VE
only want to live in peace and
anity."
The Withdrawals, Peking said,
would carry Chinese troops in
the Ladakh area in the north |
west and the Towang sector of
the northeast frontier 1914 |
miles behind the line of actual
control on November Z, 1859.
On the eastern sector of the
northeast frontier, the Chi
nese said they would withdraw
to the disputed Mcmahon line
and then pull back an addi-
tional 1212 miles.
PGing also proposed that,
after lesser Indian and Chinese
officials worked out details of
the demilitarized zone, Chinese
Premier Chou En-lai and Mr..
Nehru meet in Peking or New
Delhi to negotiate a border set
tlement.
There is an important diff
ference for the Indian govern
ment between the September 8,
1862, withdrawal line it de-
mands and the November 7,
1859. status proposed by the
Chinese.
India began placing a picket
line of outpostS in Ladakh
after 1859. BY the Chinese
terms, India would have to give
UP the forward line that was
established to check Chinese
encroachments in Ladakh. This
line was overrun in the first
days of the Chinese offensive
that began October 20.
Mr.. Nehru's government went
ahead today with its military
preparations and police ar
rested over 100 Indian Com
munists. including leaders of
the opposition in the legiSla-
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