the hama's unique position and against the underlying theocratic
principle itself. Considering the Lama, the incarnation of Buddha,
as a simple member of a ruling committee, alongside with "patriotic",
alias communistic representatives, means denying his divine rights
and authovity. lt lowers the Lama to the rank of a simple public
official or p-litician and does not leave him even the glory of
being persecuted or of suffering from the hands of communistse he loses
his face, with out becoming a hero eee a fate vorse than death in the
eyes of an Orientale ,
The Dalai/ band is however the absolute prisoner of the
Chinese, without appearing as such to the outside worlde ke has not
even so much freedom left as to chose resistance and persecutione
By the end of May the Valai Lama was forced to dismiss his +rime
Minister. Sawang Lukhang was accused of having conspired against the
Chinese presence in Tibet and having created disturbances in the
country. Deprived from his ablest and strongest advisorg, the Dalai
Lama had to accept all further consequencese reace was established xx&k
between him and the ranchen Lama. In the last month, in Lhasa, they
came into fréguent contact with each other. From now on their
common interests will be conducted by one delgate, whose responsibilty
it will be to maintain peace betwee: the two groups and vork towards
increasing uification.
AS to Tibet's administration, the valai Lama hac also to bow
to communistic wishese “The administrative Committee" plan has been
acceptede the Fanchen Lama - well Surrounded by Ghinese troops and
his bodyguard - left shasa in great ceremony, carly in June, to visit
Shigatse, his spiritual capital and personal residencee He vill have
to reorganizeé the administration of the Tsang Province, along the new
lines, and then returns to Lhasa. At that time, the new Administrative
council will start to function as Tibet’ supreme executive power,
under Peking supervisione
in the meantime a serics of practical measures are following
which rave to prepare the full absorption of Tibet into Vom unistic
Chinae
now that reking has fujl hplc on the Lamas and on their
now unified religious administration, they have mo .onger to manage
Tibetean feelingSe nepression becomes more anu more opemj all anti¬
Chinese movements are now seyerbly punishede
wimultaneously tibetean economy is mtirely taken over
by Chinae a delegation has already Left whasa,"invitea"to reking for
the "negotiation" of an “over-all and long-term" traue agreement
betwem the two countries. Such "agreement" between the communist
power and its satellite country is nothing new: it means total
absorption and full use of all resources for the exclusive aim
of an over-allf communistic interest.