Dear Dhiraj
It is a brilliant piece of military history of the North-East that you have unearthed. I have heard the name of Major Kathing so many times but did not know much about him. In this case possibly Jawaharlal Nehru was right because of international law.Though the Governor of Assam enjoyed special powers at the time, I am sure stealthily acquiring foreign or disputed land would not be within the Governor's remit. A friend of mine wrote a book about the Indo-Chiinese relations. He was actually a close friend of my teacher in St Edmund's College, Shillong, and it was through him that I became acquainted with him. Both of them are no longer alive. Now in this book the author stated that the Chinese Govt never accepted that the land in dispute belonged to India. My friend maintained that the Government of India officials altered the maps. The Chinese government paid my friend for a visit to China. Everybody expected my friend to be imprisoned but he was not prosecuted. I happened to be in Shillong while Jairamas Daulatram was Governor of Assam. I had the good fortune of listening to a number of his public speeches. Once he attended a Bihu function in Shillong. I stll remember vividly what he said. Thanks for the article. You always select the best, whether it be an article or beautiful photograph. -bhuban _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
