Name: Inside Tibet 1943 - National Archives and Records AdministrationInside
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commission is deeply embedded in the offices of the government of india

officials of his cabinet and the chinese government

it was solely for their cooperation with this trip is made possible

the undertaking originated again talk sixteen

but a political officer who found the fifteenth of that as his residency and administrative

travel began c was slow and tedious over himalayan barrier

from there they only probable obstacle was the crossing the brunt of the river

after which they arrived at last i don't know how much of that one

the two american officers made three months in lhasa continued to jack window and then

onto land talent we can still problems of modern times

they covered in approximately thirteen hundred mile

measured in time in over one hundred days in the senate

just prior to our departure from she clearly displayed to give some of the president of

the united states to the dalai lama of tibet

the british mentioned a bit of godspeed which about a rule

money directly on the daughter of the maharaja of teakamp

o'connor graphic watch which to all the time of day

clinton jumped up and was landmark in his locale is the second highest mountain in the

it's not glad people as twenty eight thousand feet

our program begins its house in its journey across the himalayas into the hidden country

because of the difficulty of transportation we carry on with their bare essentials

as we expect to live in the country along the way

apac train loaded with potatoes for india passes this on the trail

potatoes are one of the minor exports of the country

tibet shouldn't be on the impregnable walls of the himalayas

its rugged and primitive beauty can be enjoyed only by those who will endure strenuous travel

traveling across the country espouses a beacon for batting desert ways

we see what is made every phase of the tibetans life a struggle

yet three million hardy courageous people call this land their home

in some sections they live almost entirely on a diet of meat

and only the privileged families can enjoy barley

uh... that food must be transported under great difficulties from the distant valleys

in the valley as we've become the luxury in the main dot is barley mixed with butter deanne

according to a geologist in centuries past most of tibet was glacier country

at the became habitable nomads from all directions flooded their way through the narrow passage

and built their homes in the few fertile valleys

the british have established travelers quarters for thirteen days along the road into the

these stations are spaced one day's travel apart

all transportation is on football by writing animal

betrayals of tibet artur barabar wheeled vehicles

would not allow behind as our caravan of thirty-five new eleven fifty native travelers moves on

the road a lot of like other road across tibet in central asia is a well warm trail

over these routes for centuries caravans of card the merchandise of the east

adapter in the british guard of honor turned out to readers

their native indian troops under british command equipped with enfield rifles

we meet again addressed bridal party on its way to india fellow said debutante is to be

marriages like other phases of tibetan social life

must receive the blessing approval of the buddhist church

we are given us and all by the army guards

we pass a typical village situated on mineral plane at the foot of the ever-present empowering

the tallest one twenty four thousand cari is cultural mohanty meeting queen of the snows

for shipment of wall and mama times transported in typical tibetan style

passes is on its way to the markets of india

world of the cheap explored in principle source of revenue

the lowest rated to india for manufactured goods and regina neighbors on the east for

porcelain was his precious satins and broke aids

the last british trade in mail post on the road to lhasa

and i met by non agar fifty point margaret infantry

how american flag in the british flag are raised together in a gesture of friendship

our first official welcome was rendered by major going on in tibet notables

these gifts from the native of visual represent a considerable sacrifice on their part

and how far greater value than the occidental conception of such presence

no other offering could have been more welcome in the meeting

we return their hospitality by inviting our tibetan plans to a reception held at the home

authority wail of the ceremonial warned her of the opening of the annual ritual called

the most important ceremony at u_n_c_ monastery

this like all other religious ceremonies as dramatic proof of the people

at the pace of the llama church of overpowered and subdued the evil spirits

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