Subject: Bhutan enclaves<br/>
Date: Jun 26, 2005 @ 15:44<br/>
Author: Lucas (&quot;Lucas&quot; &lt;lucas_v1@...&gt;)<br/>
Prev&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Post in Topic&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="17952.htm">Next</a>&emsp;[<a href="topic17950.htm">All</a> Posts]<br/>
<a href="17949.htm">Prev</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Post in Time&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="17951.htm">Next</a><br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-1409532340">Dear members,<br/>
<br/>
Though I didn&#39;t post for a long time, I noticed something strange in <br/>
an old article. &quot;Keesing&#39;s World Events&quot; reports the following:<br/>
<br/>
&quot;August 1961 - INDIA - SIKKIM - BHUTAN <br/>
<br/>
Maharaja of Bhutan&#39;s Visit to Delhi. <br/>
<br/>
[...] <br/>
<br/>
Mr. Nehru reaffirmed his previous assurances that any aggression <br/>
against Bhutan would be regarded as aggression against India. [About <br/>
300 square miles of northern and north-eastern Bhutan, including <br/>
some enclaves surrounded by Tibetan territory, are shown on Chinese <br/>
maps as Chinese territory, although the Chinese Government has made <br/>
no attempt to occupy them.<br/>
<br/>
[...]<br/>
<br/>
Describing China&#39;s claims to Bhutanese territory as &quot;a mistake which <br/>
I hope they will correct,&quot; he [The Maharajah of Bhutan] said that <br/>
China would be allowed to occupy any part of Bhutan &quot;only over our <br/>
dead bodies.&quot;  &quot;<br/>
<br/>
How would you comment? Do these enclaves still exist? Any infos <br/>
would be appreciated. Sadly, I cannot offer links, since this is a <br/>
subscription service.<br/>
<br/>
Lucas</div>