The Dalai Lama arrived in India on March 31, 1959. He was immediately granted asylum by the Prime Minister
- First meeting with the Dalai Lama – April 3
Lyou Hsia [Liushar] Thubten, Foreign Minister, Kungo Shase [Shashur
Shape], Minister and Chichyap Khempu [Kempo], Secretary to the Dalai
Lama came to see me soon after their arrival in Lumla.
- Report on the entry of His Holiness the Dalai Lama into India (PHASE I – CHUTHANGMU TO LUMLA) – April 4
On the 27th March, 1959, Shri TS Murthy, Assistant Political Officer, Tawang,
received instructions about the possibility of the Dalai Lama seeking entry
into India.
- Report on the entry of His Holiness the Dalai Lama into India (PHASE II – LUMLA TO TAWANG) – April 5
The P.O. [Har Mander Singh] left Tawang at 10.30 a.m. and reached Lumla
at 6.30 p.m.
- Resume of a discussion with His Holiness The Dalai Lama – April 6
I mentioned to the Dalai Lama that I had brought a message of welcome
from the Prime Minister for him and that it would be my privilege to read it
out to him and his principal advisers.
- KL Mehta – April 7
This has reference to my Do No. C/TWG/34 of date.
- Note from the Prime Minister – April 12
From the list of persons accompanying the Dalai Lama, it appears that
the number is 120, and not 80 as we imagined.
- Correspondence between the Dalai Lama and General Tan Guansan – March 10
The letter sent to the Dalai Lama from by General Tan Guansan Acting Representative of the Central People’s Government in Tibet and Political Commissar of the Tibet Military Area Command1
- From the MEA to Political Officer – March 15
Cable from the MEA to Political Officer, Gangtok, and Consul General
India, Lhasa (March 15, 1959)
- Prime Minister’s Statement in The Lok Sabha – March 23
Prime Minister’s Statement in The Lok Sabha on 23 March 1959
- Letter from Nehru to Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit – March 26
Letter from Jawaharlal Nehru to Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit – The Situation in Tibet (March 26, 1959)
- Jaya Prakash Narayan on Tibet – March 27
Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan on Tibet
- Revolt in Tibet by New China News Agency – March 28
Communiqué on the Revolt by New China News Agency (March 28, 1959)
- Order of the State Council – March 28
Order of the State Council of the Chinese People’s Republic by New China News Agency (March 28, 1959)
- Proclamation of the Tibet Military Command – March 28
Proclamation of the Tibet Military Command of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army by New China News Agencies (March 28, 1959)
- Letter from Nehru to MacMillan – March 29
Letter from Jawaharlal Nehru to the British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan (March 29, 1959)
- Letter from Nehru to the President – March 30
Letter from Jawaharlal Nehru to President Rajendra Prasad: On Tibet (March 30, 1959)
- Debate in the lok Sabha – March 30
Debate in the Lok Sabha (March 30, 1959)
Written Answers to Questions – ADJOURNMENT MOTIONS
- Statement on Tibet by the CPI – March 31
The Indian Communist Party and Tibet – Statement on Tibet (31 March 1959)
- Debate in the Lok Sabha – April 1
Debate in the Lok Sabha (April 1, 1959)
DEBATE: MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT – Released by Chinese Embassy of Article in The People’s Daily
- MEA to Indian Representative – April 2
Note from J.S. Mehta (MEA) to Indian Representatives Abroad (April 2, 1959)
- PM in the Lok Sabha: Arrival of the Dalai Lama – April 3
The Prime Minister in the Lok Sabha: Arrival of the Dalai Lama (April 3, 1959)
- Letter from Nehru to the Dalai Lama – April 3
Telegram to the Dalai Lama, sent through K. L. Mehta, Adviser to the Government of Assam (April 3, 1959)
- PM’s Press Conference – April 4
Transcript of Prime Minister’s Press Conference Held on 4 April 1959 in New Delhi
- The New York Times – April 4
Tibetans Battle Chinese in Lhasa By ELIE ABEL/Special to The New York Times (April 4, 1959) and other articles…
- Far Eastern Economic Review on Tibet – April 9
Far Eastern Economic Review – SUPPLEMENT – TIBET (Vol. 26, No. 15, 9 Apr 1959, 502)
- Letter from Nehru to the Dalai Lama – April 13
A letter from the Prime Minster Jawaharlal Nehru to the Dalai Lama (April 13, 1959)
- The Tezpur Statement – April 18
The Dalai Lama’s Press Statement issued at Tezpur (April, 18 1959)
- Chinese Statement – April 19
On April 19, Peking Radio broadcast the Chinese reply to the Dalai Lama’s statement. It came as a commentary and was later circulated by the New China News Agency.
- The Dalai Lama’s Stay in India: the PM in the Rajya Sabha – April 20
The Prime Minister in the Rajya Sabha: The Dalai Lama’s Stay in India (April 20, 1959)
- Restrictions on Consul-General in Lhasa – April 22
In the Lok Sabha: Restrictions on Consul-General in Lhasa (April 22, 1959)
- Debate in the Lok Sabha – April 22
Debate in the Lok Sabha (April 22, 1959)
Oral Answers to Questions
INDIAN CONSUL-GENERAL IN LHASA
- Talks Nehru-Dalai Lama – April 24
Talk with the Dalai Lama – Record of Prime Minister’s Meeting with the Dalai Lama on April 24, 1959 (15:20 hours to 19:20 hours)
- Nehru Statement in Mussorie – April 24
Any Chinese Emissary Free to See Dalai Lama Nehru Regrets Panchen Lama’s Statement Hopes for Return of Tibetan Leader (April 24, 1959)
- Chinese views on the Khampas’ freedom struggle – April 26
Facts on the ’Khamba Rebellion’ by New China News Agencies (April 26, 1959)
- Upadhyaya on Tibet – April 27
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya on Tibet – India’s Stake in Tibet’s Freedom (April 27, 1959)
- Nehru on the Situation in Tibet – April 27
In the Lok Sabha: Statement on Situation in Tibet (April 27, 1959)
- His Holiness’ visit to Mon Tawang – April 1959
A Short Account of His Holiness’ visit to Mon Tawang on his way to India in 1959 (Extracts from His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Biography, Vol. 5)
- Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru – April 1959
Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Series II, Volume 48 (April 1 – 30, 1959)
- Tibet in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha – May 5
This part includes extracts from two debates on Tibet in the Indian Sabha debate on May 5 and May 8, 1959
- The Revolution in Tibet and Nehru’s Philosoph – May 6
The Revolution in Tibet and Nehru’s Philosophy in The People’s Daily (May 6, 1959)
- Tibet in the Lok Sabha – May 8
On May 8, 1959, the Lok Sabha debated Tibet. The following are extracts from the proceedings…
- PM in the Lok Sabha – May 8
Prime Minister’s Reply to the Debate in The Lok Sabha on 8 May 1959
- Debate in the Lok Sabha – May 8
Debate in the Lok Sabha (8 May 1959) – Answers to Questions (Discussion Regarding the Situation in Tibet)
- All India Tibet Convention – May 30-31
Resolution of the All India Tibet Convention, Calcutta (30-31 May, 1959)
- The Dalai Lama Press Conference in Mussorie – June 20
At his first press conference in India, on 20 June 1959 at Mussoorie, the Dalai Lama told the story of the Tibetan rebellion in his own words. The following statement was issued to the newspapermen before the Dalai Lama answered questions:
- Debate in Lok Sabha – August 21
Debate in the Indian Parliament (August 21, 1959)
- The Question of Tibet and the Rule of Law – 1959
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURIST REPORT “The Question of Tibet and the Rule of Law” Geneva (1959)
- Indian Leaders on Tibet – 1959
Declarations and Statements of Indian Leaders on Tibet