§ 52. Mr. Edward Wakefieldasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what information he has regarding the extent of Chinese Communist control of Tibet; and whether he will make a statement.
§ The Joint Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Anthony Nutting)His Majesty's Government have no representative in Tibet and, therefore, no direct source of information about events in that country. I have, however, seen Press reports which indicate that China is increasingly asserting control over Tibet, and I have no reason to doubt that these reports are substantially true.