HC Deb 04 June 1951 vol 488 cc61-2W
57. Mr. Gammans

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a further statement on the situation in Tibet.

Mr. Younger

Yes. The House will have seen Press reports about an agreement which is said to have been concluded between the Chinese Government and a Tibetan Delegation in Peking on 23rd May. This agreement purports to guarantee Tibetan autonomy and safeguard her religious freedom, but the arrangements for the entry of the Chinese army, the setting up of a Chinese military and administrative headquarters in Tibet and the recognition by the Tibetan Government of a Chinese-sponsored candidate for the office of Panchen Lama, throw considerable doubt on the value of these guarantees.