CHINESE ACTIVITY IN TIBETAN TIBET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000100030021-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: November 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THEMEANING OF TITLE 18. SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U.S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE.
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
25XIUBJECT Chfniese: A tiu ty; in 'Tibet _x,
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1. Tibetan internal and external policy are in the hands of the Premier, No-Gaboh-
Shape, an old member of the Tibetan Government, No was an adviser to the Dalai
Lama and went to Mao Tse-tung on a so-called mission of conciliation in March 1950.
He came back from Peiping with orders to take over the premiership. In April 1953
he set up his office in the Dalai Lama's palace, in order to have close contact with
the Dalai Lama and to watch him. In the cellars of the palace 27 persons are held
prisoners in spite of the general amnesty proclaimed on the Chinese occupation. The
names of these people are unknown, but they are individuals regarded by No as
dangerous competitors.
2. General Chang Kua-hua is in charge of Tibetan military affairs. His headquarters
are in Nordu-Linga, the Dalai Lama's suer palace, and he has established himself
there with his personal staff,_,four women and 17 Chinese. Also, probably to keep
an eye on No, he has established 400 officials of the Chinese political police in
the west wing of the palace in Potala. Room was made for them by ejecting some of
the monks who acted as the Lama's household.
3. General Chang Kua-huaIs the successor of General Liu Po-then, who was known as
"the Sword. Liu led the vanguard on the march to.Tibet and thereby secured his
position in.the Chinese Army. He was also responsiple for putting Peiping's orders
to the Lama in palatable form. On his recall he arranged with Chang Kua-hua as to
how far the Dalai Lama's.powers should be limited. It is to be noted that the Panchen
Lama, who was brought along by General Liu on his march, made no difficulties and
limited himself strictly to religious matters.
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4. The limitation of the Dalai Lama's powers had reached the following stages by
the spring of 1953: the Dalai Lama can receive no visitors without the permission
of Chang Kua-hua; Premier No, who was formerly allowed to issue permissions for
visits to the Dalai Lana, has had this privilege revoked; the Dalai Lama is no
longer allowed-to state his own godhead or to be honored in this capacity. This
order extends to pilgrims and monks. This clearly deprives the Dalai Lama of most
of his religious leadership and limits, him to minor managerial duties..
One of the Dalai Lama's brothers is studying in the US. His sister has taken part
in various political congresses in China and Eastern Europe.
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