VISIT BY NEW STATE OFFICIALS/REVIVING OF MONTHLY NEWSPAPER

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R000900260001-3
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 16, 1998
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portartt events in Ladaki life are few. This year we had the pleasure oa visits area
the Commander in Chief of the Indian Army and from the young Maharaja of Kashmir.
Both showed a very kind interest in and made generous gifte to our small community.
General Cszimj even visited the Church building and had a chat with our school
children. ln June (1952) a new Deputy Commisaioner was appointed for the whale of
Iadak in the person of Mr Dechen, a meMber of a strong Christian family that lived
in our old station of Kyclang before coming to Ladak. Mr. Dechen worked in Srinagar
for years and his return was a joy for everyone. Mr Dechen is the first native to
be appointed as chief magistrate of Ladak and his presence and support may prove s
blessing.
2. In October the Kashmar Government opened a girls school in Leh and appointed as
headmistress Miss Sarah ammo, daughter of the chairwan of our Elders. This much
needed School, the first in the country, seems to have made a- deed start even if
it doee take seae girls away from our mission primary sehool.
3. In order to better answer the particular' needs and questioas of Tibetane, a new
series Of leaflets was printed this summer making use of Ladaki sayings or building
parables on features of every. day Ladaki life. The experiment proved successful and
in several cases Buddhists could easily be engaged in religious talks over the new
tracts. TOgether with the printing of the leaflets we revived the se-called Ladaki
Newspaper that was first printed by? A U Fr04010 as far back as 1904. It is a small
monthly review noV containing parts of a Christian biography, a page of hygiene, and
a sermon together with some Tibetan legend or chronicle and world news in brief.
Through Brother Kliyah's deep kaowledge of the Tibetan language, this paper can be
produced in the best conditions and satisfy educated laymen and lamas. Published
sines the month of May, it soon met with a pleasant success and people buy It
readily, even from distant places, and we are confident that the many hours spent in
writing, copying and printing it on a hand duplicator are not wasted at it is carried
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4. 8.004 copies of communist propaganda reviews it Tibetan have recently co-_ through.
the 'bamboo curtain and our paper looked shabby beside the- gorgeous color photo-
.gx.aphs- diSpIsyed by the Chinese. Bulitwe are proud to think that the only
Literature opposieq atheism in Tibetan consists of the review printed in Leh
and another one published in Kalimpong at the other extremity of the Himalayaa
by a Christian brought up in our old station of P0.0.
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