14 OCTOBER 1972, Page 29

Back to Tibet

Sir: We learn (Spectator, September 20) that the Dalai Lama has announced that he intends returning to Tibet with all his 60,000 followers. He feels that if the Tibetans are satisfied with the present regime he would not certainly continue to oppose it. If he is not ill-treated that will be a great relief for us and will show that China's antipathy is far less than that of the Russians who seem to be relentless in their enmity to dissidents.

Nalini Ran jan Sengupta 91 Chowringhee, Calcutta 20