ON THE ROOF
SIR,--I have spent a few years in the Kashmir mountains and a few months in Tibet includ- ing a journey to and a short sojourn in Lhasa. Because of this I am keenly interested in Tibetans and Tibet and purchased a copy of Seven Years in Tibet by Mr. Harrer in order to read the information about Tibet under Chinese Communist rule which the pub- lishers claimed that the book possessed. I was disappointed to find such information to be scanty and was already given in newspapers two or three years ago. It is time that informa- tion was given concerning the fate of the for- mer high officers of the Tibetan Government like Councillor Tsarong, the Commander-in- Chief, the nobles and the Lamas and peasants. Also whether there are any " Quislings " help- ing the Communists.
In, addition to the publicity bellowed by reviewers on Messrs. Harrer and Aufschnaitar for their epic feat of endurance over the bleak, barren mountains, their sojourn in Tibet and Mr. Harrer's tutorship of the Dalai Lama, Mr. Reginald Fox, the British wireless officer employed for many years by the Tibetan Government, deserved an equal share of publicity. He was virtually the pioneer of wireless communication in Tibet and main- tained it in good condition. for many years. He exercised a good educative influence in Lhasm and is a good example of the con- tinuous, educative and friendly influence dis- played by the staff of the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department in the Post Offices maintained in that raft of Tibet from Lhasa to Gyantse and Darjeeling.—Yours faithfully, A RETIRED TELEGRAPH ENGINEER
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