dated April 7, 1951: Kashmir in the British Press

The Prime Minister regretted in Parliament on April 6 that ``sections of the British Press have repeatedly expressed opinions in regard to Kashmir which appear to us to be misconceived and at variance with many of the admitted facts of the case''.

Replying to a question by Mr. R. K. Sidhwa, Mr. Nehru said: ``The honourable member is presumably referring to the speculation in the British Press about the motives behind the alleged conspiracy by some military officers of Pakistan. Some responsible newspaper in Great Britain considered that the conspiracy was an index of impatience and dissatisfaction which the delay in the solution of the Kashmir problem had produced in Pakistan.''

In reply to another question, Mr. Nehru said the Government was aware of the London County Council decision to permit the exhibition of the film ``Kashmir Conflict'' which represented the ``Pakistan slant'' on the subject. All normal methods of placing India's viewpoint and correcting wrong and tendentious statements had been employed to counter ``such hostile propaganda abroad on Kashmir''.

Mr. Manilal Gandhi

Mr. Manilal Gandhi, 58-year-old son of Mahatma Gandhi, began a 14-day fast in protest against the South African Government's racial policy in Durban, on April 6.

He declared that after ending his fast on April 20, he would ``in the name of God'' defy the Government's apartheid (racial segregation) policy by deliberately creating a breach of it. ``I shall submit without the slightest protest to the penalty,'' he declared.

Prof. Einstein

The House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee reported in Washington on April 5, that Prof. Albert Einstein, world famous scientist, was named as being affiliated to various ``peace units'' or Communist front organisations. Prof. Einstein was listed with several hundred prominent Americans who, the Committee said, were members of the organisations described.

The Committee said many of those listed might have withdrawn their support when the nature of the organisations became known or their names were used in publicity without consent or knowledge.

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