dated November 24, 1950: Rulership of Nepal

According to information available in New Delhi, the Government of India had taken a decision not to accord recognition to the new King of Nepal, the three-year-old Prince, Gynanendra. This decision was believed to have been communicated to the British Government with whom India was in constant consultation over the Nepal problem.

The Indian Government, it was learned, was willing to render such assistance as was possible to the Government of Nepal in the introduction and implementation of reforms and discuss with the present Government any difficulties which it might have in the consideration of the Indian suggestion.

The British Government, it was believed, would view the Nepal problem just as any other international problem. They had had relations with Nepal dating back over a century and a half and their interests included recruitment of Gurkhas for the British Army. Their view appeared to be that the choice of a King was a domestic question.

Ensuring world peace

The ``World Peace Congress'' closed its six-day session in Warsaw on November 22, with a call for a meeting of the five Great Powers to ``discuss and iron out current difficulties.'' A long manifesto declared that ``the power of the peace loving people through the world is great enough and the voices of free men strong enough for us to secure a speedy meeting of the Great Powers.''

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