UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Case No Doc No 005342391 Date 05 13 2013 CONFIDENTIAL RELEASED IN PAGE 01 NEW DE 08034 1015262 FULL ACTION 2 INFO OCT-01 NEA-06 ADS-00 SS-15 lO 14 NSC-05 1076 125654 1106332 I20 0909142 MAY 79 FM AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9320 INFO AMEMBASSY BIEJING AMCONSUL BOMBAY AMEMBASSY COLOMBO AMEMBASSY DACCA AMCONSUL CALCUTTA AMCONSUL HONG KONG AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU AMCONSUL MADRAS CONFIDENTIALNEWDELHI8034 E O 12065 GDS 4 9 85 GIBNEYI JON M TAGS PEPR SREF CH IN SUBJECT TIBETAN REFUGEES TO VISIT PRC THIS SUMMER REF A HONG KONG 5195 B HONG KONG 2267 C NEW DELHI 6129 ALL NOTAL 1 ENTIRE TEXT 2 DURING DINNER AT CHINESE EMBASSY ON MAY 9 EMBOFF WAS INFORMED BY SECOND SECRETARY POLITICAL SHAO CHUN-CHU THAT THE GROUP OF FIFTEEN TIBETAN REFUGEES MENTIONED IN REFTELS AND HAS RECEIVED VISAS AND WILL TRAVEL TO THE PRC TIBET OVERLAND VIA SIKKIM IN JUNE OR JULY SHAO SAID THAT ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP IS AN OFFICIAL OF THE DALAI WHICH THE CHINESE DO NOT MIND SINCE THEY KNOW THAT THE GROUP IS GOING AT THE DALAI CONFIDENTIAL - CONFIDENTIAL AUTHORITY Charles Lahiguera Senior Reviewed PAGE 02 NEW DE 08034 101526Z BEHEST TO INVESTIGATE CONDITIONS IN TIBET 3 SHAO VOLUNTEERED THAT THE DALAI ELDER BROTHER GALOTHUNDOP HAD RECENTLY VISITED PEKING AND TALKED WITH CHINESE LEADERS REFTEL A HE FELT THAT GALO MUST HAVE GIVEN SOME OF THE CHINESE TO HIS BROTHER WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE FACT THAT GROUP OF FIFTEEN IS NOW PREPARED TO GO TO TIBET SHAO ADDED THAT CHINA WOULD BE VERY HAPPY IF THE TIBETAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY WOULD RETURN HOME UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO Doc No C05342391 Date 05 13 2013 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005342391 Date 05 13 2013 ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED ABROAD AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TIBET HE SAID THAT THEIR RETURN WOULD ALSO REMOVE AN IN RELATIONS HE ATTRIBUTED IMPROVING RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND THE REFUGEES TO A CHANGE IN POLICY TOWARD THEM INITIATED BY DENG XIO-PING THIS HE SAID IS ALL TO THE GOOD HE EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT THE DALAI LAMA WANTED TO GO BACK BUT NEEDS TO BE REASSURED ABOUT THE SITUATION IN TIBET BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION GOHEEN NOTE BY OCT DISTRIBUTION COORDINATED WITH 880 CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005342391 Date 05 13 2013 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu