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...news of gifts, each one more fantastic than the last: a grand piano from the R.A.F.; a doily from Mohandas Gandhi, made of yarn spun by the old saint himself; 1,500 cans of lard from the residents of Eritrea; jeweled anklets and a statue of Siva from the Dominion of India; an ivory casket from Pakistan; a traveling bag made of elephants' ears from the women of Kenya; a spirited yearling from the stables of the Aga Khan; a necklace of diamonds & rubies from King George & Queen Elizabeth and nine dazzling diamond heirlooms from the Queen Mother...
...stop the buying spree which has been eating up the Dominion's reserves of U.S. dollars, the import of hundreds of items was abruptly cut off. Outstanding examples: radios, refrigerators, typewriters, washing machines, furniture, automobiles. (In the case of autos, the ban is temporary.) For countless other items, import quotas are established. Among them: textiles (cut to one-third of the last twelve months' imports), oranges, lemons, grapefruit, clocks, watches, toys, sporting goods...
...raiders from Pakistan were amazingly well equipped. They used automatic guns, mortars,. 3.7-in. field guns, and even light tanks and flamethrowers. Troops of the Indian Dominion, flown in to hold the Maharaja's capital at Srinagar, the down-at-heel "Venice of the Orient," tried strafing the invaders from Spitfires of the Indian Air Force. But the raiders were through the outlying passes now and inside the lovely Vale of Kashmir itself. They pressed closer on Srinagar, and, on the march, proclaimed Azad Kashmir-Free Kashmir...
Lord Mountbatten, Governor General of the Dominion of India, got the royal nod from his cousin, George VI, on his selection of titles to go with his new earldom (TIME, Aug. 25). Henceforth, it was announced in London, he will be known as Earl Mountbatten of Burma and Baron Romsey of Romsey...
...Delhi, Earl Louis Mountbatten, lean, well-tailored Governor General of the agonized Dominion of India, received medical attention for a ligament. He wrenched his arm playing polo...