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Most of the world was begging the contestants to stop. Would-be mediators ranged from Canada's Prime Minister Lester Pearson to the leaders of Russia. There were some strange alignments. The Soviet Union?long a supporter of India???called for an instant truce. Britain's Prime Minister Harold Wilson did the same and urged all Commonwealth heads of state to follow suit. Red China gleefully came out for Pakistan, and on a Karachi visit last week, Foreign Minister Chen Yi pledged China's support of Pakistan in repelling "Indian armed provocation." Indonesian students in Djakarta joyfully wrecked the Indian...
...Gandhi is tireless in his crusade against intoxicants. The Royal Commission, notwithstanding that a trifle of their $400,000 expense account went for drink, reported in favor of "prohibition or restriction" in India???not Britain...
...chief delegate for India???one Campbell, a Briton?immediately opposed Proposal B, said that its adoption would deprive the people of India of opium for their personal use. The atmosphere became heated; and all manner of gross insinuations were hurled. Mr. Campbell held that the U. S. delegates had at last year's League Conference withdrawn their objections to India's demand for the continuance of opium eating and had stated that they did not wish to interfere in domestic matters. He insisted that the matter could not be reopened; if it were, the Indian delegation would find it difficult...