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...Expedition started from Sikkim through Punjab, Kashmir, Ladakh, Karakorem mountains, Khotan, Kashgar, Qara Shar, Urumchi, Irtysh, Altai Mountains, Oryot region of Mongolia, Central Gobi, Kansu, Tsaidam, Tibet. . . . On Tibetan territory have been attacked by armed robbers. . . . Superiority of our firearms prevented bloodshed. In spite of Tibet passports, expedition forcibly stopped by Tibetan authorities on Oct. 6, two days north of Nagchu. . . . With inhuman cruelty expedition has been detained for five months at altitude of 15,000 feet in Summer tents amidst severe cold, about minus 40 degrees Centigrade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Captive Artists | 6/4/1928 | See Source »

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