dated August 18, 1951: (There was no issue on the 17th.)

The Lion Thunders against Pakistan:

The Lion of Kashmir, Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, addressed a huge public meeting in the Red Square in Srinagar on the 16th, when he declared that deciding the Kashmir issue on the basis of religion was not possible at all. Pre-1947 India had not been divided so. The British, before leaving, had artificially split the sub- continent on the basis of Hindu and Muslim. ``It was the policy of the British to divide us, and then leave,'' he explained. The Sheikh evoked prolonged cheers when he thundered, ``Pakistan's Liaqat Ali is sadly mistaken if thinks that, with backing from his Anglo-American masters, he can cow down and intimidate into submission the proud and brave people of Kashmir. Every single Kashmiri will lay down his life than submit to live in slavery under the nawabs of Pakistan... It wants to confuse world opinion by clamouring for plebiscite.It is trying to deceive Muslims in the name of Islam. Liaqat Ali has bombed Pathan Muslims in the tribal areas, and imprisoned brave leaders like the Khan brothers along with their brothers-in-arms. He has not spared even high military officers who dared to differ from him. He has curtailed civil liberties.''

Steps for Museum, Cultural Relations:

The Standing Finance Committee, chaired by Mr. Mahavir Tyagi, Minister of State for Finance, approved in New Delhi on the 16th a proposal to establish a National Museum of art, archaeology, and anthropology. An expenditure of Rs. 5,87,000, was sanctioned for the financial year 1951-52, and the museum was to be completed in eight stages. A large volume of antiquities and art treasures had been purchased or collected; the nucleus of the museum had been functioning from August 15, 1949.

Other items approved included a five-year scheme for promoting and propagating Hindi, and a plan to extend activities of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in Middle East Asia by setting up a South- East Asia wing, an African section, and a Student's Service unit. In addition to the existing activities of the Council, it was proposed to publish a quarterly magazine in English, to found a chair of Indology in South-East Asia, and to arrange for exchange of professors, scholars, savants, and students.

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