POSITION IN INDIA
Millions of people in India considered thev had had a good day if they got enough lor one meal, declared Mr, G. L. Fountain, Wellington, who has been a missionary in India for many years. They presented a fertile soil for the gospel of communism. Now that China had accepted it he was sure that endeavours would be made to swing India that way. When he left there a few months ago the Government had banned the Communist Party and there w'ore mass arrests. Thousands of leading Communists all over the country were seized. Strong financial ties with Britain, as well as the need for protection from powerful neighbouring countries. would, he thought, cause India to remain in the Commonwealth.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23171, 6 February 1950, Page 4
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123POSITION IN INDIA Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23171, 6 February 1950, Page 4
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