Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), Saturday 22 May 1954, page 2


'Should Send Observers To Peking'

The Western nations had to avoid political fanaticism when dealing tiM+li TtnA P.h\na 1 invr\

Lindsay of Birker said in Adelaide yesterday. No harm could possibly result if the Commonwealth Government sent a picked delegation of 'unbiased observers to Peking. Lord Lindsay, who is Senior Research Fellow in the School of Pacific Studies at the Australian National University, arrived in Adelaide yesterday at the invitation of the University of Adelaide Students' Representative Council.His His wife is Chinese and he is one of the few Englishmen who have visited Peking since the Communists gained control. China today was a nation of political bigots, he said.

'A Catch' Signs of fanaticism had also appeared in some Western countries, however, and these must not be allowed to affect policy decisions. The sending of openminded observers to Peking might have good results— but there was a catch. The Communists so far lad shown a distinct partiality for 'friendly' delegations, and might not welcome an unbiased group. Lord Lindsay said Australians were still too ignorant about Asian affairs, but interest was growing. One difficulty about the Communist countries was heir refusal to release information. Even so, the British press carried more Asian and Pacific news than the Australian press.

Aided Guerillas Lord Lindsay was educated at Oxford and lec;ured in economics at the Yeng Shing University, Pe-i king, from 1938 to 1941. His wife, the daughter of a Chinese general, was a student there. After escaping from Peking during the Japanese occupation, Lord Lindsay became technical adviser to a group of guerilla units and organised a system of army radio communications. After the war he and his wife returned to England. Lord Lindsay, who has three children, has been in Australia since 1951.