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(TibetanReview.net, Jun13’25) – A China-suspicion has arisen regarding a mysterious online bidder who paid nearly $19,000 for the private papers of Sir Basil Gould, formerly of the Indian Civil Service, who was the political officer for 10 years in Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet (1935-45), during the Jun 4 Bonhams Network auction in London.
The Telegraph newspaper said Jun 7 the fear has been raised by a former representative of the Dalai Lama in London, that the papers may have been acquired by China. The representative, Sonam Tsering Frasi, bid for the papers, but his offer could not match that of the online buyer.
The question is, why would the Chinese want the papers? Well, Sir Basil Gould&rsq...
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