asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has any further statement to make on the situation in Tibet.

There have been no important developments since my statement to the House on Tibet on 20th November. The Chinese army has not moved further forward since its first advance across the Tibetan border last autumn; but small bodies of Chinese troops have been moving about the country and the appearance of one of these near Lhasa caused the Dalai Lámá and the Tibetan Government to move within easy reach of the Indian frontier.

Does the Communist Government of China pretend that the invaders are independent volunteers?

No claim has been made to that effect.