INDIA: NEW DELHI: RED CROSS COLLECTS CLOTHES FOR FIGHTING INDIAN TROOPS

Record ID: 375913

  • Title: INDIA: NEW DELHI: RED CROSS COLLECTS CLOTHES FOR FIGHTING INDIAN TROOPS
  • Date: 14th November 1962
  • Summary: 1. GV RED CROSS BUILDING 0.03 2. SV INT. WOMEN SEW LABELS ON GOODS 0.10 3. CU WOMEN STACKING GOODS 0.16 4. CU SEWING LABELS ON GOODS 0.22 5. SV WOMEN PACKING GOODS 0.29 6. SV DITTO AND SEWING 0.35 7. SV WOOLLENS STACKED IN ROOM 0.40 8. SCU GIRLS TIE LABELS ON TO BEDDING 0.45 9. SV WOOLLENS STACKED READY FOR COLLECTION 0.49 Initials EHR/S/AW/SGM Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 29th November 1962 12:00
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  • Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Reuters ID: LVAEY7ZO9VUMRGRA5H65UHPS0DKR
  • Story Text: MR. NEHRU, THE INDIAN PRIME MINISTER, SAID IN PARLIAMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT INDIAN CASUALTIES IN THE FIRST BIG CHINESE OFFENSIVE LAST MONTH TOTALLED ABOUT 7,000. OF THESE, 2,500 WERE KILLED OR POSTED MISSING IN ACTION.

    THE SAME DAY, MR. NEHRU APPOINTED MR. Y.B.CHAVAN AS THE NEW DEFENCE MINISTER. MR. NEHRU HAD BEEN INTERIM DEFENCE MINISTER AFTER THE DEMOTION OF MR. KRISHNA MENON. MEANWHILE, AT THE RED CROSS HEADQUARTERS IN NEW DELHI, VOLUNTARY WORKERS ARE PACKING WOOLLEN CLOTHES AND BEDDING FOR INDIANS ENGAGED IN THE BORDER FIGHTING.

    THEY WILL BE HANDED OVER TO THE ARMY CHIEF-TO-STAFF IN A FEW DAYS' TIME. THE GOODS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IN THE CAPITAL. RED CROSS WORKERS ARE ALSO COLLECTING CIGARETTES FOR THE TROOPS.
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