One week later. the Dalai Lama was forced to flee his home and his people while his palace was being shelled by the PLA. It is important to note that. in a great and triumphant official act. he repudiated the 17Point agreement. According to Chinese statistics. 87.000 Tibetans were killed. arrested. or deported to labor camps during this "Lhasa Revolt." Countless tried to follow the Dalai Lama to Indiaunfortunately. only a very small percentage of the thousands who attempted to escape through the Himalayas to India survived. If they could successfully avoid the Chinese militarythen they would succumb to malnutrition. cold. and di6ease. Mr.
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