The Archive · 1938

To Capital of Tibet

Berlin, Dec. 26

The first expedition of Nazi militiamen exploring the border regions of Tibet during the past six months, has accepted an invitation from—the Kashag (Regent) of Tibet to visit the holy city of Lhassa, semi-official D.N.B. news agency announced today.

This visit will be the first by a German expedition, and D.N.B. asserted it will be of an official nature, for the expedition is headed by Herr Ernst Schaefer, head of the Storm Troopers, and includes four other militiamen, The men have already left Gangtok, capital' of Sikkim. and counts on reaching Lhassa towards the end of next month. They will remain in the Tibetan capital for two weeks and will attend ceremonies marking the Tibetan New Year. They will then proceed with exploration of the neighbouring regions, where they will stay for about one year—Hava:

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