バートランド・ラッセル(著),牧野力(訳)『武器なき勝利』第3章「中印紛争」- B.紛争
* 出典:バートランド・ラッセル(著),牧野力(訳)『武器なき勝利』(理想社,1964年, 196 pp.)
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Chapter 3 Sino-Indian Dispute | |||
B.紛争 (中国とインドとの国境の)紛争地区において戦闘が始まった時(注:1962年10月20日に始まった中印国境紛争のこと),私は,最初,西欧においてほとんど全ての人々が考えたように,中国が全面的に悪く,疑いもなく中国は侵略者だと考えた。(そこで)私は長年の間友好的な関係にあったネール首相に(1962年)11月8日に打電し,次のように伝えた。 国境紛争について,あなたは全く正しいと私は考えますが,話し合いを始めるために,停戦を受け入れるように,私はあなたに嘆願します。停戦以外の代替案は,全面的な戦闘になれば交渉が不可能となりますので,インドと世界とにとって,悲惨なものとなります。私は生涯のインドの友として,機の熟している間に --さもないと,世界戦争になるかも知れません-- 周恩来(首相)の提案に同意することを懇願します。
私はあなたに対し,燃え上がった国民的情熱が,国境に関する意見の不一致を悲劇的な大規模の戦闘に移行させるのを防ぐように,訴えます。中国が停戦を(まず)開始し,大戦争が世界をひと呑みにする前に,話し合いを開始できるように,(先に停戦した中国の)先例に従うように,インドの同意を求めていただけないでしょうか。 |
B. THE DISPUTE When fighting began in the disputed regions, I thought at first, as did almost everybody in the West, that China was wholly in the wrong and had undoubtedly been the aggressor. I telegraphed to Prime Minister Nehru, with whom I had for long been on friendly terms, on Novembher 8th, saying: 'While I think you are entirely in the right over the boundary dispute with China I plead with you to accept cease fire to permit talks to begin. Alternative may be disastrous for India and world as a full-scale conflict may make negotiations impossible. I appeal as a lifetime friend of India to agree to Chou En-1ai's offer while time permits otherwise world war may result.'It was indeed true that I had been a life-long friend of India. My great-great-grandfather had been Governor General of India (and his great-grandson, Viceroy) and when I was a little boy tales of him had seemed to me romantic and interesting. Very many years later, I was the President of the India League and worked for her freedom. On the other hand, again when I was a small boy, a party of Chinese in beautiful robes and pig tails had come to see my grandfather at Pembroke Lodge and stirred my curiosity and interest; and again, many years later, I became much interested in Chinese philosophy, especially in Chuang-tse, and after living and travelling in China for eight months I felt that I had many sympathetic Chinese friends and I greatly admired the Chinese. When the Communist Revolution took place in China, I felt desolated, though I saw nothing good to uphold in Chiang Kai-shek. I thought that the brain-washing of which I read and the intensive destruction of old traditions and learning would destroy what I had found delightful and admirable in China. Now, after the last month, I do not feel at all sure of this. At any rate, though it seemed to me a forlorn hope - I then pinned my hope upon the Indians in whose many protestations of love of peace at any price I had largely believed - I felt that, having telegraphed to Mr Nehru, I had better try to get into some sort of touch with Prime Minister Chou En-lai, and I telegraphed to him, also, on November 8th: 'May I appeal to you to prevent inflamed national passions from translating border disagreement into tragic major conflict. Could you begin cease fire and seek Indian agreement to follow suit so that talks may begin before major war engulfs the world. |