450204-18 Q-he-hS, Departed 8:45 APO 689 for DEDRUGARI| arrived 1:00 PM via train, Oneis led te believe that the transportation facilities in our country are y critical but they cannot be compared with the confusion und the surging masses of passengers. Would remind me of a troop train of the last war with © everyone hanging out of the windows and clinging on to every available hold on the side of the car. Tickets are purchased but are never called for until leaving the railroad station at the end of their destination. Because of thie rather loose arrangement am led to believe that 50 per cent of these natives are traveling without proper authority. It is amusing put also pathetical to see so many apparpatly ignorant people trying to cope with the more highly complicated activities of modern day. Observed many instances where only part of a family was able to ret on the train with the remaining pert of the family desperately strugeling to rain an entrance > into the car, Would say that only about one half of ‘he people are able ty to be accommodated. Nor do they give up the fight until the trein gains sufficient speed to keep them from boarding. The village of DEBRUGARH is ideally situsted on the edege of the lergeBRANMAPuTRAYiver. ‘The Himalayan mountains subport the background. To look out over this beaut- iful river and on into the distance is a most serene and lovely view. It has the added Gistinction of being a river vidlage with thet addition color of boat end fishing life. Recorded.the followine pictures et this village. : G21) Hindu edifice of sone undetermined significance overlooking the river which appeers as a small line streak in the asierciinie: . (2-2-1-15) Tbetian character. The few individuals of this race of peopl: who come down to this vallece At) sell vakious odds and ends are easily Gistinguiahed from the Indians. They are always found in the street sell- in precious jewelery end stones, Fach one has a small box with an assort- ment of precious and semi