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North East Frontier Agency

British  

noun

  1. the former name (until 1972) of Arunachal Pradesh

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In a two-pronged attack, thousands of Chinese troops overwhelmed precarious Indian outposts both in Ladakh and 900 miles away in the North East Frontier Agency.

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Should China seize Sikkim, it would be in a position to close the narrow neck of land linking India proper to the state of Assam and the North East Frontier Agency, as well as open a route from China to East Pakistan.

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The towns and villages in India's North East Frontier Agency were blacked out from dusk to dawn last week.

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The new Chinese thrust came after a ten-day lull in the fighting and was apparently aimed at driving down the Luhit River valley toward India's important oil fields at Digboi, 90 miles from Walong, in the North East Frontier Agency.

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