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The Salvation Military Worldwide The operation was organised in October 1969, and Lieutenant General J.F.R. Jacob was enjoined by Govind Narain, the Home Secretary, that "there should be no publicity and no information". Jacob's request to be presented with written orders was also refused by Sam Manekshaw. The 1967 Sino-Indian skirmish, also referred to as the Cho La incident, was a army conflict between Indian troops and members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army who, on 1 October 1967, invaded Sikkim, which was then a protectorate of India. Defence minister Sardar Swaran Singh assured the Indian people who the federal government was taking care of developments along the border. Indian losses had been 88 killed, and 163 wounded, whereas Chinese casualties have been 300 killed and 450 wounded in Nathula, and forty in Chola. Initially, the Indian Army met with considerable success within the northern sector. In a rustic where laws are routinely misused, the new