The establishment of the Autonomous Region of Tibet on September 1 was decided on at a plenary meeting of the State Council on August 23.

The State Council discussed at the meeting a report on the subject by the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region. It agreed that the first session of the First People's Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region should take place on September 1 and that the Autonomous Region of Tibet be formally established. This resolution will be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for ratification.

Elections at the county level in Tibet have been completed, and many counties have already elected deputies to the region's First People's Congress.

(This article appears on page 4, No. 35, 1965)