【獨家】【印度真相】VOL.8 印度特別邊境部隊SFF（6） “特慘”部隊（上）_風聞

你沒有看錯，SFF不是特種部隊，而是“特產”部隊，更加是“特慘”部隊。SFF的“保密性”是有特殊及歷史原因。1.有CIA的參與，所以保密性有要求；2.成立之初，在對解放軍聞風喪膽的印度國內，不敢惹中國；3.在印度軍中也涉及到資源分配問題，新增一個藏獨部隊會引起強烈不滿，所以SFF被納入情報系統，連軍隊系統都不知道SFF的存在；4.最重要的一點是印度根本不想承認藏獨分子，SFF相當於“軍事承包商”—廉價僱傭兵。

一位不願透露姓名的前R＆AW官員，在不願透露姓名的情況下説，成立SFF的另一個原因是，許多藏獨武裝叛亂分子正在印度“四處遊蕩”，“可能會成為問題”。

“他們極端不守規矩； 只在乎自己的規則。 因此，決定將他們留在營地並支付一些錢，” R＆AW官員説。

A highly placed former R&AW officer said, on condition of anonymity that another reason for setting up SFF was that a number of armed rebels were “floating around” in India and “could have become a problem”. “They were extremely unruly; a law into themselves. So, it was decided to keep them in a camp and pay some money,” the R&AW officer said.

SFF的成員除了少部分極端的邪教分子外，很多人是被生活所迫而加入的。印度的“富裕”眾所皆知，對於逃亡到印度藏獨分子，境況則更加糟糕，所以“當兵吃糧”成了必然選擇。

但眾所周知的事實是，在印度，不丹和尼泊爾的54個藏獨難民定居點中，輟學或未達到一定等級的藏獨兒童有望加入SFF。 但是，士兵的總數已經改變。 在1970年代是20,000，但在最近幾年減少到10,000以下。 2012年，SFF悄悄慶祝其成立五十週年

but it is a known fact that in the 54 Tibetan Refugee Settlements in India, Bhutan and Nepal, Tibetan children who drop out of school or do not make a certain grade are expected to join the SFF. The total number of soldiers, though, has changed. It was 20,000 in the 1970’s but whittled down to below 10,000 in recent years. When in 2012, SFF quietly celebrated its golden jubilee

隨着中美關係升温，從1971年起，CIA對藏獨的支持力度驟減，在中美建交後，CIA表面上停止了對藏獨的支持。也正是因為被斷供，所以藏獨頭目與印度高層達成決定派出SFF中的3000人蔘加1971年孟加拉之戰，藏獨頭目希望以此來換取印度官方的承認。

吉大港港口是SFF佔領後被上級命令交給印度軍接管，但SFF被要求保持沉默，並保持在40公里以外。 1971年12月16日，隨着巴基斯坦軍隊在達卡的投降，出現了SFF的身影，以慶祝印度戰勝巴基斯坦。這是藏獨分子第一次在通往吉大港的路上感到欣喜。看到高興的藏獨分子似乎無處不在，印度軍隊的士兵以及普通百姓都被驚呆了。然而，當烏班將軍得知後，他命令藏獨分子重返陰影，藏獨分子的歡樂時刻永遠被公眾所禁止。

但是，由於行動的保密性，因此未公開授獎予任何人。 SFF中也沒人獲得任何高級榮譽勳章。他們在低薪，沒有可靠的養老金和其他福利方面繼續面臨歧視。儘管如此，建制22的游擊隊仍在為印度進行許多戰鬥。

The Chittagong port was finally captured by the Indian military, but the guerillas were asked to be silent and stay 40 km away. On 16, December, 1971 with the surrender of the Pakistani army in Dhaka, the warrior phantoms of 22 came out to celebrate the victory of India over Pakistan. For the first time they were seen rejoicing on the road to Chittagong. Soldiers of the Indian army as well as the common people were stunned to see the euphoric Tibetans appear seemingly from nowhere. However, when General Uban heard of it, he ordered them back into the shadows, their minutes of rejoicing forever banned from the public eye.

However, due to the secrecy of the operation, none were publicly awarded. None of the SFF jawans received any medals of high honor. They continue to face discrimination in terms of low pay, no reliable pension, and other benefits. In spite of this, the guerillas of Establishment 22 continued to fight many battles for India.

以下是一位SFF退役人員的採訪：

作為SFF的一部分，您參加了哪些關鍵操作？

我曾在阿薩姆邦執行Meghdoot行動，Vijay行動以及其他許多行動。

您在服役期間有津貼嗎？退休後獲得了哪些好處？

1998年，我們的津貼很微薄，只有300盧比。但是令我更加困擾的是，在2009年1月之前退休的士兵們沒有得到任何退休金。這也是因為另一個尼泊爾分部與我們一起提起了訴訟。他們（尼泊爾）之所以能夠這樣做是因為他們擁有自己的國家，而我們沒有。如果我們在Jantar Mantar抗議，沒有人會聽我們的。此外，唯一能夠獲得的人是已完成服役20年的人。

由於醫療原因退休的人一無所獲。像我一樣，我在17歲時就加入了SFF。我患上了結核病，這就是為什麼由於肺部疾病而無法晉升至更高級別的原因，並且不得不提早退休以與家人在一起並用其他方法支持家人。我沒有獲得任何1盧比的退休金。我有一個食堂卡，但用處不大。法庭上還有一個案件。這個國家最關心的是OROP，即使有的話，但是像我們這樣的問題很少得到關注。

What key operations did you participate in as a part of the SFF?

I was in Operation Meghdoot, Operation Vijay and a host of other operations in Assam.

Did you get any allowance while in service? What benefits did you get after you retired?

We had a meagre allowance of 300 rupees in ’1998. But what troubles me more is that soldiers who retired before January 2009 haven’t received any pension. And that too was only given because another Nepali division with us filed a case. They could do that because they have a country of their own, we don’t. If we go and protest in Jantar Mantar, nobody will listen to us. Also, the only people who receive this are people who have completed their 20 years of service in full.

Anybody who retires due to medical reasons does not get anything. Like me, I joined the SFF at the age of 17. I suffered a bout of tuberculosis, which is why I could not progress to a higher category owing to lung defects and had to retire early to be with my family and support them by other means. I did not get a single rupee in pension. I have a canteen card but that doesn’t account for much. There is a case still in the courts. The country is mostly concerned with OROP, but problems like ours rarely get any attention, if at all.