Atthetimeofhisdeath he had carried his storythrough the Taftadministration; the restofthe material, far more copiousanddetailed, remainedintheform of isolated chapters androughnotes.
Agence France-Presse, which described Taft as "assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration administration" in the U.S. State Department, quoted a U.S. Embassy spokesman in Delhi who also said Taft's visit had nothing to do with the Karmapa.