After six weeks' inquiry, an Indonesian investigating commission last week brought in its findings on the Air India Constellation which crashed, killing 16 persons, including eight Red Chinese on their way (after a stopover in Hong Kong) to the Bandung Conference (TIME, April 25). Verdict: sabotage. Having salvaged almost 90% of the wreckage from the shallow waters off Great Natuna Island in the South China Sea, the commission said that it found "positive evidence of an explosion in the starboard wheel-well of a timed infernal machine." The evidence consisted of 1) "deep pitting by shrapnel." 2) "a hole blown inward...
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