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File 3939/1926 Pt 2 'PUBLICATIONS: REVISION OF AITCHISON'S TREATIES BHUTAN, KASHGAR, NEPAL, SIAM AND TIBET SECTIONS.' [‎361r] (509/524)

The record is made up of 1 item (261 folios). It was created in 6 Jun 1928-24 Aug 1933. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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NEPAL—NO. VI11 -1855.
of too undcr-m;niiomd offices, aul who ba faaad wi.hia the temtoraa of
“ 3r ' !f ! bo ; «» ofieace, are mM der, afte.not to ma d “ .
mtiajing, th« m daoo.ty, high-way robbery, poieoaiag, ba^lary, ao ’
arson.
Article 5th.
Jn Ca3e 3nail eit,asr Gover n'a3nt be bound to surrender any person accused
of an offence, except upon requisition duly made by, or by the authority of, the
Government witnm whose territories the offence shall be charged to have been
committed, and also upon such evidence ol c:'m : iality, as according to the laws
of the country in which the person accused shall be found, would justly his app re-
hension, and sustain the charge if the ode ice ha 1 been there co n n't ; 1 1.
Article 6th.
If any person attached to the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , or living within the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
boundaries, not being a subject of the Nipalese Govern neit, conmit in an/ par;
of the Nipadese territories, beyond the ilesidency bouidaries, an o0ence wnici
would render hf.n liable to punishment hy the Nipilesa Courts, ne ilnuil b« appre-
hende and male over to the British Resident for trial and punish.n^a;; but sub
jects of the Nipal State under similar circumstances are not to be given up by the
Nipalese Government for punishment. Should any Hindoostanee Merchants, or
other subjects of the Honorable Company, not attached to the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ,
who may be living within the Nipal territories, commit any crimes beyond the
IResidency boundaries, whereby they may render themselves liable to punishment
by the Nipalese Courts, and take refuge within the limits of the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , they
5hall not be allowed an asylum but will be given up to the Nipal Government for
trial and punishment.
Article 7th.
The expenses of any apprehension, detention, or surrender made in virtue of
he foregoing stipulations, shall be borne and defrayed by the Government makiag
he requisition.
Article 8th.
The above Treaty shall continueln force until either one or the other of th_
.jigh Contracting Parties shall give notice to the Othei of its wish to ternamat
and no longer.
Article 9th.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect any Treaty now erie ting
5ween the High Contacting Parties, except so far as any snob Treaty may ha
, e pugnant hereto. , ^ A
This Treaty, consisting of nine Articles, being this day ®
by Major George Kamsay, on behalf of the Honorable East Ind,a CmnfanymA
Lab raj Jherajsoorinier finramSai Gaaadoor Shumoher Jung, Major Ramsay

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This part relates to the Government of India's decision to issue a revised edition of Aitchison's Treaties (full title: A Collection of Treaties, Engagements and Sanads Relating to India and Neighbouring Countries ), with revised narratives for each geographical area covered, incorporating the principal events that have occurred since the publication of the previous edition in 1909.

The part contains copies of proofs of revised narratives relating to Tibet (ff 166-188), Siam [Thailand] (ff 191-315), Eastern Turkistan [Turkestan] (ff 319-332), and Nepal (ff 334-368), including copies of related treaties, agreements and regulations for each. These proofs are addressed to the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. by the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, for transmission to the Foreign Office. Also included are printed editions of the following: a treaty between Britain and the Chinese Republic, concluded in 1928 and ratified in 1929 (ff 138-143); a treaty between the United States and Belgium, the British Empire, China, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and Portugal, relating to the principles and policies to be followed in matters concerning China, which was concluded in 1922 and ratified in 1925 (ff 144-146); a second treaty of the same date, between the United States and the aforementioned parties, regarding the Chinese Customs Tariff (ff 147-150).

The correspondence largely consists of interdepartmental discussion covering the following: what should and should not be included both in and with the revised narratives (e.g. whether certain treaties or regulations should be included or referred to); British treaty rights in Sinkiang [Xinjiang, China]. The principal correspondents are the following: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; officials of the Foreign Office and the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. .

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File 3939/1926 Pt 2 'PUBLICATIONS: REVISION OF AITCHISON'S TREATIES BHUTAN, KASHGAR, NEPAL, SIAM AND TIBET SECTIONS.' [‎361r] (509/524), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1192/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100077121257.0x00007f> [accessed 16 May 2024]

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