'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [‎11r] (26/228)

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second question, the following views were
expressed :—
(1) His Majesty’s Government consider
it doubtful whether it is open to them to claim
in all respects the same treatment for British
goods as that conceded to Chinese goods and
that the Tibetans would have good ground for
complaint if a claim were made under the
Regulations to the right of access for British
subjects to all parts of Tibet, and to exemption
from all duties.
(2) As regards the question of monopolies,
His Ma jesty’s Government think it desirable to
omit any words requiring the previous consent
of the Government of India to the grant of any
monopoly by the Tibetan Government, such
a provision appearing to His Majesty’s Govern
ment superfluous and likely to give rise to
objections on the part of other Governments,
similar to those made in regard to Article IX
of the Convention.
27. Vide paragraph 28 of the Memo
randum for December 1904. From papers
recently forwarded by the Nepalese Represent
ative at Lhasa to the Prime Minister of
Nepal, it appears that there has been corre
spondence between the Tson-du Council
of Lhasa and the Chinese Amban. The
Council complain of the Amban’s action in
posting up the proclamation of the Chinese
Emperor ordering the deposition of the Dalai
Lama. Receipt by the Amban of the alleged
order is doubted, and even the authority of the
Emperor to pass such an order is questioned.
The Amban’s reply states that the deposition
has only been ordered temporarily, but en
deavours to get them to admit the power of
the Chinese Emperor to pass such an order by
inducing them to petition the Emperor to
revoke his order and reinstate the Dalai Lama.
28. See paragraph 28 of the Memoran
dum for December 1904. On the 14th January,
the Yutok Shape (the senior of the four
Tibetan Shapes or Ministers) paid a visit to
Captain O’Connor, British Trade Agent, at
Gyantse and delivered to him three letters,
one from the Ti-Rimpoche addressed to the
Foreign Secretary, another from the Ti-
Rimpoche addressed to Captain O’Connor him
self, and the third from the Tibetan ^ ational
Assembly, also addressed to Captain O’Connor.
The letters were accompanied by presents for
the Viceroy and Lord Ampthill and acknowledg
ments of the letters addressed to the Ti-
Rimpoche and the Tashi Lama by the Foreign
Secretary and Captain O’Connor, respectively.
These are stated to have been read out in the
Council and Assembly and to have caused great
rejoicing. Gratitude was expressed for the
consideration shown by the Viceroy in reducing
the amount of the indemnity and in promising
the restoration of the Chumbi valley after
three years. No mention was, however, made