"مسألة الشرق الأوسط أو بعض المشكلات السياسية المتعلقة بدفاع الهند" [ظ‎‎٢‎٨‎٢] (٦١٦/٥٦٩)

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APPENDICES
of a trade mart at Yatung - , on the Tibetan side of the
frontier, to which British subjects were to have free access
with the right to rent houses and godowns. The Chinese
Government undertook to provide suitable buildings for the
purpose, as well as a special residence for the officer or
officers appointed by the British Government to reside at
Yatung to watch the conditions of British trade. Special
provisions were made with regard to the Importation and
exportation of goods and the taxes leviable thereupon.
Trade disputes were to be settled by personal conference
between the Political Officer for Sikkim and the Chinese
Frontier Officer. Provision was also made for the forward
ing of official communications between Chinese and Indian
officials. In the event of disagreement between the local
officials on both sides, the matter was to be reported to their
superiors, and ultimately to their respective Governments for
settlement. After the lapse of five years the regulations
were to be subject to revision by Commissioners appointed
on both sides for the purpose.
CONVENTION between GREAT BRITAIN and CHINA,
giving effect to ARTICLE III. of the CONVENTION
of JULY 24th, 1886, relative to BURMAH and
THIBET. S igned at L ondon , M arch ist, 1894.
The first three articles define the frontier line between
Burmah and China up to 25° 35' Northern latitude, beyond
which it is reserved for a future understanding.
The most important of the other articles run as follows :
A rticle V. —In addition to the territorial concessions in
Northern Theinni, and the cession to China of the State of
Kokang, which result from the frontier as above described,
Her Britannic Majesty, in consideration of the abandonment of
the claims advanced by China to the territory lying outside
and abutting on the frontier of the Prefecture of Yung
Chang and Sub-Prefecture of Teng Yueh, agrees to renounce
in favour of His Majesty the Emperor of China, and of his
heirs and successors for ever, all the suzerain rights in and