"المجلد II. مذكرات بخصوص شؤون خارجية أخرى. ١٩٠٥." [و‎‎٧‎٠] (٢٢٨/١٤٤)

cm a of ( £r lly ’ tlley State that> if the ahove
toriiv dk mW 6 are n0t ad j USt6d satisfac -
O’Connnr is In ma ? f°Uow. Captain
u boa no r is forwarding the full text of the
1 betau letter by post, and in the mean-
wlnle Ins telegram has been repeated to His
Majesty s Government, with the remark that
the Government of India will submit very
shortly, for approval, the draft of the reply
winch they propose to send. 1 ^
BHUTAN.
14. See paragraph 10 of the Memoran
dum for May 1905. Mr. White’s mission
returned to Gangtok on the afternoon of the
19th June. The direct object of the Mission
was to present the Insignia of the K.C.I.E. to
the Tongsa Penlop at Punakha, but it was sub
sequently considered to be desirable that Mr.
White should continue his journey to Tongsa,
in order that he might have an opportunity of
establishing thoroughly friendly relations with
the Tongsa Penlop and other Bhutanese officials,
and of learning as much as possible about the
geography of the country. He ultimately
emerged into Tibet from Tashicho Jong, via
Lingzi Jong and Hram, a route never before
traversed by Europeans.
During the course of the Mission Mr. White
was able to secure geographical information
of considerable value, he investigated the
possibility of improving the communications
between Bengal and Bhutan, and discussed
with the Bhutanese Council a variety of
questions connected with the maintenance of
order on the frontier. His conduct of the
duties entrusted to him was marked by dis
cretion and success, and has elicited the cordial
approbation of the Government of India.
15. (Vide paragraph 11 of the Memo
randum for May 1905.) Erom a report
received during the month it appears that the
present Deb Eaja, as Cholay Tulku, is not
only the Deb Eaja by election, but the re
presentative on earth of the Shaham-Eimpoche
(as Dharma Eaja) by reason of his being the
present incarnation of the “ voice” of the first
Shabam, and that he thus combines in his own
person the headship of the religious and secular
Governments of Bhutan.
Sir Ugyen Wang Chuk, K.C.I.E., Tongsa
Penlop, has been made Prime Minister; and,
as such, has been entrusted with the State seal.
All the higher officers are either his relatives,
connections, or dependents.
CHINA.
16 The Government of Burma forwarded
a report on the 3rd July 1905, regarding the
travels of Lieutenant Grillieres and another