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view that the Chinese officials have never exer
cised any authority or control to the west of t e
watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. , that unless there is first an agree-
ment as to the general line that the boundary
is to follow, delimitation is impossible, hut that
His Maiesty’s Government were willing to send
officers who would accompany representatives
sent by the Chinese Government for the pur
pose from the eastern side of the frontier. to
point out to them the true position of anairs,
in order to secure a friendly settlement of the
question at issue.
The Chinese Government replied that
they proposed to appoint the Acting Taotai
of Tengyueh to proceed with the British
officers to make the joint survey or examina
tion, and asked to be informed who is to be
appointed, and when they can start. The
Secretary of State has agreed that the
Chinese reply should be accepted, in spite of
its ambiguous terms, provided the Chinese
official is the present Taotai at Tengyueh.
It is proposed to appoint either Mr.
Litton or Mr. Leveson, Deputy Commissioner
at Bhamo, as British Bepresentative. The
Ccmmissioners, accompanied by suitable
escorts, will meet at Kuyang about the 15th
February, and will proceed along the side of
the undelimited frontier as far as is practicable
before the rainy season commences.
TIBET.
22. The Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Sikkim,
reported, on the £7th January, that Chole
Tulku, the Sang-chen-cho-Khor Lama, has
been elected Deb Baja of Bhutan, the install
ation taking place about the 11th of the
month.
23. In a letter, dated the 22nd October
1904, from the Nepalese Bepresentative at
Lhasa to the Prime Minister of Nepal, the Ti
Bimpoche Lama is stated to have mentioned
that the Dalai Lama had concluded a “ Treaty
of alliance with Bussia , \ More positive
information has been asked for.
24. A Chinese official, named Chow Cheang
Peng, described as Sub-Prefect of Sechuen,
arrived in Calcutta early in January. He is
said to have come on business connected with
the Tibet Treaty and also to have been
appointed Chinese Frontier Officer at Tatung,
while he informed the Commissioner of
Police, Calcutta, that he intended to go to
Lhasa. He applied for a passport to proceed
to Tatung, but has been asked first to furnish
particulars as to the nature of his credentials
from the Chinese Government and as to his
proposed route and destination, and to state
definitely in what capacity he is proceeding
to Tibet. The opportunity was taken to
issue mstructions to the Political Officer,
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