"المجلد II. مذكرات بخصوص شؤون خارجية أخرى. ١٩٠٥." [و‎‎١‎٠‎٥] (٢٢٨/٢١٤)

Memorandum of information received during
the month of December 1905 , regarding
external affairs relating to the North*
East Frontier, Burma, Siam, and China.
[Note.—T his memorandum is based upon reports, the accuracy of
Winch it is not always possible to guarantee.J
TIBET.
1. (See paragraph. 1 of the Memoran
dum for November 1905.) On the 30th Nov
ember, His Britannic Majesty’s Minister at
Peking reported to His Majesty’s Government
that he had received a semi-official note from
the Wai-wu-pu requesting him to inform the
Government of India that if, on his visit to
India, the Tashi Lama discussed any business
matters, the Chinese Government would not
recognise any agreement that might be made
by him.
In view of this communication and
of the complaint about Captain O’Connor’s
visit to Shigatse (see paragraph 7 of the
Memorandum for November 1905), and of the
announcement reported in his telegram of the
Idth November (vide paragraph 2 of the
Memorandum for November 1905), that
China intended paying the indemnity, the object
of which was to force on the Government of
India the recognition of the Chinese Govern
ment as the sole intermediary between Tibet
and India, Sir E. Satow suggested that some
intimation of the kind proposed in the tele
gram of the 15th November from the Govern
ment of India to the Secretary of State for
India would be useful.
(See paragraph 2 of the Memo
randum for November 1905.) On the 6th
December, His Majesty’s Secretary of State
telegraphed that His Majesty’s Government
approved of the proposal of the Government
of India to notify to the Tibetans under
Article VI of the Lhasa Convention that they
desired payment at Gyantse of the first
instalment of the indemnity on the 1st
January. His Majesty’s Secre ary of State
added that Sir E. Satow, m reply to his tele
gram of the 14th November, had been instructed
to inform the Chinese Government m tne
sense of his (Secretary of State’s) telegram of
the 26 th November (paragraph 1 of Memoian
dum for November 1905) and to make the
intimation suggested m his telegram of the 30th
November, if they persisted in thmr refusa
to sign the Adhesion Agreement. Ihe Political