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| India and Tibet : vol.1 | |
| インドとチベット : vol.1 |
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引用情報
RUSSIAN PROTESTS 81
any sudden display of Russian interest or activity in the
regions immediately adjoining the possessions of Great
Britain could scarcely fail to have a disturbing effect upon
the population, or to create the impression that British
influence was receding, and that of Russia making rapid
advances into regions which had hitherto been regarded as
altogether outside her sphere of influence.
Lord Lansdowne added that he had received from
apparently trustworthy sources reports to the effect that
Russia had lately concluded agreements for the establish-
ment of a Russian protectorate over 'T'ibet, and also that,
if she had not already done so, she intended to establish
Russian agents or Consular officers at Lhasa, and he
thought it of the utmost importance that as the Ambas-
sador had disclaimed on the part of Russia political designs
upon Tibet, he should be in a position to state whether
these rumours were or were not without foundation.
Count Benckendorff replied that he did not believe
that there was any foundation in them, but he expressed
his readiness to make special inquiries of the Russian
Government as to the truth of the statements referred to.
Lord Lansdowne then went on to say that as we were
much more closely interested than Russia in Tibet, it
followed that, should there be any display of Russian
activity in that country, we should be obliged to reply by
a display of activity, not only equivalent to, but exceeding
that made by Russia. If they sent a mission or an
expedition, we should have to do the same, but in greater
strength. As to our dealings with Tibet at the moment,
Lord Lansdowne stated that we were endeavouring to
obtain from the Tibetan authorities the fulfilment of
pledges which had been given to us in 1890 in regard to
the location of the frontier, and in regard to trade facilities
on the borders of Sikkim. W e had found that it was of
no use to deal with Tibet through China, owing to the
dilatory methods of the Chinese Government and the
slenderness of their influence over Tibet. It was abso-
lutely necessary that these local questions should be
disposed of to our satisfaction, and we should continue to
take the necessary steps for that purpose.
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