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Citation Information
THE LHASA. DELEGATES 113
In the evening the Khamba Jongpen, with two
junior officers bearing presents from the Lhasa delegates,
arrived in camp. Mr. White received them, and sent
polite messages in return, and Captain O'Connor after-
wards interviewed the messenger in his own tent, and
conversed very amicably for some time, the messenger
being evidently very pleased with his reception, and alto-
gether refusing to accept money, which was all M.r. White
had at the moment, in return for their presents. The
Jongpen also behaved with great civility, and repeatedly
apologized in regard to his refusal to accept the letter,
and promised to supply grass on the following day.
The two Lhasa officials, who were those referred to in
the Chinese Resident's letter to the Viceroy, visited Mr.
White on July 11. They were well-mannered, but made
protests regarding what they called our transgression of
the frontier. After the interview with Mr. White they
visited the Sikkim heir-apparent, who had arrived in
Mr. White's camp on the previous day ; and here
Captain O'Connor, in a less formal way, had a long con-
versation with them, endeavouring to find out under what
amount of authority they had come. But they evaded
all queries, and merely reiterated that if they had not had
proper orders they would not, of course, be there. On
the same day Mr. White visited Mr. Ho.
Captain O'Connor had a two-hours conversation with
the Lhasa delegates on the 12th. He elicited that the
Chief Secretary had been to Peking and back by Calcutta
and Shanghai. The position they took up was that the
place appointed by their Government for the discussion of
affairs was the Giagong frontier, and on arrival there they
would produce their credentials. As regards official corre-
spondence, they said that by the terms of some treaty
between the Chinese and the Tibetans all official corre-
spondence between the Tibetans and foreigners had to be
conducted through the Ambans, and, under these circum-
stances, they could neither receive nor reply to our letters.
But they affirmed, nevertheless, that they were fully
empowered to treat with our Commissioners at the proper
place—the Giagong frontier.
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