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0257 India and Tibet : vol.1
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ARRIVAL OF TA LAMA   211

Karo-la, Yang-la, and Dongtse. A reasonable time for

this would be given.

By June 30 neither of the Tibetan delegates had

arrived, but both the Tongsa Penlop and the Ta Lama

were to arrive the next day, and we allowed the armistice

to extend informally till they arrived. The Tongsa Penlop

arrived first, though he had had twice the distance to

travel, and at once came to see me, and showed me a

letter he had received from the Dalai Lama, saying he

had heard we had appointed a date up to which we would

negotiate, and after which we would fight ; but as fighting

was bad for men and animals, he asked the Tongsa Penlop

to assist in making a peaceful settlement, and he was

appointing the Ta Lama, who was a Councillor, the Grand

Secretary, and representative of the three great monas-

teries, to negotiate. The Tongsa Penlop also produced

a packet of silks, which he said the Dalai Lama had

sent me.

About three in the afternoon the Ta Lama arrived in

Gyantse, and as he was already a day later than the date

of the armistice, and six days over the date of the original

ultimatum, I sent a message to say I should be glad to see

him that afternoon. He replied that he proposed to visit

the Tongsa Penlop on the following day, and would come

and see me some time after that. I returned a message

to the effect that unless he visited me by nine on the

following morning military operations would be resumed.

Undisturbed by this threat, he shortly after nine on

the following morning proceeded to visit the Tongsa

Penlop ; but as he had to pass my camp, I sent out Captain

O'Connor to say that 1 insisted on his coming to pay his

respects to me, unless he wished me to consider he was

not anxious to negotiate. He was at perfect liberty to

discuss matters with the Tongsa Penlop, but he must no

longer delay paying his respects to me, and giving me

evidence that the Tibetan Government were sincere in

their wish to negotiate.

At eleven I received the Ta Lama and the Tongsa

Penlop in Durbar. There were also present the Tung-yig-

Chembo (the Grand Secretary, who was one of the dele-

                                         
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           
                                           

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