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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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