IIIFカラー高解像度
国立情報学研究所 - ディジタル・シルクロード・プロジェクト
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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
300 THE TREATY CONCLUDED
political functions, or adopting the character of a Political
Resident.
As this agreement was of a less formal character than
the rest of the Convention, I had it drawn up separately.
It ran as follows :
" The Government of 'Tibet agrees to permit the British
agent, who will reside at Gyantse, to watch the conditions
of the British trade, to visit Lhasa, when it is necessary,
to consult with high Chinese and Tibetan officials on such
commercial matters of importance as he has found im-
possible to settle at Gyantse by correspondence or by
personal conference with the 'Tibetan agent."
To this also the Regent gave his consent.
On September 5 the Resident and the principal Tibetan
authorities came to arrange final details and formalities
regarding the signing of the Treaty. The first point to
decide was who should sign it. I asked the Resident
whose name should be entered in the place of the Dalai
Lama's. He said I might enter the name of the 'Ti
Rimpoche, and he added that representatives of the
Council, of the three great monasteries, and of the National
Assembly would also affix their seals. To this the Tibetans
assented. I then said the next point was to settle the
time and place for signature. There could be only one
place—namely, the Potala Palace-- in which I would sign
it, and I was ready to sign as soon as the final copies of
the Treaty had been prepared. The Resident said that
he had no objection to the 'Treaty being signed in the
Potala. He then informed the Tibetans of our decision.
The Tibetans objected strongly, but without advancing
any reasons except that they did not wish it. I informed
them that they had at Khamba Jong and Gyantse grossly
insulted the British representative, and I now insisted that
I should be shown the fullest respect. I had been prepared
to show, and had shown, the utmost consideration for their
religion and sacred buildings, but I expected that they on
their part should show the fullest respect to the King-
Emperor's representative. They suggested that the
Treaty should be signed in the Resident's Yamen, but
I said I would be content with no other place than that
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