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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
PAYMENT OF INDEMNITY 353
conceded by His Majesty's Government for payment
direct by the Chinese should be cancelled. But this was
not eventually insisted on, and payments were received by
the Government of India through the Hong Kong and
Shanghai Bank.
In regard to the third instalment, Mr. Chang proposed,
on December 27, 1907, that he should hand it over in the
form of a cheque to the Indian Government. But the
latter again stood out for receiving it from a Tibetan.
It was due only to a misunderstanding that payment in
the previous year had been accepted direct before orders
on the subject had arrived. As regards this proposal of
the Chinese, Mr. Morley, though he doubted the advantage
of raising the point, saw no objection, as the Tsarong
Sha-pé was then in Calcutta, to payment being made by
the Tibetan Government through him to the Government
of India.
But this method of payment Mr. Chang refused, and
wrote to Sir Louis Dane : I regret to say that I am
unable to meet your wishes that Tsarong Sha-pé should
himself tender payment. I have received very explicit
instructions from my Government on this subject, that
the third instalment of the indemnity (Rs. 8,33,333 :5 : 4)
is to be handed over in the form of a cheque only by
myself." When the matter arose in discussion at a
meeting on January 10, Mr. Chang intimated that he
based his objection to the proposal on the fact that direct
dealings between us and the Tibetan authorities would be
involved in it. It was no longer possible, the Government
of India thought, to doubt Chang's firm determination
that Chinese sovereignty over Tibet, to the exclusion of
all local autonomy, should be indicated, and that direct
communication of all kinds between our officials and
Tibetans should be prevented. It appeared that Mr.
Chang was being supported in this attitude by the
Chinese Government, and that it was doubtful if we could
expect, without further guarantee, loyal fulfilment of the
Lhasa Convention as interpreted by His Majesty's
Government. Chinese claims might exist which con-
travened our distinct rights under the Lhasa Convention,
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