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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
INDIA\T GOVERNMENT'S VIEWS 403
that a strictly non-committal attitude on all points at issue
between China and Tibet should be observed.
The Viceroy replied on March 12* that it appeared
that all power at Lhasa had been taken by the Chinese
into their own hands. The only high official left could
not act without consulting the Chinese Resident. Reports
from Trade Agents stated that the Chinese did not allow
the Tibetans to deal with them direct. Various reports
as to Chinese aggressive and oppressive action were in the
possession of Government, but their authentication was
difficult. It appeared to be the case, however, that there
was no longer any Tibetan authority in existence; and it
was impossible to reconcile with established facts the state-
ments of the Chinese that the power and position of the
Dalai Lama had not diminished, and that no alterations
in internal administration were contemplated. Copies of
the correspondence that had passed between the Dalai
Lama and the Assistant Minister at Lhasa had been given
to Mr. Bell. This correspondence, in the genuineness of
which there was every reason to believe, showed (1) that
the intention was that the Dalai Lama's temporal power
should be taken from him ; and (2) that the despatch of
only 1,000 troops was contemplated. Lama Buddhists and
Tibetans would not recognize that the Dalai Lama had
been deposed spiritually, and the latter would, therefore, be
a source of trouble to the Chinese. There was no reason
why the Dalai Lama should have our support, but
confidence would be restored on the frontier by his
restoration, and it would be proof of a desire to maintain
the status quo. The Suzerainty of China was denied by
Tibetan Ministers in conversation with Mr. Bell, but if
China wished to be friendly it might still be possible to
bring about a modus vivendi.
The Viceroy suggested that in any case our own
interests must be protected. There was unsettlement in
our frontier States. Rumours of location of a garrison
at Yatung and the number of troops in Tibet constituted,
in the opinion of the military authorities, a menace to
the peace of our border. The reform, not the abolition,
* Blue-book, IV., p. 205.
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