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0353 Tibet and Turkestan : vol.1
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tween British officials on the one hand and a mixed
commission of Chinese and Tibetans on the other.
The meetings were held near the frontier line, as
tentatively agreed upon. Provision was not spe-
cifically made for erecting monuments along a line
which, in the nature of the case, defied accurate
description.ยน Recognition was had also of the fact
that shepherds had from time immemorial wandered
back and forth over all these imaginary frontiers,
nor does it appear that trouble had arisen until arose
the British insistence upon strict definition where
definition is substantially impossible. Provision
was also made, though this was opposed by the
Tibetans, for the establishment of a mart, north of
the frontier, to which Indian traders might have
access, and in which the traffic was to be subjected
only to limited burdens of tax.
The Chinese officials finally consented to co-
operate with British agents in erecting monuments.
Several years of delay in this respect dragged on,
and finally the monuments were set up by British
officials acting alone. It was susbeqently charged
that some of these had been knocked down by
Tibetans. As their location was determined only
by their enemies, and as they were of no value save
to give further occasion for offence in the heretofore
careless movement of a few shepherds over a deso-
late country, one may understand such a proceeding.
We of course have no way of accurately learning
the Tibetan view of any of these events. There
was also charge of delay in making the necessary ar-
rangements for the market-place at Yatung, though