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0174 India and Tibet : vol.1
インドとチベット : vol.1
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British Commissioner ; (2) no Chinese delegates of suitable
rank had as yet been sent ; (3) the procrastination of the
Chinese Government ; (4) the warlike preparations of the
Tibetans ; (5) the arrest and imprisonment of two British
subjects ; (6) the complete failure of the policy pursued
for twenty-five years, the only result of which was that
the Tibetans mistook our patience for weakness, and
despised our strength. They recommended, therefore, the
advance should extend to Gyantse, and should not be con-
fined to the Chumbi Valley, for these reasons : (1) That
the Chumbi Valley is on the Indian side of the watershed,
and is not regarded as part of Tibet, and a move from
Khamba Jong only to there would be regarded as a retro-
grade movement by the Tibetans ; (2) that if we moved
only into the Chumbi Valley, we should find the existing
situation at Khamba Jong repeated at Phari ; (3) that
Colonel Younghusband considered it extremely important
that we should come into contact with the Tibetan people,
for they were quite prepared to enter into relations with
us, and were friendly, it being only the hierarchy of
Lhasa Lamas who were opposed ; (4) that, as we were
pressing to have a mart at Gyantse, that object could be
secured in no better way than by advancing thither at
once. On arrival at Gyantse the force would not attack
the place, but, as had been done at Khamba Jong, would
establish a fortified post, and invite Tibetans and Chinese
to resume negotiations.
It was estimated, in a subsequent telegram, that the
total force to be employed would be one battalion of
Gurkhas, two companies of Sappers and Miners, two
battalions of Pioneers, two guns, British Mountain Battery,
two Maxims, and two seven-pounder guns. The com-
mand of the whole was to be entrusted to Brigadier-
General Macdonald.
The Secretary of State,* in a telegram dated Novem-
ber 6, at last gave his sanction to an advance. In view of
the recent conduct of the Tibetans, His Majesty's Govern-
ment felt that it would be impossible not to take action,
and they accordingly sanctioned the advance of the