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0351 India and Tibet : vol.1
インドとチベット : vol.1
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doi: 10.20676/00000295
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in the ocean, and did not understand that there were not
so many fish to be got out of a well as could be caught
from the sea. A field could only yield according to its
size and the amount put into it. A poor peasant got
only just enough from his field to support himself and
his family, with a very little over for religious offerings.
It was hard, therefore, that we should demand so much
from Tibet, and the National Assembly would be very
much disheartened at the result of this interview.

I replied that what they had agreed to was what cost
them nothing, and was, indeed, to their advantage. The
opening of trade-marts would in reality prove of much
more benefit to them than to us. The only thing that
really cost them anything they were consistently refusing.
Even on that point I was prepared to make it as easy
for them in carrying out as possible, and I could not
acknowledge that they had any cause for complaint.

The Tongsa Penlop then said that he hoped I would
take into consideration the sufferings the Tibetans had
already gone through, and, if I could, lay the matter
before the Viceroy. I told the Tongsa Penlop that I was
always glad to hear suggestions from one who had proved
himself so stanch a friend of the British Government,
and if he could think of some way which would save
India from being saddled with the cost of this war, and at
the same time not weigh too heavily upon the Tibetans,
he would be doing a service which would be appreciated
by both the Government of India and the Tibetans.

I now came to the conclusion that the Tibetans were
trying to make dissension between the Resident and
myself, so I asked the Amban when he next came to see
me to bring the Tibetan Members of Council with him.
He came on the 30th, accompanied by the Acting Regent
and three Members of Council. I told him that we had
had some misunderstanding with the Tibetans as to what
precisely they did and did not agree to. They had
informed me on a previous occasion that they had sent him
a written agreement to accept all our terms except that
regarding the indemnity. I proposed, therefore, on this
occasion to ascertain from them precisely what they did