§ 1. Sir J. D. REESasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, under the Treaty of Lhassa, Tibet is free to enter into independent engagements with Mongolia; and whether His Majesty's Government has yet recognised any change of status in the latter country's relations with China?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. Acland)There is nothing in the Anglo-Tibetan Convention of 1904 to preclude the Tibetan Government from entering into independent treaty engagements, provided that the terms of Article IX. are not infringed. The answer to the second part is in the negative.