Peking, Aug. 30.
In response to a request by the Chinese jovernment to be informed of the attitude of the British Government with regard to the situation in Tibet, the British Legation on the 17th instant presented " Memorandum to President Yuan Shih-kai embodying the British Government. views of the The Memorandum stated principally that the despatch of a Chinese military force to Tibet with the object of re-establishing. sovereignty over the Tibetans would be disapproved as being in violation of the terms of the Anglo-Chinese Treaty of 1906. The British Government fully recognized the suzerain rights of China in Tibet, and itself had no intention of disturbing the status quo which precludes British interference with the integrity or administration of Tibet.
The Chinese Government has not replied to the Memorandum, but has stated informally that the expedition operating on the borders of Szechuan has never been ordered to march into Tibet.
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