I want to know the answer to the following question:
With whom were the British hopeing to negotiate?
All the background I'm provided with is that "When the British-led invasion reached Tibet on December 12, 1903, an armed confrontation with the ethnic Tibetans resulted in the Massacre of Chumik Shenko, which resulted in 600 fatalities amongst the Tibetan forces, compared to only 12 on the British side.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no