The 17-point Agreement is beyond our imagination. When Ngabo returns, he will report to us the circumstances surrounding the signing of the agreement. We will discuss the agreement after hearing his report. Tibet is a peace-loving, religious country. Therefore, it will be better for you to send an intelligent and competent representative rather than an army.
China is a populous and powerful country.
But it must work within its limits. If pushed beyond the level of tolerance, even a sleeping man will wake up and fight. The Dalai Lama reached Lhasa on August 17. On September 9 around 3,000 Chinese troops, under the command of Wang Qimei and accompanied by Ngabo and Baba Phuntsok Wangyal, arrived in Lhasa. The Tibetan government should have the right to raise with the Chinese authorities such points as are found to be unacceptable in the course of implementation.