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The Simla Convention (Traditional Chinese: 西姆拉條約; Simplified Chinese: 西姆拉条约), officially the Convention Between Great Britain, China, and Tibet, [1] was an ambiguous treaty [2] concerning the status of Tibet negotiated by representatives of the Republic of China, Tibet and Great Britain in Simla in 1913 and 1914. [3]
The Simla Conference was a meeting between Lord Wavell, the viceroy of India, and the major political leaders of British India at the Viceregal Lodge in June 1945 in Simla. When it was clear that British intended to leave India, they desperately needed an agreement on what should happen when they leave.
China rejects the Simla Convention and the McMahon Line, contending that Tibet was not a sovereign state and therefore did not have the power to conclude treaties. [20] However China recognizes the line as part of the Line of Actual Control between the two countries, according to a 1959 diplomatic note by Prime Minister Zhou Enlai. [21]
The Simla Agreement, also spelled Shimla Agreement, was a peace treaty signed between India and Pakistan on 2 July 1972 in Shimla, the capital city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [3] It followed the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 , which began after India intervened in East Pakistan as an ally of Mukti Bahini who were fighting against ...
The Simla Convention was initialled by all three delegations, but was immediately rejected by Beijing because of dissatisfaction with the boundary between Outer and Inner Tibet. McMahon and the Tibetans then signed the document as a bilateral accord with a note denying China any of the rights under the convention until it signed.
Year Date Name Location Chinese name Other party Note 1: 1914: Jul 3: Simla Convention: Simla: 西姆拉條約: Tibet, United Kingdom: Not signed by China 2: 1915: Jan 18
The British-run Government of India initially rejected the Simla Agreement as incompatible with the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907, which stipulated that neither party was to negotiate with Tibet "except through the intermediary of the Chinese government". [49] The British and Russians cancelled the 1907 agreement by joint consent in 1921. [50]
Simla Convention between the British, Chinese and Tibetan delegates but the Chinese fail to ratify agreement. 1920-21: Mission of Sir Charles Alfred Bell to Tibet. 1923: Panchen Lama flees to China. 1933: Death of the 13th Dalai Lama. 1934: Appointment of Regent (abbot of Reting Monastery). 1935: Birth of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. 1940