1936 - 1937 Mission Diary

The official diary of the Gould mission to Lhasa sent by the British government. Read more about the mission diary.

September 20th, Sunday, Lhasa.

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Today was a holiday. Mr. Gould used it for clearing up arrears. The Doctor spent it in bed with a sore throat. Chapman, Nepean and Richardson climbed a hill to the South-East of the city. Chapman actually climbed several hills but one was enough for the other two.

Kusho Namdun La a favourite, of the late Dalai Lama called on Mr. Gould.

Author: Hugh Richardson [see handwritten annotations in Diary by Hugh Richardson in MS. Or. Richardson 2, Bodleian Libary, Department of Oriental Collections, University of Oxford]

Page Reference: Pt VI p.4

Kusho Namdon La

1998.131.627

Kusho Namdon La

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