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THE SEVENTEEN POINT AGREEMENT: BACKGROUNDPoint Agreement • February 17th, 2009
In November 1950, with Chinese forces on its doorstep, the Government of Tibet in Lhasa sent an urgent appeal for assistance to the United Nations. Despite a series of diplomatic efforts, the appeal was unsuccessful. By 1951, with 40,000 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops already in Tibet, with the Tibetan army in disarray and with most of the two eastern provinces of Kham and Amdo under occupation, Tibetans had no alternative but to enter into direct negotiations with Chinese authorities. In a desperate effort to maintain Tibet's sovereignty, the 16-year old Dalai Lama appointed Kalon (Cabinet Minister) Ngabo Ngawang Jigme as his chief negotiating representative and mandated him to head a fifteen member delegation to China. The delegation was instructed to consult with the Kashag (Cabinet) and the Dalai Lama before concluding any agreement with the Chinese authorities.
