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"17 Article Agreement" on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet
By:china-un.org
update:February 16,2009
 
In the latter part of April 1951, the delegates with full powers of the local government of Tibet arrived in Beijing. The Central People's Government appointed representatives with full powers to conduct talks on a friendly basis with the delegates with full powers of the local government of Tibet. As a result of these talks, both parties agreed to conclude this agreement and guarantee that it will be carried into effect. 
 
1. The Tibetan people shall unite and drive out imperialist aggressive forces from Tibet; the Tibetan people shall return to the big family of the motherland-the People's Republic of China.
 
2. The local government of Tibet shall actively assist the People's Liberation Army to enter Tibet and consolidate the national defense.
 
3.In accordance with the policy towards ethnic groups laid down in the Common Program of the CPPCC, the Tibetan people have the right of exercising national regional autonomy under the unified leadership of the Central People's Government.
 
4. The central authorities will not alter the existing political system in Tibet. The central authorities also will not alter the established status, functions and powers of the Dalai Lama. Officials of various ranks shall hold office as usual. 
 
5. The established status, functions and powers of the Panchen Erdeni shall be maintained.
 
6. By the established status, functions and powers of the Dalai Lama and of the Panchen Erdeni are meant the status, functions and powers of the 13th Dalai Lama and of the 9th Panchen Erdeni when they were in friendly and amicable relations with each other. 
 
7. The policy of freedom of religious belief laid down in the Common Program of the CPPCC shall be carried out. The religious beliefs, customs and habits of the Tibetan people shall be respected, and lama monasteries shall be protected. The central authorities will not effect a change in the income of the monasteries. 
 
8. Tibetan troops shall be reorganized by stages into the People's Liberation Army, and become a part of the national defense forces of the People's Republic of China.
 
9. The spoken and written language and school education of the Tibetan ethnic group shall be developed step by step in accordance with the actual conditions in Tibet.
 
10. Tibetan agriculture, livestock raising, industry and commerce shall be developed step by step, and the people's livelihood shall be improved step by step in accordance with the actual conditions in Tibet. 
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