J. Archibald Douglas poi visitò il monastero di Hemis e intervistò il lama responsabile del posto, che affermò che Notovitch non era mai stato lì. ###>J. Archibald Douglas who was a professor of English and History at the Government College in Agra India then visited the Hemis monastery to interview the head lama who had corresponded with Müller and the lama again stated that Notovitch had never been there and no such documents existed.