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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [11v] (27/228)
The record is made up of 1 volume (110 folios). It was created in 1905. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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of tlie Viceroy’s invitation to Tibetan delegates
10 ”29 ° The Assistant Political offl ‘t er ’
Chumhi, fh.™ 5“"S «
Sat”?— «- “.t “r‘
under the terms ot the Conrentton, until •
tariff bad been formulated, the levy
duties bas been discontinued.
30. Vide paragraph 24 of the Memo
randum for December 1904-. Ta,ng lachen,
the Chinese Envoy and Plenipotentiary, amv
at Calcutta on the 16th February. J™ 1
visits have been exchanged between hl111
Mr. Fraser, the British Commissioner, and on
the 28th February Tang Tachen paid a formal
visit to His Excellency the Viceroy. The
appointment of Mr. Vincent Henderson,
Chinese Customs Commissioner at Yatung, to
assist Tang Tachen as interpreter and of M r.
Wilton of the Chinese Consular service (lately
with the British Commission to Tibet) to assist
Mr. Praser have been notified to the British
and Chinese Governments, respectively.
BHUTAN.
31. The annual subsidy of Bs. 50,000
due to the Bhutan
Darbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
was paid on the
30th January 1905.
CHINA.
32. With reference to paragraph 19 of the
Memorandum for January, Mr. Berrington
left on 11th February for Shanghai to assist
His Majesty’s Consul-General in the nego
tiation for a new China-Burma Telegraph Con
vention. He hears instructions from the
Director-General of Telegraphs as to technical
points.
In a despatch, dated 6th January, the
Secretary of State directed that the route
between Bhamo and Momein should be sur
veyed with a view to the construction of a
railway, and stated that steps were being taken
to obtain Chinese consent; he also enquired
whether the construction of any particular line
in Western Yunnan by the French would be
strategically dangerous, and if so, whether the
Government of India would desire the Chinese
Government to be warned not to grant that
line.
With reference to paragraph 21 of the
Memorandum for January, Mr. Litton Hk
Majesty’s Acting Consul at Tengyueh, has
been appointed British representative on the
demarcation of the Burma-China frontier in
the neighbourhood of the N’Maikha Kiver.
Mr. Leveson (Deputy Commissioner, Bhamol
accompanies him. *
C. SOMERS COCKS.
Calcutta ; 1
The 1st March 1905. |
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The volume contains printed monthly memoranda of information received by the Government of India 'regarding external affairs other than those relating to the North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. , Afghanistan, and Persia' for the months of January to March 1905 inclusive (folios 4-17); memoranda of information received 'regarding external affairs relating to Arabia' for the months of April to December 1905 inclusive (folios 18-54); and memoranda of information received 'regarding external affairs relating to the North-East Frontier, Burma, Siam, and China', for the months of April to December 1905 inclusive (folios 55-108). A note accompanying each memorandum states that they are 'based upon reports, the accuracy of which it is not always possible to guarantee'.
The combined 'other external affairs' reports (folios 4-17) relate to Arabia (Aden), Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , China, Tibet, and Bhutan; the Arabia memoranda (folios 18-54) relate to Aden, Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the North-East Frontier etc. memoranda (folios 55-108) relate to Tibet, Bhutan, China, Siam [Thailand], Nepal, Burma, and Assam.
Memoranda covering the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. include intelligence reports concerning Maskat [Muscat], Koweit [Kuwait], Nejd [Najd], Bahrein [Bahrain], Katif [Al-Qatif], El Katr/Katar [Qatar], the Arab Coast, Musandim [Musandam], and the Pirate Coast.
The memoranda relating to Arabia include references to the following subjects: political intelligence, tribal affairs, relations with the Ottoman Government, frontier settlement, pearl fisheries, quarantine, and slavery.
The memoranda regarding affairs on and beyond the North-East Frontier of India cover a similar broad range of political and economic intelligence.
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- 1 volume (110 folios)
- Arrangement
The memoranda are arranged in chronological order within in each grouping from the front to the back of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 112; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Title
- 'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:111v, back-i
- Author
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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