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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [44r] (98/412)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 1903?. 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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No. 200.] Secretary of State to Viceroy.
P * Telegram, 14th May 1902, 11 p. m. (Peed. 15th, 9 a. m.)
Police Commission. Your telegram of May 13th. Your proposals not
yet approved by me in Council. The reference and procedure suggested require
careful consideration. Please take care that nothing implying the appointment
of a Commission shall be published until you hear from me, which you will
shortly do. I recognise the advisability of beginning, as soon as possible, the
preliminary work of the Commission.
E.
No. 201.] Secretary of State to Viceroy.
P * Telegram, 14th May 1902, 11 p. m. (Peed. 15th, 10-35 a. m.)
Private. Honours. My private telegram of 12th May. His Majesty is at
present averse to giving the Victorian Order even to Chiefs, and seems to think
that the Coronation medal will suffice for all purposes. The only recommenda
tions that I can submit will, therefore, be for Indian Orders, and I will await
your list. It seems to me worth considering whether representatives might
not be told that, Indian honours being reserved for 1st January, they must not
expect anything special for attending Coronation. As to the Chiefs, I hope to
have an opportunity of speaking to the King, but, assuming that he adheres to
his present opinion, what can be done for those like Jaipur, who have already
practically everything ?
No. 202.] Secretary of State to Viceroy.
P * Telegram, 14th May 1902, 11 p. m. (Peed. 15th, 11-30 a. m.)
Private. I have been looking through the confidential Proceedings of your
Government in the Home Department, November 1901, some of which seem to
show that you have come to decision on various important educational matters,
such as the abolition of school examinations, involving an increase in the staff of
Inspectors; establishment of technical State scholarships, involving considerable
annual charges; and extensive substitution of nominations to Government
appointments for open competition. I understood the Educational Conference to
be preliminary to further public consideration of proposed measure, see your
speech at the opening of the Conference, 3rd paragraph. Put letter 466, of 6th
November, to
Government of Madras
From 1684-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Madras [Chennai] and southern India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj.
, paragraph 5, is so worded as to imply
that a decision has been arrived at without any such further discussion.
Please let me know how matters really stand, and when I may expect to hear
officially from you.
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- Content
This volume comprises printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 1 January-31 December 1902, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, with Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India.
The beginning of the volume contains a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 4-15). This is followed by telegrams from the Secretary of State for India to Lord Curzon, numbered 1-588 (ff 18-97) and telegrams from Lord Curzon to the Secretary of State for India, numbered 1-584 (ff 99-198).
A wide variety of subjects are covered, including matters relating to:
- The Aden Protectorate, notably the delimitation of the Aden boundary and relations with Turkey [Ottoman Empire]
- Afghanistan, including the Amir [Amīr Ḥabībullāh Khān] and Russian relations with Afghanistan
- The Army in India
- Berar [also known as the Hyderabad Assigned Districts], particularly relations with the Nizam of Hyderabad [Asaf Jah VI]
- Military operations of the Boer War 1899-1902
- Boer prisoners of war in India
- China, including the evacuation of British troops from Shanghai
- A ceremony to mark the Coronation of King Edward VII (as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India) including the Delhi Coronation Durbar 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).
- The famine in India
- Financial and administrative matters
- Recommendations and awards of Honours of the United Kingdom to the British Indian Army and Government and to indigenous Indian rulers and dignitaries, including Coronation Honours
- The Koweit [Kuwait] Protectorate, including relations with Turkey
- British policy in Persia [Iran]
- The establishment of a Police Commission in India
- Construction and extension of railways in British India
- British relations with Russia notably in connection with India, Persia, Afghanistan, China and Tibet
- Military operations in the Somaliland Protectorate [the Republic of Somaliland]
- British policy in Tibet.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
The telegrams are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of each of the two sections of the volume, which are divided by a folio of blue card. Each telegram is numbered, and the index on folios 4-15 gives the numbers of the telegrams which correspond to each name, place or subject listed in the index.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 198; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Pagination: the volume also contains two original printed pagination sequences.
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