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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [56v] (123/412)
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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African Eepnblic or Orange Free State may proceed to South Africa at once at
their own expense on declaring allegiance and furnishing proofs of possessino*
means of subsistence, hut the High Commissioner should he informed direct in all
such cases and the concurrence of the Officer Commanding the prisoners’camps
should be obtained. Burghers may go elsewhere than to South Africa at their
own expense, but they thereby forfeit all claims to eventual repatriation at the
expense of His Majesty’s G-overnment; and if they do so without declaric 2
allegiance, they will not be allowed to return to South Africa. You should
communicate the names and descriptions of such persons to High Commissioner
m order that they may be prevented from landing in South Africa should
tliey attempt to do so. Foreign prisoners of war who do not claim to be
burghers will not be allowed to return to South Africa; those who wish to
leave at their own expense should be allowed to do so; the others mav he
handed over to their Consuls if their Government wish to make special
arrangements for removing them. If not, they must wait until His Majesty’s
Government find it convenient to repatriate them. Foreigners who were
naturalised as burghers [and ] chose South African Ecpublic, or Orange Free
Whers ° r ™ er 29th , Se P tember ! 8! ®> are to be treated as foreigners and not
u ghers. Ihose who can produce satisfactory evidence that thev were
dlcrinW o e f aTl f- h Se P te “ ber 1899 wil1 treated as burghers. List with
sh3b»T ° £ Prisoners who are warned not to return to South Africa
™ t>e for warded to the High Commissioner and to me. Burghers who do
Hi! Ma est’XfW ^ ^ their 0W11 ex P ense b e repatriated by
ments can L 0I1 + elrdeClaring their alle Si^ce as soon as arrange-
shouldIwentrusted tn^ a . ns P°jt and reception in South Africa. Rebels
them over on irr val tn ^ 0a P, talns shl P s > wb o should be instructed to hand
may annoint Th^r th6 auth “ rltl 1 es V}‘ om the Ca P e 01, tile Natal Governments
ay appoint Ihe Governments should be warned of their arrival EnroFcrs
Should Zt tt tld t s CO be Ci n at br y i Spi i rit Sh ° Uld be the last to be repatriated, but you
depend upoifthereadiness'of^theCoImTnl'r re P a « atio - of prisoners must
as the circumstanep«j of 11 ^ r [ )VeiIime nts to receive those returning,
an unlimhed nuX of pr^n^s ^^ d ° admit ° f at of
N0 ' 290 '^ Secretary of State to Viceroy.
3? * Tele S ra m ; 10th July 1902, 1-35 p. m. (Heed. 10 p. m.)
emigration feom^ondfeherry to'cayenue^pr 611 * COnt ® m P late arrall g i
ment to exercise due vigilance in the matter. PleaSe Wai ’ n tbe Madras GoTel '
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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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- '1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:78v, 79v:198v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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