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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [61r] (132/412)
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. 324.] Secretary of State to Viceroy.
P * Telegram, 29tli July 1902, 3-20 p. m. (Eecd. 30th, 7 a. m.)
Private. In deference to your appeal, the Council decided today to
prolong Major Daly’s tenure of appointment till the end of 1903. Please
write officially on the matter.
No. 325.] Secretary of State to Viceroy.
P * Telegram, 29th July 1902, 11-30 p. m. (Eecd. 30th, 10-40 a. m.)
Private. Entertainment charges. Your Pinancial letter of 10th July.
I had already addressed the Treasury officially on this subject, and had reason
able hopes of obtaining a very substantial contribution from the Treasury, but
am obliged to tell you that your letter, which I am at present keeping back,
would have a most unfortunate effect if communicated to the Council and
to the Treasury in its present shape. It would exasperate both Council and
Treasury, would greatly diminish my chance of getting liberal help, and would
seriously strain relations between Secretary of State in Council, whom it
implicitly censures, and Government of India. We cannot now eat our old
arguments on account of the termination of the war. To urge this argument
would be fatal, but if I press my claim on general grounds of equity, and not
in a contentious spirit, I am confident it will be favourably received. As
regards the entertainment of Persians, the division of cost is, as you say, in
accordance 'with precedent; and Persians, while anxious to come to England
for the Coronation, have emphatically declined to send an Envoy to Delhi.
As regards the State ceremony of 4th July, you must remember that the
Secretary of State in Council, who has, by law, exclusive control of Indian reve
nues, decided, after full consideration of the circumstances, without dissentient
voice, to incur this charge; and that I have more than once stated this in the
House of Commons, and said that I was prepared to defend my action. In my
judgment, the expenditure on the Delhi
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).
and the cost of the
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.
ceremony stand or fall together. The greater cannot be justified by impugning
the lesser. I have sanctioned both, and am ready to defend both. I earnestly
hope that you will, if possible, agree either to cancel the letter altogether, which
would be best, or else to cancel paragraph No. 3 down to the words “consulta
tion w r ith us,” and paragraph No. 5 down to the words “without concern;”
also paragraph No. 5 from words “we hope that an Envoy” to the end of the
paragraph, and to make such consequent modifications as these omissions may
involve. If you are unable or unwdlling to do this, we shall be obliged, while
forwarding your letter to the Treasury, to disassociate ourselves from a large
portion of it, and to write you a Despatch taking strong exception to your
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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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- 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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