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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [91r] (192/412)
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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( 1^7 )
Lansdowne suggests, and I concur, that having regard to Eitzmaurice’s
experience in dealing with Turkish authorities, the actual discussion with
Turkish Commissioners should, as far as possible, he left in his hands. The
following instructions are hereby sent to Eitzmaurice by Eoreign Office—
. Begins. Commission appointing you Commissioner for Delimitation will
he sent to you. You will rank next after Colonel Wahab. You will act in
accord with senior Commissioner and report jointly with him on proceedings
of Commission through the Aden Resident; but when specially instructed to
do so, you will address a separate report to His Majesty’s representative at
Constantinople on any point on which he requires information. You will
show all such reports to Colonel Wahab in order that he may have oppor
tunities for observation. Both reports and observations should be trans
mitted by you to the Embassy, and at the same time repeated to the Resident at
Aden for transmission to 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.
in the ordinary course. Ends.
As regards separate reports to be furnished by Eitzmaurice, when called
for by O’Conor, O’Conor will call for such a report to be furnished, as soon as
possible, by Eitzmaurice on the general situation, paying special attention to
question of occupation of territory evacuated by Amir of Dthali and that of point
from which North-east delimitation should start. Please repeat the above to
Resident, asking him to convey the Eoreign Office instructions to Eitzmaurice
and to inform Wahab of the arrangements, assuring him that both Lansdowne
and I highly appreciate the ability and patience he has shown and have full
confidence in his f uture conduct of the very difficult circumstances with which
he has had to deal, and that our reason for adding Eitzmaurice to the Commission
is that it will help O’Conor to bring the necessary pressure to bear at
Constantinople to make the Porte send instructions to the Turkish Commissioner
in such a form as will secure their obedience.
R.
Secretary of State to Viceroy.
No. 542. ]
P * Telegram, 12th December 1902, 5 p. m. (Reed. 13th, 7 a. m.)
Private. Berars. Please see your private telegram of 12th December.
A Despatch goes by today’s mail approving agreement and expressing the high
appreciation with which his Majesty’s Government regard Your Excellency’s
success in arranging a settlement. As regards the Blue Book, I propose to
present papers as in your private telegram of 4th October, including Lord
Salisbury’s Despatch of 1878 with addition of extract from my Despatch No.
57, Political, of 11th May 1899, which is referred to in my Despatch of today
sanctioning agreement. "l omitted last paragraph of Despatch of 11th May
1899 and the enclosures. Our papers could not be published before 18th
December, but this is no reason why you should not at once publish them.
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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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