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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [95v] (201/412)
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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Paragraph No. 2. In regard to our relations with Afghanistan, it must
he remarked that in this matter we made no demand to the London Cabinet
but that we merely intimated our decision to enter into direct relations with
Afghanistan in consequence of the altered circumstances.
No further explanations have taken place on this subject. Ends.
No. 574.] Secretary of State to Viceroy.
P * Telegram, 23rd December 1902, 9-35 p. m. (Reed. 24th, 1 p. m.)
Foreign. Secret. Afghanistan. My Foreign Secret telegram today.
The following telegram has just been received from Scott at St. Petersburg:—
Begins. Very confidential. My Despatch No. 388 of the 20th instant
Although I cannot, of course, speak authoritatively until the return of Count
Lansdoif, I have excellent grounds for believing that Russian Government have
no intention of establishing any systematic relations with Afghanistan without
previous understanding with His Majesty’s Government. The delav in dvin?
us the explanation asked for has been solely due, I am told, to the difficulties of
formulating suggestions and a desire not to commit themselves prematurely and
without exhaustive examination of their practicability. I understand that all
idea o± establishing missions or agencies at Kabul or Herat is entirely excluded;
and that the relations desired are frontier and commercial, and not political in
any sense. I have also reason to believe that new Russian Ambassador will be
furnished with sufficient instructions to discuss this and. other questions with
lour Lordship in a friendly spirit. The communique to the Novae Vremya
was not intended for foreign consumption, but to repel a dangerous domestic
attack on the policy of the Eoreign Office of Russia. Ends.
No. 575.] Secretary of State to Viceroy.
P * Telegram, 24th December 1902, 4-35 p. m. (Reed. 25th, 7 a. m.)
fhnt T ar ^ 10 ^ ave no ^ declared allegiance should be informed
month nrff ±7 ° S ° m ^ 11 ? ie em kark i n ^ le Sardinia at the end of the
Iv to oeonr* 1Gr °^ ) P? 1 ^.°f re P a t r iation at Government expense is like
ly to occur for a considerable time to come.
No ‘ 576 ‘] Secretary of State to Viceroy.
P * Telegram, 24th December 1902, 6-40 p. m. (Reed. 25th, 7 a. m.)
should°bTsunDned with tlle Office that the Native troops
1 ^ ruonths reserve of clothing to be stored at Obbia.
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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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