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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [96v] (203/412)
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. 580.] Secretary of State to Yiceroy.
P * Telegram, 26tli December 1^02, 5-55 p. m. (Peed. 27th, 7 a. m.)
Secret. Afghanistan. Your telegram of 20th December. It should be
borne in mind that the Russian Communique was published as a rejoinder to
an attack on the alleged weakness of the Russian Asiatic policy, and there is
no evidence, so far as we are aware, to show that any new arrangements have
yet been come to between Russia and the Amir. This seems to tally with the
interpretation which you place on the Amir’s last letter. This view is con
firmed by Sir C. Scott’s telegram of the 23rd December, which has been re
peated to you. The new Russian Ambassador arrives about the 4th of Jan
uary, and we shall then be better able to judge of the value of Scott’s infor
mation. Our view is that, if the Russian demand is really as described by
Scott, we could not^ meet it by a flat refusal. We have indeed already
indicated that we were ready to examine such a proposal, although we required
explanation as to its scope. You should, I think, in your review of the
situation, assume that some such arrangement cannot be avoided ultimately.
No. 581.] Secretary of State to Yiceroy.
P * Telegram, 26th December 1902, 5-55 p. m. (Reed. 27th, 7 a. m.)
Foreign. Secret. Please see your Poreign Secret telegram of the 19th
December, last two paragraphs, about the Seistan boundary. Your proposal to
accept the Amir’s offer at once and to instruct McMahon to start has been
approved by His Majesty’s Government. Sir A. Hardinge has been instructed
to inform the Persian 0* overnment of the arrangements made.
R.
No. 582.] Secretary of State to Viceroy.
P * Telegram, 26th December 1902, 1-55 p. m. (Reed. 27th, 7 a. m.)
n n <? * ^ 0n . 0urs * Majesty has been pleased to confer upon me
'. 01 ] OC( 'asion of the 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).
. Please, therefore, include
my name m the list of honours to be announced on January the 1st.
^°‘ 583 *] Secretary of State to Yiceroy.
P * Telegram, 26th December 1902, 5-55 p. m. (Reed. 27th, 7 a. m.)
ll l e special edition of the London Gazette to be
published at midnight, 31st December, will contain the following
1. New Statutes enlarging Indian Orders.
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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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