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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [103r] (216/412)
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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JNTo. 12.]
Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 7th January 1902, 9-15 p. m.
Private. The Maharaja of Kuch Behar says that his wife, now in England,
has been led by a member of the Government to believe that there is a chance
of her husband being invited to the Coronation. Kuch Behar does not himself
ask to go, and would prefer not on the ground of expense. But he would like
definite information, since, if he is not invited, his wife would return to India
without delay. May I reply that she may do so ?
No. 13.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
Telegram, 8th January 1902. (Despd. from Mily. Dept.)
Your telegram in the Military Department dated 3rd December last and
10th December last. Pull numbers of all ranks available for relief native
personnel in South Africa proposed by Lord Kitchener, with the exception of
salutries and syces of whom only 32 and 666, respectively, available; of these
5 salutries and 55 syces will have to be entertained. Please telegraph whether
this may be done and what do you propose to do about carrying out these reliefs.
No. 14.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
* Telegram, 8th January 1902. (Despd. from Eoreign Dept.)
Your Secret Despatch No. 40, November 29th, 1901. Suri dhows. Cox
suggests that Sultan should at once request Erench Consul in writing to
furnish list of Oman
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
owners claiming right to fly tricolor anterior to
edict of 15th June 1900 accompanied by full particulars of grounds on which
each claim is based, together with copies of all papers given to them and
statement of rights claimed under them. May I direct Cox to advise Sultan
accordingly ? See Eoreign Office letters of 5th August and 22nd September
forwarded with your Secret Despatch No. 34, dated 11th October 1901. I
expect to receive shortly Cox’s reply to the Erench Ambassador’s communica
tion to the Eoreign Office of 14th August last.
No. 15.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
* Telegram, 8th January 1902. (Despd. from Eoreign Dept.)
My telegram 2nd January. Koweit. Kemball telegraphs 6th.
Begins. I have returned from Koweit where I visited Sheikh who is at
Jehara, 15 miles distant Koweit. He appears more easy in his mind and ex
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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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