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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [123r] (256/412)
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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be open to us; and we shall practically be paying for creation of large reserve
at home.
(5.) The plea that such a reserve will be beneficial to India to the extent
claimed, because of increased number of men who will be available in time of
war, seems to us fallacious. The despatch of reinforcements from England
depends not upon numbers available so much as upon command of sea, which
is not affected by new scheme.
(6.) The heavy additional expenditure now imposed must seriously curtail
our present policy of expenditure upon increased efficiency of existing army.
We shall be compelled to subordinate efficiency, which is essential, to pay, which
is not. . It must also react upon general financial position, and affect our desire
to alleviate burdens of Indian people.
(7.) This concession may give rise to other demands for which otherwise
there would be no sufficient case.
(8.) Lastly, we deprecate effect that will be produced in this country by
increase of military charges for British Army in India, which Government of
India has not asked for, and does not approve.
Eor all these reasons, and chiefly because proposed change is introduced to
meet Imperial and not Indian needs, we think that India should not bear
whole of increased charge upon Indian revenues, but that at least one-half
of it should be defrayed by Imperial Exchequer. The case for such division
will become stronger if Home Government continues, as in recent years, to
press for Indian troops for Imperial wars outside of India. It will be unfair
that we should train and pay men at special rate, for non-Indian as well
as Indian service. We venture most strongly to press these views upon the
sympathetic consideration of Your Lordship, and to urge that, if they are not
accepted by His Majesty’s Government, the distribution of burden may be
referred to independent enquiry.
No. 134.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 8th March 1902, 5-30 p. m.
Private. Please see my official telegram of today about Army Pay. I
have been careful to couch our protest in most moderate language : but feeling
unanimously entertained by my colleagues was very strong. Clause 7 refers to
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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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