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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [136v] (283/412)
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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R.
No. 219.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 15th May 1902, 4-35 p. m.
"Private. Honours. Your private telegrams of 12th and 14th May. It
is not in the least necessary to give any English honours either to Indian
princes, or Indian representatives at the Coronation. The medal will amply
suffice. But I had thought that the King might be of a different opinion.
None of the Chiefs or representatives appear in my forthcoming list. Some
may perhaps be included in next January’s list; but that would have no con
nection with their visit to England for the Coronation.
R.
No. 220.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 15th May 1902, 5 p. m.
Private. The
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
of Bahawalpur, having had a bad sea-voyage
from Karachi to Bombay, has telegraphed announcing his unwillingness to
proceed to England for the Coronation. He persists in this attitude, in spite
of a strong representation from me as to the unfavourable impression that
will be produced by such timid and discourteous conduct, both here and in
England. Inasmuch as you have engaged a house and made all preparations,
I propose, if the King approves, to substitute the Maharaja of Bikaner, who is
longing to go, but whom I have hitherto refrained from suggesting, because
I feared that his character might be unsettled by too much attention.
No. 221.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
Telegram, 16th May 1902. (Despd. from Kev. & Agrl. Dept.)
Eamine. Bain has been general, and the fall heavy in several districts
of Burma, Bengal; light in Deccan, Central India. Prices show a tendency
to rise, but are nowhere excessively high. Number on relief works and
giatuitous relief increased by 10,000, chiefly in Bombay
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
. But
persons lelieved are in a satisfactory condition; death-rate is not high, and
iclief measures sufficient. Increase in number due to cessation of harvesting,
and will continue until the monsoon bursts.
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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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