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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [139v] (289/412)
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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Resident. Correspondence then goes to Bombay, and comes up to us in inex
tricable confusion with views of Secretary of State, Resident, Wahab, and
Bombay Government all mixed up together. Bombay also telegraphs direct to
you. I know of no similar case wdiere you direct our officers without previous
reference to us; while Bombay Government, which is a mere post officer in
relation to us, aggravates delay. I suggest, therefore, (1) that the Resident and
Wahab should correspond with us direct during delimitation; (2) that all their
letters and telegrams should he addressed to us, all telegrams being repeated
and copies of letters sent simultaneously to you to save time; (3) that, except in
cases of extreme urgency, any orders you wish to communicate to the Resident
or Wahab should be sent through us.
No. 235.] Yiceroy to Secretary of State.
* Telegram, 26th May 1902. (Despd. from Foreign Dept.)
Your telegram to Wahab of 16th May. Since the receipt of your teleoram
of 21st January, we have assumed that Wahab’s survey map contained in
Report of survey season 1891-92 is the basis of our claim, and that the line we
contend for is the line shaded in on this map, that is to say, the limits to which
extends. See also letter from Foreign Office to Turkish Ambassador
or 24th March. We cannot see how line suggested in your telegram of 16th
coincides with the limits of the survey in this map. We accept line from
FI Ivama along
watershed
The boundary between adjacent drainage basins.
to Jebal Jahaf, though we think we might also claim
up to the range marked north of Amara; but from Jebal Jahaf line should
surely proceed along shaded range to near Sana and thence across valley
to opposite range, as suggested in my telegram of 16th instant. Until
we agree on the line we claim according to the map, it is clear that we
cannot speak with decision to Turks. I strongly urge His Maiesty’s
Government to hold out for the line I suggest, which is justified by the map,
and to insist on withdrawal of Turkish posts within it. I think we should
also protest m strongest terms against improper conduct of Turks in using
force to assert their claims, and m driving Amir’s men out of villages, while
peaceful Commission is m session, and that we should threaten to withdraw
i nC wn °, r ? e 1 ourselves to assert our claim unless immediate orders
c e sent to local Turkish officers to withdraw their forces. At present our
18 ln ^ mos ^ ^dioHihed position, and I think we should support
turn .if ] nlantr y an d a mountain battery, and instruct him to
withdraw U1 § ° L1 ° 16 ^^ aces ^ e y have recently seized unless they at once
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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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