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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [140v] (291/412)
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. 240.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 28tli May 1902, 2-50 p. m.
Countervailing duties, Sugar. We are uncertain whether surtaxes stated
Ozanne, viz., 25 francs for Germany and 27^ francs for Austria, are correct,
especially the latter. Please wire correct figures to enable us to calculate new
duties accurately.
Imports from bounty-giving countries other than Germany and Austria
are quite insignificant, and no cartels known to exist. We therefore propose to
notify additional duties for Austria and Germany only.
No. 241.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 28th May 1902, 7-30 p. m.
Please see your Despatch No. 8, Telegraph,28th February 1902. Question
of Telegraph promotion difficult. At present promotion in grades 550, 700,
and 850, superior to Public Works. We are considering proposal for increasing
proportion of higher appointments in accordance with administrative require
ments, and for controlling promotion at rates slightly lower than Engineer
establishment. There is no ground for anticipating a block in promotion.
No. 242.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 29th May 1902, 2-15 p. m.
Private. Eikaner. Your private telegram of May 28th. I have no
objection to the choice of Major Cox.
No. 243.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 29th May 1902, 3-25 p. m.
Private. Delhi
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).
. Your private telegram of 28th May. Invita
tion to Siam has already issued, in accordance with the precedent of 1877. It
would seem rather pointed therefore to exclude Persia, which is in exactly
analogous position. I would also press for reconsideration of Japan. I happen
to know that the Government of the latter take a keen interest in the
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).
and would welcome an invitation. Moreover, the
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).
will he preceded by a
big Camp of Exercise for 40,000 troops for three weeks : and it seems appro
priate that a Japanese Military Officer should he invited, as was the case in
1886 on the occasion of Lord Dufferin’s Manoeuvres.
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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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