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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [148r] (306/412)
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. 287.]
Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 23rd June 1902, 9 p. m.
Please see your telegram of June 9th last. The number of foreigners
who have received Burgher rights since the declaration of war is 91, and of
those who have not received Burgher rights 14.
The number of British subjects who have received Burgher rights since
the declaration of war is 77, and of those who have not received Burgher
rights 38. Nominal rolls will follow in due course.
R.
No. 288.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
Telegram, 25th June 1902. (Despd. from Home Dept.)
Your Judicial Despatch, 30th May last. Police Commission. We accept
suggestions regarding appointment of Judicial Officer for preliminary inquiries
under orders of Local Governments in each greater province, and temporary
association with Commission of the representative of each Local Government.
Proceedings of no Commission of recent years have been private, and secrecy
in this case would be specially objectionable and open to criticism. Indeed, it
would, in our opinion, defeat main object of inquiry. We consider it is
essential therefore that proceedings should be public, and do not anticipate
consequences such as you apprehend. We have considered question referred
to in paragraph 11, and, besides slight verbal alterations of heads of reference,
propose adding following sentence after them :—
Begins. It is to he understood that while in some matters, as for instance
those referred to under heads 3, 4, and 6, it is important to secure uniformity
throughout India, in others, especially in that dealt with under head 1,
uniformity is neither desirable nor possible; and that what should be aimed
at is not uniformity, but due proportion with regard to such considerations as
the criminality of the people, the number and gravity of the offences to be
dealt with, the density of the population, the area to be policed, and so
forth. Ends.
Members should join 15th October next. We propose to issue Besolu-
tion and start preliminary inquiries at once, unless we hear to the contrary
from you.
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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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- '1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.'
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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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