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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [‎154r] (318/412)

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. 324.]
( 107 )
, Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 19th July 1902, 9 p. m.
Please see your cipher telegrams of 18th Pebruary and 3rd July. 123
Boer prisoners expressed their willingness, before the declaration of peace, to
take the oath of allegiance and to fight on the British side. In addition to the
above, 177 prisoners, before the close of the war, also offered to take the oath
if permitted to settle in South Africa, hut these were not prepared to fight.
Lists are being sent to you, and also to the High Commissioner, South
Africa.
R.
No. 325.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 19th July 1902, 2-20 p. m.
Private. Coronation Medal. Your telegrams of 12th and 17th July.
We understand that the English medal will be worn, and in that case we
propose to adopt similar rules here. We shall probably require silver medals
for general distribution, and a small number of gold medals for the Chiefs.
If former are to be worn by Europeans, it is probably desirable that the
size should be the same as the English medal. Please let me know what this
is by telegraph.
No. 326.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 19th July 1902, 11 p. m.
Private. It is reported by Beuter that the Coronation has been fixed
for the 9th August. Should we observe that day as a public holiday with
thanksgiving services throughout India ? Such an order would be strongly
supported by public opinion.
No. 327.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 20th July 1902, 8 a. m. (Despd. from Eoreign Dept.)
Please see Captain Whyte’s Diary No. 20, dated May 24th. He now
telegraphs report that the members of the Bussian Consulate, Meshed,
are discussing the despatch of a Bussian Mission to Kabul, and are
saying that the Amir of Bokhara has obtained permission for a Bussian

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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.' [‎154r] (318/412), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F111/172, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100152865250.0x000077> [accessed 30 July 2026]

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