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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [157v] (325/412)
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. 346.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram 5 31st July 1902. (Despd. from Foreign Dept.)
Please see my telegram of July 20tli. Whyte telegraphs on the 29th July
that the principal
Munshi
A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf.
in the Russian Consulate General informed Whyte’s
secret Agent that the visit of a Russian Mission to Kabul is definitely
arranged, and that details will shortly he made public. The Turkistan News,
Tashkand, believed to he officially inspired, denies the truth of the rumours
regarding communications passing between Tashkand and Kabul. Whyte
hears that
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Ishak Khan and his son have recently been to European
Russia; this news is from a fairly reliable source.
E.
No. 347.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 31st July 1902, 6-30 p. m.
Private. Entertainment charges. Your private telegram of July 29th.
I have consulted my Colleagues, who are unanimously opposed to the
withdrawal or modification of our Financial letter of 10th July. We did not
write this letter in a contentious spirit, nor from any desire to embarrass, much
less to exasperate, the Secretary of State in Council or the Treasury; but
because we conceived it to he our duty as the representatives of Indian
interests; and if we are to he censured for the discharge of this duty, we will
accept the consequences. The reference to the war is essential to explain the
change of position of the Indian Government. It was because war was pro
ceeding that you urged us, and we consented, last year to hear the cost; and it is
because the war is over that we now plead for relief. We are unable, therefore,
to see why this argument should he fatal. There was no reluctance to ask
our help while war was proceeding; and we feel ourselves entitled to
generosity at its close. Concerning the
India Office
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party, we do not presume
to dispute the prerogative of the Secretary of State in Council, hut we respect
fully protest against a disbursement of Indian funds on such an object without
reference to us; and even if we are overruled, we consider it essential to
place our protest on record, so as to minimise the chances of similar expenditure
in future. W e are unable to see the connection that you postulate between
the
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.
ceremony and the 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).
. We regard the former as
part of England’s entertainment to the Indian guests, which ought to be defrayed,
not by the guests hut by the hosts. The difference between us is that you are
concerned with the amount that you may succeed in getting from the Treasury.
We regard this as a comparatively insignificant question, compared with the
principle at stake. Of this we, who are on the spot, claim to be the best
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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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