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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [169r] (348/412)
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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( 137 )
No. 407.]
Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 19th September 1902, 7-45 p. m.
Boer prisoners 5,874 prisoners of war have taken the. oath or signed the
ofdate Xve eC m“ned P ^ ° f theSe 4 ’ 619 Were “ lBdia
Iso. 408.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
Telegram, 20th September 1902. (Despd. from Mily. Dept.)
o V fm ‘ c i p ta 7 I)eSp , atch We acc ept your proposals in paragraphs
1, 3, 4 o, 6, Conference s report.. Paragraph 2. We agree to 12 second class
districts, of which 7 Indian carrying rank Major-General, but we consider that
selected officers should be promoted Major-General irrespective of districts
to v Inch posted, as proposal Conference unworkable, necessitating constant
shitting and consequent expense, public and private. Promotion to Major-
General should be by nomination. As regards 6, we think that an officer
promoted General should be allowed to complete tenure of appointment as
Lieutenant-General Commanding if junior to Commander-in-Chief As
regards 7, we would suggest that, for the purposes of Command, it appears
advisable that all Colonels on the Staff be given rank Brigadier-General with
existing rate of pay. With reference to paragraph 3 of despatch and
enclosure 1, we consider that Military Member of Viceregal Council, if soldier,
should, on Viceroy’s recommendation, receive step of rank on appointment!
hinther tnat, on vacating Council, he should be eligible for one of the existing*
tour Commands, but not for any lower appointment. The reasons for reconw
mendations are—
t. Pension under paragraph 1437, Army Begulations, India, Volume I,
Part I, affected by rank.
2. If promotion withheld, a distinguished officer might be debarred
further advancement.
3. Widens field selection, as otherwise officers might refuse appointment.
Enclosure 11. If both the Military Secretary,
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.
, and Military
Member of Viceregal Council are made Lieutenant-Generals, we should have
five qualifying appointments tenable by Generals or Lieutenant-Generals,
namely, Military Member of Viceregal Council, Military Secretary, India
Office, and three Commands. We, therefore, advocate both proposals. With
reference to paragraph 2, enclosure 11, we strongly urge that continuous service
officers should be considered British Service for selection for appointment, as
formerly. It is presumed that non-employment for three years will only
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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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