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'1902. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.' [178v] (367/412)
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. 464.]
Viceroy to Secretary of State.
P * Telegram, 24th October 1902, 8 p. m.
Private. Portraits of King-Emperor. Your private telegram of 21st
October. Our proposals were intended to correct unfortunate deficiency in
supply of portraits of the late Queen. I think that Lieutenant-Governors ought
to be included. There is already a picture of Queen Victoria at Belvedere.
If you think that replicas of Eildes’ picture are too costly, orders for them
might he limited to Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay; and Lieutenant-Governors,
as originally proposed by us, might have a rather cheaper oil-painting.
No. 465.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
Telegram, 25th October 1902. (Despd. from Mily. Dept.)
In continuation of previous telegram of 20th September last. We have
considered the question of date effect of promotion, and we consider that it
should be from 1st January 1901. There was then establishment of eighteen,
and including Gaselee, since antedated, there were nineteen Major-Generals;
Stedman, senior, Simpson, junior. Eor increase of establishment to twenty-two,
and to fill vacancies since 1st January 1901, we propose to consider first
temporary Major-Generals in the order of seniority. Effect would be up to
date, Maitland, Elliot, Egerton to complete establishment to twenty-two,, date
promotion 1st January 1901. Then to fill vacancies, Christopher vice
Waterfield, dated 7th January 1901; Beid vice Elton, 9th January 1901: Hill
vice Eagan, 4th February last; Barrow vice Toker, 2nd May last; Creagh vice
Lawrence, 5th July last.
No. 466.] Viceroy to Secretary of State.
Telegram, 27th October 1902.
Please refer to my telegram, dated the 21st October 1902. His Highness
the Amir has replied to my letters of the 31st July and the 3rd October 1902
about Seistan. His Highness explains the delay as due to his having had to refer
to Chakansur. He makes no reference whatever to the proposed deputation of
a Butish officer as arbitrator. He states that he does not rely on the main
stieam of the Helmund as fixing the boundary, though it is clear from the
correspondence that his local officers have hitherto done so. The Amir argues
that since the red boundary line on General Goldsmid’s map is shown to the
v est of the river, therefore the whole river from the Seistan bund to the
m gul bund, which is down stream of the Seistan bund at Kohak, at any
ra e lies m Afghanistan. Apparently, also on the strength of the map, he
c aims the uhole of the Hamun. He proposes to dispose of the dispute through
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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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