‘1903. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.’ [‎145r] (300/408)

Content

This volume comprises printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 1 January-31 December 1903, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, with Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India until October 1903, and then St John Brodrick.The beginning of the volume contains a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 3-12). This is followed by telegrams from the Secretary of State to Lord Curzon, numbered 1-520 (ff 15-97) and telegrams from Lord Curzon to the Secretary of State for India, numbered 1-512 (ff 99-195).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
• British policy and political relations in India, including Native States
• War in the Transvaal [Second Boer War], in particular the transfer of prisoners of war
• Bills proposed and passed by the Government of India
• Financial and administrative matters
• Matters of trade
• 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). and its costs
• Railways, including proposals, construction and extensions in India and the Arabian Peninsula
• Recommendations and awards of Honours of the United Kingdom to the British Indian Army and Government and to indigenous Indian rulers and dignitaries
• Koweit [Kuwait], including the Sheikh [Shaikh Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ], British political representation in the country, and Koweit’s relations with Russia, France, and Nejd [Najd]
• Muscat, including the Sultan [Sayyid Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd], British policy in the country, and Muscat’s relations with France
• British policy in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , particularly in Seistan [Sistan]
• British relations with Russia, particularly in the contexts of Afghanistan, India, Central Asia and Persia
• Military operations in the Somaliland Protectorate [the Republic of Somaliland]
• British policy in Tibet, including preparations for the December 1903 invasion.

Extent and format

1 volume (200 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 3-12 gives the numbers of the telegrams which correspond to each name, place or subject listed in the index.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 195; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

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