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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [105r] (214/228)
The record is made up of 1 volume (110 folios). It was created in 1905. 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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Memorandum of information received during
the month of December 1905 , regarding
external affairs relating to the North*
East Frontier, Burma, Siam, and China.
[Note.—T his memorandum is based upon reports, the accuracy of
Winch it is not always possible to guarantee.J
TIBET.
1. (See paragraph. 1 of the Memoran
dum for November 1905.) On the 30th Nov
ember, His Britannic Majesty’s Minister at
Peking reported to His Majesty’s Government
that he had received a semi-official note from
the Wai-wu-pu requesting him to inform the
Government of India that if, on his visit to
India, the Tashi Lama discussed any business
matters, the Chinese Government would not
recognise any agreement that might be made
by him.
In view of this communication and
of the complaint about Captain O’Connor’s
visit to Shigatse (see paragraph 7 of the
Memorandum for November 1905), and of the
announcement reported in his telegram of the
Idth November (vide paragraph 2 of the
Memorandum for November 1905), that
China intended paying the indemnity, the object
of which was to force on the Government of
India the recognition of the Chinese Govern
ment as the sole intermediary between Tibet
and India, Sir E. Satow suggested that some
intimation of the kind proposed in the tele
gram of the 15th November from the Govern
ment of India to the Secretary of State for
India would be useful.
(See paragraph 2 of the Memo
randum for November 1905.) On the 6th
December, His Majesty’s Secretary of State
telegraphed that His Majesty’s Government
approved of the proposal of the Government
of India to notify to the Tibetans under
Article VI of the Lhasa Convention that they
desired payment at Gyantse of the first
instalment of the indemnity on the 1st
January. His Majesty’s Secre ary of State
added that Sir E. Satow, m reply to his tele
gram of the 14th November, had been instructed
to inform the Chinese Government m tne
sense of his (Secretary of State’s) telegram of
the 26 th November (paragraph 1 of Memoian
dum for November 1905) and to make the
intimation suggested m his telegram of the 30th
November, if they persisted in thmr refusa
to sign the Adhesion Agreement. Ihe Political
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The volume contains printed monthly memoranda of information received by the Government of India 'regarding external affairs other than those relating to the North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. , Afghanistan, and Persia' for the months of January to March 1905 inclusive (folios 4-17); memoranda of information received 'regarding external affairs relating to Arabia' for the months of April to December 1905 inclusive (folios 18-54); and memoranda of information received 'regarding external affairs relating to the North-East Frontier, Burma, Siam, and China', for the months of April to December 1905 inclusive (folios 55-108). A note accompanying each memorandum states that they are 'based upon reports, the accuracy of which it is not always possible to guarantee'.
The combined 'other external affairs' reports (folios 4-17) relate to Arabia (Aden), Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , China, Tibet, and Bhutan; the Arabia memoranda (folios 18-54) relate to Aden, Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the North-East Frontier etc. memoranda (folios 55-108) relate to Tibet, Bhutan, China, Siam [Thailand], Nepal, Burma, and Assam.
Memoranda covering the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. include intelligence reports concerning Maskat [Muscat], Koweit [Kuwait], Nejd [Najd], Bahrein [Bahrain], Katif [Al-Qatif], El Katr/Katar [Qatar], the Arab Coast, Musandim [Musandam], and the Pirate Coast.
The memoranda relating to Arabia include references to the following subjects: political intelligence, tribal affairs, relations with the Ottoman Government, frontier settlement, pearl fisheries, quarantine, and slavery.
The memoranda regarding affairs on and beyond the North-East Frontier of India cover a similar broad range of political and economic intelligence.
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- 1 volume (110 folios)
- Arrangement
The memoranda are arranged in chronological order within in each grouping from the front to the back of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 112; 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.
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- Mss Eur F112/450
- Title
- 'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:111v, back-i
- Author
- Curzon, George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
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