'1904-05. THE LORD CURZON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA. COMMENCING FROM DECEMBER 1904.' [‎162r] (334/392)

Content

This volume comprises printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 8 December 1904-18 November 1905, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, with St John Brodrick, Secretary of State for India.

The beginning of the volume contains a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 5-12). This is followed by telegrams from the Secretary of State to Lord Curzon, numbered 1-468 (ff 13-83) and telegrams from Lord Curzon to the Secretary of State, numbered 1-490 (ff 85-188).

Much of the correspondence covers subjects related to British India, including:

• The 1905 Partition of Bengal
• Arrangements for a tour of British India by the Prince and Princess of Wales
• An earthquake in Punjab Province [in present-day Himachal Pradesh] on 4 April 1905
• The Indian Army and military matters
• Financial and administrative matters
• Military and civil appointments
• Local affairs in various Provinces and Princely States
• Construction and management of railways
• Management of telegraphic communications
• Recommendations and awards of Honours of the United Kingdom to members of the British Indian Army and Government and to indigenous Indian rulers and dignitaries
• Matters relating to the activities of the Viceroy of India, including Curzon’s resignation and the appointment of the Earl of Minto as his successor.

Other subjects covered include matters relating to:

• The Aden Protectorate, including the delimitation of the Aden boundary
• Afghanistan, including the Dane Mission to negotiate a treaty with the Amir [Ḥabīballāh Khān]
• The imposition of increased British authority in Bahrein [Bahrain]
• British Burma [Myanmar/Burma] and the frontier with China
• Koweit [Kuwait]
• Muscat and Oman, including the hoisting of flags on the Musandim [Musandam] Peninsula
• Persia [Iran], including Russian influence and a proposed British loan
• The aftermath of the Younghusband Expedition [British Expedition to Tibet], including negotiations for a treaty with China regarding Tibet.

Extent and format

1 volume (190 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 letter is numbered, and the index on folios 5-12 gives the numbers of the letters 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 188; 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 pagination sequences.

Written in

English in Latin script

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