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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [8r] (20/228)
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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1
Memorandum of information received during
the month of February 1905, regarding
external affairs other than those relating
to the
North-West Frontier
Region of British India bordering Afghanistan.
, Afghanistan,
and Fersia.
[Note.—T his memorandum is based upon reports, the accuracy of
which it is not always possible to guarantee.]
ARABIA.
1. The question of an Irade for the settle
ment of the Aden frontier is still unsettled. The
only stumbling block would appear to be the
stipulation that no Power should send troops to
the nine cantons.
2. A Treaty, concluded with the Amir
of Dthala, was ratified on the 8th February
1905. The Amir will receive a monthly
stipend of 100 dollars, and an additional 100
dollars monthly to maintain, in a state of
efficiency, a body of 50 men to enforce
the obligations of the Treaty.
3. On 21st January 1905, a concession
was granted, without reference to the Resident,
to Messrs. Cowasjee Dinshaw Brothers by
Abdali Sultan for the construction of a railway
within Abdali limits from Nobat Dakim to
Dar-al-Amir, and the same firm also applied
to the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
at Aden for a con
cession to extend the proposed railway into
British limits, viz., from Dar-al-Amir to Aden.
The concessionaire has agreed now to cancel
the agreement at once, if desired.
Plague is very bad at Sheikh Othman,
and the usual annual fair has been prohibited.
It was decided during the month to
despatch to Aden the balance of the 3rd
Battalion Rifle Brigade, and that the detach
ment at Dthala should be furnished from the
Rifle Brigade.
(Por the proceedings of the Imam, see
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.
.)
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.
.
4. Twenty-four battalions of Turkish
troops have been ordered to Yemen, where the
disturbances are reported to have assumed
large proportions under the leadership of the
new Imam. Some Turkish refugees on the
Amiri frontier have with others fled into the
British Protectorate. The local authorities
have instructions to see that they proceed to
Aden at once. Pamine is raging in Yemen.
5. The Italian Government have inti
mated their willingness to join in making
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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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