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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [10r] (24/228)
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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5
31st January (vide paragraph 17 of Memo
randum for December 1904).
16. The Sheikh addressed the Political
Agent, Koweit, on the 22nd January 1905
with regard to the arrest and deportation to
Constantinople, with other persons, of the
Basrah Agent of one of his influential Nejd
friends who handles most of Sheikh Mubarak’s
business.
17. The Sheikh has forwarded a draft
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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, in re
payment of the loan of
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
one
lakh
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
given him by the Government of India (vide
paragraph 19 of the Memorandum for August
1904).
18. Messrs. Lorimer and Gabriel have
left Basrah, and proceeded to Maskat. They
have been instructed to keep the Govern
ment of India informed of their movements
by telegraph (vide paragraph 14 of Memo
randum for January).
19. Satisfactory explanations were fur
nished to the Secretary of State on 27th Peb-
ruary as to the charges brought by the Porte
against the Gazetteer Staff. & protest to the
Porte was suggested against the baseless
accusations constantly made against our local
officers in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
20. On Captain Knox conveying (26th
January) to Sheikh Mubarak a warning
against entanglements in the interior, he was
assured by the latter that he was abiding by
his promise.
21. Bahrein.—(Vide paragraph 20 of
the Memorandum for December 1904). On
the representation of the Government of India,
Mr. Brodrick suggested (7th January) that
His Majesty’s Government should obtain from
the Turkish Government an official assurance
that immediate measures were being taken
for discovering and capturing the offending
parties, and especially Ahmad-bin-Selman,
connected with piracies in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
near El Katr.
A small Native Infantry guard has been
despatched to Bahrein to serve as an escort to
the Political Officer.
22. An Assistant Surgeon of the Indian
Subordinate Service is to be placed in charge
of the Memorial Hospital at Bahrein now
almost completed.
23. Major Cox has been authorised to
use his discretion as to the removal from
Bahrein of one or both of the Mullas, Jasim
and Ahmad. On the 15th Eebruary, the
Secretary of State intimated approval by
His Majesty’s Government of the proposals
made by the Government of India for securing
a settlement by the Sheikh of Bahrein of the
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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)
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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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- 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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