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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [14r] (32/228)
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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20. A map prepared by Mr. Lorimer has
been sent home with an explanatory note which
includes a statement that the Musandim pro
montory from Dibba to Tibba belongs to the
Sultan, and that his territory on the sea coast
extends as far as Rakhyut, west of Sair. The
Government of India have endorsed this state
ment, but still strongly deprecate filing a map
or defining His Highness’s territories and
advocate the case being kept rigidly within
the lines of tne Agreement of 14th October
last.
21. Koweit and Nejd. —Mr. Townley has
expressed the view that circumstances had not
changed sufficiently to warrant the hope that a
renewed appeal for the release of the Sheikh of
Koweit’s Basrah Agent would meet with any
better success (vide paragraph 13 of Memo
randum for December 1904).
22. The Musbir-ed-Dowleh has expressed
his willingness to admit that Koweit is de facto
independent of Turkey, and promised to submit
to the Shah our proposal to treat subjects of the
Sheikh of Koweit on the same lines as Afghans.
It is likely, however, that he will, before giving
a definite reply to Sir A. Hardinge’s request,
consult other Foreign Representatives (vide
paragraph 11 of Memorandum for February).
23. The Secretary of State telegraphed (1st
March) acceptance of the proposal made to
advise the Sheikh of Koweit to adopt distinc
tive colours for shipping purposes, while
retaining his present flag for Koweit. Major
Cox has been asked to submit proposals as to
the nature of the flag to be adopted, after ascer
taining the views of the Sheikh (tide para
graph 16 of Memorandum for December
1904).
24. Mr. Lorimer returned (18th March) to
India from his Gazetteer tour in the Persian
Gulf.
25. Nejd .—No special reports have been
received as to occurrences in Nejd, but
it is reported at Koweit that the Turkish
Government have appointed Ibn Sand as Chief
of the whole of Nejd, to be solely guided by
Sheikh Mubarak. They have given the former
honours and decorations, and intend to post
soldiers at Boreida, Kasim, and Riadh. Ibn
Rashid and his people will now vacate
Zobair and Basrah. Sheikh Jabar, eldest son
of Sheikh Mubarak, has informed the Political
Agent that his father wrote explaining
that he had met the Wali of Basrah, and
had advised his settling matters with Ibn Saud.
On his return from Basrah, the Wali brought
an order from Constantinople addressed to Ibn
Saud and appointing him Ruler of Nejd on
behalf of the Turkish Government. The order
is reported to conclude with the words—- The
Government will put soldiers in El-Kasim, and
there will be official relations between you and
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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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- 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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