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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [30v] (65/228)
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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a whole battalion of Native ^ antry
small increase was considered advisable on
political grounds.
7 The Secretary of State telegraphed on
tbe 19tb July 1905 that it was understood from
a letter addressed to the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
that the Government of India no lon 0 ti
recommended the erection of additional pillars,
and that Mr. Fitzmaurice was of opinion that
the alternative proposal to improve the exist
ing pillars along the Amiri border would cause
trouble with the Turks, who would accuse the
Amir of tampering with tbe boundary. In
these circumstances, he was not inclined to take
any action on Major Merewether s report or
15th November 1904, and enquired whether
the Government of India were inclined to
share the same opinion.
8. The Secretary of State was informed’
in reply that the Government of India still
considered that the erection of additional
pillars would be the best course if and when
feasible, and meanwhile the measures detailed
in the letter to the
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
of 30th April 1905 should be regarded as
necessary, not so much to improve existing
pillars, as to preserve them from disappearing
altogether. They adhered, therefore, to their
view; and to prevent the benefit of demar
cation being lost, preferred to insist on it being
the Amir of Dthala’s duty to repair the pillars
annually; in order to prevent the accusation
anticipated by Mr. Fitzmaurice, it was thought
that formal notice might first be given to the
Turkish authorities.
(For proceedings of the Imam, see Turkish
Arabia.)
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.
.
9. In connection with the question of
the status in the Ottoman dominions of sub
jects of Native States in India, His Majesty’s
Government have decided that the same
measure of protection may properly be extend
ed to British protected persons abroad as to
British subjects, except in so far as the right
or power to exercise such protection depends
upon a treaty, agreement, or statutory enact
ment which excludes or cannot be construed as
including such protected persons. The measure
of protection which may be accorded must
depend upon the extent of the jurisdiction
enjoyed by His Majesfy-s Government in The
regard^ To “tl.T KT ection is de ' s ™d. With
regard to the Ottoman dominions His
Majesty s Government hold that there i s
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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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