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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [63r] (130/228)
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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Memorandum of information received during
the month of June 1905 y regarding
external affairs relating to the No?'th-
JEast Frontier, Burma, Siam, and China.
[Note.—T his memorandum is based upon reports, the accuracy of
which it is not always possible to guarantee.]
TIBET.
1. The Government of India have
approved a proposal made by the United Prov
inces Government to the effect that Mr.
Sherrin^, Deputy Commissioner, Almora,
should visit Gyanema and Taklakot in Western
Tibet during the approaching fair season. The
Deputy Commissioner will, during the course
of his tour, make general enquiries as to the
existing obstacles to the development of trade
between India and Taklakot and Gyanema,
and Gartok, he will ascertain the best means
of encouraging the pilgrim traffic from India
to Mansarowar and Kailas, and he will discuss
any difficulties that may present themselves
with the local Tibetan officials. The British
Trade Agent at Gartok has also been directed
to meet Mr. Sherring and accompany him to
the places referred to.
2. (See paragraph 3 of the Memorandum
for May 1905.) The Jongpen of Gyantse has
informed Captain O’Connor that he has
succeeded in identifying the men who were
concerned in the cutting of the telegraph wire
on the 3rd May, and that they have been
severely punished.
3. (See paragraph 7 of the Memorandum
for May.) The Tungling (Officer Commanding
the Chinese Troops in the Chumbi Military
District) at Choten Karpo has informed the
Assistant
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
at Chumbi that the
facts regarding the murder of the Amban at
Batang are as follows :—
The Chinese Government had been dis
satisfied for some time at the small amount
of free transport (tan and ula) supplied by
this portion of Kam to the Chinese officials
and others travelling through. The demands
for transport are always large, as it is on the
high road from Peking to Lhasa, and the
country, in the opinion of the Chinese Govern
ment, is capable of supplying more
transport than it does at present. The Amban
in question was. therefore, deputed to arran 0
for a larger supply. In pursuance of this oider,
he directed that a Tibetan monastery in Baton
should he closed, and that the m °“ks s hou
devote themselves to cultivation an X
pursuits. A disturbance ensued, the Chinese
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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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