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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [70r] (144/228)
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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O’Connnr is In ma ? f°Uow. Captain
u boa no r is forwarding the full text of the
1 betau letter by post, and in the mean-
wlnle Ins telegram has been repeated to His
Majesty s Government, with the remark that
the Government of India will submit very
shortly, for approval, the draft of the reply
winch they propose to send. 1 ^
BHUTAN.
14. See paragraph 10 of the Memoran
dum for May 1905. Mr. White’s mission
returned to Gangtok on the afternoon of the
19th June. The direct object of the Mission
was to present the Insignia of the K.C.I.E. to
the Tongsa Penlop at Punakha, but it was sub
sequently considered to be desirable that Mr.
White should continue his journey to Tongsa,
in order that he might have an opportunity of
establishing thoroughly friendly relations with
the Tongsa Penlop and other Bhutanese officials,
and of learning as much as possible about the
geography of the country. He ultimately
emerged into Tibet from Tashicho Jong, via
Lingzi Jong and Hram, a route never before
traversed by Europeans.
During the course of the Mission Mr. White
was able to secure geographical information
of considerable value, he investigated the
possibility of improving the communications
between Bengal and Bhutan, and discussed
with the Bhutanese Council a variety of
questions connected with the maintenance of
order on the frontier. His conduct of the
duties entrusted to him was marked by dis
cretion and success, and has elicited the cordial
approbation of the Government of India.
15. (Vide paragraph 11 of the Memo
randum for May 1905.) Erom a report
received during the month it appears that the
present Deb Eaja, as Cholay Tulku, is not
only the Deb Eaja by election, but the re
presentative on earth of the Shaham-Eimpoche
(as Dharma Eaja) by reason of his being the
present incarnation of the “ voice” of the first
Shabam, and that he thus combines in his own
person the headship of the religious and secular
Governments of Bhutan.
Sir Ugyen Wang Chuk, K.C.I.E., Tongsa
Penlop, has been made Prime Minister; and,
as such, has been entrusted with the State seal.
All the higher officers are either his relatives,
connections, or dependents.
CHINA.
16 The Government of Burma forwarded
a report on the 3rd July 1905, regarding the
travels of Lieutenant Grillieres and another
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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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