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'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [102r] (208/228)
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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MaifIivV 0 \r' <: ? th No ^ 1 ? e ''. His Britannio
Maiestv’s rn &t F <; an " re P or ted to His
iviajcsty s Government that the Chinese
add / eSSed Ilim a protest
the M + al W t0 have ^en paid on
HriHc^T 8 i >te A mber by Ca P tain O’Connor, the
the r, 5 i ra Piyantse, to some place
the name of which could not he identi-
r,retev t T Pan ; ed ^ thirt y soldie ^. the
out tw fi wor ? ll . 1 PP in S Buddha. U hey pointed
out that the Visit of a British officer to this
B a ? e ^ Bich is not on the trade frontier, Was
an infringement of the treaty. Sir E. Satow
enquired what answer he should give the
Cinnese Government.
His Majesty’s Secretary of State having
asked for information regarding the matter,
witfi a view to a reply being sent to the
Chinese Government, a* report was called for
from Captain O’Connor. He replied that the
Chinese must be mistaken as to the date, as he
did not leave Gyantse at all until the 19th
September, when he started for Shigatse with
Captain Steen, I.M.S., and an escort of 12
mounted infantrymen. He presumed that the
Chinese Government referred to this visit.
Captain O’Connor added that the pretext given
out by him for visiting Shigatse was that he
was paying a visit of courtesy to the Tashi
Lama, and that he desired to purchase articles
of Tibetan manufacture which he needed and
not, of course, the worship of Buddha. In
communicating Captain O’Connor’s reply to
the Secretary of State on the 21st November,
it was stated that the real object of Captain
O’Connor’s visit was to deliver to the Tashi
Lama an invitation to visit Calcutta, which
had since been accepted (vide following para
graph).
8. (See paragraph 3 of the Memo
randum for October 1905.) _ At the suggestion
of the Political Officer in Sikkim, the Maha-
rani of Sikkim has been included among the
guests invited by Government to Calcutta
during the stay there of Their Boyal High
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Captain O’Connor presented the invitation
to the Tashi Lama in full
Durbar
A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family).
on 1st Nov
ember. He explained the purport of the letter
to the Lama in a brief speech, and the Lama
on receiving it replied that he thanked the
Viceroy for the invitation, and hoped to answer
it on the following day after discussing the
matter with his councillors. Captain C Connor
thanked him, and said he trusted ^ would see
his way to accept the Government of Ir.d a s
invitation which course would he felt sure be
to his future advantage. 1 he Tashi Lama sent
his formal reply to the invitation on 2nd ISov-
embcr In Vhe stated that he had decided
tiS all things considered it was better to
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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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