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Mss Eur F111/164
- Record Id:
- 040-002307675
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002307428
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x000325
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100181599707.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F111/164
- Title:
- 1904-05. THE LORD CURZON. CORRESPONDENCE WITH SECRETARY OF STATE, MR. BALFOUR, LORD LANSDOWNE, SIR A. GODLEY, &c. COMMENCING FROM DECEMBER 1904.
- Scope & Content:
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This volume comprises printed copies of correspondence, dated 2 December 1904-2 November 1905, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, primarily with: Arthur Balfour, Prime Minister; the Marquess of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; St John Brodrick, Secretary of State for India; and Sir Arthur Godley, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India. The letters were printed by the press of the Private Secretary to the Viceroy.
The beginning of the volume contains a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 5-13). This is followed by letters to Lord Curzon, numbered 1-57 (ff 16-77) and letters from Lord Curzon, numbered 1-53 (ff 81-165). Letters to Lord Curzon sometimes include enclosures which are printed in full. Enclosures in letters from Lord Curzon are not printed in full, only describing the sender, type of document (e.g. letter, extract of a newspaper) and the date.
Much of the correspondence covers subjects related to British India, including:
- The 1905 Partition of Bengal
- The Indian Army and military matters
- Financial and administrative matters
- Military and civil appointments
- Local affairs in various Provinces and Princely States
- Recommendations and awards of Honours of the United Kingdom to members of the British Indian Army and Government and to indigenous Indian rulers and dignitaries
- Construction and extension of railways
- Proposed amendments to the Government of India Act 1858
- Arrangements for a tour of British India by the Prince and Princess of Wales
- An earthquake in Punjab Province [in present-day Himachal Pradesh] on 4 April 1905
- Matters relating to the activities of the Viceroy of India.
Other subjects covered include:
- The Dane Mission to Afghanistan to negotiate a treaty with the Amir [Ḥabīballāh Khān]
- The aftermath of the Younghusband Expedition [British Expedition to Tibet], including negotiations for a treaty with China regarding Tibet
- The appointment of Sir Herbert Thirkell White as Lieutenant Governor of Burma [Myanmar]
- Matters relating to the Aden Protectorate
- British policy in the Persian Gulf, particularly in relation to the hoisting of flags on the Musandim [Musandam] Peninsula
- Reports of events involving Russia, including the Russian Revolution of 1905 and a decisive naval defeat by Japan [Battle of Tsushima].
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002307428
036-002307652
040-002307675 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F111-112 : Papers of the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1898-1905; Lord Privy Seal 1915-19; Foreign Secretary 1919-24
Mss Eur F111-112 Series 17 : Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India 1898-1905: correspondence with the Secretary of State for India and others
Mss Eur F111/164 : 1904-05. THE LORD CURZON. CORRESPONDENCE WITH SECRETARY OF STATE, MR. BALFOUR, LORD LANSDOWNE, SIR A. GODLEY, &c.… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002307428[0017]/036-002307652[0023]/040-002307675
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F111-112
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (169 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001452.0x000325
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1905
- End Date:
- 1907
- Date Range:
- 1906?
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 165; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
Pagination: the volume also contains two original pagination sequences.
- Arrangement:
- The letters are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of each of the two sections of the volume, which are divided by a folio of blue card. Each letter is numbered, and the index on folios 5-13 gives the numbers of the letters which correspond to each name, place or subject listed in the index.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)