Mss Eur F111/174

This volume consists of printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 1 January to 11 December 1904. The correspondence is between: Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, and (William) St John Fremantle Brodrick, Secretary of State for India, from 1 January to 30 April 1904; and between Brodrick and Lord Ampthill as acting Viceroy from 30 April to 11 December 1904.

The start of the volume includes a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 3-12). This is followed by telegrams from Brodrick to Curzon (ff 13-39) and then Ampthill (ff 40-75), numbered 1-406, and telegrams from Curzon (ff 77-127) and then Ampthill (ff 128-200) to Hamilton, numbered 1-592.

A wide variety of subjects are covered, including matters relating to the following:

• The Aden Protectorate, in particular the delimitation of Aden
• Afghanistan, notably Russian movements on the Afghan frontier, and correspondence between the Amir [Amīr Ḥabībullāh Khān] and the Viceroy
• Army matters, including reinforcements for India
• Bahrein [Bahrain] affairs
• The wreck of the steamship Baron Inverdale
• The Burma [or Myanmar]-Chinese frontier
• The appointment of Curzon as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
• The proposed appointment of Mr J Cogswell as Controller of Stationery and Printing
• Henry Robert Conway Dobbs, in particular the question of his withdrawal from the Herat frontier, and his visit to the Amir of Afghanistan
• The state of affairs on the Herat frontier
• Calcutta [Kolkata] High Court appointments
• Persia [Iran], notably consular guards for Persia, and a British loan to Persia
• The Indian Police Commission
• Russian military activities in Central Asia
• Indian Army involvement in the Russo-Japanese War
• Seistan [Sistan], including the telegraph line to Seistan, and demarcation of the Seistan boundary
• The Tibet Mission [the Younghusband expedition], including fighting and casualties at Guru, the attitude of Tibetans towards the Mission, reinforcements for the Mission, treaty negotiations between Great Britain and Tibet, and the occupation of the Chumbi Valley
• The Convention between Great Britain and Tibet, the indemnity to be paid by Tibet, the Adhesion Agreement, Chinese suzerainty over Tibet, the Tibet Blue Book, and other issues concerning Tibet.