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Various printed papers concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to the Army Department., 1900-1912, undated.

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Identifier: MS.12679

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence and papers concerning army commissions for Indians 1909-1912 (folio 1); (ii) Papers concerning rumours of a mutiny, 1900 (folio 62); (iii) Memorandum concerning a meeting of Lieutenant-Generals, 1905 (folio 68); (iv) Note of a redistribution scheme for garrisons, undated (folio 71); (v) Correspondence and papers on prostitution in the army cantonments, 1907 (folio 83); (vi) Report of the subcommittee of the Imperial Defence Committee, on the military requirements of the Empire for the defence of the North-West Frontier, 1907 (folio 102); (vii) Return of the strength of the army, European and Indian, 1908 (folio 114); (viii) Memorandum on the duties of a general staff, 1907 (folio 116); (ix) Papers and correspondence relating to Indian officers, and to relations between Indian and British troops, 1907 (folio 117); (x) Memorandum on the capitation rate for the army in India, 1908 (folio 143); (xi) Report on the volunteer force in India, 1909 (folio 146); (xii) Miscellaneous papers on cavalry school, 1909, and on Indian Army law amendment, 1910; a map of the roads between Siliguri and Gyangtse by Douglas Haig, undated ; and a memorandum on the strength of local land forces in the British dominions overseas excluding India, 1905 (folio 167).

Dates

  • Creation: 1900-1912, undated.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

183 Leaves

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: Undetermined

Arrangement

183 folios.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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