Abstract: This volume consists of printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 1 January to 31 December 1900, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, with Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India.The start of the volume contains a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 2-8). This is followed by telegrams from the Secretary of State for India to Lord Curzon, numbered 1-489 (ff 9-75) and telegrams from Lord Curzon to the Secretary of State for India, numbered 1-502 (ff 77-162).A wide variety of subjects are covered, including matters relating to the following:The Aden Protectorate, notably Turkish [Ottoman] ‘encroachments’ on Haushabi [al-Ḥawshabī] territoryThe war in South Africa [the South African War or Second Boer War in Southern Africa, 1899-1902]Army matters, such as the recall of officers of the Indian Army from furloughBoer prisoners of war, including the proposal to send them to Ceylon [Sri Lanka]Russian ‘designs’ upon Bunder Abbas [Bandar Abbas]The Burma [or Myanmar]-China boundaryThe China Expeditionary Force [Gaselee Expedition], notably arms and ammunition, estimated cost, hospital and medical arrangements, and the rank and position of General Sir Alfred Gaselee within the ForceThe replacement of the Garrison at Hong KongCurrency, including proposed measures to address the serious scarcity of rupees, the Paper Currency Act Amendment Bill, the purchase and shipment of silver from England, the release of gold, and the shipment of gold to EnglandFamine [the Indian famine of 1899-1900], notably famine and cholera in the Bombay Presidency, crop prospects and relief works, and composition of the Famine CommissionHonours, including the Queen’s Birthday HonoursKoweit [Kuwait], in particular a dispute with Nejd [Najd]Loans, including applications from Native States [Princely States] for loans for famine relief purposes, and a loan to the Nizam of HyderabadMaskat [Muscat], notably a site for a French coal-shed, and the actions of the Sultan of Muskat regarding the use of French flags by his subjectsRailways in British India and the Uganda RailwayRussia, in particular Russian ‘designs’ on the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 162; 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 printed pagination sequences.