[British intelligence on China in Tibet, 1903-1950]
Publisher: IDC
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 576
Subjects: Diplomacy; Colonies; History; Sources
Description: 303 intelligence files on China in Tibet (43,200 pages) collected at the India Office in London during the first half of the twentieth century (1903-1950). Collection illustrates how the three players on the British side (the government of India, the India Office, and the Foreign Office) grappled with different imperatives. It also deals with the diplomatic friction and outright competition between the three main powers in the area (Russia, Britain, and China). Contains details for the history of what is generally referred to as 'The Great Game'.
Notes: Title from project advisor, A.J. Farrington (former deputy director OIOC).

Texts in English, some in Chinese and a few in other local languages of Tibet.

Printed item list containing the following information for each file: fiche number, subject description (or bibliographical details for print items), covering dates, OIOC reference number, original India Office registry reference, and number of folios/pages.

All files form part of the papers of the Political and Secret Department in the India Office Records. In 1982 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office transferred the administration of the India Office Library and Records to the British Library, where it now forms one part of the Library's Oriental and India Office Collections.