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British military intelligence on China and the Boxer Rising, c. 1880-1930 secret gazetteers of the provinces of China, confidential print and intelligence reports.
- Title
- British military intelligence on China and the Boxer Rising, c. 1880-1930 [microform] : secret gazetteers of the provinces of China, confidential print and intelligence reports.
- Author
- India Office Library and Records.
- Publication
- Leiden : IDC, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | MICROFICHE 2152 | Off-site | |
| Text | Use in library | DS764.2 .B75 2004q Oversize | Off-site |
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- Description
- 185 microfiches : positive; 11 x 15 cm. +
- Summary
- A small intelligence branch was formed within the Quarter Master General's Department at Army Headquarters, India, in 1878. Post-1860 diplomatic representation in China meant that the branch could attach small numbers of officers to the British Embassy in Peking as language students - two were selected annually to undertake a two year course of study and residence in China, followed by a fierce oral and written examination. Successful students went on to form a cadre of language ability and local knowledge back at Army Headquarters or at various postings in China - for instance, British consulates in the western provinces bordering Tibet and Burma were staffed from British India. The wide-ranging reforms of the Army in India Committee of 1912-13 established an Intelligence Section (M.O.3) within the Military Operations Directorate of the General Staff.
- China was covered by one of four sub-sections and was manned by two staff officers with shared clerical support. The Quarter Master General's Branch and the General Staff, India, were responsible for a stream of gazetteers, route books, military reports and similar compilations. Their purpose, of course, was not to facilitate academic research but to provide essential information for any future military operations against China. But based as they are on first-hand experience, they now have great historical value as a source for conditions in late Q'ing China.
- Subject
- Note
- Editor, A.J. Farrington.
- Title, notes from 2004 sales brochure.
- Original Location (note)
- British Library, Oriental & India Office Collections (OIOC).
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Printed guide with introduction and index, by A.J. Farrington.
- OCLC
- ocm57620205
- SCSB-1352122
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library