Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces, British, Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess, 1859-1925, Diplomatic and consular service, Germany, Great Britain, Great powers--Foreign relations, Gurkhas, Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952, India, International relations, Iran, Middle East, Persian Gulf, Russia, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands of the United States, White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918
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Freiherr Sternburg is in India and reflects on the great power politics of India and the Middle East. The Russians want a port on the Persian Gulf and are advancing through Persia. The British oppose them in order to maintain a connection between India and Asia Minor. Germany is building a railroad across the Ottoman Empire which is complicating the issue, but Sternburg believes the railroad will help Great Britain. He has not been impressed with the British military in India.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-01-26
Creator(s)
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
19
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 26, 1902]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36823. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. [26 Jan. 1902]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36823.
APA:
Sternburg, Hermann Speck von, Freiherr, 1852-1908.: , [1902, January 26]. Letter from Hermann Speck von Sternburg to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o36823.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
