PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination'

Content

The file contains correspondence, mainly telegrams, relating to British propaganda forwarded to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for dissemination.

It largely consists of weekly telegrams from the Secretary of State for India, London, to the Government of India and others. The telegrams contain Ministry of Information news items about the war in Europe (Second World War) and how to communicate them in press, publicity and public relations work overseas. Recipients include the Government of India’s Bureau of Public Information; the Publicity Officer, Bahrain; and HM Minister, Kabul.

The file also includes an extract (in Arabic translation and French original) from the book Redressement économique et Industrialisation de la Nouvelle Turquie , by Orhan Conker and Emile Witmeur, published Paris, 1937. The title is also referred to in English as 'Economic Recovery and Industrialization of New Turkey'.

The file includes two dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (357 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Written in

English, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/303

Former external reference(s)

PZ 5749/1939/1

History of this record

Date(s)

10 Aug 1939-27 Dec 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Second World War (1939-1945)PropagandaTelegrams

Places

AfghanistanBahreinKabul

People & organisations

HM Ambassador to AfghanistanMinistry of InformationDistrict Magistrate, BahrainPublicity Office, Persian Gulf, Bahrain

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PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/303, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002b2> [accessed 7 May 2024]

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