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‘File 28/7 I War: Propaganda: local opinion’ [305r] (614/664)
The record is made up of 1 volume (326 folios). It was created in 25 May 1940-15 Mar 1942. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .
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CONFIDENTIAL„
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Public Relations Of! ice 1^5
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Bahrain *
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
De ar
T alking P oints Circular
(j^ (jAa z<f 1 4^0
, r ,, The^ passage of the three German warships uc the
ji-nglish Channel and their successful return to their h
in ihe bight of Heligoland, throws an interesting sidelight
cn the operations procecdinr thousands
outh China.
of miles
aw aw j. n
power
has a
If shows,^once more, that all
limited by geography
is m no way
geographical
basis and can be best
I'ahan n People
■eus are one and sea
But the c craparison
summj
-P'i .a
JIT (g QTT CJ
in the teaching of Admiral Aahan v People often say (Mahan
wrote) thac such an island or harbour will give control over
such body ^ of water. It is an utterly deplorable and ruinous
mistake 0 It was the mistake into which Field Marshal G-oerinp
fei-! when Germany overran tnc whole of the northern coast of
Prance and obtained tine ports and harbours along the English
Channel. He declared then to the whole world, that hence
forward Britain's main outlet to the sea was controlled by
Germany. ihat was twenty months ago,, Throughout those twenty;
months Britain ! s main outlet to the sea has
peon
A low-ranking infantryman, orderly or assistant (South Asian context).
used constantl
by convoys of merchant ships and comparatively little lo
been inflicted on them.
How look at the other side of
There/Bra.ta: n rete.ined the possession of
Devonpor ;, Porfsirouth and Chatham, Bur, those groat naval case
like any other port or island, did not control the Channel and
the English Channel,
her great naval hose
g
were
from
unable
Brest ;
by themselves to prevent the Germ?
Germany„
rid reaching
.n ships exc aping
islands th
naval st
anions,
r conquests of
It is only the ships moving out of the ports tx±
t control sea movement. This is fundamental in
rwCegyr and the excape of the Scharnhorsu and her comp-
serves to show us however spectacular mo.y be the Japaner
territory
y ?
they
.re
giving to the Japanese Naval Sta;
movement, which is essential for
no t by themselves cap a11e of
A two.! con inued freedom cf
oho maintenance of conquests.
Singapore by itself cannot affect the movement of
a single British convoy in the Indian Ocean. Ports on the
Straits of Macassar cannot, by themselves, prevent the assem
bling of a big American battle fleet at whatever point in the
South Pacific nay have been selected as a strategical centre
of operations for the united navies. Only a superior seapower
could do either of those things. It is only a temporary and
local superiority of the Japanese, forces which hrs enabled
bheir armies to reach ports. In point of fact, the whole of
the spectacular operations by the Japanese, In the East
n
waters In the last two months, has been a
of the fundamental law of naval strategy,
to remould the principles of naval warfare
faring undertaking„ They have challenged the teaching
generations cl’ seamen ol all nations
oversee th
at sea
gamerod expe i■ Ienee of
nee the days oi ancient G
all the
■re ece.
erried out In defiance
The Jape no s e sought
This is a very
of
• have sought to
nations that fought
‘' ;
down b
lh.ese arc not the principles tnat hare oeor. laid
British Admirals alone. Nor are they be sod. solely pr
the teachings of the British naval history,
/aval officer who first made clear to the wo;
The American navy is
and strongei
-Aws of naval warfare.
Cflly than the Japanese,
net merely
It was an American
1 d th e fun i am o n t a 1
stronger name ri-
t who present
foment, but potentially for the next two years. The Scoreta
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- Content
The volume comprises reports and correspondence concerning: the dissemination of pro-British and Allied propaganda in Bahrain and the wider Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region, as prepared and coordinated by the Publicity Office in Bahrain; the reception of anti-British propaganda in Bahrain, chiefly via radio broadcasts; the impact of both on local public opinion in Bahrain. The propaganda covers events in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and the Far East, from the Norwegian campaign (April 1940) to the Japanese capture of the Dutch East Indies (March 1942). The volume’s principal correspondents are: the Publicity Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Roy Douglas Metcalfe; John Baron Howes; Bertram Thomas); the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban); the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior).
The volume includes:
- weekly letters of ‘talking points’ (the strategy for their use as a propaganda tool being explained in a letter from the Publicity Office, f 10), received from the Ministry of Information, distributed by the Publicity Officer and comprised of pro-British and anti-Axis propaganda, commenting chiefly on progress in European War and later on, the war in North Africa and the Middle East; the question of the United States’ involvement in the war; the relative economic and military strengths of the conflict’s key protagonists;
- weekly reports, prepared by Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff, summarising local opinion in Bahrain towards the war in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, and sent in digested form to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. ;
- radio broadcasts in Bahrain and the wider Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region, including: the opening of and content for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. radio station; minutes of meetings held by the Bahrain Radio Committee; the public preference in Bahrain for Berlin Arabic radio over the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Arabic service, and proposals to jam Berlin Arabic by broadcasting naval Morse code messages at its frequency; anti-British propaganda radio broadcasts from Italy, Germany, and from broadcasters campaigning against British imperialism in the Middle East and India; Government of India proposals for an Arabic broadcast service transmitting from Delhi;
- the appointment of Bertram Thomas as Publicity Officer in late 1941, as relief for Metcalfe;
- reports of local opinion in response to specific events affecting the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region: the Italian bombing of Bahrain in October 1940 (ff 89-94); Rashid Ali’s coup d’état in Iraq in April 1941 (ff 217-218);
- schedules for the portable cinema in Bahrain, indicating date and venue (f 268, f 287).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (326 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the volume (ff 313-326) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 330; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-312; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Pagination: the file notes at the back (ff 313-326) have been paginated using pencil.
Binding: The pages of a single letter were separated during the volume’s binding. The first page of this letter is at f 181, the remaining pages at ff 209-211.
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- IOR/R/15/2/687
- Title
- ‘File 28/7 I War: Propaganda: local opinion’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:46v, 48r:98v, 101r:118v, 120r:329v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence