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‘File 28/7 II War: Propaganda – Local Opinion’ [‎60r] (119/686)

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The record is made up of 1 file (341 folios). It was created in 12 Mar 1942-12 Aug 1944. It was written in English. 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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7. Should we not appeal more strongly to the religious
sentiments of those of our Arab friends who realise that the
issues which we defend are akin to the spirit of Islam,
while those represented hy the Axis are incompatible with it?
Should not such Arabs be enjoined to mobilise their
spiritual resources and pray for a British victory?
8 Should a special pamphlet be prepared on some such
lines as r, How can I help the cause of righteousness to win
the war? and distributed among our Arab friends? It might
deal with
(a) How to react to broadcasts.
(b) How to deal with those who are spreading false
(c) How to treat the present war in conversation, in
the family circle, at school, in the bazaar, in
business conversation.
9. Some of the above suggestions will already have been
adopted by posts. We should welcome therefore any account
of past experiences and possible future plans, and, in
particular", we should like to ascertain your attitude to the
general principle involved in the above observations.
10. This letter is being addressed to the Ministry
representatives at Cairo, Jerusalem, Baghdad, Aden and
Bahrain, H.M. Legation at Jeddah, and also to Mr. Tweedy
and Miss Freya Stark for their observations.
Sd.

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The file, a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 28/7 I War: Propaganda: local opinion’ (IOR/R/15/2/687), 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 and impact of propaganda (Allied and Axis) on local public opinion in Bahrain. The propaganda covers events from Germany’s advances in Russia and Japan’s advances in the Indian Ocean in early 1942, to the Allied Landings in Normandy in June 1944. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Public Relations Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Bertram Sidney 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; Edward Birkbeck Wakefield; Major Tom Hickinbotham); and 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).

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1 file (341 folios)
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The file’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 file (ff 315-342) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 343; 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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-314; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 315-342.

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