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PZ 7261/39 'Kabul Mail: inclusion in India Office bag of papers, etc, for members of Legation Staff, etc' [‎20r] (39/48)

The record is made up of 1 file (22 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1939-10 Feb 1943. 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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lila Maje&ty f 8 M inister at Kabul hn& repreaeuted that
tliere lui& been a great deal of delay recently In tlie
receipt of ngliaii newspap r« and x>erlodlealo by the
ierabero of the legation and hfia rcqueated that In order
to ev^ld delay certain of these newsiiapera mlglit be sent
to the Legation by the 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. bag. e understand
that the following news pope and periodicals are on
order from Itewaon & aons Ltd* for Uajor and Mi's. Alben
and for the Secretary of the hegatXom^
Good asusekeepingf
Fruit v.rower.
Country Life,
Healtli For All,
Great Britain and the Last,
national Review,
Bystender 9
4 raerioun Papers,
1 Trench Paper,
Daily il<etch Overseas Veekly Edition.
The Lady,
The •. ueen,
Britannia and Lve,
Vogue,
Hosae an.1 Garden,
Countryiuan*
Cecretary, British Legation,
i’he
lr»o. Ulii% Oonjnioaionei> toe India.
Order lie. 7033.)
^AjfcuJLti
In the circumstances explained we a^rll be grateful
if the newspapers, etc. in question could be sent to the
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. weekly so as to arrive not Inter than Friday
morning for transmission to Kabul in the ^jndia Office
weekly bag.
Yours faithfully,
0. E CROMBIE.

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This file contains correspondence relating to the acquisition of 'certain periodicals' for the British Legation at Kabul for 'propaganda purposes' during the Second World War (1939-1945). The correspondence mainly details the dispute over which department should be liable for purchasing the periodicals. The earlier letters discuss procedures for ensuring the prompt arrival of the periodicals in Kabul to enable the British Legation to keep abreast of the latest news.

The main correspondents are HM Minister at Kabul, the Ministry of Information, the 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. , and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

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1 file (22 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 24; 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.

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PZ 7261/39 'Kabul Mail: inclusion in India Office bag of papers, etc, for members of Legation Staff, etc' [‎20r] (39/48), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/316, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100037071491.0x000028> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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