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Ext 5661/41 'Propaganda in Persia – economic incl. H.M.G.'s influence over Govt. formed in 1941.' [7r] (13/142)
The record is made up of 1 file (69 folios). It was created in 12 Sep 1941-23 Mar 1942. 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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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.1
Yth-M-aych, 1942.
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I fear there has been some delay in
answering your letter of the 17th February
( mxt. 654/4 2f~aTx)ut the Government of'lhdl&' s-’*
suggestion that their propaganda should hint at the
advantages of curtailing or abolishing conscription
in Persia.
War office and the Ministry of Information, who both
agree with us that conscription in Persia is a
dangerous subject which we should be well-advised to
avoid in our propaganda. We agree with you that,of
the points suggested by the Government of India, No.3
would be likely to wound Persian vanity. We are
7 I also doubtful about No.4 which seems hardly to apply
* I to conditions in Persia.
the Indian Army, in which it could be explained to
the Persians why the voluntary system was considered
best for India . We should however be careful not
to hint that such a system would be the most
suitable also for Persia. We are sure that such an
attempt to lecture the Persians on what they consider
to be their own internal affairs would not have the
effect of ’’promoting pro-British feeling”, which is
what the Government of India are rightly anxious to
encourage.
We have discussed this proposal with the
There would be no objection to a talk on
IIECd. POL. £ LPt.
9 MAR 942
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.
1 /
R.T. Peel, Esq.., C.B.E. , M.C. ,
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.
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This file relates to British propaganda (in the form of food packages, radio broadcasts and literature) in Persia [Iran] during the first few months of the British and Russian occupation of the country. It contains correspondence discussing the internal affairs of Persia from a British perspective, as relayed to the Foreign Office by His Majesty's Ambassador in Tehran (Sir Reader William Bullard). Other prominent correspondents include the Secretary of State for India (Leo Amery) and officials of the Foreign Office and the Government of India's External Affairs Department.
Matters discussed include the following:
- Political affairs in Persia, including appointments, resignations, and Cabinet reshuffles.
- Food shortages in Persia and a proposed 'propaganda scheme', whereby the Government of India would supply Persia with around one ton of sugar, from which small boxes of sugar would be distributed to the poor.
- The administration of the ex-Shah's [Reza Shah Pahlavi] estates.
- Proposed subjects for British and Government of India propaganda directed towards Persia, such as the position of the new Shah and the benefits of abolishing conscription.
- Bullard's proposal that food packages sent to Persia by the British should include the statement '[s]upplied by the British Empire'.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 1).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (69 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 71; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/576
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- Ext 5661/41 'Propaganda in Persia – economic incl. H.M.G.'s influence over Govt. formed in 1941.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:70v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence