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PZ 5013/40 'Propaganda among Shi'ite communities in Iraq and Persia' [33r] (65/196)
The record is made up of 1 volume (96 folios). It was created in 12 Sep 1940-22 May 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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propa^anda purposes. ’Thatever money he gave to the Khuddams of
Kerbela, people put it down to British propaganda purposes.
The news that the
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
of Bahawalpur gave money to Agjiai
Kashif“ul-Ghata was given away everywhere and this brought
about such serious and undesirable consequences as to force this
religious luminary to give a ?ntwah of Jehad against the British
—
in order to save his face and maintain his prestige.
The biggest proof I have against the staff of the Embassy
is in regard to my weekly reports which I used to submix to
Mr.Qureshi. Not one of these was ever sent to the Embassy nor
to Delhi in spite of the fact that I used to give him two
copies of my reports, one addressed to H.M f s Ambassador,
Baghdad and the other to MajorjShah in Delhi.
5. The evidence against non-despatch of my reports .- 'Then the
war started Mr.Qureshi was in Kerbela and he had kept my reports
with him as he did not want the Govt, of India and the Embassy
to see my reports. As a result of this all these reports got
into the hands of the Govt, of Rashid Ali who ordered that
I should be traced and arrested. I was in Kazemain at that time
when the police found me and hand-cuffed me. I was then
hurled into a small room in the Baghdad jail, with hand-cuffs
on, where they used to beat me mercilessly. Subsequently
order^s were passed for my execution. They showed me my
reports as proof of my guilt as a spy. A nr hours they used to
hang me up by a rope tied to ceiling with my hands tied behind
my back. The news of my death reached Kazemain and Kerbela
where the rites of obsequies were actually perfcmed. Suddenly
I was sent to the Police Training School for further examination.
The behaviour of the police here was such that I would have
preferred death to it a thousand times. Fortunately my reports
were couched in ambiguous terms. It was not therefore
possible for any one other than those to whom they were
addressed, to know their real meaning. Some of these reports
I
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This volume consists of letters, telegrams and memoranda relating to reports on propaganda among Shi'ite communities in Iraq and Persia.
The file includes correspondence on the visit of the Nawab An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India. of Bahawalpur (Maulvi Mohamed Bashir and the report of his visit on propaganda among Shi'ite communities in Iraq (ff 30-41) and Persia (ff 42-49).
Included in the file (ff 94-96) is the report on the conversation with Khan Sahib Saiyid Tahir Hussain Qureshi by the Vice-Consul at HM Consulate, Baghdad.
Principal correspondents are HM Ambassador, Baghdad, and HM Ambassador, Tehran.
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- 1 volume (96 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 98; 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 5013/40 'Propaganda among Shi'ite communities in Iraq and Persia'
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- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 20r:97v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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