File 6391/1928 'Persia and the Persian Gulf: method of counteracting Soviet activities on Persia and the Persian Gulf' [14r] (28/157)
The record is made up of 1 file (76 folios). It was created in 24 Jul 1925-29 Aug 1929. 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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pamphlet form amonsc a population which has, to some extent,
been able to assimilate it* But in £outh Persia, subversive
ideas appear to have bean spread largely by word of mouth,
and it is obviously extremely difficult to obtain proof of
such furtive activities, short of catching the propan:an lists
red-handed and extorting confessions from them, or else
getting the propaganded to bear witness. It is likewise
extremely difficult to trace arms distributed by ooviet
agents, or at least to trace them beyond doubt to their
source. The only way to obtain the sort of proof required
would be the Chinese way. of carrying out surprise raids on
Soviet premises in Persia. This can, of course, only be
done by the Persian authorities, and it is certainly not
for us to suggest it to them*.
Generally sneaking, great caution is requisite in
making use of such infonnation as reaches us, not only for
the reason given in my telegram of July 23, although this
is of the greatest importance, but also because of the
danger of laying ourselves open to the accusation of
propaganding against the Russians in the East, a complaint
which/
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The file contains the subject 'Method of Counteracting Soviet Activities in Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '.
The papers cover Russian propaganda in Persia, Soviet commercial activities in southern Persia and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and Bolshevik activities in Abadan and Mohammerah [Khorramshahr].
The principal correspondents are: the Secretary of State for India; 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. ; the Foreign Office; the British Vice-Consulate at Mohammerah; and the British Legation at Tehran.
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- 1 file (76 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
The subject 'Method of Counteracting Soviet Activities in Persia and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' consists of one 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 78; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- File 6391/1928 'Persia and the Persian Gulf: method of counteracting Soviet activities on Persia and the Persian Gulf'
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:77v, 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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