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PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination' [92r] (183/715)
The record is made up of 1 file (357 folios). It was created in 10 Aug 1939-27 Dec 1941. It was written in English, French and Arabic. 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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12 DEC 19
7300
Circulation
A
Political Regis try o For Air Mail
to
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Kabul
Katmandu (12)
Infno0ffr 0 2212/1939.
Mr, Gibson (1)
Mr. Crombie (1)
Mro Hennessy (2)
Joint Secretary,
Home and Defence
Departments,
Government of
Burma (2)
Spares (7)
COPY OF TKLKGRAM Sent by the Ministry of
Information to HoMo’e Representatives
abroad, dated 8 th December.
Air Mail
Air Mail
Announcement by Stanley House of Commons 7th December
fifty percent rise British exports November means further
addition strength Allied financial position. Following
figures indicate how strong this position is already.
Nominal value Britain foreign colonial and dominion
securities estimated by Colin Clark at 3,500 millions
sterling. Market value estimated by ’’Economist” at well
over 1,000 million pounds or sum at least equivalent in
value to that raised by mobilisation investments during last
war, Yalue France’s foreign securities at par estimated
Rist and Schwob about 5,000 million dollars or 1,250 millions
sterling at four dollars to pound, October Bulletin of
National City Bank New York puts British gold holdings at
home and abroad at 2,200 million dollars French 3,025 million
dollars. ’’Round Table” estimates gold and easily mobilisable
foreign investments both countries amount 7,500 to 10,000
million dollars and graphically describes this as equivalent
labour of five to seven million man-years> Compare Germany
whose reserves gold and foreign exchange even after seizure
assets Austrian and Czech national banks estimated 250 million
dollars maximum and position steadily deteriorating since war
as result progressive decline exports.
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The file contains correspondence, mainly telegrams, relating to British propaganda forwarded to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for dissemination.
It largely consists of weekly telegrams from the Secretary of State for India, London, to the Government of India and others. The telegrams contain Ministry of Information news items about the war in Europe (Second World War) and how to communicate them in press, publicity and public relations work overseas. Recipients include the Government of India’s Bureau of Public Information; the Publicity Officer, Bahrain; and HM Minister, Kabul.
The file also includes an extract (in Arabic translation and French original) from the book Redressement économique et Industrialisation de la Nouvelle Turquie , by Orhan Conker and Emile Witmeur, published Paris, 1937. The title is also referred to in English as 'Economic Recovery and Industrialization of New Turkey'.
The file includes two dividers, which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (357 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Written in
- English, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/303
- Title
- PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:110v, 112r:115v, 118r:318v, 322r:357r, 358v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence