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PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination' [‎215v] (430/715)

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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Final Report by the Right Honourable Sir Nevile
Henderson, G.C.M.G. [Knight] Grand Cross of [the Order of] St Michael and St George (accolade). , on the circumstances leading
to the Termination of his Mission to Berlin
September 20 , 1939 .
UUIU,
L vents moved with such rapidity during the last fortnight’of
my mission to Berlin that it proved impossible at the time to livt
any consecutive account of them. If I have the honour to do so now
while the facts are still fresh in my memory, it is with the hope that
such an account may be both of immediate interest to your Lordshin
and serve a purpose from the point of view of historical accuracy.
2. Nevertheless, it is not these last minute manoeuvres which
have the real importance, except in so far as they confirm the
pnnciples and demonstrate the methods and technique of Herr Hitler
and of Nazism. A brief description of the background to August
1939 is consequently indispensable, if the events of the last few
weeks aie to be visualised in their proper perspective.
i f 3 ’* f IeiT an d National Socialism are the products of the
defeat of a great nation in war and its reaction against the confusion
and distress which followed that defeat. National Socialism itself is
a revolution and a conception of national philosophy. Contrary to
service™!)! the subordi -‘ion of 'the 7 State toVe
service of its citizens, Nazism prescribes the subordination of its
utizens to the service of the State, an all embracing Moloch, and to
the individual who rules that State.
4. So Jong as National Socialism remained an article for internal
th r ° Ut8lde W ° rld ’ accordin g to individual predilec
tion, might criticise or sympathise or merely watch with anxiety.
Jt^w^r'n WaS the affair of the German People.
hevnnd r Untl > f 16 th f ory of German nationalism was extended
the limits^ompatibIe"with°peac™ ‘ hat the Phil ° SOphy eXCeeded
5. It would be idle to deny the great achievements of the man
who restored to the German nation its self-respect and its disciplined
riness. T] e tyiannical methods which were employed within
ermam, i self to obtain this result were detestable, but were
ermarry s own concern. Many of Herr Hitler’s social reforms, in
spite of their complete disregard of personal liberty of thought, word
oi deed, were on highly advanced democratic lines. The “ Strength
iroug o\ movement, the care for the physical fitness of the
, . 10 ,fvf n ’tt- ? Ve a ’ or g an ’ sa i ; inn of the labour camps, an idea
ic ieir i er once told me that he had borrowed from Bulgaria.

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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.

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1 file (357 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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English, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination' [‎215v] (430/715), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/303, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100061940184.0x000021> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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