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PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination' [‎220v] (440/715)

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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O Idem No. 74.
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London myself with them. I told his Excellency that, while I was
fully prepared to consider this course, I felt it my duty to tell him
quite clearly that my country could not possibly go back on its word
to Poland, and that, however anxious we were for a better under
standing with Germany, we could never reach one except on the
basis of a negotiated settlement wdth Poland.
36. Whatever may have been the underlying motive of this
final gesture on the part of the Chancellor, it was one which could
not be ignored, and, with your Lordship’s consent, I flew to London
early the following morning (26th August), on a German plane which
was courteously put at my disposal. Two days were spent by Ills
Majesty’s Government in giving the fullest and most careful
consideration to Herr Hitler’s message, and on the afternoon of the
28th August I flew back to Berlin with their reply.( 3 ) Therein, while
the obligations of His Majesty’s Government to Poland were
reaffirmed, it was stated that the Polish Government were ready to
enter into negotiations with the German Government for a reasonable
solution of the matter in dispute on the basis of the safeguarding
of Poland’s essential interests, and of an international guarantee for
the settlement eventually arrived at. His Majesty’s Government
accordingly proposed that the next step should be the initiation of
direct discussions between the Polish and German Governments on
that basis and the adoption of immediate steps to relieve the tension
in the matter of the treatment of minorities. Furthermore, His
Majesty’s Government undertook to use all their influence with a view
to contributing towards a solution which might be satisfactory to both
parties and which would, they hoped, prepare the way for the
negotiation of that wider and more complete understanding between
Great Britain and Germany which both countries desired. Finally,
after a reference to a limitation of armaments, His Majesty’s
Government pointed out that, whereas a just settlement of the Polish
question might open the way to world peace, failure to do so would
finally ruin the hopes of a better understanding between our
countries and might well plunge the whole w r orld into war.
37. Before continuing the record of events after my return to
Berlin on the evening of the 28th August, it is necessary to give a
brief account of what had happened after my meeting with the
Chancellor at 1*30 on the 25th August. At 5 p.m. on that day Herr
Hitler had received the French Ambassador and given him a letter
for communication to M. Daladier. Its general tenour was a sugges
tion to France, with whom Germany was stated to have no quarrel,
to abstain from further support of Poland. It received a dignified
answer from the French Government, which was published on the
27th August. Appeals for peace were made at this time to both the
German and Polish Governments as well as to other Powers by the
Pope and the President of the United States of America. Though

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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' [‎220v] (440/715), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/303, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100061940184.0x00002b> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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