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PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination' [‎273r] (545/715)

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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Circulation:-
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COPY OF TELiCGRAIxI , Prom Secretary of State
to ^Government of India, EKternal iffairs
Department, Do<>2406, dated 15th October,
1939.
Addressed by Secretary of State to Government
of India and repeated to H 0 ]»I. 's Minister at
Kabul and Governor of Burma, Defence Department,
Do 0 405 0
Following from Ministry of Information for guidance of
Press-, ferine .
Anrlo Soviet Commercial Agreement ^ Agreement covers*
(1) Timber previously contracted for, but not delivered
because Soviet Government broke contract on grounde (a)
sterling balance offered useless owing depreciation, (b) feared
unable obtain commodities required from United Kingdom owing
export restrictionso
(2) Rubber and tin of which substantial surpluses are held
here 5
As regards (l) Soviet refusal to deliver timber threatened
to creute temporary dislocation supplies pending resumption
Norwegian and Swedish deliverieso Present arrangement rectifies
this and ensures supply other than via Baltic* Agreement
hastened by need for obtaining timber from North Russian ports
before iceboundo Canadian supplies more difficult to organise
owing length sea passage involving strain on shipping and convoys
Rubber and tin exported equivalent normal consumption from
United Kingdom* Quantity in relation total Soviet consumption
not such as to involve danger that they will be resold to Germany
This purely commercial transaction due exceptional
circumstances does not imply approval of Soviet policy, but it
is our interest and that of all neutrals that trade between
ourselves and other neutrals, including Soviet, should be fully
m&intainedo In case of Soviet any expansion of trade Y/ith
Britain represents definite blow to German policyo
In the words of Raymond Gram Swing, U.S, radio commentator,
the agreement "serves a notice on the Nazis that all they have
obtained from Moscow is neutrality"* Rnde .
Government of India asked to inform Mr. Hennessy 0
Political Department, 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. , asked to send 2 copies
by Air Mail to Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
RECd. POL.DEPt.
17 OCT1939
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. (

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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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