PZ 1680/40 Afghanistan: Thanks of US Department of Agriculture to Lord Halifax for assistance of British Minister Kabul to Dr W N Keolz in his explorations
PZ 1682/1940 'Propaganda: tour of the Middle East by Mr Rushbrook-Williams, Ministry of Information, for discussion of propaganda problems'
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This file contains correspondence relating to a tour of the Middle East by Laurence Frederic Rushbrook-Williams in 1940 to discuss propaganda problems in the area and improve the co-ordination of pro-British propaganda. The main correspondents in the file are Rushbrook-Williams (Adviser for Midd...
PZ 1906/1940 'Persian Gulf: shipment of Political Residents' personal stores'
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This file contains correspondence relating to the interception of mail sent by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior. Details of the intercepted mail, regarding the shipment of his personal stores, are included in the file, alongside correspondence...
PZ 2031/1940 'Staff tour to Kuwait and Bahrain for reconnaissance for landing of mechanised forces'
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This file contains papers relating to a reconnaissance mission to Kuwait by British officers. The correspondence mainly focuses on the fact that the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf was not informed of the tour in advance. The main correspondents are the Political Resident, the Government...
PZ 2108/40 'Press article by H N Brailsford: need to discourage this type of article'
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This file contains correspondence sent between British officials in the India relating to their reactions to an article, 'Why this army in the East?', which was written by Henry Noel Brailsford and published by the British newspaper Reynolds News. The main correspondents are Roland Tennyson Pee...
This file contains various excerpts from, and full translations of, letters sent during the Second World War and intercepted by the Government of India. The file includes: a letter from a member of staff from LM Ericsson relating to the sale and shipping of fuses to the Royal Ministry of Posts, ...