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1. IOR/L/PS/12/303

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/303
Title:
PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, mainly telegrams, relating to British propaganda forwarded to the Persian Gulf 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 In...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and French
Date Range:
10 Aug 1939-27 Dec 1941
Extent:
1 file (357 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/304

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/304
Title:
PZ 5749/1939(2) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, mainly telegrams, relating to British propaganda forwarded to the Persian Gulf for dissemination. It largely consists of fortnightly telegrams from the Public Relations Officer/Publicity Officer, Bahrein [Bahrain], to the Secretary of State for India, reportin...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1942-2 Mar 1945
Extent:
1 file (101 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/316

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/316
Title:
PZ 7261/39 'Kabul Mail: inclusion in India Office bag of papers, etc, for members of Legation Staff, etc'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence relating to the acquisition of 'certain periodicals' for the British Legation at Kabul for 'propaganda purposes' during the Second World War (1939-1945). The correspondence mainly details the dispute over which department should be liable for purchasing the peri...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Nov 1939-10 Feb 1943
Extent:
1 file (22 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/340

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/340
Title:
PZ 1071/1940 ''Forminka' and 'Katodon' telegrams: last number for each year'
Scope & Content:
This file contains papers which record the numbers of the last coded telegrams sent each year between 1931 and 1947. These details are captured on draft papers and official telegrams sent between HM Minister at Kabul and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The coded telegrams from the F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jan 1931-9 Jan 1947
Extent:
1 file (35 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/355

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/355
Title:
PZ 1448/1940 'Sino-Japanese dispute: visit of Chinese Moslem delegation to Turkey and Afghanistan'
Scope & Content:
The correspondence in this file relates to the expected visit of two Chinese Muslims to Afghanistan following their stay in Angora. The upcoming event is highlighted in a letter from Hughe Montgomery Knatchbull-Hugessen (HM Ambassador to Turkey) to Viscount Halifax (Secretary of State for Foreign...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1940-28 Mar 1940
Extent:
1 file (5 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/487

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/487
Title:
PZ 1189/41(S) 'Subhas Bose Activities'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Secretary of State for India, the Government of India, External Affairs Department, and HM Minister at Kabul, discussing proposed actions to be taken in response to intelligence received that Subhas Bose had crossed into Afghanistan.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Mar 1941-26 May 1941
Extent:
1 file (6 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/511

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/511
Title:
PZ 2556/41 'Anglo-Iraq Hostilities. German broadcast on Afghan attitude'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, HM Minister at Kabul, the India Office and the Ministry of Information, regarding French and German radio broadcasts which stated that the Government of Afghanistan had warned Britain that they would enter the w...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 May 1941-4 Jun 1941
Extent:
1 file (11 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/513

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/513
Title:
PZ 2645/41 'Public Opinion in the Persian Gulf. Weekly telegraphic reports from the Political Resident.'
Scope & Content:
This file mainly consists of weekly telegrams from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and His Majesty's Minister at Kabul respectively, reporting on the trend of public opinion in the Persian Gulf (specifically Bahrain, Koweit [Kuwait], and Muscat) and Afghanistan regarding the Second Wo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1939-24 May 1945
Extent:
1 file (363 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/514

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/514
Title:
PZ 2688/41 'Propaganda. Use of commercial channels for distribution of propaganda in Afghanistan and the Middle East.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between the Secretary of State for India, the Government of India, External Affairs Department, HM Minister at Kabul, the India Office and the Ministry of Information, regarding the possible use of commercial companies in India to distribute propaganda materials ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 May 1941-11 Feb 1942
Extent:
1 file (7 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/520

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/520
Title:
Ext 3041/41 'Mrs. Hiller - Whereabouts.'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence between HM Minister at Kabul and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, consisting of an enquiry into the whereabouts of a Mrs Hiller, and her subsequent location at an address in London.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 May 1941-5 Jun 1941
Extent:
1 file (2 folios)