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PZ 2645/41 'Public Opinion in the Persian Gulf. Weekly telegraphic reports from the Political Resident.' [‎332r] (664/730)

The record is made up of 1 file (363 folios). It was created in 12 Oct 1939-24 May 1945. It was written in English. 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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XKDIA GPFICifi,
WHITEHALL, . .1.
6 th Dece .iber, 1939«
mom? .
Iear iroetp
r eneloae a copy of a telegram from Hie Majesty’s
;inls;,er at thui and shall he grateful for your
observations on the suggestion contained in the last
sentence of paragraph 3. On looking at the : inietry of
information s publicity telegraue over the last week or two,
1 f that the British Minister in Afghanistan has had
ample ini oj^iiation to enable British losses at sea to be
viewed in proper perspective. Nevertheless, it is true,
j that while the mention in the Home Programme of the
loss of a crawler or other very small vessel may be necessary,
tne inclusion of the item in an Overseas News Bulletin
rescuing a countr*,/ ^ike Afghanistan is likely to convey an
altogether wrong impression of the importance of the loss*
ou will "now beet how to desl with this oroblem, but if
euca items cannot be omitted (and I can envisage objections
vO euen a course; perhaps it would be x>seible to deal with
them in such & ?/ay as to prevent listeners in landlocked
countries from attaching undue importance to small losses
at eea?
Yours sincerely.
(sd.) A.H. JOYCE.
Malcolm Frost, Esq.,
Director of rorcens Intelligence,
British loacicaeting Corporation,
Portland Place,
W.l,

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This file mainly consists of weekly telegrams from the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and His Majesty's Minister at Kabul respectively, reporting on the trend of public opinion in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (specifically Bahrain, Koweit [Kuwait], and Muscat) and Afghanistan regarding the Second World War, as requested by the Ministry of Information.

The 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. 's reports are mainly addressed to the Secretary of State for India, with copies circulated to the Foreign Office; the Minister's reports are principally addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with copies forwarded to the 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. .

The reports comment on the effect on public opinion of particular events and developments in the war (e.g. the fall of Paris in 1940, and the fall of Rome in 1944). Also discussed are the following: the impact of British, German, and Italian broadcasts; fears of Russian aggression among the official classes in Afghanistan; the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) approach to reporting British naval losses early on in the war; the extent of anti-British feeling among the various classes in Bahrain; the Italian bombing of Bahrain in October 1940; food shortages in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

There are no reports from Kabul dating from after September 1940. The reports from the 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. continue until April 1945, but they become more and more brief from 1941 onwards, and during the final three years of the war consist of no more than a couple of lines.

Other notable correspondents besides the 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. and the Minister in Kabul include representatives of the British Broadcasting Corporation and officials of the Ministry of Information, the 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. , and the Government of India.

The file includes three dividers which give the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 2-4).

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1 file (363 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 364; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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