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Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’ [152r] (303/320)
The record is made up of 1 file (158 folios). It was created in 11 Oct 1937-25 Nov 1942. It was written in English and French. 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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After a small dinner given by the Regent on June 3rd to members of this
[? Embassy], the Prime Minister who seemed grateful for my recent warn
ings assured me that he was getting the internal situation well in hand. He
was himself seeing Mutessarifs summoned from various centres to impress
on them their responsibilities and was giving personal directions to the press.
An endeavour was also being made to control propaganda activities in the
coffee-shops. I took the opportunity to give the Prime Minister the message
in paragrapli No. 1 of your telegram under reference which I have repeated
to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
I have furthermore warned them both of the need shown by the bombard
ment in Holland for special care to protect the Regent and Government and
leaders of the country generally against organized gangs and murder.
Although steps taken to control propaganda in the press and elsewhere
may only drive it below the surface the general impression shared by the
British adviser to the Minister of the Interior is that the internal situation has
improved.
German, and to a lesser extent, the Italian wireless will remain as one of
the chief means of propaganda until it can be jammed. Even if good use is
being made of the existing transmitters I hope you will consider whether one
of them could not be put to even better immediate use by its diversion to
frustrate hostile propaganda in the Middle East.
Repeated to Cairo telegram No. 73 (Please pass copy to Middle East
Intelligence Bureau) and Government of India telegram No. 24.
(23)
From Sir B. Newton. Bagdad, No. 222, dated the 6th June 1940.
Addressed to M. I. C. E., No. 74.
Minister for Foreign Affairs told me yesterday that the Iraqi Govern
ment would welcome loan by His Majesty’s Government of tv 7 o (if necessary
moie) Biitish expeits to assist in organising the post censorship in Iraq, pro
vided that they were paid by His Majesty’s Government. He seemed to think
that experts might also be accepted to help the press censor but to be of value
tor such work the latter should possess first class knowledge of Arabic.
I understand that the Air Officer Commanding has already been in touch
with you about this matter and as the Minister for Foreign Affairs has now
declared the willingness of Iraq to accept help I hope that you will be able to
clinch the matter with the minimum delay;
Please inform His Majesty’s Ambassador with reference to paragraph 1
of my telegram [Serial No. (1)], No. 221 to Foreign Office.
Repeated to Foreign Office,
(24)
From M. Lampson, Cairo, No. 507, dated the 13th June 1940.
Addressed to Bagdad, telegram No. 28 of 13th June.
Your telegram No. 221 [Serial No. (22), P. 99], to Foreign Office.
Brigadier French Inspector-General, British Overseas Censorships and
Colonel Maclean, British Deputy Controller of Egyptian Censorship, agrees
that it would seriously affect censorship organisation here to send two or
even one, experienced British officials to assist with organisation of censor-
S y.. 1 , 11 Tliere als ? the difficulty that Egyptian Government might
not like their censorship being represented only by British officials and would
piobably wish to send an Egyptian also who v 7 ould not be sufficiently ex
perienced to be of assistance. J
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Printed correspondence from the Government of India’s Foreign and Political Department (later referred to as the External Affairs Department), collated into yearly collections under the heading ‘Iran Series’. The original correspondence was sent by British representatives in Iran (chiefly the British Legation in Tehran) to the Foreign Office. The correspondence concerns: the announcement of laws, decrees, regulations, and budgets by the Government of Iran, the texts of which were frequently published in the newspaper Le Journal de Tehran ; reports from British consular officials covering a range of subjects, including commercial activities, foreign relations and the commercial activities of foreign individuals and companies in Iran, provincial affairs, and the activities of the Shah; in 1939 and 1940, reports concerning the impact of the Second World War on Iran, with a large number of reports from the Press Attaché to the British Legation in Tehran, reporting the dissemination of propaganda and public opinion in Iran.
At the end of the file is a single item of original correspondence, sent by the Secretary to the Government of India. Dated 24 August 1942, it announces the discontinuation of the printing of the Persia [Iran] series for the duration of the war (f 159).
A large number of items in the file are in French. These include the texts of Iranian Government laws, regulations and announcements that were published in Le Journal de Tehran .
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (158 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 160; these numbers are written in pencil 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.
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- Coll 28/39(2) ‘Persia. Printed Correspondence, 1937–’
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- front, front-i, 2r:7r, 8r:11r, 12v:14v, 16r:16v, 20r, 23r:32r, 34r:41v, 42v:48r, 50v:55r, 56r:61r, 63r:65r, 68r:69r, 71v, 75v:77v, 79r:81v, 82v:85v, 89r, 91r:91v, 92v:93r, 94v:96v, 97v:101r, 102v:108v, 115r:118r, 124r, 125r:130v, 132r:134r, 136r:139r, 141r:141v, 145r:146v, 149r:151r, 152r:153v, 154v:159v, back-i, back
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