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'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [124r] (252/748)
The record is made up of 1 file (370 folios). It was created in 28 Nov 1933-22 Sep 1939. It was written in English 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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tRIENT ARA.BE
.GENCE DE PRESSE
E CENTRAL E (SOLIMAN PAOHA>
S(b,l oUL-) \
«^ro ♦ oy^L-
TELEPHONE 56350
LE CAIRE
^ " ^ DOUSTOW" (Cairo) 24,8.38
On August 24tlij Cairo 1 s "A1 Doustour” published the following
article from its correspondent in Baghdad:
" The -British Consul in Kuweit has paid frequent visits
in Basrah, In fact, the Consul is in Basrah three times a week
a nr! has interviews with British personalities. It is believed those
interviews are connected with the fortifications and military works
which great-Britain is planning to make in the ^rincipalty of
Kuweit,”
M The Amir of Kuweit owns important estates, mainly date-groves
in Iraq, With regards to the valuable services rendered by the
Amir during the Great War, the British Government had exempted
him from any taxations for his land. After Iraq became independant
Iraqi Government did not think it necessary to maintain this
exemption and accordingly wrote the Amir that he would in the
future have to pay the usual taxations for his Estates • But the
Amir refused to pay and the question is now becoming serious* The
Government of Kuweit in order to prejudice the Iraqian Finances
is encouraging smuggling on the Iraqi frontiers • The question is
now under study in official circles. The taxes owed by the Amir
amount to 60.000 dinars.”
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This file consists of correspondence between British officials in Iraq and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. discussing Arabic language newspaper extracts and articles on the British presence in the Middle East. Most of the papers discuss ways of countering or restricting the circulation of anti-British, anti-colonial material arriving in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. region from elsewhere in the Arab world. The majority of the Arabic newspaper clippings is from Iraqi newspapers, and includes coverage of the Arab cause in Palestine during the approximately concurrent Arab Revolt in Palestine that took place between 1936 and 1939. Other sources of Arabic nationalist material include newspaper articles from Egypt and Syria.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (370 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 372; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-370; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/162
- Title
- 'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda'
- Pages
- 98r:110v, 116r:127v, 133r:134r, 140r:148v, 150r:156v.158r:163v, 173r:176v, 191r:227v, 229r:231v, 235r:285v, 290r:338v, 340r:358v, 361r:361v
- Author
- L'Orient Arabe, Agence de Presse
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/162
- Title
- 'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda'
- Pages
- 116r:116v, 124r:124v, 127r:127v, 141r:141v
- Author
- al-Dustur
- Usage terms
- Public Domain