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'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [‎158r] (320/748)

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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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)K]ENT ARAI5E
A.GEN'CE DE PRESSE
JE CENTRALE (SOLIMAN PACHA)
TELEPHONE 56350
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^ n AL RABITA AL ARABIA” Cairo 5.10.38
Cairo^s weekly ”A1 Rabita A1 Arabia” published on October 5th the
following informations sent from its correspondent in Basrah;
11 We are informed that the Iraqi Government has accepted to
maintain five students from Oman, five from Kuwait and several
others from Aden, Hadramut and Singapore in Iraqi schools. The
Government will support all their educational expenses. This fact
was much appreciated in Arab circles and will certainly have a
great influence for union in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It is to be hoped
that the number of Educational Missions will grow and will receive
moral and material support from Arab Associations and Colonies in
foreign countries.
w To serve British imperialism a broadcasting station will be
created in Muscat. The station will compete with the Italian
station of Bari and will broadcast arable programmes of propaganda
talks, songs and music.”

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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.

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1 file (370 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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
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'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [‎158r] (320/748), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/162, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045730363.0x000079> [accessed 9 July 2026]

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