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'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [346r] (696/748)
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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L'ORIENT ARABE
agexce de presse
39, RUE SOLIMAN PACHA
TELEPHONE 56350
LE CAIRE
_ U-i
^ ^ (Beirut) 4th July 1939.
n Al Nahar” of Beirut issued on the 4th July an information
stating that Shaikh Said Ben Maksum brought a batch of Bedouins
to Dubai for the purpose of mufiedering his political enemies.
The bedouins are responsible for a big fire which lasted more than
12 hours and destroyed more that 800 houses. During the fire the
bedouins proceeded to a systematical looting of the town, raiding
every house, whether on fire or not. They stole namely 2.000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
from Haj Ismail El Bakali's house and 5.000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
frogi another's.
The fire made 10 victims. The police forces are completeiyovercome *
The news created a great sensation in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, namely in
Bahrain, where funds are collected to help the victims.
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- Content
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