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'File 11/46 Publicity in the Persian Gulf' [101r] (201/314)
The record is made up of 1 file (155 folios). It was created in 11 Oct 1944-18 Jan 1948. 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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maintaining this helpful spirit of co-operation will greatly
assist our task. I have no doubt that success in our joint
task is attainable provided that all of us set the good of
the Indian people above any other interest, and that we let
nothing interfere with our determination to solve the problem.
7. You already know the programme which we have arranged
for the beginning of our discussions. We shall be collecting
the views of representatives of the Provincial and Central
Legislatures, of the leading all-India parties and organisations,
and of Indian States. We have of course followed closely the
statements of policy of the main parties and the important
utterances of Indian leaders, but there are many'matters which
we. shall need to discuss before we can feel that we have
obtained a full appreciation of all points of view. These interviews
will occupy a great deal of our time until about the middle of
April, and our programme after that will depend on developments.
8. There are two matters connected with our programme that
I should like to mention today. We are receiving a great
number of requests from organisations and individuals all over
India who wish us to hear their views in person. I must make
it quite clear that I and my colleagues have come here for the
single purpose which I have already described to you. We have
no wish to deny a hearing to anyone, but it is quite impossible
for us to meet all who would wish us to see them. We shall
therefore limit ourselves to seeing those who are judged to
be best able to help us in our task. Moreover I, as Secretary
of State, shall not be able to give interviews on matters
outside the work for which the Cabinet Delegation have come here;
all such matters must be dealt with by the G-ovemment of India,
or the Crown Representative in the normal way. I fear that we
shall have also to disappoint the great majority of the many
kind people who are sending us social invitations. They will
I am sure realise that we have a very heavy, programme and that
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This file contains correspondence between officials at 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 Government of India's External Affairs Department and a number diplomatic posts in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. including the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Muscat. The correspondence discusses British Government propaganda efforts (usually referred to as publicity or information work in the file) in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and India.
Much of the correspondence focuses on ideas concerning the production of a publicity film about the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (and a subsequent visit to the region made by a film crew from India) but various other propaganda activities and locations are also mentioned. In addition to this correspondence, the file contains the following related documents:
- Draft script for a film about the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 9-18)
- 'Suggested programme for the tour of the unit which is to make a film on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (folio 21)
- 'Proceedings of a meeting held in the External Affairs Department at 11 a.m. on Tuesday the 20th February, 1945, to discuss the making of a documentary film of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (folios 24-26)
- Extract related to Bahrain from the BBC Arabic-language publication The Arab Listener (folio 36)
- Propaganda pamphlet entitled 'India, Some Questions and Answers' published in November 1944 (folios 51-60)
- 'Note of a talk by the P.I.O. [Public Information Officer] Jerusalem, Mr Christopher Holme, on British Publicity in Palestine, and its relation to other functions of Government, given on March 13, 1945' (folios 63-68)
- 'Security Education Handbook (Civilian)' Issued by the Department of Information and Broadcasting in collaboration with the Security Education Department of the Inter-Services Security Directorate, HQ India Command (folios 74-85)
- Publications Division, Information and Broadcasting Department Government of India, Progress Reports Nos. 19-21, 23 (folios 86-96, 103-106, 108-109)
- 'Information and Publicity Work in Foreign Countries' Foreign Office Circular by Ernest Bevin, 15 January 1947 (folios 110-111)
- Foreign Office Information Newsletter Nos. 1-6, 9-12 (folios 112-137, 142-144).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (155 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 157; 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 2-74; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/6/397
- Title
- 'File 11/46 Publicity in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:35v, 37r:47v, 49r:156v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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