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PZ 2645/41 'Public Opinion in the Persian Gulf. Weekly telegraphic reports from the Political Resident.' [352r] (704/730)
The record is made up of 1 file (363 folios). It was created in 12 Oct 1939-24 May 1945. It was written in English. 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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"our 4 telegrams of October 7th, October, 11th,
October 13th end October 21st, Nos,2259, 2312, 2531 and 3498.
German propaganda -Snamy propaganda is of three kinds, through
speeches, in lie press and in broadcasts, There is much speaking
which is in effect propaganda on behalf of the enemy, but it le
not as far as m are aware inspired. The effect is of course
bad, Enemy propaganda in the press is negligible sine© rounding
up of Germans agents German broadcasts in English are hoard
in India on 19 metres wav e-band at 17-30, 19-30, and 21-30
(Indian standard time). Intelligent listeners describe their
propaganda value as negligible, since tone is (? hysterical) and
they do not carry convict ion, Ar. the same time because they are
vigorous and scurrilous they are listened to and give circulation
go false- news and rumours. If contradiction is to be issued this
should be done in he next following bulktin, preferably without
ir-ntiovv ng that eoixrce of rumour la German wireless, since this
only servee to advertise German bulletins,- German bulletins in
Hindu-Gani arv ir.usgular. They have been noticed be tween 17-30
and 19-30 (Irvlian standard time). Estimates of their frequency
vary ■ < ertainly not more than twice a week and possibly less,.
They have a novelty "alue but are poor products and their
propaganda value is very little. All India Radio tries to arrange
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This file mainly consists of weekly telegrams from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and His Majesty's Minister at Kabul respectively, reporting on the trend of public opinion in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (specifically Bahrain, Koweit [Kuwait], and Muscat) and Afghanistan regarding the Second World War, as requested by the Ministry of Information.
The Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. 's reports are mainly addressed to the Secretary of State for India, with copies circulated to the Foreign Office; the Minister's reports are principally addressed to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with copies forwarded to 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 reports comment on the effect on public opinion of particular events and developments in the war (e.g. the fall of Paris in 1940, and the fall of Rome in 1944). Also discussed are the following: the impact of British, German, and Italian broadcasts; fears of Russian aggression among the official classes in Afghanistan; the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) approach to reporting British naval losses early on in the war; the extent of anti-British feeling among the various classes in Bahrain; the Italian bombing of Bahrain in October 1940; food shortages in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
There are no reports from Kabul dating from after September 1940. The reports from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. continue until April 1945, but they become more and more brief from 1941 onwards, and during the final three years of the war consist of no more than a couple of lines.
Other notable correspondents besides the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and the Minister in Kabul include representatives of the British Broadcasting Corporation and officials of the Ministry of Information, 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. , and the Government of India.
The file includes three dividers which give the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 2-4).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (363 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 364; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- PZ 2645/41 'Public Opinion in the Persian Gulf. Weekly telegraphic reports from the Political Resident.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:292v, 294r:305v, 308r:325v, 327r:328v, 330r:364v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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