PZ 7705/39 'Egypt: British Embassy measures to influence Arabic press'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- PZ 7705/39 'Egypt: British Embassy measures to influence Arabic press'
- Creator:
- Author: British Embassy, Assistant Oriental Secretary (Press and Publicity), Cairo
- Date:
- 1939/1940
- Description:
- Abstract: This file consists of correspondence between British officials relating to press activities in Egypt, namely the way that Britain and its interests are portrayed in the newspapers. A memorandum written by Albert Napier Williamson Napier (Assistant Oriental Secretary (Press and Publicity) for the British Embassy in Cairo), discusses tactics for promoting pro-British sentiment in the Egyptian press, particularly during wartime.The main correspondents in the file are the Foreign Office, Lord Linlithgow (Viceroy and Governor General of India), and Alec Houghton Joyce (Chief Press Advisor to No. 10 Downing Street).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 19; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- International relations
Press coverage
British Embassy, Cairo - Geographic region:
- Egypt
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002c2_ar
81055/vdc_100000000466.0x0002c2_en
IOR/L/PS/12/319
IOR/L/PS/12/319