Ext 3485/44 ‘Capt M P O'C Tandy: Book for the Ministry of Information about the Persian Gulf’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Ext 3485/44 ‘Capt M P O'C Tandy: Book for the Ministry of Information about the Persian Gulf’
- Creator:
- Author: Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy
- Date:
- 1944/1949
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains papers concerning proposals for the publication of a guide on the history, political, and economic situation of the Persian Gulf by the Ministry of Information, primarily for British and American service personnel serving in the Gulf. The ultimate decision not to publish is documented in the file.The proposed title of the publication was simply The Persian Gulfand a number of drafts can be found in the file: see folios 20-31, folios 70-81, folios 90-109, and folios 115-134. The author of the guide was Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy, and the file documents editorial input from the India Office; a small amount of input from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf (Sir Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Foreign Office, and the Government of India is also included.The file also includes supplementary correspondence related to the supply of British Government handbooks about the Middle East and the Persia Gulf.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 143; 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:
- Religion
Politics
Publishing
History - Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000517.0x000029_ar
81055/vdc_100000000517.0x000029_en
IOR/L/PS/12/933
IOR/L/PS/12/933