Ext 5821/43 'General Hurley's mission to Persia and China'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Ext 5821/43 'General Hurley's mission to Persia and China'
- Date:
- 1943/1944
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains papers that discuss the visit by American President Roosevelt, and General Patrick Jay Hurley to Afghanistan, Persia, as part of a broader trip to China and the 'Eastern Theatre' of the Second World War. The papers primarily consist of British intelligence reports on the exchanges of these senior American figures, and their lower ranking colleagues with their counterparts in Afghanistan. Some papers detail these discussions with regards to the potential for oil concessions and arms deals. Finally, a few papers discuss Russian intentions in central Asia and possible Russian intentions in the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 42; 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:
- Military affairs
Cold War
Diplomacy
President, United States of America - Geographic region:
- Afghanistan
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000517.0x0003d4_ar
81055/vdc_100000000517.0x0003d4_en
IOR/L/PS/12/870B
IOR/L/PS/12/870B