Coll 28/106 ‘Persia. Infiltration of British agents.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 28/106 ‘Persia. Infiltration of British agents.’
- Date:
- 1941/1941
- Description:
- Abstract: Correspondence, some marked Most Secret, discussing ways in which British agents could be deployed in Persia [Iran] and other countries in the region (Iraq, Afghanistan) to counter German influence during the Second World War. The correspondence discusses: how British firms operating in Iran could recruit employees to act as agents; the redeployment and use of existing consular staff in Iran for intelligence purposes; the use of British (or European) engineers on Iranian water irrigation schemes, to counter German influence in that area; the distribution of British propaganda in Iran. The file’s principal correspondents are: the British Ambassador at Tehran, Reader William Bullard; the Foreign Office; the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.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 54; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Spies
Military intelligence - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00004d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x00004d_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3517
IOR/L/PS/12/3517