Interview with Edward Behr [sound recording]

Edward Behr interviewed about Peshawar rioting; Pathans [Pashtuns]; divisions in the army following Partition; Indonesia

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/07/08 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 4 March 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Behr; Edward Samuel (1926-2007); Indian Army officer and journalist
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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title Interview with Edward Behr [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 4 March 1997
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scb_extent 00:24:30
author Behr; Edward Samuel (1926-2007); Indian Army officer and journalist
author_facet Behr; Edward Samuel (1926-2007); Indian Army officer and journalist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Behr; Edward Samuel (1926-2007); Indian Army officer and journalist
author_letter Behr; Edward Samuel (1926-2007); Indian Army officer and journalist
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
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scb_admin_history Edward Behr was born in Paris on 7 May 1926 to a family of Russian-Jewish descent. His family fled to England from France following the German occupation. He was educated at Lycée Janson de Sailly and St Paul's School, London. He was commissioned into the British Indian Army in 1944 as a Intelligence Officer. Behr served in Indonesia and Southeast Asia immediately following the Second World War. Following the war, he was posted to the North-West Frontier, British India with the Royal Garhwal Rifles. In Peshawar in September 1947, Behr ordered tanks to fire on Pathan [Pashtun] rioters who were attacking Sikh community. After leaving the army he studied History at the University of Cambridge and began working as a journalist. He became a foreign and war correspondent for Reuters, 'Time', and most notably 'Newsweek'. Behr wrote a number of books, and, in later life, produced television documentaries. He died on the 26 May 2007.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead while Edward Behr was passing through Delhi, India. Fee paid.
description Edward Behr interviewed about Peshawar rioting; Pathans [Pashtuns]; divisions in the army following Partition; Indonesia
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access MP3 audio file can be accessed on DVD-R in Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Users must bring their own headphones and computer to consult material.
scb_copyright Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead
scb_use_restrictions The recording is available for consultation without restriction, and short extracts (up to 200 words) can be published with an appropriate acknowledgement. Any publication of longer extracts or use of interviews for broadcast requires the prior written permission of Andrew Whitehead.
language English
language_search English
scb_originals MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 35, Side A
scb_copies Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
scb_related_material Partial transcript and notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/01
scb_publications Research for broadcast of the BBC World Service radio series 'India: A People Partitioned' (1997)
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
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