Interview with Sahabzada Yaqub Khan [sound recording]

Sahabzada Yaqub Khan interviewed about the British Indian Army; founding of Pakistan; Muhammad Ali Jinnah; Jawaharlal Nehru.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/09/04 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 15 March 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Yaqub Ali Khan (b 1920); Pakistani statesman
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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scb_order_with OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
callnumber OA3/01/09/04
callnumber_txt OA3/01/09/04
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title Interview with Sahabzada Yaqub Khan [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 15 March 1997
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scb_extent 00:30:05
author Yaqub Ali Khan (b 1920); Pakistani statesman
author_facet Yaqub Ali Khan (b 1920); Pakistani statesman
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Yaqub Ali Khan (b 1920); Pakistani statesman
author_letter Yaqub Ali Khan (b 1920); Pakistani statesman
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_admin_history Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan was born in 1920. He studied at Col. Brown Cambridge School in Dehradun and Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, Dehradun. Yaqub Ali Khan served in the British Indian Army in the Second World War, becoming a prisoner of war in Germany. Following Partition he opted to join the Pakistan Army. He commanded the 1st Armoured Division during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. He later served as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States (1973-1979) and Minister of Foreign Affairs for Pakistan (1982-1991; and 1996-1997).
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at United Service Institution, Delhi, India; while Yaqub Ali Khan was visiting India to attend 75th anniversary celebrations of Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun.
description Sahabzada Yaqub Khan interviewed about the British Indian Army; founding of Pakistan; Muhammad Ali Jinnah; Jawaharlal Nehru.
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 42, 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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