| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Frank Leeson interviewed about his role in the evacuation of the Baramulla convent, Kashmir in November 1947, and more generally about the population of the North West Frontier Province and Kashmir.
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| Main author: |
Leeson; Francis Leo (b 1926); solider |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:45:44
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| Admin history: |
Francis Leo Leeson was born in 1926. He enlisted in the British Army around 1944. He served as a Khassadar in the North West Frontier Province tribal agency of South Waziristan, c 1944-1947. Leeson later travelled across South Asia on behalf of the 'National Geographic' publication. He worked later in insurance. |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Frank Leeson's home in Worthing, United Kingdom |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Access conditions: |
MP3 audio file can be accessed on CD-R in Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Users must bring their own headphones and computer to consult material.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead |
| User 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
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| Copies: |
Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections. |
| Related material: |
Partial transcript with notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03 |
| Publications: |
Research for broadcast of the BBC Radio 4 programme 'An Incident in Kashmir' (2003); and Andrew Whitehead, 'A Mission in Kashmir' (Viking Penguin, 2007)
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| Format: |
Archive
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