Interview with Frank Leeson [sound recording]

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.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/18/12 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 20 June 2001
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Leeson; Francis Leo (b 1926); solider
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 Frank Leeson [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 20 June 2001
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 00:45:44
author Leeson; Francis Leo (b 1926); solider
author_facet Leeson; Francis Leo (b 1926); solider
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Leeson; Francis Leo (b 1926); solider
author_letter Leeson; Francis Leo (b 1926); solider
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_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.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Frank Leeson's home in Worthing, United Kingdom
description 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.
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access 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.
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_copies Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
scb_related_material Partial transcript with notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03
scb_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)
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
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