Indian Political Intelligence (IPI) files, 1912-1950
By: A.J. Farrington, editor
Contributors: Great Britain. Indian Political Intelligence; British Library. Oriental and India Office Collections
Publisher: IDC
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Leiden, The Netherlands
Language: eng
Format: [microform] /
Number of pages: 624
Subjects: Sources; Politics and government; Intelligence service; History
Other titles: IPI files, 1912-1950; Indian Political Intelligence files, 1912-1950; Guide to the microform collection Indian Political Intelligence files, 1912-1950.
Description: Archival collection of intelligence files concerning the monitoring of organisations and individuals considered a threat to British India. Included are surveillance reports and intercepts from MI6, MI5, and the Special Branch, as well as a large number of intelligence summaries and position papers. The main thrust is anti-communist. Part of the British Library's Oriental & India Office Collections.
Notes: Title from t.p of printed guide.

"Oriental and Indian [sic] Office Collections, British Library"--Cover printed guide.

Accompanied by printed guide, with cover title: Guide to the microform collection Indian Political Intelligence files, 1912-1950 (iii, 56 p. ; 31 cm).

Text primarily in English, with some items in Urdu and Hindi.

Finding aid available online via IDC Publishers' Web site.
Table of contents: title: IPI-1. Organisation and personnel; title: IPI-2. Islam and the Khilafat movement, 1912-1949; title: IPI-3. Inter-departmental Committee on Eastern Unrest, 1922-1927; title: IP-4. Communism: Russia, 1922-1938; title: IPI-5. Communist Party of Great Britain, 1921-1948; title: IPI-6. Communism: India & Indian Communist Party, 1921-1950; title: IPI-7. Meerut conspiracy case, 1928-1933; title: IPI-8. Revolutionary and terrorist activities, 1914-1942; title: IPI-9. Control and censorship, 1918-1949; title: IPI-10. Indian National Congress, 1928-1947; title: IPI-11. League against Imperialism, 1925-1942; title: IPI-12. Other organisations and movements, 1921-1947; title: IPI-13. North America, 1912-1948; title: IPI-14. Axis Powers, 1924-1949; title: IPI-15. Other 'country' files, 1921-1949; title: IPI-16. Personal files, 1916-1949; title: IPI-17. Miscellaneous reports and subjects, 1924-1949.