Biographical material for individuals with names commencing B:
- Baqā'ī (Muzaffar): two short articles on the sentencing of Mozaffar Baghaii, professor at Teheran University, to 2 years imprisonment for distributing pamphlets attacking the police. From the Times and the Daily Telegraph, 28 June 1961, and a further article on his acquittal, Daily Telegraph, 29 December 1961.
- Mustafa Al Barazani 'Iraq Open to Kurdish Chief, Azerbailan Ex-Premier' concerning Iraq's decision to end the exile of the Kurdish leader who had acted as the puppet premier in Azerbaijan under the Russians. Sunday Times, undated.
- Barthold, V. - obituaries for Professor V. Barthold, respected authority on Slavonic languages. One from the Times by Sir Edward Denison Ross, 26 August 1931, the second copied from The Annual Register, 1930. Two pieces, printed and handwritten.
- Bayānī (Mahdi) - biographical notes concerning his career - handwritten, 1 piece.
- Bayāt - article on Bayāt's visit to London and his position as Chairman of the National Iranian Oil Company, Daily Telegraph, 7 September 1956.
- Bāzargān (Mahdi) - '10-Year Sentence on Professor' concerning the sentencing of Bazargan, leader of the Persian Freedom Movement, to solitary confinement. Daily Telegraph, 8 January 1964.
- Nawab of Bhopal - obituaries entitled 'Nawab of Bhopal: Statesmanship and Sport', The Times, 5 February 1960, and 'The Nawab of Bhopal', Daily Telegraph, 5 February 1960, for Hamidullah Khan Sikandar Saulat, Mawab Ruler of Bhopal after his sudden death.
- Habib Bourguiba - 'Profile - Bourguiba' - article on the leading man in Tunisia who had returned after 25 years of exile and imprisonment. The Observer, 1 May 1955.
- Harold Bowen - 'Languages and Culture of the Near East' - obituary for Bowen, an expert in Near Eastern languages. The Times, 1 July 1959.
- Burqa't - 'Dr Moussadek Asks for Confidence: Majlis Summoned by Radio' - article concerning a broadcast by the Persian Prime Minister calling for support, The Times, 6 January 1953.
- Burūjurdī - 'Ayatullah Burujerdi: Muslim leader and Scholar' - obituary notice for Ayatullan al Hajj Sayid Husain Tabataba;I Burujerdi, The Times 1 April 1961.
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