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1. IOR/L/PS/12/4132

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4132
Title:
Coll 35/25(2) 'Telegraphs, Postal & Wireless. Broadcasting of anti-British propaganda in the Middle East, Persian Gulf, N.W.F. and Central Asia, etc. Broadcasts in Arabic by B.B.C.'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding the timings, content and tone of BBC Arabic radio broadcasts and the reception that they received in the region, especially in Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. The correspondence is primarily between officials at the Political Agencies in Bahrain and Kuwait...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1937-11 Jan 1940
Extent:
1 file (552 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/20/C258

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/20/C258
Title:
'A HANDBOOK OF DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL ARABIC'
Scope & Content:
An official publication entitled ‘A Handbook of Diplomatic and Political Arabic’, with a foreword dated March 1945. The publication consists of: A list of vocabulary in English and Arabic with a largely political focus, first presented alphabetically in English and repeated alphabetically in Ar...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
1945
Extent:

1 volume (40 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/152

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/152
Title:
File 1/A/25 I Broadcasting Soviet
Scope & Content:
The file deals with wireless broadcasting to Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein), particularly the start of the Arabic service by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in January 1938. The papers also have much information about broadcasting to Kuwait and other parts of the Persian Gulf. The co...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
8 Apr 1933-5 Jul 1938
Extent:
1 volume (315 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/153

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/153
Title:
File 1/A/25 II BROADCASTING - PUBLICITY
Scope & Content:
The file concerns Arabic language broadcasting by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Bahrain. The papers also cover the impact of broadcasting in the region generally, particularly Kuwait, Muscat, and Sharjah. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain; the Pol...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
6 Jul 1938-3 May 1939
Extent:
1 volume (380 folios)