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1. IOR/L/PS/6/120, ff 391-401a

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/6/120, ff 391-401a
Title:
Political No. 153 of 1874, Transmitting a Copy of a Resolution Issued with the Object of Encouraging the Study of the Arabic and Persian Languages by Political Officers
Scope & Content:
This item consists of copies of a Political Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 25 August 1874 and received by the India Office Political Department on 18 September 1874, transmitting a copy of a resolution of the Government of India...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Aug 1874-18 Sep 1874
Extent:
1 item (18 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/1100

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1100
Title:
Ext 6581/45 'HANDBOOK - Diplomatic and Political Arabic'
Scope & Content:
This file consists of correspondence between the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Under Secretary of State for India regarding the distribution of the Handbook of Diplomatic & Political Arabic to the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf at Bushire, and to the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Nov 1945-18 Feb 1946
Extent:
1 file (8 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/4131

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4131
Title:
Coll 35/25 'Broadcasting of anti-British propaganda in the Middle East, Persian Gulf, NWF and Central Asia, etc. Broadcasts in Arabic by B.B.C.'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence regarding broadcasts made by Radio Bari (the Italian Government's Arabic language radio station) and their reception in Bahrain and Kuwait. It also contains discussions concerning the proposed establishment of a British Government Arabic language radio service, ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
12 Jan 1933-28 Oct 1937
Extent:
1 file (428 folios)

4. 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)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/4133

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4133
Title:
Coll 35/25(3) 'Telegraphs, Postal & Wireless. Broadcasts in Arabic by B.B.C. (Cabinet Conclusions, etc.)'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence between officials at the India Office and the Foreign Office concerning a plan to establish an Arabic language news radio broadcaster for the Arab World. It also contains related discussions concerning the establishment of Spanish and Portuguese language broadca...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jul 1937-15 Nov 1937
Extent:
1 file (210 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/4134

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/4134
Title:
Coll 35/25(4) 'Telegraphs, Postal and Wireless. Arabic broadcasts by B.B.C. and All-India Radio (including minutes of Persian Gulf Radio Listeners' Ctte)'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence and documents related to the monitoring of local reaction to BBC Arabic radio broadcasts, notably in Bahrain. This correspondence is between officials at the India Office, the Ministry of Information, the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Political Agency in Kuwa...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jan 1940-13 Jul 1945
Extent:
1 file (259 folios)

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 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)