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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Name British Broadcasting Corporation, 1923- Digitised Content Yes (available)

1. IOR/L/PS/12/513

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/513
Title:
PZ 2645/41 'Public Opinion in the Persian Gulf. Weekly telegraphic reports from the Political Resident.'
Scope & Content:
This file mainly consists of weekly telegrams from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and His Majesty's Minister at Kabul respectively, reporting on the trend of public opinion in the Persian Gulf (specifically Bahrain, Koweit [Kuwait], and Muscat) and Afghanistan regarding the Second Wo...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1939-24 May 1945
Extent:
1 file (363 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/2967

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2967
Title:
Coll 20/14(2) 'Muscat: Sultan's tour to Europe, USA and United Kingdom: Question of conferment of KCIE'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence, notes, and minutes concerning the appointment of the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur [Sa‘īd ibn Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], as Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE). The early correspondence - principally between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Exte...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Nov 1937-19 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (56 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2980

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2980
Title:
Coll 20/21 'Muscat: Royal family - Note on the Sultan'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding the Muscat royal family, in particular the bicentenary of the Al Bu Said [Āl Bū Sa‘īd] dynasty. The majority of the papers concern the 200th anniversary of the Al Bu Said lineage attaining power in Oman in 1744. Several matters are discussed: the precise date on which t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Sep 1937-31 Jun 1945
Extent:

1 file (101 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2995

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2995
Title:
Coll 20/35 'Sultan of Muscat's desire to avoid wireless and press publicity during wartime'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and minutes concerning the Sultan of Muscat's wish to minimise wireless and press publicity of his country and its relations with Britain during the Second World War. The correspondence is between officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Government of India (Extern...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1940-8 Jan 1945
Extent:
1 file (16 folios)

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. 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)

8. 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)