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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Name British Broadcasting Corporation, 1923-

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. IOR/R/15/2/174

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/174
Title:
File 1/A/50 I Publicity
Scope & Content:
The file deals with the dissemination in Bahrain of publicity and propaganda material in support of the British and allied cause at the start of the Second World War (1939-45). Most of the information originated with the Ministry of Information in London. The file also contains information on th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
31 Jul 1939-25 Nov 1939
Extent:
1 file (403 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/687

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/687
Title:
‘File 28/7 I War: Propaganda: local opinion’
Scope & Content:
The volume comprises reports and correspondence concerning: the dissemination of pro-British and Allied propaganda in Bahrain and the wider Persian Gulf region, as prepared and coordinated by the Publicity Office in Bahrain; the reception of anti-British propaganda in Bahrain, chiefly via radio ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 May 1940-15 Mar 1942
Extent:
1 volume (326 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/688

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/688
Title:
‘File 28/7 II War: Propaganda – Local Opinion’
Scope & Content:
The file, a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 28/7 I War: Propaganda: local opinion’ (IOR/R/15/2/687), comprises reports and correspondence concerning: the dissemination of pro-British and Allied propaganda in Bahrain and the wider Persian Gulf region, as prepared and coordinated by the...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Mar 1942-12 Aug 1944
Extent:
1 file (341 folios)