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'File 17/17 Supply of Broadcasting receiving sets' [‎26v] (52/56)

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The record is made up of 1 file (26 folios). It was created in 13 May 1936-1 Jun 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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L^^C. Fo papers about-the radios were available in E.C.,
C.C« or Publicity Cffice records. All English* Office
invard registers for the past 5 years were seen, deposit
account and Oo^rt. a<x- ount registers were also seen and a clue
(notes 4-6; wofte found in old record room. * 4 C.O. was again
asked to go through their files and inward registers. /v,
After all the relevant C.O. file since transferred to-^Public / ^
Relations Cffice was found and pages 11-20 were traced 7
from Budget file for 1939-40. This accounts for delay.
The cost of Philip battery set was debited to P.R.c/ /r '
funds. Fo papers can be traced about Zenith set. -govt,
and deposit A/c registers have been gone through^ A refee.
to 3^3.register is suggested, so as to enable us to know
to w^licm the radio belongs and to what account repair
charges and cost of battery should be debited.
As regards cost of battery for Philip set it will be //.
debited to P.R.C. funds. Cost of battery for Cffice
Pickup will be debited to the Pickup A/c maintained by the
F.C.T.C. (page 19 file 17/21 refers). y*. /
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This file concerns plans for wireless broadcasting sets to be provided to the Political Agencies at Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat, as well as at the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. at Sharjah, for the purpose of making up-to-date news available (with the cost of the wireless sets being borne wholly by His Majesty's Government).

The file contains details of the electrical supply available at each consulate and agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. under the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 's control (as requested by the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department), as well as information about the availability and cost of wireless sets in the Arab states.

Correspondents include the following: the Secretary to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain; the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Sharjah; the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .

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1 file (26 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 28; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-24; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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