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PZ 1489/41 'Jamming of Berlin Broadcasts' [‎2v] (4/38)

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The record is made up of 1 file (17 folios). It was created in 21 Mar 1941-5 Jul 1941. 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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The file contains correspondence between 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. , the Secretary of State for India, the Ministry of Information and the Wireless Telegraphy Board, discussing a proposal to jam Berlin Arabic radio broadcasts in the region of Bahrain, on account of their being listened to in preference to British radio broadcasts.

The file also contains correspondence between the High Commissioner, Palestine, and the Secretary of State for the Colonies, regarding the jamming of radio broadcasts in Bagdad [Baghdad], and the jamming and proposed exploitation of radio transmitters in Beirut.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the front of the correspondence.

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1 file (17 folios)
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The file is arranged in reverse chronological order.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 19; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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PZ 1489/41 'Jamming of Berlin Broadcasts' [‎2v] (4/38), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/490, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100033610079.0x000005> [accessed 23 May 2024]

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