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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)' [‎55r] (109/523)

The record is made up of 1 file (259 folios). It was created in 11 Jan 1940-13 Jul 1945. 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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DECYPH3SH O.-H 1 T S L E GRAM*
r Prom Government of Xndia } External Affairs
—Departmentj. to Secretary of State for India*
Dated New Delhi, 05,SO hours, 2nd May 194S,
Received 10*30 hours, 2nd May 1S4S*
, X
2467.
Addressed to Baghdad, Minister of State Gairo,-
for Pi^ior telegram No* S4 y Polit ical Resident in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. repeated to Tehran telegram No*181,
Meshed and Secretary of State for Indian Foreign
telegram No,7540 December 21st 1941,, In order to
remove present clash between and All -India
Radio (Arab) broadcasts and to create a gap between
B*B^G, and All India Radio Persian programmes (? it
is proposed to) Introduce following changes in
timings of All India Radio broadcasts: Arab .1630'
1650" G.M. T* instead 1730-1750 G.M.T* Persian 1730-
1800 G.M.T* instead of 1630-1700 G.M.T,
2*. Intervening per od 1^00 1750 G.M.T* will be
allotted to programme for Indian troops in Middle East
as at present*
Please telegraph if yon have any objection.

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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 department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , the Ministry of Information, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait and the BBC.

In addition to this correspondence the file contains the following:

  • A list of notables in Bahrain (folio 10)
  • Minutes of meetings of the Bahrain Radio Listeners Committee (folios 35-36, 61,77, 90-91, 94-95, 97 ,101 ,103-104, 117, 119, 141, 145, 154, 172, 178, 197, 202, 213, 217, 226, 228, 230, 238, 248, 258)
  • 'Script on Manamah, the Capital of Bahrain' (folios 241-244).

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

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1 file (259 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 261; 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.

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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)' [‎55r] (109/523), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4134, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056296348.0x000070> [accessed 30 April 2024]

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