Author
the BBC in September 1938 assessing the output of BBC Arabic radio broadcasts to date and their reception
Publication Date
13 Nov 1937-11 Jan 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
551
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/L/PS/12/4132
Record ID
vdc_100000000648.0x0002c6
Library Location
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.
Date
13 Nov 1937-11 Jan 1940 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
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, 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.
in Bushire, the Government of India, the Foreign Office and the BBC itself.
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
A script about Muscat written for broadcast on BBC Arabic (folios 6-12)
'The Radio Teaches You English', a BBC Arabic pamphlet that accompanied English language lessons it broadcast (folios 43-68)
A Script about Bahrain written for broadcast on BBC Arabic (folios 166-168)
'The Arabic Broadcasts' a report compiled by the BBC in September 1938 assessing the output of BBC Arabic radio broadcasts to date and their reception (folios 341-358)
'Suggestions by 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.
, Kuwait on the Arabic broadcasting from London' (folios 363-365)
'Arabic Programmes from London' - BBC Notes on the content of BBC Arabic radio broadcasts, 1938 (folios 420-422)
A number of copies of schedules (in Arabic) of BBC Arabic radio programmes during January and February 1938 (folios 473-474, 489-490, 499-500, 502-504, 512-514)
'Programme of Procedure at the Inauguration of Arabic Broadcasts on 3rd January, 1938' (folio 51)
'Minutes of a Meeting to discuss publicity for the Arabic Broadcasts held on Monday, 29th November 1937' (folios 531-532).
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.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Coll 35/25/2
