Author
the British Government of a monthly
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
newsletter to the British Broadcasting Company
Publication Date
20 Jan 1947-1 Nov 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
283
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/336
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x00015f
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
20 Jan 1947-1 Nov 1948 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence relating to the collation and submission by the British Government of a monthly
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
newsletter to the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) for the latter's Arabic Service. The correspondence is between: the Political Agents at Bahrain, Kuwait, and Muscat; the Political Officer or
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 at Sharjah; 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.
at Bahrain; 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 Foreign Office; the Commonwealth Relations Office; Eastern Bank Limited; Violet Dickson, wife of Harold Dickson, 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.
at Kuwait; Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; and the BBC.
The correspondence includes the newsletters themselves (in English and Arabic), as enclosures, covering the period January 1947 to October 1948. The newsletters brought together brief news updates from Muscat, Kuwait, the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and Bahrain, and covered various subjects, but with an emphasis on the activities of the region's ruling families and the visits of British and foreign dignitaries. They were to be included in the BBC's Arabic Service broadcasts.
The file contains correspondence relating to the payment by the BBC for the work entailed.
The Kuwait newsletter was compiled and written by Violet Dickson.
Folios 261-284 are internal office notes.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file is arranged chronologically.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
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