![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)' [‎119r] (237/523)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002c8/IOR_L_PS_12_4134_0240.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "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)' [‎119r] (237/523)")
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)' [119r] (237/523)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
Minutes ef a meeting of the Muse at Radio Committee in tlje- Hg^amy
on July 26th, 1940
Kn/17
yJ U L t / I
>940 J
Present :- Captain J.B, Howes,
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.
, Muscat $ Khan Sahib
Maqbool Hussain Khan, Treasury Officer, Muscat 5 Khalil
Rasassi Effendi, Wall of Matrah; and Haji Moosa bin Abdul
Latif.
!• Copies of the B.B # C» radio magazine printed in Arabic will
be very popular.
Hote Ask for 25 copies from the Publicity Officer.
2. Printed programmes are not received in time to be of any
use.
Note 1 —
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Clerk will listen in to weekly programmes every
Friday; these will be published in M A1-Haqq tt on the
following Saturday.
3. Gramaphone records are not popular. People switch over to
Germany when they start. "War is no time for music". People
want infomation about the war of every description, w al
haqa’iq an q^ib al haqa’iq", or scientific etc. information.
Note For information of Publicity Officer.
4. The announcers are still too frigid and lethargic.
Note i~ For the information of Publicity Officer.
5. Indian market prices will be very welcome here, as probably
in Aden and other parts of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. TypicAl
commodities are wheat, rice, sugar, silver and gold.
Note *- For the information of Publicity Officer.
6 . Bombay and Poona racing results should be broadcast during
the season.
Note *- For the information of Publicity Officer.
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (259 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
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)' [119r] (237/523), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4134, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100056296349.0x000028> [accessed 5 November 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100056296349.0x000028
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100056296349.0x000028">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)' [‎119r] (237/523)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100056296349.0x000028"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002c8/IOR_L_PS_12_4134_0240.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002c8/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/4134
- Title
- 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)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:15v, 17r:80v, 82r:111v, 113r:120v, 123r:124v, 126r:149v, 152r:162v, 164r:168v, 171r:178v, 180r:184v, 186r:197v, 200r:202v, 212r:213v, 216r:218v, 225r:230v, 234r:239v, 241r:261v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence