مجموعة ٣٥/٢٥ (٤) "البرقيات، البريدية واللاسلكية. البرامج العربية التي تبثها هيئة الإذاعة البريطانية وإذاعة عموم الهند (بما في ذلك محاضر لجنة مستمعي الإذاعة في الخليج الفارسي)" [و‎‎١‎٣‎٤] (٥٢٣/٢٦٧)

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his Express Letter ^o,G/776- »l>a/25 of 27th November 1939 the
views Represented the opinion of one man only and that the
rest of the Committee held a diametrically opposite view**.
3* As regards the English copies of the Arabic bulletins
enclosed by Mr, Stephenson i can only say that txiis discloses
our fundamental divergence of opinion as to the criterion for
B%B•C, Arabic broadcasts, namely* whether it should be judged
by its effect on the English or the Arab mind. As long ago
as the 30th October 1939 Weightman wrote to me as follows*
W I find the news bulletin (B.B.C.) is terribly monotonous.
Much of it is nothing more or less than a translation of the
English broadcast, and twenty million overseas Britons will
testify to the lack of inspiration in the English broadcast.
Naturally a comparison is made with Berlin. The Berlin style
is much more independent and does not constantly give the
impression of a translation. And i am assured that seldom
a day passes without the Berlin Arabic Broadcaster raising
a laugh from his listeners ... -^t is generally believed that
the London Arabic announcers are far better educated men than
iunis Bari of Berlin, and if they were allowed to write up
their broadcasts themselves (while maintaining accuracy)
instead of having to churn out translations of English
insipidity I believe it would make a great difference H .
Galloway reported at the same time that the news is produced
in a dull form, and not made attractive as it is from Cairo,
Paris, Jerusalem, etc."
4. I repeated the substance of these criticisms ^together
with some praise) in my t elegram -No.T/476 of 15th November
1939, and while forwarding copies of their letters with my
demi-official letter No.C/744 of the 15th November 1939 I
said:" I agree that the news bulletins are dull, and i have
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