text_original: The President of this Board (almost invariably a Cabinet Minister) was virtually, though not until 1858 in name, a Secretary of State for India, and controlled Indian Administration with the assistance of a Secret Committee of three Directors.
text_transcription: THE PRESIDENT OF THIS BOARD ALMOST INVARIABLY A CABINET MINISTER WAS VIRTUALLY THOUGH NOT UNTIL EIGHTEEN FIFTY EIGHT IN NAME A SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA AND CONTROLLED INDIAN ADMINISTRATION WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A SECRET COMMITTEE OF THREE DIRECTORS
phonemes: ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌv ðɪs bˈɔːɹd (ˈɔːlmoʊst ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli ɐ kˈæbᵻnət mˈɪnɪstɚ) wʌz vˈɜːtʃuːəli, ðˌoʊ nˌɑːt ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ɪn nˈeɪm, ɐ sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv stˈeɪt fɔːɹ ˈɪndiə, ænd kəntɹˈoʊld ˈɪndiən ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən wɪððɪ ɐsˈɪstəns əvə sˈiːkɹᵻt kəmˈɪɾi ʌv θɹˈiː dᵻɹˈɛktɚz.