I'm interested in knowing how Victor Records (and other labels) circulated their American recordings outside the United States. I've looked through a fair amount of the literature on recording companies (histories, discographies, etc.), but so far I've been unable to locate any information on exactly how recordings of American artists were making their way to locations outside the U.S. Were master discs (recorded in the US) shipped to local pressing plants (e.g., the "Dum Dum" plant in Calcutta) and sold through local distributors and stores? Or, were the discs all pressed in the US and then shipped to local offices, distributors, and sellers?
Any help from the collective wisdom would be much appreciated!