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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [40v] (89/834)
The record is made up of 1 volume (411 folios). It was created in 1917-1920. 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. .
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to them about Arab Unity, whether under his fla^ or any other.
They are purely mercenary material, which only its own chiefs,
or Europeans can lead to any useful purpose ; and it should be
noted that these particular Yemenis, recruited at Aden, regard
themselves as British subjects, and expect to fight with British
forces. They might usefully be returned later to Aden, to form
the nucleus of a native army there.
ARABIA.
North-West.
Intelligence.
Akaba Operations.
It was reported by Lt.-Col. Joyce on the 22 nd that the
Turks had evacuated Ain Busta and concentrated upon Abu
Lisal. This latter post now has two battalions of infantry
with four mountain guns and four machine guns. The Turks
are holding a line from Abu Lisal to Ain Dor, and were being
attacked at the time the despatch giving the above information
was sent.
The problem of holding Elji and the
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Musa is causing
Feisal anxiety ; all supplies and especially forage are a difficulty,
and at present sufficient blankets are not forthcoming for troops
used to warmer climates. Yet, for reasons rather political than
military, Feisal is very unwilling to relinquish the first settled
village he has taken from the Turks, the occupation of which he
considers to be an outward and visible sign of his intention to
move northwards.
Cholera at Akaba.
It has unfortunately, been found necessary to re-impose
quarantine restrictions on Akaba as from the 22nd inst, and to
close all Red Sea Arabian ports, except Jiddah, to arrivals from
the infected area, there being no possibility of satisfactory
isolation and control at such places as Wejh or Yambo. This
precautionary action has arisen from two cases ending in death,
on the 18th and 19th of the month respectively, one an Arab
merchant of Akaba, the other a Bedouin. The medical examina
tion established Asiatic cholera in each case. There had been
also an earlier case on November 11 —a Turkish prisoner, who
died suddenly while awaiting embarkation for Egypt. He had
been twelve days in
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Musa and eight in Akaba. As the
“ cholera recurrence reaction ” in this case was found to be faint
and the case seemed unique, no quarantine was imposed in
consequence. We have heard of no further deaths or suspected
cases up to the 25th.
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The volume consists of individual copies of the Arab Bulletin produced by the Arab Bureau at the Savoy Hotel, Cairo numbers 66-114. These publications contain wartime, and post-war intelligence obtained by British sources. They deal with economic, military, and political matters in Turkey, the Middle East, Arabia, and elsewhere, which – in the opinion of British officials – affect the ‘Arab movement’; the bulletins cover a wide range of topics and key personalities.
The volume contains the following maps:
- A map of Central Arabia showing St John Philby's route from Uqair to Jidda 17 November to 31 December 1917: folio 103.
- Sketch map prepared from RNAS photographs and reconnaissance by HMS City of Oxford of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Mur February to March 1918 : folio 170.
- Sketch map of Hejaz (1919): folio 317.
- Tribal sketch map of the Hadhramaut ‘showing only tribes of fighting value’: folios 333v.
Towards the back of the volume is a small amount of correspondence respecting the distribution of Notes on the Middle East ; the Arab Bulletin was superseded by this publication. Copies of numbers 3-4 of this publication can also be found at the back of the volume.
Tables of content can be found at the front of each issue. A small amount of content is in French.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (411 folios)
- Arrangement
The Arab Bulletins are arranged in numerical order from the front to the back of the file. The Notes on the Middle East follow on from the bulletins at the back of the file in reverse numerical order.
The subject 759 (Arab Bulletins) consists of two volumes. IOR/L/PS/10/657-658.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: the edges of some of the folios towards the back of the volume have suffered damage to their edges due to general wear and tear. The affected folios are 389-390, 407-409, and 412.
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 413; 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. The front cover and the leading flyleaf have not been foliated. A previous foliation sequence, which is present between ff 357-363 and ff 374-412 and is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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