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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎112v] (233/834)

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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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Roughly speaking, therefore, it would seem that the slope of
the peninsula is to the north-east to north of a line drawn
from south-west to north-east along and in continuation of the
Shaib Shaba, while to the south of this line the slope is south
wards towards Dawasir, between Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hanifa and Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Naim,
and to the west of the latter the land lies more or less level and
is drained only by evaporation and absorption up to theSubai plain.
Leaving Khurma before sunrise on December 23, we reached
the edge of the Shaib Shaba after a seven miles’ march slightly
to the north of west over the Tarif plain, and thus crossed the
boundary between the Subai and Buqum tribes. Henceforth our
course lay through broken country scored by numerous broad
shaibs thickly covered with acacais through which we moved in
momentary fear of coming upon bands of either tribe out on
business. From time to time we saw parties moving about in
the distance and made detours to avoid any possibility of coming
into contact with them. In this we were successful throughout
the day eventually camping in the Shaib Qurainat several miles
short of the Hadhu range after covering twenty-five miles from
our entry into the Shaib Shaba.
Next day we resumed our march soon after 5 a.m. and after
covering some three and a half miles entered the Hadhu range,
the main mass of which extended to the far distance southward
of our course, which lay through a tangled mass of sand-strewn
ridges detached from the main range and known as the Barqa,
Two miles on we crossed the acacia-covered shaib in which about
a mile to our left lay the wells of Burain. Proceeding thence
along a broad valley we found to our dismay on topping a low
lidge that we were right in the middle of the Buqum tribes
whose flocks and camels occupied the plain ahead as far as we
could see. They were equally surprised to see us and made
their concern evident by their frantic efforts to drive off their
flocks to either side in order to leave the coast clear for the expected
, 0ur I however, rode forward with some
ot the Harb and Ateibah of our party to allay the fears our
sudden arrival had aroused and, satisfactory explanations having '
jeen given we were soon passing through the midst of their
flocks and herds, the valley making a beautiful picture with the
sheep and camels among the Bedouin tents in a setting of sandy
i S,CaCia Sbrubs bl ' oke11 P^ches of verdure, the result
or lecent rams.
twent^'in'l tbG ^ bl<blu ran & e f rom east to west was about
Heiaz^hill ( f. a on ^ °ep westerly course, distant views of the
rido-es of thp^Bn^V^ u 6111 ^ ° bta ^ ne ? as we , ’ ose a hove the last
the^broad nl d ' ^ l '° ,n ^hch h> due course we entered
Hadhu ^-nno; on SO,,tl ' betweeu tlle
. trie east and the Heiaz ranges to the west
for some Ten nflhs ,b( \ bak,)a P lam hi a south-westerly direction
Ateibah in whosp ’ P aS81ri § 011 the way numerous camps of the
e h, 111 Wh ° Se ran S e n °w ^und ourselves once more, we

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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.

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1 volume (411 folios)
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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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