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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎197r] (402/834)

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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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Bedus. —The sheikhs who take the most active part in
Sherif Sharaf’s operations are :—
1. Hammad Mangara of the Barakat. He operates chiefly
to the south of el-Ula, based on Jeydah. The Barakat is the
biggest sub-tribe (‘fukhud’) of the Billi, and after the Rifada
family, Hammad Mangara is the most influential sheikh. He
was on bad terms with Suleirfran ibn Rifada, and favoured the
Sherif.
2. Abdullah ibn Muhenna of the Saheima. He operates
usually from el-Ula to Dar el-Hamra. Highly thought-of bv
Sherif Sharaf as a capable leader. The Zibala sub-tribe and the
Saheima go together.
3. Hamad abu Shamaa of the Abu Shamaa (Moahib).
Operates around Dar el-Hamra. Aziz Effendi says that these
northern sub-tribes are keener on raiding and better to deal with
than those operating to the south of el-Ula, and also their Dira
is better watered. Summer watering place, ISFeshafah. Hamad
abu Shamaa has a paternal cousin, Ibrahim abn Shamaa, who
acts as his Wakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. in drawing supplies, etc.
Only the Billi and Moahib receive pay from Wejh and the
number reckoned as supposed to draw such pay is 6,000
men. Sherif Sharaf says that £20,000 would be sufficient for
one month’s pay ; and that if he could only have one month’s,
it would be sufficient to enable him to go out personally and
undertake bigger operations.
The following draw supplies from Wejh :—
Small sacks rice or
flour per month.
Anazeh: Ferhan el-Aida 1,500
Riyal Heis 1,200
Awaji 600
Fejir (Fuqara) (Sheikh Sultan) 1,000
Billi ... 2,000
Moahib 600
Beni Atiyah 1,500
To make up for the lack of pay, Sharaf has been issuing the
Arabs with a two month’s supply at one issue (but to last two
months).
As for ammufiition, Mauser ‘SOI Turkish is at present most
in demand. This is because the Arabs prefer the Mauser rifle to
the British pattern and take into use any rifles captured from
Turkish Prisoners of War or deserters, ft is said that a rifle
sold in Jebel Shammar will fetch £30. The Sherifian sarraf at
Wejh says he has a book in which are recorded all rifles issued
from here to the Arabs since the commencement of the issues ;
and it is possible that he has all those issued from Yambo
written down.”

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Content

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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