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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎286v] (581/834)

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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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— 370 —
Ebha is by far the hardest problem of all. First, it is a bone
of contention between the Iclrisi and King Husein, as was said
above ; and, secondly, the Turks dumped there a great quantity
of shells which had been collected in the Yemen for the Italian
War and were held up in the vicinity when being transported
back to Europe for the Balkan War. The existence of this dump
is widely known. If the Turks are told to bring it with them to
the coast they will be the more liable to be attacked en route. If
they abandon it, there will be a scramble for it. In any event,
however, unless some one steps into Ebha “an inland Gibraltar”
as soon as they leave, trouble will ensue. Captain Clayton has
suggested to Aden that the Idrisi should be allowed to occupy the
place either temporarily pending the settlement of all such claims
at the Peace Congress or permanently, in exchange for his claim
to Kunfida.
ft
NOTES.
The Arab Bulletin.
The long interval which has elapsed since our last number
appeared on October 22 needs little explanation. The successes
there recorded swept away the Northern Area from our columns ;
it only remains to note the activities of the southern armies since
that date, and Fakhri Pasha’s refusal to carry out the terms of
the armistice with Turkey so far as his force is concerned.
Reports from the whole of the Arabian world testify to the
profound effect which the British victories have produced on the
native mind. In Mesopotamia an unprecedented number of
sheikhs gathered to congratulate the authorities ; Syria has itself
seen the headlong flight of the Turks ; as for Arabia—Ibn Rashid
is now a paid vassal of King Husein, while Ibn Sand’s silent
obedience to our orders is not without significance. The situa
tion in Asir is discussed on page 367. In the Yemen, the Turkish
Governor is negotiating with the Imam for the evacuation of the
garrison. The political state of Arabia during the next few
months and the Intelligence system adopted in the occupied
territories will determine whether the Bulletin can continue to
serve any useful purpose.
King Husein and Ibn Rashid.
King Husein has officially informed the High Commissioner
that Ibn Rashid has acknowledged his sovereignty and sued for
permission to trade with Mesopotamia. The King has asked us
to consider this application and suggests that Shammar chiefs who
hold permits signed by their Emir should be allowed to obtain
supplies.

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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)
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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