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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎295r] (598/834)

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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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message to King Husein to the effect that his investigations
were progressing and that he had already satisfied himself that
Abd el-Wahab was the cause of all the trouble.
Apart from the merits of the individuals concerned, King
Husein’s behaviour in acting throughout without reference to
anyone was unjustifiable. Akaba, according to the redivision of
military spheres last spring, was definitely allotted to the Damascus
Government under the Commander-in-Chief. Any such appoint
ments should therefore have been referred to the latter for
approval. To minimise the chance of a recurrence of such diffi
culties, the Commandant’s position has been dearly_ redefined.
He will in future be, amongst other things, British Liaison Officer
between the Commander-in-Chief and the Arab Military Governor;
and, in all matters affecting Arab Administration, will communi
cate directly with the Commander-in-Chief through the Chief
Political Officer.
Discontent in Arab Army.
Captain Garland, in a report from Yenbo dated November
26, states that the troops under Ali and Abdulla, officers and men
alike, have been clamouring for demobilization. They state that
they have no written contract with King Husein ; and that, if
Syria and Mesopotamia are not to be under his suzerainty, as
they hear, he has no further right to the services of most of them.
Captain Garland, in calling attention to this unrest, adds that, it
is likely to be accentuated by the cold weater, if Medina holds
out, since their present clothing is quite insufficient; most of
the rank and file, in fact, are wearing old patched Turkish
garments and are without boots. Sherif Abdulla in a private
conversation with Captain Garland on December 7, said that he
was well aware of the prevalent discontent; and that when
Medina fell he proposed to take with him to Khurma none of
his Syrian or Mesopotamian rank and file, only his officers.
Yemen.
Occupation of Hodeida.
On the announcement of the Armistice, General Stewart
suggested that a force should be landed at Hodeida to supervise
the surrender of the Turkish garrison and prevent any subse
quent complications.
The Turkish commander, when informed by a British man-
of-war of the Clauses in the Armistice relating to him, refused
to comply with them on the ground that he had received no
orders from his superiors to do so. It was decided finally to
give him the alternative of surrendering or evacuating the town
within a fixed time. He again refused compliance, and a battalion
of 101st Grenadiers was accordingly landed on December 15.
The Turks opened fire upon them after disembarkation, and
they had no alternative but to carry the place by assault. This
they did without difficulty, losing only three wounded. The

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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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