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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎331r] (670/834)

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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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HADHRAMAUT.
The term “Hadhramaut” is now used, incorrectly though
universally, as designating, not only the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. Hadrarnaut, hut
also the southern littoral of Arabia from Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. el Hajar to Saihut,
and thence, inland, all the country up to and including the
great wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. itself.
Along the sea fringe the towns of Mokalla and Shehr are
held by the Kaiti, an offshoot of the great Yafa confederacy
further west. These Kaiti, despatched some three quarters of a
century ago from the YAfa country to rescue their fellow clansmen,
who were then hard pressed by the victorious Kathiri, have
monopolised the ports. By their intrigues and wealth they have
undermined the power of the Kathiris. These factors, combined
with their undoubted fighting stamina, gradually won them the
support of the great Seiban tribe. The combination thus formed
defeated and absorbed the Amudi tribes, overwhelmed the Nahdis,
allied itself with the Awabthah, and checked the Humumis.
Thus, at the outbreak of the European war, the Kaiti Sultan
in Mokalla found himself master of the coast and overlord of the
Seiban and Awabthah country, with a free line of communication
through Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. DoAn to his own fortresses of Hajarein, Haurah,
Qatari and Shibam. From Shibam he faced the Kathiris, now
hemmed into their old centres : Ghurfah, Gifl, Teris, Saiwun, and
Terim. East of the Kathiris, Kaiti intrigue had gained the good
will of the Tamimi and of the warlike Manahil. Of the old allies
of the Kathiri tribes there remained only the Hamumis.
Thus, Hadhramaut to outside eyes now shows Kaiti and
Kathiri. For three centuries it has had to look to the outside
world for sustenance. From it a stream of emigration flowed
surely and steadily to the East. In Java were established the
foundations of an Arab colony which now numbers some 20,000
persons, nearly all men, and chiefly Kathiri. The last century
has witnessed the departure of many Kaiti traders to Singapore,
while Hyderabad, Bombay, Suez, Jibuti and, more recently,
Mombasa and Egypt, have all become havens for these energetic
emigrants.
The emigrant communities prospered greatly : Surabaya
and Singapore have their Arab millionaires, whilst Hyderabad
supports a Kaiti regiment. Mokalla itself is second only to Aden
as the trade emporium of southern Arabia.
Hadhramaut therefore is not without importance beyond its
own boundaries, but before further considering this point it is
necessary to consider the local political position of the Kaiti and
Kathiri.
For reasons which we need not now recapitulate, His
Majesty’s Government decided to support the Kaiti in their
claim to Mokalla and Shehr. The Kathiri, while never paying
tribute nor accepting a Turkish Wali, had always posed as

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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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