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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [358v] (725/834)
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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124 —
With reference to the paragraph in our last number on the
subject of Sherifian propaganda in Iraq, it is now thought that the
word “ Rochan ” (page 92) is probably a telegraphic corruption
of “ Kochar,” meaning the shepherd Kurds.
Population of Diarbekr Vilayet.
After an extended tour through the Diarbekr Vilayet,
during which he was granted access to Turkish records, and had
meetings with the heads of the different Christian communities,
Major Noel has submitted the following estimate of the pre-war
and present populations of this Vilayet.
Pre-war
Present
Population.
Population.
Kurds
750,000
600,000
Armenians
120,000
20,000
Syrians
70,000
20,000
Chaldeans
11,000
3,000
Turks
3,000
2,500
Yezidis, Circassians, Greeks, etc.
10,000
8,000
Totals
964,000
653,500
Despite the fact that 75 per cent of the Armenian population
is found in the northern half of the Vilayet, in Major Noel’s
opinion there is, and was, even before the war, an overwhelming
preponderance of Kurds in all districts. This confirms a similar
statement made by Captain Woolley (see page 119 of this number).
Major Noel draws attention to the discrepancies between
the above figures and those given in the Report dated April 25
last by the General Staff, Tiflis, on the Armenian State.
The numbers in the latter document were, he supposes,
derived from Armenian sources : they are said to be grossly
inaccurate, as no doubt are also the figures given for the other
“ Armenian ” Vilayets.
Medina.
The following are extracts from the report submitted
by El Miralai Sadik Bey Yahya on the Arab entry into Medina,
of which a brief notice was given in our last number (page 90).
After detailing the various demolitions carried out during
the siege^ by the Turkish General, Fakhri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, and giving
his opinion that no wanton destruction was committed,
El Miralai Sadik Bey proceeds as follows :—
14 Fakhri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
never ordered any place to be razed,
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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.
- 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.
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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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- 358v:360v
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- El Miralai Sadik Bey Kahya
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