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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [366r] (740/834)
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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— 135 —
y
A Letter from I bn Sand.
The following translation (abridged) of a letter adressed
by Ibn Sand to the Assistant Political Officer, Bahrein, is published
as an example of this chiefs lucid communications as compared
with the incoherent effusions that emanate from King Husein :—
“ I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your friendly
letter comprising the message of His Majesty the King-Emperor,
and have forwarded to you the reply to a message which I had the
honour to receive through His Majesty’s representative at
Jeddah.
“ As regards myself and the Sherif, according to my concluded
treaties and the communications which were addressed by me,
these constitute a strong proof for me of his aggression against
me, for which he is solely responsible and not I, having acted
up to my treaty obligations. If I had committed any aggression
against him contrary to the terms of the treaty and the com
munications, the blame would fall on me, and it is a well known
fact to me that I have a right on my friends, the High Government,
to punish the Sherif in accordance with the treaties. AVith
regard to the discontinuance of my subsidy, I do not deserve to
suffer this, because I have been always expecting more than
that from His Majesty’s Government according to their previous
promises, and I am sure they do not change their attitude;
but if they are determined to stop it, God be praised, it would not
adversely affect my honour, nor will it affect my financial position,
neither can it come in the way of my friendship with my friends,
His Majesty’s Government; may their honour be preserved.
This, as a matter of fact, does not much matter to me, because
of my confidence in them and their promises to me, and out
of my carefulness I have always been taking precautions and
even giving up most of my rights, in order to satisfy His Most
Excellent Majesty the King-Emperor (may his honour be
preserved), and also His Majesty’s High Government. Doubtless,
the truthful will come out with his truth and the liar will be
ruined with his lies.”
Note on the Khurma and Tarabah Districts.
The districts of
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Khurma,
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Tarabah,
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Sebei,
and
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Raniyah form a fertile territory between Southern
Hej az and Nejd and Northern Asir and Nejd. They are
peopled by the powerful Ateibah, and the lesser, independent,
tribes of the Sebei, Buqum, and Shallawah. These tribes have
always been noted for their independence. During the last
100 years the dynasties of Nejd, Mecca, and Hail, according to
the influence and power they possessed from time to time, have
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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.
- 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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- Title
- File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’
- Pages
- 175r, 354v, 365v:366r, 368r
- Author
- Āl Sa‘ūd, ‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal (xx Ibn Saud)
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