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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [‎399v] (807/834)

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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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( The Sherif is hated by all men for his doings, both worldly and
religions. You are aware, 0! Abdul Aziz, the number of Buqum
who have died in his custody, they come to 100 men ; but we have
not so far obeyed the Sherif, and we are not going to do so in the
future. Of course, he cannot capture a single individual of the
Buqum except he be a pilgrim. It is only those who go out as
pilgrims to God’s house feeling safe who fall victims to him and
his minions.”
We have received two original letters written by Emir Ali
to Ibn Sand’s Mamurs at Tarabah and Khurma. They are but
poor attempts at reconciliation, for the Emir defeats his object
by calling himself “ Son of the Emir el Muminin,’ and further
by adding a threat to advance as soon as his forces have been
collected.
Ibn Sand recently informed the Political Officer, Bahrein,
that he had heard from Mecca that King Husein had decided to
utilize Syria for a Jehad movement in order to reinstate himself
in the eyes of Moslems, and that the King had sent agents to Syria
to announce the movement, which would be directed firstly against
the French in Syria and afterwards against us in Mesopotamia.
Ibn Saud added that he believed Sherif Husein would take
no overt part in the movement until success appeared to be
within sight. King Husein expected Ibn Saud would be placed
on the horns of a dilemma, as he would have to choose between
joining the movement and thereby alienating British support, or
holding aloof, in which case his people, prompted by strong
appeals from Husein, would turn against him.
There are no indications, however, that King Husein is
leading any such movement, though there is no doubt that he
is lending moral and material support to all parties in Syria who
are opposing the French occupation, and sending such arms and
money as he can collect. His attitude towards us has undergone
little change as yet in spite of the fact that he is sorely dis
appointed at the prospect of Syrian partition and that, in
moments of excitement, he accuses the British Government of
having “ betrayed ” him.
Ihn Rashid.
Baghdad reports that Ibn Rashid was entirely successful in
his recent contest with Nuri Shaalan, and his representatives now
occupy Jauf and Skakeh. Nuri Shaalan is said to have been
assisted by the Huweitat, who were also routed. We have
received reports from other sources of the occupation of Jauf

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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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