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File 705/1916 Pt 1 'Arab revolt: reports' [453r] (453/494)
The record is made up of 1 item (226 folios). It was created in 1916. 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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Several isolated facta of interest are reported this week:
The Turks have stopped all war news from entering Mecca.
On 1st February there were four Turkish Divisions in
Arabia. The 21st was in Asir; the 22nd in Hejaz; the 39th
and 40th in Yemen.
There were, previous to the war, about 750,000 camels in
Arabia, of which about 45,000 were exported each year. The
export ceased at the Turkish mobilisation, so that there must
now be a great many for sale.
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This item contains papers relating to British military operations in the Hejaz and broader Arabian Peninsula during the First World War.
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