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'File No. 1/8 CENTRE OF ARAB STUDIES - JERUSALEM' [5r] (9/70)
The record is made up of 1 file (33 folios). It was created in 5 Oct 1944-4 Jun 1946. 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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and lectures are delivered every week by experts on a variety
of subjects ranging from "A History of the Crusades" to "Women*s
place in Islamic Life"* The students are often required to write
an essay some few days after having heard a lecture on a particular
subject and the Director makes a point of dealing with each
individual essay himself.
5. The High Commissioner in Palestine ? the District Officers,
Glubb
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Trans-Jordan, and other experienced administrators
and Arabists often ask students from the Course either to spend
the week-end at their homes or to accompany them on a short tour.
Many of the lecture^ are the most expert that can be obtcilii^d on
their particular subject and all of them are men of considerable
experience of the Middle East and the ways of the inhabitants
thereof. • The Centre is particularly fortunate in having Colonel
Bertram Thomas as its first Director for he is personally known
to the vast majority of experts on Arabia and #Arab affairs and
can thus induce many shy officials to convey some portion of
their knowledge to his students when they visit Jerusalem besides
being able to persuade the busiest of officials to spare the
time to deliver lectures. In addition of course, Colonel Bertram
Thomas is a well known literary figure and an explorer of renown
with a very sound knowledge of Arabic and a curious proficiency
in a number of colloquial dialects.
6. The Centre is financed by the Foreign Office and the Army
and although no specific promise is made to individual students
it is more than probable that each officer who qualifies at the
Centre will quickly find employment. I have been given to under
stand that the Colonial Office have asked for five of the students
every year. I think it would be admirable if one or two officers
of the
Indian Political Service
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
could be sent on the Course each
year. They would have an opportunity of learning a very important
language and of acquiring a knowledge of Middle East affairs
which would be of the utmost value to them and to India.
24-10-1944.
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The file discusses the Centre for Arabic Studies at Jerusalem which was set up by Colonel Bertram Thomas to give students (primarily those from the Army and RAF) a years grounding in the Arabic language and in Arab culture.
Included in the file are a report from Tom Hickinbotham, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, of his visit to the centre, and a discussion between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Secretary to the Government of India's External Affairs Department regarding thr possible recruitment of students from the course to work in the Indian Civil Service.
Also discussed is the possibility of officers from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. being sent to the centre to improve and enhance their Arabic skills.
A report written by Raymond Clive Murphy, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , about a short course in Arabic which he attended at the Newman School of Missions in Jerusalem, is also included in the file.
A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 33-34.
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- 1 file (33 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-34; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'File No. 1/8 CENTRE OF ARAB STUDIES - JERUSALEM'
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- front, front-i, 2r:25v, 27r:34v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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