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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [264v] (537/834)
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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— 332 —
its garrison. The following day, the column moved to Tell
Arar, north of Deraa, capturing the station and the defending
force, blowing up the bridge across
Wadi
A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
Dahab and systematically
destroying the railway north and south as far as Ghazale and
Deraa respectively. The garrison at the latter place endeavoured
in vain to hamper the work of the demolition party. Simul
taneously, a detachment, marching west from Tell Arar, occupied
the village of Mezerib in the Hauran plain and took possession
of the water supply there. The station itself was next
attacked, and the whole garrison was killed or captured. The
telegraph line was cut and very extensive demolitions were
carried out east and west of the station, so that communication
between Deraa and Nablus, by rail or telegraph, was rendered
impossible. During the night, the area of railway demolitions was
extended west of Tell esh-Shehab to about half-way between
Deraa and Tiberias. On September 18, the force moved south
to Nasib, and attacked and occupied the station. The big viaduct
north of the station was blown up, and several kilometres of
railway were completely destroyed. On the following day, long
sections of the line, north and south of Mafrak, w T ere also
rendered useless. During the operations, one Turkish and two
German two-seater aeroplanes were destroyed. The losses of
the Sherifian force are very slight. In addition to the material
captured, over two hundred prisoners have been taken. The
importance of these operations is obvious. Since September 16, road
and rail communication between Palestine and Damascus has been
denied to the Turks, and the withdrawal of their Fourth Army,
now in progress, will be a task of no small difficulty. Maan has
been evacuated, and the pursuing Arabs have occupied Jerdun.
Emir Feisal’s detachment of regulars is commanded by Brigadier-
General Nuri Said. The Shaalan sections of the Rowalla are
under the orders of Sheikhs Khalid and Trad, and the Hauran
peasantry and Druses are working in conjunction with them,
the whole force of auxiliaries being under the command of Sherif
Nasir ibn Ali of the Beni Husein.
Southern Area.
Sherif Abdullah reports that he has damaged seven hundred
rails and one engine and four trucks near Toweira. In the
accompanying action eighteen Turks were killed and seven
captured.]
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- Content
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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:34v, 36v:47v, 49v:53v, 56r:95v, 98r:132r, 133v:139v, 141r:149r, 150v:174v, 175v:184v, 186r:194v, 195v:196r, 197v, 199v:216v, 219r:233v, 234v:237v, 241r:245v, 248v:252v, 255v:258v, 260r:264v, 266r:275v, 279r:286v, 287v:313r, 316r:349v, 351r:352r, 354r, 355r:358r, 361r, 363r:365r, 366v:367v, 368v:369v, 370v:397v, 400r:412v, back-i
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