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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [359v] (727/834)
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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— 126
“ Supplies in Medina.
“ In the latter days of the siege the condition of the natives
was very bad, and all the people complained of it, as there was
no merchandise, except very little brought in by the Bedouin,
and this was taken by Fakhri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
for military purposes, only
one quarter of it being sold to the natives.
“ Goods used to come to Medina from different parts ot
Arabia until five months before the surrender of Medina.
During the last five months everything that came was from
Wejh and Rabegh.
“ Reception of the Arabs in Medina.
“ The people of Medina were pleased to receive the Arab
Government: they were very glad to feel that the days of
starvation were at an end, that the clouds of distress and despair
had dispersed, and that a prosperous future seemed possible.
The people are of three classes as regards the view they
take of the Arab Government, thus :—
The first class —the poor and the labourers, etc.
These people do not care what sort of government they
have so long as they are able to earn a living and do not starve.
The second class —the middle class of people, including
the middle-class merchant.
These were very few, and they are full of hope for the future.
The third class —the upper class of people, the landlords, etc.
I have questioned many of them separately as to their
opinion of the Arab Government. They showed that they are
not satisfied, and view the future with alarm and doubt, fearing
that bad treatment will appear in future and that they will not
enjoy their personal freedom nor security of their property and
money, and that there will be no justice nor equality, no rest
nor respect, for anybody. They stated that they had enjoyed
justice and equality during the Turkish reign. Each of them
used to drive in his carriage in Medina in perfect freedom and
safety, and the Turkish Government collected no taxes from
the natives, except the very small tax collected by the municipality
for town cleaning. The sick received medicine free from the
Wakfs dispensaries, and were also medically treated free at the
Wakfs hospitals. Lawsuits were in the charge of the Shariah
judge, and civil cases were in charge of a special court, presided
over by the Qadi of the Mehkemeh Shariah and a police delegate,
who acted as Attorney-General. There were several well-organized
departments at Medina, like the Governorate, the Gendarmerie,
the Police, the Municipality, etc.”
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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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- Title
- File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’
- Pages
- 358v:360v
- Author
- El Miralai Sadik Bey Kahya
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