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File 756/1917 Pt 2-3 ‘ARAB BULLETIN Nos 66-114’ [386v] (781/834)
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 —
Dhala, they regarded it as an indication that there could be no
secret arrangement between us and the Imam to hand over the
Protectorate to the latter.
“ The people are now convinced,” writes General Stewart,
“ that the delay in turning out the Zeidis from our Protectorate
is due to our wish not to resort to arms, but to accomplish it by
the use of diplomacy.”
Bahrein.
The
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.
, Bahrein, states that Sheikh Hamid,
the eldest son of Sheikh Tsa, ruler of Bahrein, recently asked him
whether it was true that His Majesty’s Government was now dis
pleased with Sherif Husein and had secretly ordered Ibn Sand
to attack him. He also wanted to know, if Ibn Saud did attack
and were victorious, whether the British Government would allow
him to rule over the Hejaz. The Sheikh said his opinion was that
the entire Arab race would be grateful if His Majesty’s Govern
ment allowed it.
Turkey.
The Muwahidin Society.
With reference to the note on the above Society in the last
issue (page 100),Major Vivian writes from Constantinople saying
it has become clear that the Society has found itself unable to
carry out its original ambitious scheme to cover the entire Moslem
world. Its leaders are not, however, confessing failure, but prefer
to concoct fictitious accounts of their activities outside Turkey.
Major Vivian considers that the available evidence proves that
it is extremely difficult for the Turks to launch a successful and
practical Pan-Islamic programme at the present time.
Abyssinia.
The latest reports from Adis Ababa show that the general
political situation is satisfactory at present. An expedition
which it was recently planned to send to the north has been can
celled owing to reassuring reports having been received from that
quarter.
At the middle of April, Lij Yasu was on the border of the
Danakil country with a few followers, but local interest in his
movements seemed to have subsided.
Bass Taffari appeared to be contented with the general situa-
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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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