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Moyale District Military IRs, 1938. Capt D. H. Wickham, DC. Mar-May. 13 PP. Italian affairs: border tribes considered opportunists, Italians prefer Somalis to Gal .a, propaganda, military recruitment, military forces detailed, supplies, transport, communications, bridges, aerodromes, arms, hospitals, major personalities described, white troops; tax. Moyale District IRs, 1938. D. H. Wickham DC. June-Dec. 34 pp. Italian affairs: attempts to be friendly, African recruitment, communications, aerod~.omes, disturbances north of Lake Rudolf, new hospital, border movements tribal affairs: murder, movements, Boran-Degodia feud; tax; trade; KAR maneuvers; game. Moyale Cistrict IRs, 1939. D. H. Wickham, DC; R. Tatton-Brown, DC; R. G. Turnbull, DC; J. W. Cusack, DC. Jan-Dec. 106 pp. Italian affairs: African recruitment, rumours of Germans, espionage, troop moverlents, fighting at Konso, tribal movements across the border, supplies short, communications, Italian attitudes, new Italian taxation in Somaliland and At)yssinia, Abyssinian refugees handed to Italians; Italo-British problems with the Gurreh, Boran, Degodia; Moyale boma evacuated; African destruction of station after evacuation, African contempt for British after evacuation resulting; in inter-tribal troubles; Italians still cordial to British; KAR activities; tribal affairs: cattle theft, movements; tax; trade; locusts. Moyale Cistrict IRs, 1940. D. C. Swayne, ASP, for DC; Capt. J. W. Cusack, DC. Jan-July. 96pp. Italiac affairs(prior to Italo-British fighting); attempts to restore order in Abyssinia, fighting in Maji region, n~mber of troops, sparse supplies, troop movements, transport, communications, Italian officials lack of general internat~onal knowledge, rumours of Germans coming to East Africa, ammunition and arms, attempts to collect new tax, Italian attitudes, African recruitn~ent, propaganda; KAR defensive preparations, troop movements; bombardment of Moyale; capture of Moyale, Mandera bomas; tribal affairs: Degodia-Ajuran feud, murder, movements; tax; trade; dysentery; traditional belief:; of Boran, Gabbra; Boran "sooth-sayer's" prophecy of Italo-British relations; refugees. Moyale Emistrict IRs, 1941. Capt J. W. Cusack, DC; Maj M. Grant, DC; Capt Hennings, for DC. Mar-Dec. 51 pp. Tribal affairs: murder, various feuds resulting from international war, movements, Gurreh raid Boran, payment of blood money, Boran-Gurreh murders; trade recovery; registration of alien Somalis; stock disease; Moyale boundary changed; KAR activities; re-building of station and township; illegal arms; land administration survey. Moyale Elistrict IRs, 1942. Maj H. M. Grant, DC; N. F. Kennaway, DC; C. Campbell, forDC. Jan-Dec. 61pp. Abyssinian affairs: border movements, Gurreh into Kenya, serious internal disorcer, incursions by Abyssinian police, Boran-Gurreh war due to Abyssinian inabi1:ty to keep order; shiftas; tax; tribal murder; poaching; stock disease; influenza; problems associated with Abyssinian withdrawal. Moyale Ilistrict IRs, 1943. N. F. Kennaway, DC; R. Tatton Brown, DC. Jan-Dec. 70 pp. Abyssinian affairs: Islamic raids within Abyssinia, govt attempts to stop them, continued serious internal disorder, Boran-Gurreh murders, illegal taxation of British tribesmen, refugees into Kenya, serious border incidents and shifta incursions, improved conditions with new administrator, Watch Tower movernent; tribal affairs: stock theft, murder, movements; locusts, counter- meast.res; stock disease; famine relief due to food shortage; dysentery, typhoid; Border Conference of leading tribal leaders, Abyssinian and British officials.
MoyaleDistrictIRs, 1944. R. TattonBrown, DC. Jan-Dec. 68pp. Abyssinian affairs: border movements, continued internal disorder, border inclderts, unfriendliness to locust pioneers, tax, Boran dissatisfaction with conditisns; tribal movements; locusts, countermeasures; typhoid; famine relief continued. Moyale D: strict IRs, 1945. R. Tatton Brown, DC; F. A. Loyd, DC. Jan-Dec. 70 PP- Abyssinian affairs: border movements, anti-British propaganda, border situa- tion deteriorates, fear of British designs on Southern Abyssinia, increased internal disorder, tax; tribal affairs: Boran-Gurreh feud, murder, movements; tax; trade; locusts, counter-measures; stats on X. Moyale D-strict IRs, 1946. F. A. Loyd, DC; C. Campbell, DC; H. R. Walker, for DC. Jan-Dec. 55 pp. Abyssinian affairs: border movements, Boran-Jamiantu "war", extortion from tribesmen, uncooperation, continued internal disorder resulting in tribal feuding;, 50 Boran children to school in Addis Ababa, rumours of British designs on Southern Abyssinia; tribal murder, raids; tax; locusts, countermeasures; poaching; stock disease; smallpox; Moyale traders smuggling supplies ilto Abyssinia; illegal arms; murder of Major Grant; stats on X. Moyale D~strict IRs, 1948. D. G. Christie-Miller, DC. Jan-Dec. 54 pp. Abyssinian affairs: border movements, continued internal problems, Boran- Marehin fighting, gold mining, shiftas, improved border relations, major border baraza; tribal affairs: murder, movements, compensation for border raids, blood money; tax; trade; poaching; locusts; illegal immigrant; game; Somalls prefer Abyssinian rule to UN mandate under Italy. Moyale District IRs, 1949. D. G. Christie-Miller, DC; M. Mackenzie-Smith, DC. Jan-Dec. 44 pp. Abyssinian affairs: fight between police and army, Boran fined 7 million shillings blood money, border relations satisfactory, problems re precise borde~ line; tribal movements; malaria, venereal disease; increased illegal immigration; agricultural terracing, dams; "dollar crisis". Moyale District IRs, 1950. M. Mackenzie-Smith, DC; H. dew. Waller, DC. Jan-Dec. 42 pp. Abyss .nian affairs: Gurreh- Marehan feud, border relations generally friendly, intern.11 political intrigue; tribal affairs: barazas with DC, movements; trade; locust;; poaching; water, soil conservation; smuggling of Maria Theresa dollar 5; spy arrested; alleged chrome deposits. Moyale Cistrict IRs, 1951. H. dew. Waller, DC. Jan-Dec. 53 pp. Abyss ~nian affairs: relations generally cordial, Degodia "grazing incursions", "Bora ?-Islam" feud; tribal affairs: movements, Ajuran-Degodia cattle thefts and fe~ds; tax; trade; locusts; famine; boundary commission controversy; water, soil conservation; game; gypsum discovered; German refused entry. PC/NFD 3/41 1 BURA DISTRICT MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS. Apr 1931-Dec 1932. 116 pp. Correspondence re IRs. District diaries of H. B. Sharpe, DC, Tellemugger. Mar-Apr, 1931. 10 pp. Tax; stock disease; Tellemugger complaints re Wardeh secession, Abdullah abuse; elders request Kolbio post. Tellemug,gerDistrictIRs, 1931. H. B. Sharpe, DC. Mar-Nov. 36pp. Italiar~ affairs: border movements, important baraza, banda incursions; tribal affair.;: movements, Degodia-Boran feud; tax; trade; locusts; poaching; problems over JYardeh secession by Somalis; local inhabitants objections to movement of distri,:t HQ to Lamu; game; stats on X-M. Garissa District IRs, 1931. H. B. Sharpe, DC. Dec. 4 pp. Degodia-Boran feud; tax; locusts; stock disease; baraza with Somalis; proposed missi3nary school.
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