Section V - Intelligence Reports: A Guide to the Kenya National ...

IRJ269 DCJMBT 31 114 LIARSABIT 1 SIC] PROVINCIAL COMMISSIOXERIS MONTHLY
INTELLIGENCE REPORTS. 1939. 3UL pp.
270 Northern Frontier District IRs, 1939. G. Reece, OIC; D. H. Wickham, OIC.
Jan-Dec. 300 pp. (for Jan, see IRJ394)
Affalrs re Italians In Sornaliland: white troops, intensive military recruitment,
propa~anda re European situation, rumours re Jubaland cession to Germans,
returli of African and European refugees from Somaliland to Italians by
Britlsh officials; "spy-mania"; Italian affairs in Abvssinia: major shifta activity,
military activity, "chit system" of Italian payment, discouragement of border
migrations, new taxation; tribal affairs: cattle theft, murder, feuds, movements,
boundaries trespass, fines; tax; trade; locusts; poaching; stock disease;
local zffects of tension in Europe in Aug-Sept: attitudes about British evacuation
from Moyale, Wajir and Mandera, destruction of Moyale township after evacuation,
Looting of Mandera, tribal raids, description of evacuation and re-occupation
of hloyale and Mandera, Italians help stop local destruction of Mandera and
M0ya.e; information on Italian posts, communications, troops, supplies, impressions
of Italy by visiting Somali Dubat; continuing Isaak Somali diqcontent,
agitation; tribal movement across borders difficult; RAF, KAR activity; local
react:ons to European affairs; banda incursions; missionaries feud over
"evangelisation" of Abyssinian refugees; Boran Gedamochi ceremonies; return
of svrne refugees to Abyssinia; game damage, counter-measures; Marsabit
fores'. conservation; boundary overgrown between Kenya and Somali; stats on
jud, : taff movements, X-M.
271 DC/ MB'I' 31 11 5 MARSABIT [ sic] PROVINCIAL COMMISSIOXERIS LIONTHLY
INTELLiGENCE REPORTS. 1940-1943. 486 pp.
272 Norther11 Frontier District IRs, 1940. G. Reece, OIC; G. A. Skipper, for OIC;
D. O'Hagan, for OIC; J. K. R. Thorp, for OIC. Jan-Dec. 174 pp.
Italian (Somaliland) affairs: propaganda, attitude of Italian officers, military
preparations, military recruitment; Italian affairs in Abyssinia: discontent over
taxation, banda incursions into Kenya, Italian inability to stop shiftas, internal
tribal warfare; tribal affairs: cattle theft, murder, movements, Gabbra-Degodia
feud, Wakamba raids, tribal borders trespass; tax; trade; poaching; stock
disease; Isaak Somali tax agitation; Marsabit forest conservation; RAF, KAR
activity; Italian deserters; soothsayers prediction of European fighting; tribal
reactions to European situation; war events: Italian bombing throughout NFD,
details of war activities and skirmishes, British bombing of Italian areas,
Kenyit War Fund, tribal reaction to Italian occupation of British Somaliland;
Gold Coast Regiment; Italian occupation in Mandera; game damage; stats on
jud, staff movements.
273 norther:^ Frontier District IRs, 1941. G. Reece, OIC; R. J. C. Howes, for
OIC; C. Campbell, for OIC. Jan-Dec. 106 pp.
Abys jinian disorder following Italian defeat, tribal and armed ex-bandas; tribal
affai1.s: cattle theft, murder, numerous feuds, movements, Merille attack
Gabbra, Boran - Gabbra murders, blood money from feuds, boundaries trespass;
tax; trade; poaching; stock disease; war progress: details of British advanct,,
effect on tribesmen, problems over POW camps, "Ethiopian irregulars",
African deserters from Italian army; Isaak Somali discontent; creation of OET
distr~ct; administration problems in the wake of Italian defeat and British advanct:;
tribal police importance; spread of Islam among Korokoro, traditionalist
oppot;ition; death of Adjuran chief, Ido Robleh.
274 Northern Frontier District IRs, 1942. G. Reece, OIC; C. Campbell, for OIC;
T. G. Askwith, for OIC; K. T. M. Howes, for OIC. Jan-Dec. 97 pp.
Abyssinian affairs: border movements, shifta activity and internal disorder
resulting in tribal exodus into Kenya, discontent over return to Abyssinian
rule, Gurreh-Boran fighting due to Abyssinian weakness, Abyssinian hostility
to British forces therein, raiding of Degodia by Somali; tribal affairs: cattle
theft, murder, feuds, movements, Gabbra-Gelubba raids, widespread feuding
in Mandera between Moslem and "pagan" forces; tax; trade; poaching; stock
dise~ se; RAF, KAR activity; Abyssinian border problems, shifta incursions;