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IR/383 Northern Frontier District IRs, 1935. V. G. Glenday, OIC. Aug-Oct.
73 PP-
Italo-.4bys sinian relations: belated Abyssinian activity, war declaration (3rd
Oct), border fighting, new Italian outposts, Italian advances; tribal affairs:
cattle theft, murder, movements, Meru excluded from Isiolo District, Gabbra
raid Crelubba, boundaries; tax; trade; stock disease; experimental rice along
Tana Xiver (Garissa); patrol details; game damage, counter-measures; RAF,
KAR activities; new aerodromes; stats on jud, staff movements.
MLEI7 MOYALE DISTRICT [ sic] MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS.
Dec 1935-0ct 1936. 368 pp.
Northern Frontier District IRs, 1935. R. G. Turnbull, for OIC. Dec. 31 pp.
Italo- 4byssinian War: activity in Dana area bordering Moyale, Abyssinian
force:, under Ras Desta, bombing of Abyssinian cattle; tribal affairs: movements
from kbyssinia, local movements, cattle theft; tax; trade; refugees; RAF,
KAR ;.ctivity; important border patrols; stats on jud.
Northern Frontier District IRs, 1936. D. OIHagan, for OIC; D. D. McGoun,
ASP, for OIC; P. F. Foster, for OIC. Jan-Oct (continued on IRl388). 336 pp.
Italo--4byssinian War: slowly advancing military front into Abyssinia, "conscription"
by Italians, Italian white troops, new Italian posts in Abyssinia,
Abyssinian counter-attacks, Italian propaganda, rumours of concessions to
Germ'iny, Italian arming of uncontrolled subjects creating border problems,
24th June capture of Mega by Italians, Gurreh irregular troops "completely
uncon.:rolled" and raid Boran migrating into Kenya, Amhara raid on Boran;
British dispute with Italians over Abyssinian border; tribal affairs: cattle theft,
murder, feuds, movements from Abyssinia, internal movements, boundary
tresp~.ss (fines imposed), sexual mutilation by "moral degenerate"; tax; trade,
Italiar~ embargo stops cattle exports; poaching; stock disease; rabies; NFD HQ
temporarily to Moyale; new aerodromes; RAF, KAR activity; banda incursions
and rz.ids on Boran, cattle theft; training of 20 Rendille tribal police; Marsabit
forest conservation; 1st July, return of many refugees to Italians; Swedish and
Norwegian Ambulance parties flee to Kenya; game damage, counter-measures;
stats 3n jud, Wajir pop, staff movements, X (to Italian areas)-M; supplements
for M%y, Sept.
MLE/8 MOYALE DISTRICT [ sic] MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS.
Nov 1936-Nov 1937. 369 pp.
Northerr Frontier District IRs, 1936. R. G. Turnbull, OIC; D. D. McGoun, ASP,
for OIC; G. B. Rimington, for OIC. Nov-Dec. 85 pp.
Italo- Abys sinian situation: Italians plan westward move, armed tribesmen sent
"westwards to loot", Amhara resistance, Italian losses result in difficult re-
cruitment, white troops, rumours of land cessions to Germany, military fronts
reports (Kuku, Magalo, Neggeli), tribal murder, boundaries trespass, move-
ments; tax; trade restricted by Italian lira regulations; poaching; stock disease;
game damage; Marsabit forest conservation; RAF, KAR activities; stats on
X-M; Mandera supplements.
Northerr Frontier District IRs, 1937. Jan-Nov. Jan-Apr identical to parts of
IR/265; May-Nov identical to parts of IRl266.
MLE/9 MOYALE DISTRICT [ sic] MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS.
Dec 1937-Dec 1938. 346 pp.
Northerr Frontier District IRs, 1937. Identical to parts of IR1266.
Northerr Frontier District IRs, 1938. Identical to IRI258.
MLEI 10 MOYALE DISTRICT [ sic] MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE REPORTS.
Jan 1939-Dec 1939. 337 pp.