"ملف 53/11 X (D 117) حدائق التمر المملوكة لشيخ الكويت في العراق" [و‎‎٣‎٣] (٤٤٤/٧٨)

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will be taken to coaotuiicate particulars to the Iraqi Government
without hisconsent, the only purpose which the list can serve
at present is to enable His rajesty' s Qoverment in the United
Kingdom to form sun opinion as to whether the Shaikh has a
reasonably good title to his properties (other than to the
Paddaghiyah ;state» his title to which has already been impugned). ;
The lists have been examined in His Majesty's .iabassy with this
object in view,
5 * i: 'ut v ery briefly the position appears to be that the
Shaikh owns the following five properties, which are in his
possession by virtue of the documents noted against their naaes:-
1, Mutaawaih. - Tapu Deeds.
8. Padaaghiyah - Tapu Deeds issued in 1915, the
validity of which has been called
in question.
S. Farhaniyah - Deed of Purchase (60 years
possession).
- Pao - Deed of Sift (100 years
possession), ^ ,c.^
5. Ujairawiyah ' * Tapu Deeds,
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.O.exander in his note, a copy of which accoupanied
Mr. Ogilvie-Porbes' despatch of the 6th aeptesiber, Ho. 530, sug
gested that difficulties would arise over the boundaries of the
properties and over encroachaents. The notes supplied by Colonel
Dickson show that minor difficulties of this nature may easily
arise and that it is impossible for any guarantee to be given
that the Shaikh has a clear title to all the properties which
were in his possession in Iraq, in 1914,even if it can be definite
ly established what the then boundaries of those properties were,
I suggest that possible disputes over boundary aligmaents and
encroachments are matters of detail for which His Majesty's
Oovemaent should assume no responsibility. They are matters
with which the Shaikh himself must deal. They should be capable
of local adjustment by the Shaikh or hie agent if and when they
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arise