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'File 53/11 XII (D 124) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq' [‎51r] (118/426)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (211 folios). It was created in 30 May 1936-31 Jul 1936. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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No. 23.
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Iraq Government Gazette.
Baghdad, Dated
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Saiyid Mahtnud Ahmad; apptt. of-as Secretary to Municipalities and Labour,
Royal Irada reg. ... ••• ••• •••
Mulazim Awwal Muhyi bin Fadhil; pensioning of. Royal Irada reg. ...
Saiyid 'Abdul Aziz bin Saiyid Malallah At Tekriti: apptt. of—as Imam, Royal
Irada reg.
Law for the remission of amounts from the Badals due in respect of Amara
Livva Muqata'as—No. 33 of 1932
Law Jor the write-off of Irrecoverable Debts—No. 35 of 1932
Law No. 34 of 1932 Amending Law for the Collection of Debts due to Govern
ment—No. 43 of 1931
Regulation No. 19 of 1932 fixing the dale for the submission of statements
regarding produce which is nol covered by the Law for the collection of duty
(Ressoom Al Istihlak) on Land Produce—No. 83 of 1931
Decision of the Special Bench (Diwan ut Tafsir Al Khass) No. 3/9^2 dated 9ih
April. 1932 relating to the Interpretation of Article I of the State Officials'
Discipline Law—No. 41 of 1929
Ibrahim Kamal Beg. Director-General of Finance; apptt, of— as member to
the General Disciplinary Council; Notification reg.
Hu^am ud-Din Beg and Haj Salim Eff., i/c Administration Branch, Office of
the Director-General of Police and Superintendent, Census Section respec
tively; apptt. of—as members to the Disciplinary Board of the Ministry of
Interior
'Amin Khalis Beg, Qaimmaqam. Kadhimain; grant of leave to—
Mahmud Beg As Sinawi. Qaimmaqam, Samarra; grant of leave to—
Jamil Beg At Tikriti, Qaimmaqam, Ali Al Gharbi: grant of leave to —
Muhd. 'Ali Beg, Qaimmaqam, Mosul; grant of leave to —
Tawfiq Eff. Salih. Qaimmaqam, Zibar; announcement of the death of—
Qutb-ud-Din Eff.. Mudir, Tajiya; grant of leave to—
Izzet Najib Eff , Mudir, Mawat; grant of leave to—
'Ahmad Kahmi Eff . Mudir, Barwari Bala; grant of powers to settle tribal
disputes to—
'Abdul Jabbar Eff. Abdulla, Mudir, Mndaina; termination of services of— ...
Haqqi 'Ali Sa'ib, Director of Security in the Southern Frontier announcement
of the death of - by Directorate General of Police,
Capt. T. E. Furneaux, Inspecting Officer of Police; assumption of duties of
Major H. M Cones, O.B.E., Deputy Inspector General of Police
Capt C. E. Corrv, Inspecting Officer of Police, Diwaniya, Muntafiq and Kut
Li was and Southern Frontier Police; assumption of charge of Basra and
Amira Liwas in addition to his own
Bakr Salih. Assistant Commandant of Police; announcement of the death of—
Haqqi Ali Sa'ib Director of Security in the Southern Frontier; struck off the
Strength of the Police Dept.
Husam ud-Din, i/c "'A" Branch, Office of the Director-General of Police;
deputation on special duty to Diyala Liwa
Rajis Eff. Pio, Assistant Collector of Customs and Excise, Kirkuk; grant of
leave to— ••• ••• *•* •** ***
Tahir Eff. Salman, Assistant Collector of Customs and Excise, Baghdad;
grant of leave to—
Yahia Eff Bcdia, Assistant Collector of Customs and Excise; transfer from
Mosul to Kirkuk
Da'ud Eff. Khedury, Assistant Collector of Customs and Excise; temporary
transfer to Baghdad Custom House of— ...
Sami Beg Abbas. Muhasib, Kirkuk Liwa; transfer to Mosul Liwa
Port of Basra— Schedule of Dues and Charges
Customs Notification No. 10 of 1932
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the ruler of Kuwait. The correspondence discusses changes in legislation proposed by the Government of Iraq regarding the collection of land rent and land produce duties, and the impact of these changes to the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ.

In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's decision to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī by the British Government in return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in World War 1.

The correspondence discusses in detail a number of cases in the Iraqi courts regarding the gardens (then owned by Shaikh Aḥmad) and the attempts made by British officials in Iraq and Kuwait to mediate between the two sides. In the correspondence, British officials discuss whether or not the British Government should compensate Shaikh Aḥmad for the amount of tax he had been forced to pay on his exports from Iraq since his dispute with the Government of Iraq had begun and how the disagreement can be settled permanently. The file includes correspondence between British officials and their Iraqi counterparts as well as with Shaikh Aḥmad.

The file includes extracts from the Iraq Government Gazette No. 23 of June 1932 that contains details of the Land Settlement Law No. 50 of 1932 (ff 51-61). The file also contains the minutes from a government inter-departmental meeting (with representatives from the Foreign Office, 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. and the Treasury) that was convened in May 1936 to discuss the issue (ff 85-96).

Extent and format
1 volume (211 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Physical characteristics

Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the majority of the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.

Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil and can be found 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 file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F; 61 and 61A.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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