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'File 53/11 XII (D 124) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq' [53v] (123/426)
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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408
Article 5.
ties of common millet (dukhuii) which has been produced during
the years preceding the financial year 1932, and is stored in
licenced premises on the 12th of May, 1932.
Article 2. Every person who owns common millet which has been produced
durmg the years preceding the financial year 1932, and which is
stored outside licenced premises and is intended for sale shall:
(a) S ^ mi ^- Pri0r tO ? 0th Ma ^ 1932 ' and in the form ^ be specified by
tne Ministry of Finance, to the authorities concerned a statement
snowmg quantities of common millet owned by him on the 12th
of May, 1932, if it exceeds 50 tons.
(&) remove, prior to 13th May, 1932, and take such produce to licenced
premises or a Customs Office, if it is less than 50 tons.
Article 5.—Upon receipt of the statements referred to in Articles 1 and 2 above
the authorities concerned shall register the serial number and the
date of receipt and send one copy to the Finance authorities (the ^ ' i *
t ^ wa, the Mudir Mai in the Qadha and the Mamur f
istihlak where such appointments are created) and another copy
to the Ministry of Finance. A third copy shall be given to the
person submitting the statement.
Article authorities shall make an entry of the types and
quantities of such produce as is shown in the statements received
^ !f a reg 1 lster t0 be known as (Register for the crops
p oduced during the years preceding the financial year 1932) the
form of which shall be prepared by the Ministry of Finance.
-The types and quantities of produce regarding which a statement
m accordance with the preceding Articles has been submitted shall
be exammed and inspected by the authorities concerned or by an
efficient official not lower m grade than a Mudir Mai who shall be
authorised by them when the Minister of Finance so instructs or
w nen the said authorities deem it necessary to do so.
The result of such examination or inspection shall be com-
mumcated to the Ministry of Finance in a return the form of Avhich
shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.
Article (a) Owners of common millet who are referred to in Article 2 (a)
heieof shall inform tie Finance authorities of the quantities /
ot eommon millet sold—and of the place of sale—or exported
by them after the 12th of May, 1932. This information shaU
ln ff te ^, ln the appropriate column of the statement sub-
mitted by them.
(6) Proprietors of licenced premises who are covered by Article 1
o Regulation shall inform the Finance authorities of the
quantities of common millet brought to, and issued from their
premises after the 12th of May, 1932. This information shall
mitted by them appropriate eolumn of the statement sub-
ArticU 7.—The Finance authorities shall make an entry of the quantities of
common millet sold or issued under paras. («) and (h) oi ArtTcle 6
abo\e m a register to be known as (Register for crops produced
during the years preceding the financial year 1932) proaucecI
AHicle 8 -™ s ^ tL Offleilf G^tte ^ ^ ^ the date o£
ArUole ^-TheJIinister of Finance is charged with the execution of this ^ ^
Ilijja! 1 !^ 4 Baghd! " :1 thiS 25th day 0f AprU ' 1932 ' and the 19th day of Dhil
The lieqent.
'ALT.
JA'FAE AL VSK All I. XA.T! SHAWKAT,
Minister^fjoreign"! flails
and acting Minister of Defence.
RUSTAM HAIDAR ta^. t ^ '
/I, ' JAMAL BAB AN
Minister of Finance. m • * t y • '
MUHAMMAD A MIX ZAKI, 'ABDUL HUSAIN"
MlnUer 0f Ec ~' * C ~- Minister of Education.
(Published in the Waqayi' al 'Iraqiya, No. 1124, of 30-4.32)
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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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- Title
- 'File 53/11 XII (D 124) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq'
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- 51r:61v
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- Iraq Government Gazette xx al Waqa'i' al I-Iraqiyya
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