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'File 53/11 XII (D 124) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq' [139r] (296/426)
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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bring wild accufiations agclnat them of infringing hia territorial
right®. Nari ^maha aaid that he peraonally ♦-o Id not allow the
attitude of the Bheikh over the smuggling queation to influence
him in regard to hia properties in Iraq. Yeaain Paaha, howevert
felt differently and according to Nuri aaha hia reaentaetit oyer
the aauggling question had led him to reject a propoaal to
introduce legislation cancelling the arrerira of taxation teohnically
due to the Iraqi Ooverniaeiit from the two irheiicha.
§« Turning to the detailed points in dispute about the
jrheikJ^s prope ty f Nuri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
awlid it was not the fault of the
Iraqi Ooverome t that cases hsd been brought in the courts 10
try to dispossess the Sheikh of portions of his properties. Theae
cases hwd been confined to ;ne iate garden wh ch the Sheikh had
bought during the %ar # but ihlch he had for aome reason fwiled to
register in Tapu, although orders had been given after the Uar
that all such properties should be registered within a certain period
The claimants, aided and abetted by predatory lawyers wor* ng on a
percentage batis, had ta en advantage >f this technical flaw in the
Sheikas title to bring their cases. as regar is the taxation
aspect 9 Nuri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
was understood to s.^y that he did not thinx there
would be any difficulty in passing legislation to annul the airrars
of taxation technically due from the Sheiiche in respect of the
period previous to the introduction of the Istihla< tax.
6. rr. Rendel then tola Nuri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
that His Majesty 1 a
W J | , , t ' 4
Oovertiment had been giving earnest contIderation to the prep* ration
of new roposals for a comprehensive settlement of the whole question
and he hoped that thete proposals would be communicated to his
Majesty's Ambassador at Bagdad very shortly for presentation to the
Iraqi Governmeat. He begged Nuri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
to use all his influence to
ensure that these proposals received the -aost sympathetic
consideration by the Iraqi Ooverunaat, Nuri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
seemed pleased
at the idea of new proposals and pro*aised that he would do his best
to secure an early settlement.
(signed) j.G.^ard.
FORKION OFPICK,
May kJbth, 1996.
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/494
- Title
- 'File 53/11 XII (D 124) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1fv, 2r:50v, 61ar:61av, 62r:122v, 124v:203v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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