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'File 53/11 XVII (D 146) Kuwait Date Gardens' [76r] (168/456)
The record is made up of 1 volume (224 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1938-31 Mar 1939. 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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Translation of letter No.1123 dated 14th January i^rom
His Highness 3haiich Sir Ahmad al Ja"bir as-Su^ahjX.C.I.B.,
C.P.I., Kular of Kuwait, to the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Ku alt.
ifter Conipliments.
I forward herewith a copy of Advocate AMul
Jalil Partus letter which explains itself.
Usual 3ndiiig.
Translation of letter dated 11th January 1939 from Advocate
'iMul Jalil Partu, to Shaikh Muhammad al -hmad al Gubah.
After Compliments.
On my arrival in Baghdad I visited the
British .ISrabassy and met aaptain Holt, the Oriental Secretary
of the said Entoassy who informed me that the course ^hich
the British Embassy wish to "be adopted in defending the
case is to have it transferred to the Land Settlement
Committee and/to^give way for the ordinary courts to try
it. Ee was expeotint the publication of a notification
"by the Land Settlement CoaBaittee in the Iraq. Gazette in the
afternoon of 9/1/39 and asiced me to come and meet him
again in the afternoon. r hen I returned to him I found
with him some copies of the Iraq Gazette in srhich the
Land Settlement Committee^s notification was published.
I, therefore, arranged,that in defenaing the case I should
demand its transfer to that Committee. I appeared in the
morning of 10 /1 /39 for defence. Advocate Sulaiman al
Shawaf was called but did not attend. I came to know that
he had sent a telegram from Basrah in 4iich he stated that
he was sick and thus unable to perform the Journey. For
this reason the case could not be heard and was adjourned
tui/-
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the rulers of Kuwait and Mohammerah. In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's decision to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted by the British Government to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī in return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in World War 1.
The file contains details of a case in the court of Basra brought against Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait, by Abdulla Al Zuhair/Az-Zuhair [‘Abdullāh al-Zuhayr] including a copy of the judgement of the court - that went against Shaikh Aḥmad. Details regarding the subsequent appeal process against the court's decision are also discussed in the file including details concerning a disagreement about the wording (in Arabic) of a legal document. Gerald Simpson DeGaury, the British Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait consulted John Van Ess, member of the Arabian Mission and a well-known Arabist for his opinion in this matter.
The file contains copies of correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad and his lawyer in Basra, Abdul Jalil Partu as well as correspondence between British officials and the Iraqi government. It also includes discussions concerning the final financial settlement the British government intended to offer Shaikh Ahmad in compensation for losses caused since 1932 (and future losses).
The file closes with reports that Shaikh Ahmad's estates in Fao (The Al Faw Peninsula) and Faddaghiya have been seized - with force - by the Iraqi authorities and his lawyer, Abdul Kalil Partu has been conscripted.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (224 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics included in the file is contained on folio 1E.
Serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets 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. Folio 12 is omitted.
The file contains the following foliation 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F; 5 and 5A; 177 and 177A
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 53/11 XVII (D 146) Kuwait Date Gardens'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1fv, 2r:5v, 5ar:5av, 11v, 13r:16v, 19v:20v, 22v:86v, 87v:109v, 110v:115v, 118v:150v, 152v:177v, 177ar:177av, 178r:218v, back-i
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