File 2/7 'Legislation to forbid Kuwait nationals to buy property in Iraq; and conscription'

Content

Correspondence regarding an enquiry submitted 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. at Kuwait by the Shaikh of Kuwait (Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ), asking him to confirm whether the Government of Iraq had passed legislation preventing Kuwaiti subjects from owning land in Basra or from registering it with the Tapu Department. The correspondence discusses offers of assistance made by the Mutasarrif of Basra to Kuwaiti nationals, on the condition that they register as Iraqi subjects, and also contains details of Kuwaiti merchants holding property in Iraq. The correspondents are: 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. at Kuwait, the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Shaikh of Kuwait.

Extent and format

1 file (82 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 84; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-39; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/5/159

Former external reference(s)

Second Series subject files: 2/7

History of this record

Date(s)

11 Oct 1933-6 Apr 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Land ownership

People & organisations

Political Resident, Persian GulfGovernment of IraqShaikh Hakim of Kuwait Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ

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