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'File 53/11 XIII (D 136) Kuwait Date Gardens' [123r] (257/482)
The record is made up of 1 volume (241 folios). It was created in 14 Jul 1936-17 Dec 1937. It was written in English. 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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operation on their side by agreeing to the
Iraqi properties being turned into some kind of
a joint family trust under an administrator witn
whom His Majesty's Cxovernment can deal direct.
For obvious reasons it is essential that the
Iraqi estates of the family shall not be
partitioned. We could not possibly deal
individually with the twenty-nine present
heirs, male and female, let alone with their
future heirs. Nor could v/e become involved
with outside parties in the event of any of the
heirs parting with their share or using it as
security for borrowing money.
4. Now that we have recognized that the
promise to Sheikh Khazal holds good in principle
in respect of his heirs, we have to consider the
extremely complicated question of future pro
cedure. As you are doubtless aware, the promise
to the Sheikh of Moharnmerah about his Iraqi
estates followed immediately after a similar
promise to the Sheikh of Koweit, who also
possessed extensive properties in southern Iraq-
The promises consist of a twofold assurance ci
continued undisturbed possession and of future
immunity from taxation. Unluckily no formal
admission has ever been obtained from the Iraqi
Government that they recognize that these
obligations contracted by His Majesty's Govern
ment have now devolved upon themselves.
Nevertheless the promises were observed in
practice up to 1932, since the taxes payable
under the old Turkish system of direct taxation
on/
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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 correspondence discusses in detail a number of cases in the Iraqi courts regarding the gardens (by that time owned by the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) and 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 by the Government of Iraq and exactly what area of land was covered by the 1914 promise. More broadly, the correspondence is focused on how the disagreement can be settled permanently and whether an agreement incorporating border demarcations and anti-smuggling measures could form a part of any final settlement between Kuwait and Iraq. British officials also discuss whether an Egyptian lawyer should be hired to serve Shaikh Aḥmad and how much the Shaikh would be willing to contribute to the costs of this (ff. 38-43).
The file also contains discussions amongst British officials following the death of Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī concerning whether or not the British promise made in 1914 was applicable to his descendants as well as the practical logistics of dealing with his numerous heirs. This includes direct correspondence between British officials and the administrator of Khaz'al al- al-Ka‘bī's estate in Iraq, Muhammad Ahmad.
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- 1 volume (241 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, most of the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation: The file's foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins with title page, on number 1, and runs through to 229, which is the last folio of writing.
The file contains the following foliation errors: f.1 is followed by f.1A-C; f.47 is followed by f.47A; f.159 is followed by f.159A..
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- IOR/R/15/1/495
- Title
- 'File 53/11 XIII (D 136) Kuwait Date Gardens'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:47v, 47ar:47av, 48r:159v, 159ar:159av, 160r:229v, ii-r:v-v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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