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'File 53/11 XII (D 124) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq' [2r] (20/426)
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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CONFIDEimAL. POLITI GAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
No,0-148. KUWAIT.
^ The 1st May 1936.
Fran
Captain G.S.de Gaury,
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.
, Kuwait;
To
The Hon^le 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.
, Bushire at Knar ait >
Shaikh of Kuwaiti Date Gardens on Shatt al Arab,
Sir, \ ^
I hav© the honour to reTer to Aiub&ssador, Baghdad's
telegram No.4 of the 30th April 1936 addressed to you,
a copy of which you have given ne #
2. My oonmient is the rather obvious one that what is
important is the acknowledgement of the ^ift of a pi ece of
the Shaikh's land East of the bund at ffao required for use
by the Port, not the method of application which we can waive.
3. As soon as the embassador can assure us that the
^ift will be acknowledged by the Iraq Government the
Shaikh could through us make a telegraphic offer in some
such words as above, the acknowledgement of which would
clinch the matter, but I suggest that the Ambassador must
assure us first that they will not hedge or cunningly use
a form of acknowledgement which would subsequently not be
profferable as an evidence of the kind we are aiming at»
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Japtain,
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.
, Kuwait.
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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'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1fv, 2r:50v, 61ar:61av, 62r:122v, 124v:203v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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