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'File 53/11 XII (D 124) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq' [52v] (121/426)
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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A
406
with the approval of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, do hereby order
the enactment of the following Law on behalf of His Majesty:—
Article 1. —In view of damages sustained owing to lack of water, an amount
of Ks. 72,411 representing Shitwi demands and an amount of
Rs. 4..>6,302 representing Saifi demands issued in respect of
Amara Muqata'as Badals for the year 1930 shall be remitted.
Article 2. —One third of the outstanding demands, after remitting the amount
contained in Article 1 above in respect of Saifi Badals pertaining to
Amara Muqata'as for the year 1930 shall be remitted instead of the
25% provided for in the Law for the Write-off and Postponement of
Arrears No. 69 of 1931.
Article 3. —This Law shall come into force with effect from the date of its
publication in the Official Gazette.
Article 4. —The Minister of Finance is charged with the execution of this Law.
Made at Baghdad this 25th day of April, 1932, and the 19th day of Dhil
Hijja, 1350.
The Regent,
'ALT.
J A'FAB AL 'ASKAEI, RUST AM HA1DAR,
Acting Prime Minister. Minister of Finance.
(Published in the Waqayi' al 'Iraqiya, No. 1124, of 30-4-32).
223.-LAW FOR THE WRITE-OFF OF IRRECOVERABLE DEBTS No. 35 OF 1932.
In accordance with Article 23 (amended) of the Constitutional Law, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by His Majesty King Faisal the First and
with the approval of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, do hereby order
the enactment of the following Law on behalf of His Majesty:—
Article 1. —The Government may write-off an amount of Rs. 71,866-3 as
follows:—
1 In Baghdad Liwa
Rs. As.
168 8
140/0
28/8
in respect of Kiln tax for 1929
„ „ ,, rents „ 1928 and 1929
2 In Mosul Liwa
49,887/0
39,887/0
10.000/0
Fruit ,, 1930
,, ,, Vegetable tax for 1929
3 In Hilla Liwa
2;98l/ll
2,961/11
20/0
„ ,, „ Bridge Tolls for 1929
„ „ ,, Kiln tax for 1929
4 In Sulaimaniya Liwa.
5 In Muntafiq Liwa
6 In Diwaniya Liwa
5.469/0
13,020/0
110/0
5,469/0
13,020/0
50/0
20/0
40/0
,, „ Saifi Crops taxes for 1930
,, ,, „ Shitwi „ „ ,, 1930
,, ,. „ Kiln tax for 1929
»» n M M ff
7 In Basra Liwa
230/0
230/0
,, ,, ,, Property tax for 1928
Total
71,866/3
Article 2. —This Law shall come into force from the date of its publication in
the Official Gazette.
Article 3. —The Minister of Finance is charged with the execution of this Law.
Made at Baghdad this 26th day of April, 1932, and the 20th day of Dhil
Hijja, 1350.
The Regent,
'ALL
JA'FAR AL ' ASKABI, RUSTAM HA IDA K.
Acting Prinie Minister. Minister of Finance.
(Published in the WaqaAjV nl 'Iraqiya, No. 1124, of 30-4-32).
224.—LAW No 34 OF 1932 AMENDING LAW FOR THE COLLECTION OF DEBTS
DUE TO GOVERNMENT No. 43 OF 1931
in accordance with Article 23 (amended) of the Constitutional Law, by
\irtue of the powers vested in me by His Majesty King Faisal the First and
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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).
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- 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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