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'File 53/11 X (D 117) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq' [33r] (78/444)
The record is made up of 1 volume (220 folios). It was created in 22 Nov 1934-15 Jul 1935. 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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will be taken to coaotuiicate particulars to the Iraqi Government
without hisconsent, the only purpose which the list can serve
at present is to enable His rajesty' s Qoverment in the United
Kingdom to form sun opinion as to whether the Shaikh has a
reasonably good title to his properties (other than to the
Paddaghiyah ;state» his title to which has already been impugned). ;
The lists have been examined in His Majesty's .iabassy with this
object in view,
5 * i: 'ut v ery briefly the position appears to be that the
Shaikh owns the following five properties, which are in his
possession by virtue of the documents noted against their naaes:-
1, Mutaawaih. - Tapu Deeds.
8. Padaaghiyah - Tapu Deeds issued in 1915, the
validity of which has been called
in question.
S. Farhaniyah - Deed of Purchase (60 years
possession).
- Pao - Deed of Sift (100 years
possession), ^ ,c.^
5. Ujairawiyah ' * Tapu Deeds,
, t ^ i
.O.exander in his note, a copy of which accoupanied
Mr. Ogilvie-Porbes' despatch of the 6th aeptesiber, Ho. 530, sug
gested that difficulties would arise over the boundaries of the
properties and over encroachaents. The notes supplied by Colonel
Dickson show that minor difficulties of this nature may easily
arise and that it is impossible for any guarantee to be given
that the Shaikh has a clear title to all the properties which
were in his possession in Iraq, in 1914,even if it can be definite
ly established what the then boundaries of those properties were,
I suggest that possible disputes over boundary aligmaents and
encroachments are matters of detail for which His Majesty's
Oovemaent should assume no responsibility. They are matters
with which the Shaikh himself must deal. They should be capable
of local adjustment by the Shaikh or hie agent if and when they
: f
arise
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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 court case in the Iraqi courts regarding the land owned by Shaikh Aḥmad and the attempts made by British officials in Iraq and Kuwait to mediate between the two sides. This correspondence includes discussions regarding the initial registration of Shaikh Mubārak's ownership of the various properties in Iraq and direct correspondence with Shaikh Aḥmad's lawyer, Jacob Gabriel.
The file contains a translation of a letter from Shaikh Aḥmad granting general power of attorney to Gabriel (ff 60-70) and a report written by 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, Harold Richard Patrick Dickson concerning a visit to Kuwait by Syed Hamid Beg Al Naqib [Sayyid Ḥamīd Beg al-Naqīb], the Deputy for Basra in the Iraqi Parliament (ff 144-148).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (220 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
Serial numbers refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file: red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: A bound correspondence volume.
Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the fifth folio from the back of the volume; 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 and 1B..
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- 'File 53/11 X (D 117) Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens in Iraq'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1Ar, 1Av, 1Br, 1Bv, 2r:68v, 70v:130v, 132r:212v, ii-r:v-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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