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'File 53/11 XVII (D 146) Kuwait Date Gardens' [45r] (106/456)
The record is made up of 1 volume (224 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1938-31 Mar 1939. 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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M
Ve agree thet It might be held to he brhltrory to
oeloulate the amount of the Incidence of the latlhUk tax
on the estates of the 3halkh of Muhammerah on the hasls of
the relation of the pre-lstlhlak revenue assessments of his
properties to the same assessments of the properties of the
Shaikh of Kowelt, that Is to say hy first estahllshlng the
average total Incidence of the Istlhlak on Kowelt's gardena
and then fixing the average annual Incidence of the tax on
Muhammerah's gardens at a figure hearing the same relation to
Kowelt's average as the nre-lstlhlak revenue assessments of
Muhamraerah 's gardens bore to the pre-lstlhlak revenue
assessments of Kowelt's gardens. Nevertheless It seems to
tie that these revenue assessment figures could be usefully
employed to persuade those concerned to accept lower figures
than those put forward by Khan Bahadur Murxa Mohammed If no
better method of checking those figures can be found.
As regards (b), we have had a preliminary talk with
the Bagdad M^a^r of Messrs. Jhlnney, Murray ft Company.
in his opinion, It la unlikely that an audit of the Shaikh'«
agent 's book could establish with certainty that the dates
sold '(and 'included In the agent's figures) were exclusively
the produce of the exempted gardens or that these figures
did not include the value of produce purchased by the agent
from the share of the date crop of the cultivators of these
exempted gardens. He suggested, however, that If -e v-s'-cr,
the matter to be examined further a chartered accountant Tom
the firm's branch at «asra could be employed to make a
preliminary study of the problem and to report whether he
considered that a thorough audit would yield the facts which
It was deaired to ascertain. The exact cost could not be
forecast, but the accountant 's fee would be £7 a day and his
clerks/
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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 file contains details of a case in the court of Basra brought against Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait, by Abdulla Al Zuhair/Az-Zuhair [‘Abdullāh al-Zuhayr] including a copy of the judgement of the court - that went against Shaikh Aḥmad. Details regarding the subsequent appeal process against the court's decision are also discussed in the file including details concerning a disagreement about the wording (in Arabic) of a legal document. Gerald Simpson DeGaury, 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 consulted John Van Ess, member of the Arabian Mission and a well-known Arabist for his opinion in this matter.
The file contains copies of correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad and his lawyer in Basra, Abdul Jalil Partu as well as correspondence between British officials and the Iraqi government. It also includes discussions concerning the final financial settlement the British government intended to offer Shaikh Ahmad in compensation for losses caused since 1932 (and future losses).
The file closes with reports that Shaikh Ahmad's estates in Fao (The Al Faw Peninsula) and Faddaghiya have been seized - with force - by the Iraqi authorities and his lawyer, Abdul Kalil Partu has been conscripted.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (224 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics included in the file is contained on folio 1E.
Serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets 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. Folio 12 is omitted.
The file contains the following foliation 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E and 1F; 5 and 5A; 177 and 177A
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- Title
- 'File 53/11 XVII (D 146) Kuwait Date Gardens'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1fv, 2r:5v, 5ar:5av, 11v, 13r:16v, 19v:20v, 22v:86v, 87v:109v, 110v:115v, 118v:150v, 152v:177v, 177ar:177av, 178r:218v, 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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