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'File 2/5 I SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [83r] (170/320)
The record is made up of 1 file (156 folios). It was created in 10 Sep 1930-22 Dec 1932. 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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The above properties are today held in
various shares by obai'Khs Smud, ^bah iCbalid and Atherfey,
the sons of Mohceied al dubah and alt^o/shaikh Hamuo al
Jarrab •atkxfttimk the son of Jar ah al Subah* X shall not
go into details as to the ©aimer in i&ich this exiled brand
of the house oane to acquire the above properties, suffice j
to say that when Mubarak acquired the Shaikhship of Kuwait
and his brothers* families fled to Iraq, he was loath to
leave their children with nothing, so settled the above
properties on them, on condition that they gave up
claim to any char© in the 3?ao and Farhawiyeh estates which
Mubarak retained for himself and his own deoendents#
The only properties which the xfcwtlchn
Euler of Kuwait (including the decendents of Shaikh
Mubarak) is concerned in, are the following:-
(a) Al Farhawlyoh
(b) Al Mutawaah
(c) Al Faddaghiyoh
(d) Al Fao
These aro the properties ^tiat are
exempt from payjUig Hevenue to the Iraq Government, under
written premise given to the Shaikh of Kuwait by His
Majesty # s Government, and these are the only properties
that we need concern ourselves with, whether we are dis
cussing "Taxation* matters or "Law Suits**
All other properties in Iraq apart from
certain house property in Basrah and Ashar, are held by
members of the exiled families of the murdered Jarrah and
Mahomed and do not concern the reigning family of Kuwait*
It is important to remember this, else we are likely to
get confused*
g* Mow as regards these properties of the
Ruler of Kuwait and jaesabera of Ms family* These are
as mentioned in paragraph $ above, end I propose below
answering your questions as far as they are concerned
only, as well as giving a short history of how each came
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The file contains correspondence related to a court suit raised in Basra Court by Rafiyaa bint Ali al-Zuhair and other members of al-Zuhair family complaining against the Ruler of Kuwait. The suit in question concerns a portion of the Shaikh’s Faddaghiya estate on Shatt al-Arab, and the Bashiya land to which members of al-Zuhair family lay claim to. The Secretariat of the High Commissioner for Iraq passes the case to the 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, upon the request of the Iraq Ministry of Justice. In turn, the 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. passes the case to the Shaikh of Kuwait and to 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. , Bushire.
The correspondence includes a report (ff 26-50) with full details related to the Shaikh’s Faddaghiya estate in Iraq, accompanied by two attachments. The first attachment includes communications with Abdul Aziz al-Salim Al-Badr, the Shaikh’s agent in Basra who provided the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. with details of the way by which Faddaghiya estate had been bought by Shaikh Mubarak in 1908. The second attachment includes the correspondence with Mirza Muhammad, agent in Iraq to Shaikh Khaz'al, recommending two lawyers, Messrs Jacob Gabriel and Arteen, to help the Shaikh with the case. The 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, also sent two short histories of the Bashiya and Faddaghiya estates (ff 88-96) to 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. , Bushire. According to the reports, the Faddaghiya estate was owned by Aisha, wife of Ahmad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Al-Zuhair. Ahmad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. sold the estate to Shaikh Mubarak of Kuwait although he did not hold a Power of Attorney from his wife at the time of the sale.
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- 1 file (156 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 158; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 6-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 2/5 I SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7r, 9r:12v, 15r:20r, 22r:23v, 26r:35v, 47r, 48r, 49r:50r, 51r:52v, 57r:99v, 101r:101v, 103r:149v, 151r:157v, back-i
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