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'File 2/5 I SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [117r] (238/320)
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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■business of Shaikh of Kuhammera and that of the
Qaimmagam of Kuwait if they admit that they were
Turkish subjects and agree to have this endorsed in
the Sanads. During the hearing on 9.7.31 the
plaintiffs filed an^ argument in writing which recap-
-itulates the points on which he relies.
^^ Kave set out at length the points made hy
plaintiff and defendant because at the rehearing no
additional pleadings were filed and the case proceeded
on these original proceedings and on the arguments
recorded in the , *Dhabt , ‘ i.e. record of the case.
You will noticejthat there does not appear to he raised
the matter of limitation on which you have laid so
much stress hut in fact in the second hearing this
point was expressly raised and recorded in the ’•dhaht’*
and formed the main grounds of appeal taken in the
second appeal.
14. At this stage 1 will set out the dates of the
different decisions. They are:
14.4.31 claim dismissed hy Mr.Hooper for lack of
prosecution. This is a very ordinary step in a case
and I see no reason to comment on the remakks of the
defendant’s agent to the effect that at that date, i.e
before judgement, Hr. Hooper was convinced of the
justice of defendant’s case and for that reason plain-
-tiff withdrew her power of attorney from her advocate
and allowed the case to he dismissed for default.
If Mr. hooper really was unwise enough to shew his
intentions before giving final judgement , it is quite
understandable why the plaintiff dropped the case hut
I really have no grounds on which to say that this was
the reason why the plaintiff dropped the case. There
may he a dozen reasons.
On 6.5.31 the plaintiff applied to continue the
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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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