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'File 2/5 VI SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [110r] (224/412)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 22 Jan 1935-3 Mar 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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land settlement officer in Iraq,
Between ourselves, Jardine aired his anti-Kuwait views
where gardens-lere concerned, so unwisely and openly whan he
was adviser in Basra, that the Shaikh looks upon him as one
of the chief enemies behind all his garden troubles,
2 ntre nous I am not at all sure that he is not the person
mentioned by the Ambassador in his para 5 ,as having given him
certain advice,
6 . Regarding your para 8 . I think the .ambassador * s
meaning is as you have put it, though 1 fancy the land acquired
from the river (as far as I know there has been none purchased)
will on investigation turn out to be a comparatively small
aD1 °uat • L ■ 11 ^ < r , { , f
fresh T&pu danads could be given without any difficulty at
from those self same Ganads. There are 32 Banads in all
(vide annexure I of my despatch 0-294 of 15th November 19 34)-
Then it could be easily discovered by measuring the area given
on the original Sanads, with what is on the ground, how much
fresh lend had been acquired since 1914. The Ghaikh could then
be asked to buy this fresh bit, and take out another Tapu
Sanad for same.
(b) oimilar methods could be applied in the case of
the ?, Mutaaw , ah t, property.
(c) A1 ''arhaniyeh and a! Ujairawiyeh are very small
and have bed no 'additions" tacked on to them at all, I think.
(d) There remains the i**&o property. Phat the suggested
commission could tackle in the following order:-
7. (a) liy own view is, that in the case of the ^adcaghiyeh,
(i) :?ind out what its exact extent was in 1914, by
means of witnesses etc, as well as careful
(ii) Then the shaikh could be given Tapu Gamuts
for this.
Uii)/
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The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, in southern Iraq. In particular, the correspondence concerns the alleged intention of the Iraqi Government to expropriate a portion of the Shaikh of Kuwait’s property at Faw. The volume also concerns the service of judicial documents emanating from the Iraqi Government on the Shaikh of Kuwait in connection with his ownership of the gardens and the refusal of the Iraqi Ministry of Justice to recognise the Power of Attorney presented to them by the Shaikh of Kuwait’s lawyer in Basra, J Gabriel.
In the volume, British Officials discuss the failure of the Iraqi Government to validate the Shaikh’s title to his Faddaghiyya gardens, the Shaikh’s appointment of his son Muhammad as his attorney in Iraq, and the appointment of Abdul Jalil Partu as the Shaikh’s pleader in Basra instead of J Gabriel. The volume also includes correspondence related to the demands for customs duty by Iraqi customs authorities on Shaikh of Kuwait’s motor launch.
The main correspondence is between 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, the British Ambassador, Baghdad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iraq, the Ruler of Kuwait, and the Foreign Office, London.
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- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 204; 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 2/5 VI SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7v, 10r:17v, 19r:24v, 27r:28v, 31r:32v, 34r:37v, 39r:39v, 41r:43v, 46r:46v, 47v:62v, 65r:79v, 81r:84v, 87r:87v, 89r:90v, 92r:94v, 96r:151v, 153r:156v, 159r:166v, 168r:175v, 178r:178v, 180r:180v, 182r:183v, 185r:193v, 196r:203v, back-i
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