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'File 2/5 III SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS' [168r] (340/418)
The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1909-18 Oct 1933. It was written in English, Arabic and Turkish. 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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Difference s,
The difference between the Ta'abs and Al Sabah is attributed
to the following three reasons;
1* It is stated above that the Ta’ab receives 2/5th from the
net produce, and the remainder goes to the Shaikhs. The fifth
of the original fifths of the shaikhs is deducted, being
Government dues which the shaikhs used to pay in the time of
the Ottoman Government. This custom continued in force until
the application of the Istihlak LO-w, when the Tsbabs claimed
half the produce of the date trees, considering that they are
requited to pay the M ushr" from their own net shares. The
Shaikhs of Kuweit have agreed to pay them 44 per cent from
the produce, but the Ta f abs refused this division and insisted
on claiming half.
Owing to this insistence on the part of the Ta’abs, and the
Shaikhs obstinacy, the difference between the two parties took
a serious form. The shaikhs of Koweit began, therefore, to I
stand in the way of the river-crafts arriving in Kuweit and wa
which belong to the Ta'abs, on the allegation that these crafts
carry smuggled sand, etc. Further, the shaikhs have filed
suits against certain Ta'abs, for the recovery from them of
their Mallikiya, a fact which led the Ta'abs to ask the
the
Agents of the shaikhs to produce/docments which prove their
ov/nership. The Shaikhs have obtained judgments in default
against the Ta'abs, but the latter have submitted objections
to those judgments, thus the cases remained for the agent of
the shaikhs to produce an
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
wherein the ,f Tabligh and
Taballagh" should not be excepted. The case was adjourned
until after the vacation of courts.
These are the true facts, submitted for information.
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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 court suit raised in Basra Court by 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 lays claim to. 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, and she has given her husband a Power of Attorney to sell the land.
In the volume, British officials discuss issues related to the land registration granted to the Shaikh by Sir Henry Dobbs, Revenue Commissioner, Basra, in 1915, and the importance of obtaining an original copy of the claimed Power of Attorney authorising the sale of the land by Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. al-Zuhair. British officials correspond with the Shaikh and his lawyer, Jacob Gabriel, asking them to prepare certain documents, including a list of the names of the legal living heirs of Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. al-Zuhair, an original Turkish copy of the Power of Attorney, and translated copies of the document both in Arabic and English.
The volume includes notes of meetings held in Baghdad between British officials discussing the cases. It also includes copies of the four Tapu title deeds (ff 55-64) connected with the Shaikh of Kuwait’s Faddaghiya estate dispute, dated 1915. The volume also includes reports on agrarian troubles caused by the fellaheen Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. on the Shaikh’s Faw estates.
The main correspondence in the volume is between 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 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, British Ambassador, Baghdad, the 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. , London, the Foreign Office, London, the Ruler of Kuwait and Jacob Gabriel, the Shaikh’s Agent in Basra.
The volume’s core correspondence covers June- October 1933. The earlier start date given to the volume is a result of correspondence by Jacob Gabriel (f 153), which is dated 20 November 1909. The correspondence includes a certificate from a school where he was a pupil. Jacob Gabriel provides testimonies and letters from previous places and people he worked with to prove his ability to take the Shaikh’s case on.
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- 1 volume (205 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- 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 207; 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. Three additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 6-202, ff 42-127, and ff 176-202; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/142
- Title
- 'File 2/5 III SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS'
- Pages
- 167r:168v
- Author
- Mutasarrif of Basra Liwa xx Mutassarif of Basrah Liwa, Basrah
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