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'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.' [71r] (146/646)
The record is made up of 1 volume (319 folios). It was created in 2 Jul 1936-10 Mar 1938. 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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(COOTIDJ^TIAL). fl
My Lord,
The situation at Fao is bad to the extreme, it is
intolerable. We are regarded as strangers to the property,
not as landlords. Others do as they like in their
properties, but we stop with our hands tied, before everyone*
We note the ruin and destruction going on, but cannot do
anything. Two days ago the Agent at Fao came to me and
informed me of how the Mudir of the Fao Nahiya (district)
acted towards him and the wrong words he spoke against him.
Would that was for a mistake committed by the Agentl On
the contrary it was for nothing, but the prevention of
animals and such like, as landlords do in their properties.
But I know why the Mudir had done so; it was just to
threaten. Today the Agent came to me and informed me of
further activities of the Mudir: he (the Mudir) hinted
to the "Taabah" farmers to revolt and give provocation.
For example, as I have already informed you, I ordered the
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palms in Ibn Jubair f s garden to be cut down so as to build
houses in their place. They were actually cut down two
months ago, and nobody then said a word. The Mudir now
directs them to prevent rooks being landed in the said garder
claiming that they are landlords and asking us to prove
our ownership to this land. Sir, the Mudir is not keeping
at any limit, but I should like to take him with ease and
policy in the beginning, although nothing will avail with
him. I do not want to oppose him except when I lose all
hope in H him. But you should in any way make some
arrangement for the Fao property. There is no anxiety
about other provinces, as they are registered at Tapu
Department.
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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 service of judicial documents emanating from the Iraqi Government on the Shaikh of Kuwait in connection with his ownership of the gardens. 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, together with 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. in Kuwait and the British Ambassador in Baghdad mediate the talks between the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Iraqi Ministry for Foreign Affairs in order to resolve the issue.
The volume includes correspondence from 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. and the Foreign Office discussing the issue of the Iraqi Government considering part of the Shaikh’s land as mowat (land which is not cultivated because it is not cultivable), and therefore, to be confiscated by the state. The volume also includes correspondence from the Shaikh of Kuwait complaining against the Iraqi Government for putting obstacles in the way of his agents and officials administrating his properties. Upon request, the Shaikh provides a list of names of the heirs of Shaikh Mubarak who have rights to the date gardens.
British Officials discuss a few other issues including: the court case disputing the Shaikh’s ownership of the date gardens having been prosecuted by the heirs of Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Al-Zuhair at the Court of Basra, the cancellation of the attorney given by the Shaikh of Kuwait to his pleader in Basra, Abdul Jalil Partu, the suggestion of appointing an Egyptian lawyer to plead for the Shaikh at court, the importance of the Shaikh’s cooperation in taking anti-smuggling measures, the Iraq Land Settlement Law, and the British Government’s proposals for a comprehensive settlement of the date gardens issue.
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- 1 volume (319 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 321; 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 6-316, ff 69-199, and ff 242-316; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/147
- Title
- 'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.'
- Pages
- 67r:67v, 71r:71v
- Author
- āl-Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Muḥammad bin Aḥmad
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