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'File 53/11 VII (D 94) Date Gardens of Shaikhs of Kuwait and Mohammerah' [3r] (22/550)
The record is made up of 1 volume (273 folios). It was created in 26 Jun 1933-30 Sep 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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No. 139 • >1#/ EUWAIT.
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Lt.-Coionel li^e.Dl-ote^on, C.I.E., I.A.,
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;
To
The Hon'hie 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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, B u s h i r e ....
Formal protest by Shaikh with regard to taxation
of his exempt date gardens on Shatt al Arab.
Sir,
A
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With reference to your confidential memorandum
No.594-S, dated the 2nd June, I have the honour to forward,
for your information and that of His Majesty's Government
(a) Arabic letter (in duplicate) Mo.R/5/
71027. marked confidential and dated 5rd
Rabi Awal (26.5>55 .) from H.E. the Shaikh
to myself.
(b) Six English translations of same.
2. The Shaikhs letter speaks for itself, and is in
fact a formal protest to His Majesty's Government against
the action of the Iraq Government in collecting Istihlak
tax from his gardens in Iraq, which under the guarantee
given by His Majesty's Government to his grandfather in
ed
1914, were exempt/from all taxation. The Shaikh adds that
his agents have on various occasions represented this fact
to the tax collectors of Ihe Iraq Government, but without
avail, and that in allowing any payment to be made, he (
(the Shaikh) has done under protest , reserving all his
rights in the matter. Hie Shaikh lastly prays that His
Majesty's GoTernment will bring the matter formally to
the notice of the Iraq Government, with a view to steps
being taken by them for the issue of instructions that
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the rulers of Mohammerah and Kuwait. The correspondence discusses changes in legislation proposed by the Government of Iraq regarding the collection of land rent and land produce duties, and the impact of these proposed changes to the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ.
In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's decision to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the Shaikh of Mohamerrah, Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī by the British Government in return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in World War 1.
The correspondence discusses disturbances on the land owned by Shaikh Ahmad caused by his 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. (agricultural workers) allegedly refusing to pay rent, committing acts of sabotage and some of them demanding to be made proprietors of the land in place of the Shaikh. Within the correspondence, British officials discuss the Iraqi government's role in fostering the discontent and discuss the appropriate response with both Shaikh Aḥmad and the Government of Iraq.
The file contains a Foreign Office memorandum that outlines the sequence of events regarding the Shaikhs' date gardens from 1914 until 1933 (ff 22-25).
The file also contains details regarding a legal case brought against Shaikh Ahmad by members of the Al Zuhair family regarding the ownership of some of his land holdings in Iraq.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (273 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation: The file has one complete foliation sequence, which is written in pencil in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence begins with the first item of correspondence, on number 1, and runs through to the final folio of writing, ending on number 258. The following foliation errors are contained in the file: f 68A, f 224A.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:v-v, 1r:5v, 6v:10v, 13v:68v, 68Ar, 68Av, 69r:142v, 143v:224v, 224Ar, 224Av, 225r:259v, vi-r:x-v, back-i
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