حدائق التمر المملوكة لشيوخ الكويت والمحمرة في العراق. نطاق الالتزامات الممنوحة من حكومة بريطانيا في ١٩١٤. قضية مقدّمة لمعرفة رأي المسؤولين القانونيين الملكيين ورأي ت. و. هـ. إنسكيب و ب. ب. ميريمان، إدارة المسؤولين القانونيين، ٢٩ مارس ١٩٣٣ وتشمل حدائق التمر المملوكة لشيوخ الكويت والمحمرة في العراق. ملخص تاريخي [غير مؤرّخ] [و‎‎٢‎٥] (٧٠/٤٩)

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of 1936.
6.
the L lw Officers, in their opinion of January 23rd 1934,
had advised i<.v our ably as to His Ilajesty's Government's
chances of success in that event, that opinion had to
some extent been based on a false premise, in that His
Majesty's Government had failed to implement their under
takings to the Sheikh - at least as regards regularising
the Sheikh of Koweit 1 s title - in the period when it had
been open to them to do so. In these circumstances it
was considered that arbitration involved a considerable
element of risk., and in the event of an unfavourable
verdict might expose His Majesty's Government to large and
indefinite liabilities. Despite the grave objections to
Sir P. Humphrys 1 proposal, it was therefore decided to
authorise him in the event of the 1933 solution definitely
proving unobtainable, to fall back on his alternative
proposal.
10. His l.ajesty's Government's proposals were eventually
communicated to the Acting Minister lor foreign Affairs in
a letter dated January 28th, 1936 to the xollowing effect:
On the understanding that the Iraqi Government
would ensure that the Sheikh of Loweit was given a
legally valid and unassailable title to his Faddaghiyah
property (except that portion of the Bashiyah section
already alienated from the Sheikh by a Court judgment
/Tor which loss His I.ajesty's Government had resigned
themselves to compensate the Sheikh/ 7 ), His lajesty's
Government would contribute a sum not exceeding
£2,000 towards the expenses which might be incurred
in carrying out the necessary transactions. Provided
that effect was given to these arrangements, and on the
further/