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'File 2/5 III SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS' [167r] (338/418)
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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' MUt + Sarr i f Basrats memo NO* G/318 of 27th August,
193o, to th© Ministry of interior*
Our memo No. c/261 of 3rd August, 1933.
As the dispute between the Shaikhs of Kuweit and pao
fellahs
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.
reached at last the stage of ownership ’’Malakiya’*, I summarise
below the history of the pao lands under dispute.
M Mulk” in pao lands .
Reports are current since old that the lands of pao were a
small and limited spot containing a small number of date trees
under the Tasarraf of Muntafiq shaikhs. Eighty years ago, one
of those shaikhs offered same to the shaikhs of Kuweit, v/ho
divided it into parts (Ahwaz) having fixed boundaries, and made
the “Ta’abs” settle therein. They had constructed bunds,
and planted date trees, thus, these lands became vast due to the
addition thereto of lands that appear from the sea each year.
At last, the number of date trees in the lands in question /
amounted to over 7000 ,, Jireebs n . you will gather from the
above that most of the said lands, if not all, unalienated
miri ones, because they appeared from the sea, as indicated above.
"Ta T ainul " between the Mall ak and the Ta’a b.
As a result of local investigations, it appeared that the
"Ta’ab” receives 2/5ths of the produce. The Ta’ ab’s share of
the first-fifth is considered "Musha" to him from date trees,
and the second fifth is given to him for his work, such as, dig
ging out rivers, making bunds, planting date trees, their fecunda
tion of cutting and other falaha v/orks. As regards fruits -
which are naturally few — they usually go to the Ta f ab. prom
this "Ta’amul" at pao, only some properties, (the number of
their "Jireebs” is estimated at about 40) which are said to have
been belonging to Al Jubran, are excepted. As also a similar
number belonging to the "Bait of Rashid", and other few jireebs,
are excepted from the "Ta T amul" in question. Only l/4th of the
produce of these.dates trees is to be paid to the Shaikhs of
Kuweit, in accordance with an old procedure based - as stated -
on a written will from Al Saban’s grandfather.
Pao Estates
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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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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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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- 'File 2/5 III SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS'
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- 167r:168v
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- Mutasarrif of Basra Liwa xx Mutassarif of Basrah Liwa, Basrah
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