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Coll 17/19 ‘Iraq: Sheikh of Koweit’s Fao Date Gardens’ [‎250r] (499/675)

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The record is made up of 1 file (337 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1933-25 Apr 1939. It was written in English. 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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had not the Assyrian question ooiae up and distracted
attention in .Baghdad, nothing short of a British warship
at Fao would have restored the situation*
12, As it is, the lawyer, Mr,Gabriel, gave it as his
considered view that the ’Iraq Government would come back
to the attack with even greater vigour as soon as they
\ had cleared up the Assyrian mess, Hts underground inform
ation fiom Baghdad, which had rarely been at fault, he said,
convinced him that the trouble was only scotched, not ended,
13, I apologize for the length of this letter, but
I am most anxious that you get a true picture of recent
happenings and what people are thinking about, for I regret
to say that I also take the view that wo shall hear more
of this Fao business later if not this year than next, and
probably just before the antes ripen once more,
14, Tn conclusion, I note that in some quarters there
is a tendency to think that the whole 1 ’ao trouble is nothing
more than a noisy dispute as to what percentage of the
produce the 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. should pay the Shaikh. I trust that ray
above remarks will show that the trouble has had a much
deeper and significant origin. The mere fact that the
Sheikh has gone "all out" to ovoid the ’Iraq "Courts" and
arrive at a direct settlement with his tenants, was because
he and his lawyer, Mr .Gabriel, realized in time the trap
they were being shepherded into. Although a settlement
has been arrived at, it should be realized that the Shaikh
has given away much in money and prestige and, it will
take him sonetl a to recover the ground ho has lost with his
j
tenants.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Tour nest obedient servant,
.
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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,

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The file contains papers, mainly correspondence and 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. Minute Papers, relating to the Shaikh of Koweit’s [Kuwait’s] date gardens at Fao [Al-Faw] in Iraq. It includes correspondence concerning:

The correspondence mostly consists of correspondence between 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, correspondence between 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 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. , and copy correspondence sent to 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. by the Foreign Office and 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. . The main correspondents in the copy correspondence are as follows: the Foreign Office; 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. ; HM Ambassador, Baghdad; HM Representative, Baghdad; 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; the Iraqi Ministry for Foreign Affairs; and Shaikh Sir Ahmed Al-Jabir As-Subah, Shaikh of Koweit.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (337 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 337; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 6-336; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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