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'File 18/143 I (D 87) Service of Iraqi judicial documents in Kuwait' [2r] (26/238)
The record is made up of 1 volume (114 folios). It was created in 25 Apr 1930-6 Feb 1935. 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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matters however by saying it was only kindness to let his
relative know, lest an adverse decision be given against
him by the 'Iraq Courts in his absence.
lies in the fact that many Kuwaitis own property in and
round about Basrah, while similarly several of the leading
families of Basrah own houses in Kuwait and like to "summer"
here.
the question and the fact that the 'Iraq Nationalist party
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appears bent on slowly but sur&ly working for the gradual
incorporation of Kuwait into 'Iraq, or at least bringing
Kuwait under 'Iraq's influence, by, on the other hand.
skilful propaganda against Bin Saud which takes the form
of showing 'Iraq up in the light of the obvious and natural
friend of Kuwait whose interests are bound together, and
on the other hand by more , 'machiavellian ,, methods such as
at times flattering the Shaikh and his subjects and giving
them advantages in Basrah, and at other times bringing
official pressure to bear, such as the threat against the
Shaikh's Fao property, which latter according to well
informed Kuwait opinion merely means, "If you acknowledge
'Iraq as suzerain your property will be safe and you need
never pay taxes, if you don't, then you property will be
taxed, and eventually will probably be taken from you".
The propagandists and wire-pullers are, as far as
one can see, partly 'Iraqis residing in Kuwait who act on
instructions from Baghdad friends and partly 'Iraq officials
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in Basrah who have ways and means of bringing influence to
bear on Kuwait subjects who have mercantile and landed
interests in Basrah,
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The difficulty of course.and it is a real one
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Behind everything also is the political aspect of
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant.
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 papers are mainly dated April 1930 - September 1931, with a few papers at the rear of the file dated January-February 1935. The file relates to the custom of serving summonses and other legal documents emanating from the Iraq courts on individuals residing in Kuwait (whether Iraqi subjects or Kuwaitis having property in Iraq). The papers are mainly in the form of correspondence between 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 [Lieutenant Colonel Harold Richard Patrick Dickson], who reports the views of the Sheikh of Kuwait [Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah], the Secretariat of the High Commissioner for Iraq, which reports the views of the Government of Iraq, and the office of 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 file also includes discussion of a request by the Sheikh of Kuwait for the creation of a reciprocal arrangement for the service of judicial documents between the two states, and the issue of the charging by Kuwait of a fee of five rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. for the service of such documents. Dickson states in a letter, which raises the whole issue, to 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. dated 25 April 1930 that the 'Iraq Nationalist party appears bent on slowly but surely working for the gradual incorporation of Kuwait into Iraq, or at least bringing Kuwait under Iraq's influence'. Includes two letters in Arabic from the Sheikh of Kuwait.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (114 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
There is a short table of contents near the front of the volume (which lists just two topics), with page references.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the system in use starts at the first document in the volume, and continues through to the end of the file notes, which are the last document in the volume. The foliation system appears as a sequence written in pencil, enclosed within a circle, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Some text, in the form of a short table of contents, also appears on the sixth folio in from the front cover, in an area of the volume that has not been foliated. ff.38 and 43 need to be folded out to be read. Another foliation sequence, also written in pencil but not enclosed in a circle and numbered 45-89, also appears on ff.44-88 of the volume.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/309
- Title
- 'File 18/143 I (D 87) Service of Iraqi judicial documents in Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:viii-v, 1r:37v, 39r:43r, 43r, 43r:100v, ix-r:xiii-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence