The Date Gardens in Iraq of the Sheikhs of Koweit [Kuwait] and Mohammerah. Scope of undertakings given by HM Government in 1914. Case for the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown and Opinion thereon T W H Inskip and F B Merriman, Law Officers' Department, 29 Mar 1933. inc The date gardens in Iraq of the Sheikhs of Koweit and Mohammerah. Historical summary [undated] [6r] (11/70)
The record is made up of 1 file (35 folios). It was created in 29 Mar 1933. 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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DOCUMENT 2.
Letter dated the 21st November, 1914, from 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.
to the Shaikh of Mohammerah and its
Dependencies, Mohammerah.
After compliments.
With reference to the assurance conveyed to Your Excellency
in my letter No. 307 dated 15th October, 1910 (11th Shawwal 1328)
and having regard to the further valued services and co-operation,
which Your Excellency has rendered to the British Government and
to British interests in Arabistan and the Shatt-al-Arab, I am
now authorised to assure Your Excellency personally, and to do so
by this writing, that whatever change may take place in the form of
the Government of Persia, and whether it be Royalist or
Nationalist, His Majesty's Government will be prepared to afford
you the support necessary for obtaining a solution satisfactory both
to yourself and to us in the event of any encroachment by the
Persian Government on your jurisdiction and recognised rights or
on your property in Persia. In like manner they will safeguard you
to the best of their ability against any unprovoked attack by a
foreign power or against any encroachment by such power on your
jurisdiction and recognised rights or on your property in Persia.
These assurances are given for yourself and for your successors
from among your male descendants, and shall hold good so long as
you and they do not fail to observe your and their obligations
towards the Persian Government provided that the nomination of
your successors from among your male descendants shall be subject
to confidential consultation with, and the approval of His Majesty's
Government, and so long as you and they shall continue to be guided
by the advice of His Majesty's Government and to maintain an
attitude satisfactory to that Government.
Vis-a-vis the Persian Government, we shall do our best to
maintain Your Excellency in your present state of local autonomy.
Further, the date gardens which you now possess on the
Turkish side of the Shatt-al-Arab shall remain in full possession of
you and your heirs and immune from taxation.
(Signed) P. Z. COX,
Lieut.-Colonel,
British Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and
H.M.'s Consul-General for Ears, etc.
DOCUMENT 3.
Law for the Collection of Land Produce Duty, Iraq.
Article 1.
The Land Tax shall be changed in favour of the Istihlak Duty,
which shall be assessed and collected on land produce in accordance
with the provisions of this Law. The Minister of Finance shall
announce such change by Notification to be issued before the
maturity of the produce to which such change applies.
Article 2.
The Method of Assessment and Collection of rent on Miri un
alienated Lands in respect of land-rent (Mallakiyah Share), and
also the Method of Assessment and Collection of Water charges on
alienated and (Miri) unalienated flow lands and the method of
making compensation in the case of Auqaf land the Miri dues in
respect of which are allotted to a specific purpose, shall be made the
subject of a special law.
18786 A 5
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This file contains a British Government report (folios 1-19) regarding promises made by the British in 1914 to the rulers of Kuwait and Mohammerah concerning their ownership of date gardens in Iraq.
The report contains a description of the situation and the legal opinion of T W H Inskip and F B Merriman, Law Officers of the Crown. The report includes an appendix containing copies of a number of relevant memorandums and letters.
The file also contains an undated report (folios 20-35) entitled 'The Date Gardens in Iraq of the Sheikhs of Koweit and Mohammerah' that provides a detailed historical summary of the case.
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The file is divided into two sections; the 'Scope of undertakings given by HM Government in 1914' and a 'Historical Summary'.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first folio of the former and terminates at the last folio of the latter; 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.
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