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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] [23r] (45/70)
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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6. On the strength of the Law Otxicers' opinion of
1950 that His ] ajesty's Government would, in the event of
arbitration, have a rec.sonable prospect ol success, a
despatch vas prepared instructing the High Corinissicner
to suggest, should it prove impossible to induce the
Iraqi Government to accept the obligations to the Sheikxis^
that the matter should be referred to arbitration. In
the event this despatch was never issued, His Iiajesty s
Government preferring to stand aside whilst the Iraqi
Government entered into direct negotiations with the
Sheikhs. At the same time it was agreed between Sir ?.
Humphrys and Puri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
in an exchange of letters dated
August 19th, 1930, that the obligations to the Sheikhs
should be included in the list, to be communicated to the
Iraqi Government, of international obligations devolving
on Iraq under Article 8 of the 1930 Treaty of Alliance,
with a foot-note to the effect that private negotiations
were proceeding with a view to the liquidation of that
particular obligation and that if these were unsuccessful
the question would be discussed lurther between the two
Governments.
7. at the end of 1931 it became apparent that the
direct negotiations between the Sheikhs and the Iraqi
Government had broken down and in 1932 the whole question
was thrown into the melting pot by the Iraqi Government s
introduction of the Istihlak tax and by the appearance of
a number or private claimants bringing actions into the
Iraqi courts to dispossess the Sheikh of Koweit oi certain
of his properties.
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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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- 1 file (35 folios)
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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.
Pagination: Each section of the file also contains an original and distinct pagination sequence.
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- 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]
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- 1r:35v
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