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'File 53/11 VIII (D 98) Date Gardens of Shaikhs of Kuwait and Mohammerah' [36r] (88/576)
The record is made up of 1 volume (286 folios). It was created in 30 Sep 1933-30 May 1934. 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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Translation of Mutasarrif Basra's memorandum No # C/318,
of 27th August 1933, to the Ministry of Interior•
Fao Estates•
Our memo No#0/261 of 3rd August 1933»
As the dispute between the Shaikhs of Kuwait and
Fao
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 n Malakiya tr
I summarise "below the history of the Fao lands under dispute#
LiluLK IN L^KDo.
Reports are current since old that the lands of
Fao 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 Kuwait, who divided it into parts (Ahwaz) having fi
fixed the boundaries, and made the "Ta T abs T V settle therin^
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". You will gather from the above that
most of the said lands, if notjall, are unalienated Miri
ones, because they appeared from the sea, as indicated above#
^v.;^ til-, ^
As a result of local investigations, it appeared
that the Ta'ab receives 2/5ths of the produce. The Ta f abs
share of the first fifth is considered "Musha" to him from
date trees, and the second fifth is given to hi: for his
work, such as, digging out rivers, making bunds, planting
date trees, their fecundation of cutting and other falaha
works. As regards fruits - which are naturally few - they
usually go to the Ta'ab# From this n Ta T amul" at Fao, only
some properties, (the number of their Jireebs Tt is estimated
at about 40) which are said to have been belonging to A1
Jubran, are excepted. As also a similar number belonging
to the Bait of i^ashid, and other few Jireebs, are excepted
from the Ta f amul in question. Only l/4th of the produce
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the rulers of Mohammerah and Kuwait. The correspondence discusses changes in legislation proposed by the Government of Iraq regarding the collection of land rent and land produce duties, and the impact of these changes to the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ.
In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's decision to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī by the British Government in return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in World War 1.
The file contains details regarding a legal case brought against Shaikh Aḥmad by members of the Al Zuhair family regarding the ownership of some of his land holdings in Iraq.
Correspondence in the file states that the problems between Shaikh Aḥmad and 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. (agricultural workers) on his land - as described in detail in IOR/R/15/1/489 - had been resolved.
The file contains correspondence regarding Jacob Gabriel, the Armenian legal representative of Shaikh Ahmad (ff. 5-13) as well as minutes from two meetings held at the Foreign Office with representatives from 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. , the Treasury, the Treasury Solicitor's Department and the Foreign Office (ff.167-183 & ff. 187-200).
The file also contains the following:
- An English translation of an article which appeared in the Iraqi newspaper Al Ahali in December 1933. The article accuses the Al Sabah family of 'meddling' with 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. in order to preserve control over their lands in Iraq (f.111).
- A copy (in Arabic) of Iraq's Land Laws (ff. 120-130).
- Detailed figures concerning the produce of Shaikh Aḥmad's lands and the amount of tax and export duties paid on them (ff. 214-227).
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- 1 volume (286 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using uncircled pencil numbers in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. .
The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a-1e, 27a, 140a-140f, 142a, 146a, 237a.
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- IOR/R/15/1/490
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