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'File 53/11 VIII (D 98) Date Gardens of Shaikhs of Kuwait and Mohammerah' [37r] (90/576)
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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produce of these dates trees is to be paid to the Shaikhs
of Kuwait, in acoordance with an old procedure based - as
stated - on a written will from A1 Subah's grandfather^
J, ^ ^ ^ #
The difference between the Ta'abs and A1 Subah is attri
buted to the following three reasons:
!• It is stated above that the Ta'ab receives 2/5th from the
net produce 3 and the remainder goes to the Shaikhs* The
fifth of the original fifths of the Shaikhs is deducted, being
G-overnraent dues which the Shaikhs used to pay in the tine of
the Ottoman Government» This customs continued in force
until the application of the Istihlak Law, when the Ta T abs
claimed half the produce of the date trees, considering that
they are required to pay the "Ushr" from their own net shares.
The Shaikhs of Kuwait have agreed to pay them ^ 44 ^ from the
produce, but the Ta'abs refused this division and insisted
on claiiling half.
Owing to this insistence on the part of the Ta'abs, and
the shaikh obstinacy, the difference between the two parties
took a serious form. The Shaikhs of Kuwait began, therefore,
to stand in the way of the river crafts arriving in Kuwait
and which belong to the Ta'abs, on the allegation that these
ere u carry smuggled sand, etc. Further, the Shaikhs have
fileci. suits againsu certain ra , abs, for the recovery from them
of their Malliklya, a fact which led the Ta^bs to ask the
Agents of the Shaikhs to produce the document which Drove
their ownership. The wnaikhs have obtained Judgement in
default against the Ta'abs, but the latter have submitted ob
jections to those judgements, thus the eases remained for the
agent o^ the shaikhs to produce an
agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
wherein the "Tabligh rf
and"Taballagh" aliould not be excepted. The case was adjourned
until after the vacation of courts.
These are the true facts, submitted for information.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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- English, Arabic and Turkish in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/490
- Title
- 'File 53/11 VIII (D 98) Date Gardens of Shaikhs of Kuwait and Mohammerah'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1ev, 2r:5v, 7v:9v, 11v:14v, 15v:18v, 19v:27v, 27ar:27av, 28r:35v, 36v:37v, 41v, 44v:120r, 131r:140v, 140ar:140av, 141r:142v, 142ar:142av, 143v:146v, 146ar:146av, 147r:197v, 199v:237v, 237ar:237av, 238r:270v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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