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'File 53/11 II (D 11) Kuwait: Sheikh's Fao Properties, 1905-1910' [137r] (301/587)
The record is made up of 1 volume (291 folios). It was created in 23 Dec 1904-10 Jul 1910. 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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00137
And that a definite queBtion may be put to the Turk-
isli authorities H Why he should not be allowed , even
if the land 1 b newly reclaimed , to pay the usual
fees , iike any other riparian proprietor and enjoy
the land in peace vis: b5 repairing his eiabankment ?"
If the question of the military aafety of "ohe fon. ia
raised ? he wishes to argue "bhe qixeration , *uo contend
th.t the fort is safe and to ask why the perimeter X
laid down in the correspondemoe of which copies ,
again apparently unofficial , with translations are
attached to this report as Appendix A , should be
extended to 600 metres , depriving him of his propel-
without his consent and without compensation .
wqt this reason , it would seeki advisable t.o have a
representative of the Turkish army also present at
the meeting of the Comxriibsion •
In Appendix A , the head of the military CoBmission ,
who built the fort in 1885 » appears 1.0 have stated
that a plot of round , 350 metres square , v/as all
that would be required .
The Sheikh presses for an e «rly decision f as the del
ay in repair to his embankments is causing seriou.
damage to his lands at Fao •
Farther details than the above it will be impossible
to procure without a visit to the spot hj a British
official -aid a survey of some kind •
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This file contains correspondence regarding Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ's (the ruler of Kuwait) ownership of date gardens in Fao [the Al Faw Peninsula]. Much of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains copies - in both English and Arabic - of correspondence directly between Mubārak and British officials.
The correspondence discusses tensions between Mubārak and the Ottoman authorities in Basra regarding his ownership of land surrounding a military fort in Fao and British attempts to mediate in this disagreement. A sketch map of this land is contained in the file on folio 177.
On folio 51 the file contains a copy - in Arabic - of a settlement agreed between Mubārak and his relatives regarding ownership of properties in Fao. The settlement was registered at the British Consulate in Bussora [Basra] 8 January 1908.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (291 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of topics discussed in the file is contained on folio 1c.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence in this file commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are typed (with additions and clarifications in ink or pencil), and can be found 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. The following foliation errors occur in this file: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 6 and 6A; 59a, 59b and 59c; 62 and 62A; 79 and 79A; 89 and 89A; 94 and 94A; 227, 227A and 227B; 258 and 258A.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/484
- Title
- 'File 53/11 II (D 11) Kuwait: Sheikh's Fao Properties, 1905-1910'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1dv, 2r:5v, 6v, 6ar:6av, 7r:24v, 26r:42v, 42ar:42av, 43r:50v, 54r:58v, 59ar:59av, 59dr:59dv, 59br, 59cr:59cv, 60r:79v, 79ar:79av, 80r:89v, 89ar:89av, 90r:94v, 94ar:94av, 96r:96v, 98r:98v, 100r:100v, 102r:107v, 109v, 110v:137v, 139v, 140v, 141v, 142v:153v, 156r:176v, 178r:227v, 227ar:227bv, 228r:246v, 250r:258v, 258ar:258av, 259r:276v, 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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- Open Government Licence