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The record is made up of 1 volume (240 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1938-3 May 1938. 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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Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait.
Subjects Lawyer for Shaihh of Kuwait.
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• Ambaaadder Cairo telegraphed tnat most suitable Egyptian
was not available owing to Parliamentary elections, and
before approaching other, he would like to know if postponement of
lea ring for one month was possible. ! accordingly instructed
Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Kuwait to get Shaikh's la W er to try and arrange
for this adjournment, but Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Kuwait has just telegraphed
to Cairo repeating to me that this application has failed.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the rulers of Kuwait and Mohammerah. In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's decision to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted by the British Government to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī in return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in WW1.

The correspondence discusses in detail a number of cases in the Iraqi courts regarding the gardens (by that time owned by the ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ) and attempts made by British officials in Iraq and Kuwait to mediate between the two sides. In the correspondence, British officials discuss whether or not the British Government should compensate Shaikh Aḥmad for the amount of tax he had been forced to pay by the Government of Iraq and exactly what area of land was covered by the 1914 promise. More broadly, the correspondence is focused on how the disagreement can be settled permanently and whether an agreement incorporating border demarcations and anti-smuggling measures could form a part of any final settlement between Kuwait and Iraq.

The file contains correspondence regarding the hiring of an Egyptian lawyer to assist in compiling the defence for Shaikh Aḥmad. Two Egyptian lawyers are discussed and hired: Tewfik Doss Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Tawfīq Doss[?] Bāshā] and Ahmed Rushidi Bey [Aḥmad Rashīdī Bey]. The file also contains reports regarding the cutting down of trees on Shaikh Aḥmad's estates in Fao by order of the Iraqi authorities.

The file contains the following documents:

Extent and format
1 volume (240 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

An index of topics contained in the file is included on folio 1A. .

Physical characteristics

Condition: A bound correspondence volume (although some of the file's sheets have come unbound and are now loose).

Foliation: The file's foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the fifth folio from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in 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 file contains the following foliation errors: 1, 1A and 1B; 14 and 14A; 215 and 215A.

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IOR/R/15/1/496
Title
'File 53/11 XIV (D 137) Kuwait Date Gardens in Iraq'
Pages
front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:14v, 14ar:14av, 15r:214v, 216r:228v, iii-r:vi-v, 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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