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'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 2 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab' [110r] (219/682)
The record is made up of 1 volume (338 folios). It was created in 14 Aug 1904-18 Aug 1920. 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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^erarating us and v/e are Islam#W® v/hat v/ilis#
will be and what he does not wish#will not be.And
we were vexed b^' *che .quarantine and it does not
retel^God is the reneller.Ajnd v/e see * - our servants
who are in your possessions at ^ao flying away froia
Turkish oppression and they in your assembly inform
us of all that is going on against (your)property #
Also#in our places#reaches us news of all that
goes on against you frou the injxiries inflicted by
the Turks#especially against y our ^ao property • Now
vie vd.ll not consent to these troubles which are
against Shara 1 and we will not agree about you that
you should be patient under these troubles which are
happening against your property . Than if this Govern
ment whom you and we are following - at your iedre
expressed to us - will renel from your property then
it is due from you that you conciliate them in nich
a way as may not injure.Then if we see that# then we
shall know that y our opinion has hit the mark#i3ut
if the Turks go on in this way in the injury of your
property vdthout right f uid there is no stopping of
that# enough# we have not seen a place for protection .
We do not want protection#
Now Phe intention is that 1 should make plain
the circumstances and in spite of all this#I am
under your orders#And the passingers who come in
the mail boats#there will be from the people of
Koweit one in ten and nine from the families of
the tribes and people of Nejd and the Princes whose
followers will come in the mail steamers in l»heir
address to me they; have the right on their side
against me because I also have seen your carelessness
about the protection of my property for the re
pelling from it in the path of right and the present
customs in Basra,(apparently Turkish vexations and
misrule).And in spite of all this#I am at your
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to three main topics.
The first main topic discussed is the Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens on the Shatt al-Arab (ff 3-162). The discussion in the volume relates to the Shaikh's concern about the repair of embankments and the actions of Turkish soldiers in dismantling the embankments in proximity to their fort. Included in the volume is a hand-drawn plan (folio 135) of the fort, garden, embankments and marshlands in relation to the Shatt al Arab waterway.
The second main topic discussed is registration of Shaikh Mubarak's property at Faddaghiya (ff 163-311). The volume includes the Arabic version with English translation (ff 165-182) of the preliminary agreement between Shaikh Mubarak al-Sabah and Abdul Wahab bin Qirtass concerning 'the property known as Fadhagiya' as well as the final deed relating to the purchase. Also included is an Arabic copy (folio 251) of 'receipts passed for land revenue paid by Shaikh Mubarak on his Faddaghiya estate'.
The third main topic discussed is the dismissal of the Mudir of Fao for overstepping his authority.
The principal correspondents in the volume include the 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 (Stuart George Knox; William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department (Sir Louis Dane); the First Assistant Resident, Bushire; HBM's Consul at Basrah; and the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Mubarak bin Sabah al-Sabah).
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- 1 volume (338 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 340; 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.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Pagination: the file also contains a hand written pagination sequence (ff 3-339).
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- Title
- 'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 2 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:12v, 14r:16v, 18r:25v, 27r:33v, 35r:56v, 58r:68v, 70r:70v, 73r:73v, 75r:82r, 83v:93v, 99r:116v, 183r:198v, 205r:208v, 209v:210v, 211v:213v, 214v:273v, 276r:293v, 294v:302v, 304r:339v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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