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'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 2 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab' [139r] (279/682)
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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it is difficult to but there is no doubt > l f j
that a large tract of extremely valuable and
well cultivated land is in dispute and it ./ill
be necessary to move with extreme caution before
we lend our support to what may quite likely be
a piece of serious lav/less aggression*
7* I next proceeded dovm river and landed at
the Telegraph buildings and delivered a letter
from the Quarani ine officer at Basra to the
quarantine officer at ^ao«As I had no motive for
concealment, I expressed a v/ieh to see the Kaim
Hokam but it was midday and he was taking his
siesta.
8. I again embarked and we want down stream
to the house of Abdur liahim bin Haji iiashid who
is Sheikh 1 lobar ik 1 u principal Pao absent cuid an
inhabitant of this part of the country .Here we
v/ere met by the news that Abdur iiahlm vraa out
and would not be bacn till sunset, so I despatched
my chuprassi Hamad with a local man to go by
land to the Has an Nabt,the extreme southern end
of the T^ao properties,v/here Abdur riahlza was
stated to be,while we proceeded thither by sea,
so that we could catch him on his return .journey
whether by see or 1 uid.
9. I was now accompanied by the Telegraph
naivhoda one Yasin but we failed to find Abdur
Hahim who had left a little be Tore Yasin in the
dinghy reached his objective.
10. Yfe then returned a short way upriver and
proceeded to a house N.of the Turkish fort v/hich
was said to overlook the land in dispute between
Sheikh ilobarah and the military authorities of
the Tao fort.This house belonged to Ahmed bin
Bisq^of ./horn mention has already been made in
the correspondence relating to Harba island^ and
here I ,ms^;rith the usual Arab ho suit lity^ piomut^y
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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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- 'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 2 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab'
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- 117r:127v, 128ar:128av, 128r:182v, 199r:204v, 211r, 214r
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