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'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 2 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab' [‎200r] (401/682)

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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Translation of the Deed between Shaikh
Mubarak and Abdul Wahab Kirtas relating to
the purchase of the property Fadhagiya from
Ayesha Khanem, D/ 21st Mohurrum 1327 A.H.
The cause of writing this is:-
The t the contracting parties of this regular
agreement are istly H.E. Shaikh Mubarak Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
As-Subah on his own behalf and 2ndly Abdul V/ahat
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. al Kirtas, the agent according to
Mohamedan Law, on behalf of his principal Ayesha
Khanem, Ihe daughter of the deceased Abdulla
Az-Zuhair, empowered to make agreements accord
ing to Ilohamedan Law and suitable conventions
on her behalf, according to the terms of his
Power of Attorney in Mohamedan Law dated the
26th of the month Thi-ul-Kaada of the year 1326
H., Issued from the holy Shara court of the
city of Basra. And each of the contracting,
naned abcwe, assert and agrees by this agreement
to that which proceeds from him by answer, by
acceptance, by agreement, and by promise
according to what follows, and that is:-
That I Abdul Wahab Kirtas have sold
according to my Power of Attorney mentioned
above to H.E. Shaikh Mubarak Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. As-Subah
mentioned above one side of tbe lend which is
the property of my principal as stated above,
and in her possession up to the present
agreement and all those pieces of land planted
wi th trees and date-palms and the adjoining
riverain land all of them situated in the tract
of Fedhv-giys, in the Kathaa of *ao, of the

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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