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'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 2 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab' [‎202r] (405/682)

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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ond from the date of this the name of her who
Efcde me attorney, the above mentioned (Ayesha)
will be entered in the Daftar al Karkani as void,
and the proprietor and possessor according to
Mohameden law is H.B« Shaikh Mubarak Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
aforesaid and there does not remain to ray
prinoipal in these pieces (of land) any xl#it
nor shadow of right and I promise and undertake
that I will carry out the business of inscribing
and setting free in the Deftar-al-Karkani at
Basra in the name of Shaikh Mubarak pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. afore
said or in the name of any he na y order or ask ms.
And I Mubarak as-Subah heve accepted the
aforesaid sale end agreement between n» and tbs
selling attorney, abovemantioned by answer and
acceptance according to the Share as a sale aid
acceptance final, complete and free from all
after-thought and condition and deceit and
rapjition and the seller above-mentioned has
become the owner of the price of the sale
aforesaid* An^I heve handed over the whole of
the price to Abdul Vabsb Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. aforesaid the
attorney of the aforesaid seller in cash, in
accounts and in drafts. And I have accepted as
correct the area of the lands and riverain
above-mentioned as sold above and set forth to
the measurement which the people of Infonnation,
appointed and reliable in my opinion and on this
has been founded the writing and the sale is
correct and finished between the parties. There
can be no talking or spoiling after.
And it is necessary that the total of the
expenses and taxes of the Government for the
carrying out of the business of registration and
tus freeing (of name) are upon me and nothing of

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Content

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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