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'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 2 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab' [217r] (435/682)
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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Oonat&ntinopla pro/ualted the tr^ncsxor pending fartaer
ordora, co wr<.io^ tuo Wall appended tne equivalent of our
routine official remark ^otad*.
.Sdeikk r'abarak’a explanation of i^is telegram ie tnat
jtoaiirum Effondi w&a inimical 10 nlm and nearing of nis in-
• tended purchase of the Fadhagiya property, telegraphed to
Constantinople that the purchaee was being made by Mubarak
with British gold and it was upon this falsehood taat the
Ministry of tne Interior telegraphed the order to delay
the completion of the sale. This delay was effected at
basra by a refusal to register the land-transfer unloss
Shaikh Mubarak took out a Nationality certificate labelling
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aim as a Turkish subject. The means of salvation were oom-
/
-manicated to Abdul tfanab al-Kirtas f but ne on behalf of
Sheikh kubarak at once said that sueh a course was unpre
cedented in the oase of any well-known merchant or large
landowner in Basra and much less to be contemplated in tae
oase of an influential Bheikh of Mubarak f s position who
other
moreover held many acres on the Shatt-el-Arab and had nev-
-er hitherto been requested to conform to a regulation
which was enforced but seldom and then only in the oaae
of petty nobodies.
£>• Abdul v'ahab al-Kirtaa continued j£trying at in
tervals to efieot the transfer and Sayid Arif Bey the Ara&
who suooeeded Mahrum jbffendl as wall in May ii-Ou endeavour-
-ed to help him by getting the earlier order cancelled at
Constantinople. Nothing however resulted and Arif bey was
in turn suooceded in October U'jy by Buliman Nathif
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
,
the present #ali. Abdul ^rahab addressed himself to the
newcomer at the first opportunity and was told at onoe and
very plainly that no transfer would be made until Mubarak
had duly registered himself as an Ottoman Subject •
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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).
- Extent and format
- 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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