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'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh' [82v] (164/556)
The record is made up of 1 file (277 folios). It was created in 26 Apr 1905-24 Aug 1923. 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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land according to this line amounts to Rs. 60,000 which will be paid to me,
Sheikh Mubarak, or to my heirs in advance yearly, as long as the British Gov
ernment desires the aforesaid land.
Fourthly. —There is included in the aforesaid rent, without other rent or
demand of any kind, the right to all land, above ground or under sea, between
the two sides, the east and the west, produced in the north-west direction to
three fathoms of sea water at the time of the lowest low tide (opposite the north
western boundary) 3 and it is lawful for the English Government to build and
construct between the aforesaid limits any building of any kind, coal sheds,
harbour works, etcetera.
And also it is lawful for the aforesaid Government to put down buoys and
do all work needful for the ease of the ships from the open sea to the Bunder.
And also it is lawful for the English Government that they should lease
the lands in part or in whole for a fixed term of years or in perpetuity to the
English subjects or to the subjects of “ British India,” 1 mean, the people of
India, or to the subjects of me, Sheikh Mubarak, I mean, the people of Koweit,
at their perfect will and pleasure.
Fifthly. —And further, in consideration of the rent detailed, I, Sheikh Mubarak,
confirm on my own behalf and on behalf of my heirs, my former promise that
neither I nor my heirs will grant, sell or lease to a foreign Government and in
this is included the Ottoman Government or to the subjects of any Foreign Gov*
ernment any of our land within Koweit boundaries or around it without the
permission of the precious English Government.
Sixthly. —-And also I, Sheikh Mubarak, and my heirs, am bound in this
paper that we will give to the English Government the right of pre-emption in
sale or lease of the lands detailed below :—
Firstly. —The lands which lie adjacent to the lands detailed at a distance of
2,000 cubits in any direction from the nearest boundary of the leased lands but
to my subjects, the people of Koweit, to them shall be a right of pre-emption
stronger and prior to that of the English Government in this special land.
Secondly. —The entire island of Shweikh 4 and its surrounding foreshore.
Thirdly. —All the lands and the foreshore in the direction of Ras Kathama
to a distance of two sea miles, 1 mean 8,000 cubits in any direction from Ras
Kathama ; if the Government should have any desire in that place, then it will
be on lease separate from the lands of Shweikh at a rent 5 that shall please me
and there shall be to me a house near the house of the Government, should the
Government desire (the land) and the house, which shall be to me, shall be a
square, each side 300 cubits, the total 1,200 cubits ; and to my subjects also
land (which ig 00t ”^ 3 r e 8 d — the desire of Government) 6 and, if it should be neces
sary, I will leave to the Government a road to the sea, within my limits the breadth
of which shall not be less than 10 cubits.
Seventhly. —In explanation of the preceding paragraph, that it may not be
concealed, whenever any soever may come and desire to buy or to take on lease
the lands detailed in the 6th paragraph either in part or the whole, every
time before that I, Sheikh Mubarak, or my heirs accept the offer of the
buyer or of the lessee 7 it behoves, and is incumbent on, me, Sheikh
Mubarak, or by heirs that we should inform the Agent of the English Govern
ment in Koweit or the Consul-General of the precious English Government in
Bushire, and we will give to the aforesaid friend a perfect opportunity, not less
than 3 months, that he may consult higher authority and decide whether the
English Government wishes to buy or take on lease the aforesaid lands or no.
Eighthly. —If the opinion of the English Government is fixed on the purchase
or lease of the lands - ^auaeJ" accordance with the offer and condi-
tions of the purchaser or lessee, the offer of the English Government will be
accepted without talk or further demand 5 and the demanded lands will
be sold or leased to the aforesaid English Government on these conditions 8
and I, Sheikh Mubarak, have accepted this rent especially from the precious
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The file includes letters (drafts, originals, and copies), telegrams, and notes relating to secret negotiations over the lease of Bander Shweikh [Ash Shuwaykh] from the Shaikh of Kuwait. The correspondence is mostly between 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, 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 the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (or his assistant) in Bushire, and the Foreign Department of the Government of India, but also includes communications from the Ambassador in Constantinople, Admiralty, 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. , Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Marine Department of the Government of India, Foreign Office, Shaikh Mobarek of Kuwait [Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ], and Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]. Following the First World War 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. communicated with the Civil (later High) Commissioner in Iraq rather than the Government of India.
The papers cover the following matters:
- the secret negotiations over the terms of the lease agreement between 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 and Shaikh Mobarek, such as customs rates and the inclusion of the island of Warba
- concern about how the Turks might view the agreement
- use of the site as the terminus of the Baghdad Railway
- arrangements for the annual payments to the Shaikh
- construction of buildings such as coal sheds and structures such as moorings
- the precise delimitations of the plot to be leased
- termination of the lease and the question of whether to replace it with a subsidy for the Shaikh
- future use of the buildings
- arrangements for a refund following an overpayment
The file includes the following documents:
- Captain Heming's report on the position and requirements for the proposed plot (folios 3-6)
- the final agreement, signed in October 1907, in English and Arabic (folios 118-36)
- a sketch plan of the Bander Shweikh foreshore (folio 185)
- Extent and format
- 1 file (277 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in chronological order, from the front of the file to the back.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 278; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-218; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/5/92
- Title
- 'File 36/3 Lease of Bander Shweikh'
- Pages
- 80v, 81v:83v, 84v:86v
- Author
- ‘Abbās Ḥilmī Pasha
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- Public Domain