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'File 2/5 VI SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [28r] (60/412)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 22 Jan 1935-3 Mar 1936. 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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tltX© to his 5 exempt Date Gardens guaranteed to him
by promise of H.II. Government in 19X4 (Fao being one
of these)*
4 t The line which I took therefore with the Political
Resident and the Ambassador was that the Shaikh had
been very hurt at the thought that you had not approaohec
him direct about the land in the first place,(which was
indeed true), and that it was my firm belief that if
you could now see your way to run down end see him (the
Shaikh) personally or write him a nice letter explain
ing the position, he would be genuinely grateful and
would be very ready to let you have the plot of ground
you required and on the easiest of terms*
5* Fowls who passed through here recently from
Baghdad, mentioned that you would probably get the tip
from the Ambassador to act on my suggestion and he told
me that if I did not hear from you soon, I could write
and ask what your plans were*
6* This X am now doing and whilst hoping sincerely
that you will decide to come to Kuwait and settle the
business hare, X would like to say that both the wife
and I extend you a cordial invitation to stay with us
in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, for as long as you Ilka, when you do xe
come down*
Yours sincerely,
c
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- Content
The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, in southern Iraq. In particular, the correspondence concerns the alleged intention of the Iraqi Government to expropriate a portion of the Shaikh of Kuwait’s property at Faw. The volume also concerns the service of judicial documents emanating from the Iraqi Government on the Shaikh of Kuwait in connection with his ownership of the gardens and the refusal of the Iraqi Ministry of Justice to recognise the Power of Attorney presented to them by the Shaikh of Kuwait’s lawyer in Basra, J Gabriel.
In the volume, British Officials discuss the failure of the Iraqi Government to validate the Shaikh’s title to his Faddaghiyya gardens, the Shaikh’s appointment of his son Muhammad as his attorney in Iraq, and the appointment of Abdul Jalil Partu as the Shaikh’s pleader in Basra instead of J Gabriel. The volume also includes correspondence related to the demands for customs duty by Iraqi customs authorities on Shaikh of Kuwait’s motor launch.
The main correspondence is 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, the British Ambassador, Baghdad, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iraq, the Ruler of Kuwait, and the Foreign Office, London.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate 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 204; 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.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/145
- Title
- 'File 2/5 VI SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:7v, 10r:17v, 19r:24v, 27r:28v, 31r:32v, 34r:37v, 39r:39v, 41r:43v, 46r:46v, 47v:62v, 65r:79v, 81r:84v, 87r:87v, 89r:90v, 92r:94v, 96r:151v, 153r:156v, 159r:166v, 168r:175v, 178r:178v, 180r:180v, 182r:183v, 185r:193v, 196r:203v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence