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'File 2/5 VI SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [‎38r] (80/412)

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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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My dear
Kuwait Receipt
Hated '(s, ~ ^
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15 th fJ.mi.e 193^
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Thank you for your Confidential letter of theGth June 1935*
I think there must be some misunderstanding. It is true that I
applied for land but before doing so ascertained from my people
at Fao that it was, as far as they could gather from the local
residents, well clear of any land owned by the Shaikh.
Having applied, it is very difficult for me to withdraw and
say I do not want the land when actually l^do. It might be
possible for me to move in the direction of the salt pans.
As a matter of fact,now that the Iraq Government have appointed
a Mudir and made Fao into a Nahia, I cannot make any move outside
mv own particular working area, and having applied officially to
the Iraq Govt, for a piece of what I understood was their land
it is rather difficult for me to write to or see the Sheikh about
land I must of necessity apply through Government. In any case
I cannot deal direct being an Iraqi Government Official.
However if I had some idea where the Shaikh’s land is 1^could,
perhaps, put forward now tdthout delay a good reason for shifting
the site of my proposed labour camp somewhere else.
I fear I cannot come to Kowait just now. I am far too busy
and I much regret that His Excellency thinks that I have
shortcircuited him for that is the very last thing that I would
think of doing. I applied for ^ wh§ Lt I was given to understand
was Government land in perfec^jflaith and if I had had any ^ < l ea
that it was likely to create trouble for the Shaikh I would not
have applied for land as I did. It was only Decause I felt
quite sure it was all clear that I moved and will now do all
I can to move out of it.
I feel however that I cannot now approach the Shaikh ior
land, having applied to the Government I can only do my besi.
to snift to another site if that is possible.
I hope you understand.
With kindest regards.
Yours sincerely,

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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.

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1 volume (202 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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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
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