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'File 2/5 VI SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [‎52r] (108/412)

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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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Telegram R.3Q.
From Secretary of State for Foreign Aifairo
London »
To Ambassador, Bagdad. Ho.161.
Repeated 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. , Bushire. Ho.42.
Government of India, Simla.
Dated 18th (received 19th) June 1936.
Your telegram Bo. 166.
In replying to Iraq Government you pnould be guided
generally by Handel's letter of December* 13th 1934 to Sir F.
Hurophrys and by paragraphs 3 and 4 of Mr .Helm's letter of
February 16th' to Bateman but ^ou will of course not refer to
existance of a class of cases in which an exception is held
by some authorities to obtain and if Iraqis should allude to
this question you should not say anything at this stage which
might imply that His Majesty 1 s Government would admit such
exception •
Iraq Government in spite of their repeated promises and oi
undertakings given by present and late King to validate
Shaikh's title to Faddagiyeh gardens. Please represent this
aspect of question as strongly as possible to Iraq Government
and report by despatch progress made with title question g
subsequent to Sir F.Humphrys despatch No.64, *
it might be desirable but only after settlement oi Faddagiyeh
case and provided certain conditions were fulfilled tiiat Dhaikh
involving title to land in Iraq and therefore acceptance of
Serious factor in present difficulty is failure of
As stated in paragraph 3 of letter of February 16th
should accept jurisdiction wim Iraqi Courts in actions
service /

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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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