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'File 2/5 VI SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [60r] (124/412)
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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(55/28/35)
British Qribassy,
Bagdad.
2nd May, 1935.
Sir,
Sir Francis Humphrys, in his despatch No.700 of
December 11th last, transmitted the text of a note which
he had addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
concerning the refusal of the competent Iraqi authorities
to legalise a general Power of Attorney drawn in favour of
the Basra agent of the Shaikh of Kuwait.
2. A translation of the reply from the Ministry dated
January 22nd is enclosed herein. My predecessor, having
had reason to anticipate that the reply would be unfavourable
had, as you are aware from semi-official correspondence on
this subject, been successful in attaining the desired end,
through channels other than the Ministry of Foreign Aifairs.
3. On April 9th, however, a further note was received
from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a translation of which
is enclosed herein. From this note it would appear that
the Ministry are unaware that for all practical purposes
the matter is settled, since they enquire whether the Shaikh
still maintains his refusal to accept service of legal
documents.
4. 1 am in some doubt as to the best method of dealing
with this note. In all the circumstances probably the best
course would be to leave it unanswered. If the Iraqi
Government return to the charge, the most I should leel able
to say would be that if, in fact, the Shaikh still refuses
to accept service of documents which would place him in the
position of a defendant in Court, he is entitled to do so as
a sovereign in accordance with the accepted principles of
internati onal/
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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.
- 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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- 'File 2/5 VI SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
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- 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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