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'File 2/5 VI SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [195r] (394/412)
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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I am an Iraqi in origin, and possessed extensive land property
which I inherited from my forefathers, but Shaikh Ahmad al Jabar at Sabah
confiscated all my property and turned me out of it by force majors,and
H.h,. is still enyoying the benefit of my land property which he obtained
illegally and unjustly,on my part I am weak and ufcable to oppose him or
raise objections to him for he is a great authority and I am singlehand-
ed without support.
I was compelled however in the year 1933 to file a suit against
him in the Court of first Instance Basrah,which was r egistered under
Serial No.282/1933, but unfortunately I could not serve the Summons
of the court upon my defendant neither in person nor to his epresentativ«
i in Iraq,and that the Court itself tried also its best on several occasions
to serve the surmnons upon the Shaikh either personally or otherwise but
lts ' ® rts went i" ^ain, and was met with complete failure each t ime.
| I was rather stupefied with such transaction & dealings contrary
to the spirit of justice and void of equity.Andl therefore feel compelled
once more to submit my grievances through your good offices,with full
hopes that after perusing my petition you will be kind enoughto render
me a*iy assistance possible in your power to solve my knotty problem. For
I am inclined to believe at last that you alone can solve my problem,
similar to other matters solved by your kindness.'Firstly in your capacity
as
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.
of Great Britain I feel assured you will not refuse
V nearty request of a weak man, and beseech you in the name of justice
(i.e. the justice which has nothing to do with policy) to take any arrang-
f ent P° s 3i E le to serve the summons either to the Shaikh in person or
,
o his representatives, and by doing so you will admit yourself as
^otector of justice to which a^s a representative of Great Britain is
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ever known, for Great Britain is widely known forits good and just
Management all over the word, throughout her Kingdome and in the
lominions in general,,
sd. hussein hamad hamdi
through
Haj i Kadhem el Badir
Ashar Basra.
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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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- 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
- 194r:195v
- Author
- Hamdi, Husain Hamad xx Hussein
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