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File 2/5 XIII 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS' [171r] (341/676)
The record is made up of 1 file (336 folios). It was created in 4 Apr 1941-6 Dec 1942. 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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D.O* No*C/^5\ Political hgency,
Kuwait*
21at May, 1942.
,.My lear Colonel,
Please refer to my telegram No*525 of the 21st Hay.
2, The necessity for selectixig a new advocate in Basrah
and as it later transpired a special advocate in Baghdad to
reprooont the Aa-Jubaii interests on the 25th May at the hearing
of the appeal h&a. meant the preparation of a new sat of powers
of attorney. The tiine in mica to prepare these documents was
very short arid the task ms niacie no eaoeir by the precarious
state of health in which His iiigoness has oeen for some time,
hia medical aiivisers imving forbidden the discussion of any
v/orrving or iri'itating subjects and nothing is raore irritating
than the Date Garden Case especially when family squabbles are
mixod up with it.
3. ‘The powers of attorney were prepared and they wai'Q
to be signed yesterday May 20th at mid-day when His Highness
returner* from Falaoha Island where he liad been for a very
short cruise with Ms medical adviser in attendance. I
remained in the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
until 7-30 p.m. ready to countersign
the documents which were to be sent straight to Basrah by a
special car so that they could be registered today and
Shaikh Mohainaad, His Hi^dmess* son aiid. agent and Haji
Sulirian Fadhi were to leave this evening for Baghdad to
interview the advocate Yusuf al Kabir wito is to bo briefed
to represent His MganeaB.
At 5-30 p.ra. on the 20th May His Highness 1 Secretary
came to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and said that His Highneca liad signed
. the/
The Hon’ble Lt. Col. W*H. Hay, C.IJB.,
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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This file is a continuation from IOR/R/15/5/151. It contains correspondence, memoranda and legal papers regarding lawsuits brought against the Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] by the heirs of the former owners of the Al Faddaghiyeh, Al Bashiyah and Al Fao properties, and efforts on behalf of the Shaikh to reclaim the properties. The papers discuss: the application of Land Settlement Procedure in the Bashiyah, Fao and Faddahiyeh cases; an amendment to the Land Settlement Law which potentially prevents non-Iraqi nationals from owning property in Iraq; updates on the various hearings and appeals being held in the Iraqi courts; arrangements for powers of attorney to be granted to and by the Shaikh; changes in the Shaikh's legal representation, following the conscription of representative Abdul Jalil Partu into the army, and later his appointment as Mayor of Basra; the occupation of the Fao fish and meat markets by the Fao municipality; and the actions of the Andrew Weir and Co monopoly in blocking the export of dates from the gardens.
The file primarily consists of correspondence between the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Foreign Office, the 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. Political Department, 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. at Kuwait, and HM Ambassador to Iraq. It also contains letters received from the Shaikh of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ), the Shaikh's son and acting representative in Basra (Shaikh Muḥammad Āl Ṣabāḥ), the Shaikh's secretary (Abdulla Mulla Saleh) and the Shaikh's lawyers (Abdul Jalil Partu, Sulaiman Faidhi, and Nasrat al-Faresi) as well as copies of outgoing letters to them.
The file contains the following legal documents (English translations unless otherwise stated):
- Decision of the Basra Land Board regarding the ownership of the Bashiyah property, f 5.
- Copy of the Land Settlement Law Amendment, taken from Al Waqayi' al 'Iraqiyyah , f 9.
- Documents served by the Government of Iraq on the Al Sabah family regarding the Fao Nahiyah properties, ff 33-34.
- Documents issued by a Committee formed to settle the dispute between the heirs of Mohd and Jarrah Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and their Unvle Mubarak Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Al Sabah regarding shares in his estate, ff 42-50.
- Decision of the Land Settlement Board regarding the appeal against the Fao ruling, ff 69-74.
- Various Power of Attorney documents, ff 80-81, 129-131, 138-145.
- Decision of the Land Settlement Board regarding the claim of Hababa al Ghuneem, ff 322-323.
The papers continue under reference IOR/R/15/5/153.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (336 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 338; 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. Additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-337; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/152
- Title
- File 2/5 XIII 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 7r:8v, 10r:17v, 19r:32v, 35r:41v, 51r:56v, 59r:65v, 68r:68v, 75r:79v, 82r:92v, 94r:97v, 100r:104v, 106r:108v, 110r:111v, 113r:113v, 123r:126v, 128r:128v, 132r:135v, 137r:137v, 140r:140v, 142r:142v, 145r:151v, 153r:156v, 160r:164v, 169r:175v, 179r:181v, 186r:188v, 192r:192v, 197r:199v, 208r:208v, 211r:212v, 215r:220v, 229r:235v, 237r:239v, 244r:249v, 256r:256v, 261r:265v, 271r:272v, 276r:310v, 318r:318v, 324r:328v, 332r:332v, 334r:335v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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