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File 2/5 XIII 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS' [‎181r] (361/676)

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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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British Embassy,
Bagdad*
(58/30/42) 31 st May, 1942 .
Sir, ^ ^
With reference to yoar^ telegram No* 902 of
May 2Cth, I have the honour to inform you that Shaikh
Mo ha Mad al Ahmad al Sabah called on the Oriental
Counsellor on the morning of May 25 th together with
his lawyer Snlaiman Faidhi.
^ , He ex P^- a ined that Yusuf al Kabir had declined
the brief offered to him but had agreed to go into
Court to ask for a further adjournment on the grounds
that time was necessary to enable the Sabah family to
find a lawyer to take the place of parto.
3* Shaikh Muhammad enquired whether Nasrat al
Farisi would be a good choice and the Oriental Coun
sellor said that Nasrat al Farisi was certainly one
of the best lawyers in Bagdad. Shaikh Muhammad then
went away to the Court with Suleiman Faidbi.
The result of the hearing was a further
postponement until July 11th and the outcome of Shaikh
Muhammad’s approach to Nasrat al Farisi is related in
the enclosed translation of a letter which he wrote
before returning to Basra.
3* I am sending a copy of this despatch to 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 Koweit*
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
(SJ.)
The Honourable
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. ,
Bushire.

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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):

The papers continue under reference IOR/R/15/5/153.

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1 file (336 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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