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File 2/5 XI 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS' [‎152r] (308/528)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (260 folios). It was created in 19 Jan 1939-1 May 1939. 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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CONFIDENTIAL .
No. 0/ /j£
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 presents his compliments to
The Hpnourable the Political Hesident
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
BUSHIR3.
and has the honour to transmit to him a copy of the undermentioned document(s).
for information.
POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
KUWAIT.
Dated the Z7th March 1939*
Keference to previous correspondence:
DESCRIPTION OF ENCLOSURE.
Name and Date.
Subject.
Copy of translation of letter
dated Sth liar oh 19 59 from
Advocate Abdul Jalil Partu,Basrah
to Shaikh Muhammad bin Ahmad
as-3ubah f with its enclosures.
HIS HIGHN3SS THB SHAIKH
0? KUWAIT'S DaTE GARDENS.

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This volume is a continuation from IOR/R/15/5/149. It contains correspondence, memoranda and legal papers regarding law suits 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. The papers discuss: the progress of the law suits, including appeals lodged against previous judgements; the Shaikh's legal representation, and options to replace the Shaikh's Basra lawyer (Abdul Jalil Partu) following an error in the wording of a surety document, and later following his conscription into the army; and the seizure of the Fao and Faddaghiyah estates by the Mudir of Fao on account of unpaid taxes, followed by the eviction and replacement of the Shaikh's tenants. The papers also concern the question of compensation to be paid to the shaikhs of Kuwait in respect of a) property potentially lost through litigation, and b) income lost through the imposition of Istihlak tax.

The volume 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), and the Shaikh's lawyer, Abdul Jalil Partu, as well as copies of outgoing letters to them.

The volume also contains the following case and legal papers:

The file continues under reference IOR/R/15/5/151.

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1 volume (260 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 262; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 40-257; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. 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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