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'File 2/4 IV TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [152r] (308/546)
The record is made up of 1 volume (269 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1934-1 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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1363/36.
In closure in Treasury covering letter Bo.3.32453/12,
dated 24th February, 1936.
3.32453/12.
°4th February, 1936.
Bear Rend el, j~ : ~ ^ ^ ^
Thank: you for your letter of the 13th February U 327/
18/93), on the subject of the Sheikh of Koweit* s date gardens.
2. Constitutionally, I think that any proposal to
settle the compensation question without awaiting a
comprehensive settlement of the possession question should
come to us from the Foreign Office, as the expenditure
involved would be a charge on the Diplomatic and Consular
Vote. This, however, need not prevent me from explaining why
we think th-t the question of compensation should not await a
comprehensive settlement of the possession question or from
making a suggestion as to how to go about matter. J
F ' F/r m !
told the
3. In his note of the 28th Jaruar
[umphrys
Iraqi Government that if they would give the Sheikh a good
title to the Faddaghiyah Gardens {less the Bashiyah section) l
we would contribute up to £2,000 to expenses; and that
provided th^t full effect was given to this arrangement, and
provided further that the Iraqi Government would (a) claim no
arrears from either ^heikh, and (b) give a written assurance
thnt no discriminatory taxation would be imposed on either
Sheikh in future, we would raise no further claim for exemption
4. W© have a very definite impression that, while the
Iraqi Government may in practice be prepared to protect the
Sheikhs in possession of their property, e.g. by putting spokes
in/
.W. Rendel, Esq., C.M.G.,
Foreign Office.
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The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz'al al-Ka'bi, in southern Iraq. The correspondence is mainly about the taxation imposed on the gardens by the Iraqi Government.
British officials discuss statements of claims which cover the years 1932 and 1933, and which were submitted by the Shaikh of Kuwait and by Mirza Muhammad, Agent in Iraq to Shaikh Khaz'al, in respect of the losses both shaikhs suffered because of the imposition of the taxation system called Istihlak (consumption) tax. The shaikhs claim that the Iraqi Government has imposed the Istihlak tax system despite the fact that the gardens were exempted from taxations for the years 1932-1933.
The volume contains statements on taxation paid on the Shaikh of Kuwait’s estates in Iraq for the years 1934-1937. These statements are in Arabic and English and they were distributed among the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, and the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bushire. The volume also contains a report (ff 81-90) of the administration and management of the properties of the Ruler of Kuwait in the years 1933-1934 sent by the Shaikh’s general agent, Jacob Gabriel, 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. , Kuwait.
The volume also contains correspondence between British officials discussing the question of compensation for the loss of income from the date gardens in Iraq belonging to the late Shaikh Khaz‘al, and the British Government’s decision to treat his heirs with the same level of respect.
The main correspondence is 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. , Bushire, 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, British Ambassador, Baghdad, 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. , London, the Foreign Office, London and the Ruler of Kuwait.
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- 1 volume (269 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 271; 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 150-266; 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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- Title
- 'File 2/4 IV TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:32v, 36r:37v, 40r:41v, 45r:56v, 59r:60r, 67r:72v, 91r:94v, 99r, 100r:101v, 105r, 106r, 108r:112r, 115r, 116r:118v, 121r:122v, 124r:173r, 174r:174v, 177r:193v, 196r:220v, 227r:228v, 235r:247v, 249r:249v, 251r:251v, 262r:270v, back-i
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