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'File 2/4 IV TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [200r] (404/546)
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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The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
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Bear Sir Arnold,
In my letter of the 3rd March, i undertook to let you
know the present position about the question of compensation
for the loss of income froin the date gardens in Iraq belonging
to the late Sheikh of Mohammerah arising from the incidence of
the new Iraqi “latihlak* tax on agricultural produce. i am
now in a position to give you this information, and I will deal
at the same time with your further letter of the 5th April which
I have just seen on my return from a short holiday.
2. You may remember that I told you during our conversation
at the Foreign Office on the 3rd December that His Majesty’s
Government had always recognised the obligation incurred in
respect of Shaikh Fhazal’s Iraqi properties as a result of the
promise given to him in November 1914, but that the position had
recently been complicated by the Shaikh’s death, and that before
a formal decision could be taken as to the recognition of the
claims of the heirs, it would be necessary to obtain and consider
the facts relating to the Shaikh’s estate. As you know, there
are twenty-eight heirs, male and female, each of whom may in
turn have numerous heirs, and you will therefore x am sure
appreciate the need for careful consideration.
3, Since our interview we have gone carefully into the whole
question in the light of further information which we have
obtained about the Shaikh’s heirs and the technicalities of the
inheritance. As a result I am now able to inform you that
His Majesty’s Government have decided, in principle, that Shaikh
Khazal’s heirs shall be treated in respect of the date gardens
in/
eutenant-Colonel
Sir Arnold Wilson, K.C.I.E., G.S.I., M.P.
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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