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'File 2/5 III SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS' [136r] (276/418)
The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1909-18 Oct 1933. It was written in English, Arabic and Turkish. 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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Mu dir had sent for the headnen and told them that the;/
must behave then selves, and pay the Shaikh quietly and
in an orderly manner, but that ao far nothing hod
happened.
5. The Shaikh appears, according to Colonel Dickson,
to hold the opinion that the Mudir of Fao is himself at
the bottom oi the trouble and that he iy acting under the
secret and express order oi the Mutasarrlf of Basra.
Colonel rick son appears to share this opinion but, in the
absence of evidence, I hesitate to acce'pt it. V 1
6. As suggested in my >aving telegram under
reference, 1 m\ inclined to regard as highly significant
the fact that Mr. Gabriel, the Shaikh's lawyer, foretold
these happenings with almost complete exactitude about
a month before they occurred. In this connection 1 would
refer you to the Political He si den V e despatch to 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.
No.640 of June 10th last. At the sane time,
he apparently advised the shaikh to authorise him to take
out Tapu deeds, a work of research which, owing to the
complexity of the estate, would no ctoubt have provided Mr.
Gabriel with profitable occupation. The dhaikh, for various
reasons, hesitated to do this. Although it is, 1 adult,
only a hypothesis, it is not, 1 consider, unreasonable to
suspect that this Armenian lawyer is connected with the
Basrah lawyers who are said to be advising the
fellaheen
Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour.
.
7. "1th regard to action in ’Iraq, I feel that, for
the moment, nothing more can be done than to await the
result of the intervention that Major Edr.onds has promised
me. meanwhile the shaikh's agent should, of course, seek
the aid of the Police and initiate prosecutions against
any of the
fellaheen
Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour.
who have committed actual breaches
of the law.
8. T/,e legs! aspect of this question is dealt with in
my despatch No.28 of June 29th to 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.
, a
copy of which is enclosed, i ven without Tapu registration
the
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The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, in southern Iraq. In particular, the correspondence concerns the court suit raised in Basra Court by members of al-Zuhair family complaining against the Ruler of Kuwait. The suit in question concerns a portion of the Shaikh’s Faddaghiya estate on Shatt al-Arab, and the Bashiya land to which members of al-Zuhair family lays claim to. According to the reports, the Faddaghiya estate was owned by Aisha, wife of Ahmad Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Al-Zuhair, and she has given her husband a Power of Attorney to sell the land.
In the volume, British officials discuss issues related to the land registration granted to the Shaikh by Sir Henry Dobbs, Revenue Commissioner, Basra, in 1915, and the importance of obtaining an original copy of the claimed Power of Attorney authorising the sale of the land by Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. al-Zuhair. British officials correspond with the Shaikh and his lawyer, Jacob Gabriel, asking them to prepare certain documents, including a list of the names of the legal living heirs of Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. al-Zuhair, an original Turkish copy of the Power of Attorney, and translated copies of the document both in Arabic and English.
The volume includes notes of meetings held in Baghdad between British officials discussing the cases. It also includes copies of the four Tapu title deeds (ff 55-64) connected with the Shaikh of Kuwait’s Faddaghiya estate dispute, dated 1915. The volume also includes reports on agrarian troubles caused by the fellaheen Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. on the Shaikh’s Faw estates.
The main correspondence in the volume 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, the Ruler of Kuwait and Jacob Gabriel, the Shaikh’s Agent in Basra.
The volume’s core correspondence covers June- October 1933. The earlier start date given to the volume is a result of correspondence by Jacob Gabriel (f 153), which is dated 20 November 1909. The correspondence includes a certificate from a school where he was a pupil. Jacob Gabriel provides testimonies and letters from previous places and people he worked with to prove his ability to take the Shaikh’s case on.
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- 1 volume (205 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 207; 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. Three additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 6-202, ff 42-127, and ff 176-202; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 2/5 III SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:32v, 38r:53v, 65r:65v, 70r:70v, 76r:108v, 110r:122v, 125r:150v, 164r:166v, 169r:186v, 193r:206v, back-i
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