Coll 17/19 ‘Iraq: Sheikh of Koweit’s Fao Date Gardens’ [306r] (611/675)
The record is made up of 1 file (337 folios). It was created in 3 Jul 1933-25 Apr 1939. It was written in English. 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 first party replied honestly and gave the true
history of everything that pertained to our property
but the second party, elmsisting of the ring leaders
and disturbers of the peace, did not give him any clear
cut or satisfactory reply* At one time they said that
they were the real owners of the land, and at another
that they had a right to take for their own use three
quarters of the total produce, and again that they
the palm fronds were theirs to dispose of and not the
landlord’s* After this enquiry the iolioe Officer
returned to Basra, but his investigations have had no
result except that some of the loyal "
Fallaheen
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.
" have
now delivered a smell portion of the palm fronds*
We heard that on the 25th Kabi Awal 1352,
the Mudir of Siba himself again visited Government
Headquarters at Fa©, and made further enquiries Into
the matter, returning the same day* ve have now been
informed that as a result of this visit the "Kukhtar"
cut down any palm fronds at all, nor to deliver any to
in spite of the fact that it is our firm belief that
these communistic activities are not happening just of
themselves, but at the deliberate instigation of some
person in the back ground, are averse to taking any
direct action to protect our gardens from damage, or
we could do this in normal cirou stances (by sending
armed servants to overawe the rebellious
fellahs
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.
), until
we have reported the matter in detail to Tour Excellency
and have asked you to refer the whole unfortunate
business to those in authority in Iraq who are our
neighbours and a friendly government, pointing out that
lastly tha*
never gave more than one quarter to the landlord, and /
of F&o sent for all our "If’allaheen" and forbade them
We, in spite of all these occurrences and
even pr serve our rightful shares for ourselves, although I
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The file contains papers, mainly correspondence and 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. Minute Papers, relating to the Shaikh of Koweit’s [Kuwait’s] date gardens at Fao [Al-Faw] in Iraq. It includes correspondence concerning:
- Unrest among 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. [agricultural labourers or peasants] on the Fao estates in 1933, with 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. refusing to pay rent and reported to be committing acts of sabotage and intimidation, claiming that they are the owners of the soil and that the Iraqi Government would make them proprietors in place of the Sheikh of Koweit.
- The role of the Mutasarrif of Basra in the unrest.
- HMG’s representations to the Government of Iraq to take action to stop the unrest amongst 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. .
- Legal issues preventing the Shaikh of Koweit from proceeding with law suits in the Iraqi courts against certain 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. at Fao, relating to the refusal of the Iraqi Ministry of Justice to confirm the Shaikh’s Power of Attorney to his agent.
- Trees of the date gardens at Fao being cut down in the Spring of 1938 by the local Iraqi authorities to clear the ground for a road, and the question of the Shaikh of Koweit obtaining compensation.
The correspondence mostly consists of correspondence between 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. and the Foreign Office, correspondence between 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. and 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. , and copy correspondence sent 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. by the Foreign Office and 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 main correspondents in the copy correspondence are as follows: the Foreign Office; 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. ; HM Ambassador, Baghdad; HM Representative, Baghdad; 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 Iraqi Ministry for Foreign Affairs; and Shaikh Sir Ahmed Al-Jabir As-Subah, Shaikh of Koweit.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (337 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 337; 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 6-336; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2880
- Title
- Coll 17/19 ‘Iraq: Sheikh of Koweit’s Fao Date Gardens’
- Pages
- 11r:11v, 121r:122v, 126r:126v, 148r:148v, 207r:208v, 229r:229v, 272r:272v, 304r:306v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Ahmed al-Jaber
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