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Coll 17/19 ‘Iraq: Sheikh of Koweit’s Fao Date Gardens’ [‎315r] (629/675)

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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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might happen in para 6 of my "Note on the ! 'ao .ctat s’.
7 # Aocordin^; to the i.-haikh f his Agent h^i ^g^ts
reports the trouble began first in the northern h *1 of
the Fao property then rapidly spread to the southern half
and that at the time of writing the ''bad hats’ f
were rapidly gaining over the faithful few, and persuading
them to join in. Many acta of "sabotage'* have taken place,
such as cutting down trees, etc., and about two thirds 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. had refused point blank to ?ive the bhaikhs
Agent, firewood, palm fronds (soaf), fruit, fodder, etc.
etc., which is normally sent to Kuwait at this time of
the year, for the use of the shaikhs household, end which
is the Shaikhs absolute ri *ht to collect.
8 . ’fhe 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. in other words, had started an
intensive ,f non-cooperation’* campaign, and in reply to the
Agents protests appear to have everywhere given the same
reply, namely, "The Iraq Government is our Government,
and not the Shaikh of Kuwait, we are the owners of the
soil, and have been born and bred on it. ^ur Government
(IRAQ) is going to help us, and will make us the link s
U
or proprietors instead of the Ghaikh oi iuiwait.
9 . According to the Ahaikh, the gent further
made report that he had ^one to the Kudir of ?ao and com
plained officially against 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. and their behaviour
That the liudir had sent for the "liukhtars" (headmen)
and told them they must behave themselves, end uxy the
Shaikhs share quietly and in orderly manner; but that so
far nothing had happened.
10. The shaikh, who, I could see, was greatly wor-
rled and excited about the matter, added that he had
Just received a telegram from his Agent to the effect
that there were sifdaa that the trouble was spreading to
hi a/

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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:

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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