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File 2/5 XV 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS' [150r] (299/732)
The record is made up of 1 file (364 folios). It was created in 13 Dec 1943-16 Apr 1947. 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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CONFIDENTIAL
No. C/468.
POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
KUWAIT.
the 18th May, 1945.
^rom
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 Hon’hie the political Hesident
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
Bushire.
Sir,
With reference to correspondence resting with my
telegram No. 454 dated the 14th May, 1945, I have the honour
to forward herewith a statement showing the pre - war, present,
and average cost of the Shaikhs date gardens at Bashiya.
This statement is based on information collected by His
Britannic Majesty’s Consul General, Basra.
2. It is understood from the same source that the
value of the land is assessed on the distance from the water
frontage and the nature of its soil and not upon its
cultivgbility or the reverse. With regard to the house
property in land No. 31, there is no commercial value
attached to the property and such property is always, for the
purposes of an estimation of the value of the lani on which
it stands, regarded as an integral part of the lard itself.
3. The total of the two estates com rising the
Bashiya gardens is divided into 216 shares of which 36 are
still in His Highness* possession and 180 have been lost.
Provided all the shares are of the same average value the
total present value of the land lost to His Highness in
litigation would appear to be Iraq Dinars 6986.68 1.
4. With reference to the final paragraph of my
predecessor’s telegram No. 453 dated the 5th June, 1944,
I have the honour to inform you that the first convenient
opportunity will be taken to secure from His Highness in
conversation an estimate of his expenses in litigation and
you will be informed of tne result by telegram.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
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This file is a continuation from IOR/R/15/5/153. It contains correspondence, memoranda and legal papers regarding lawsuits brought against the Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] by the heirs of the former owners of the Al Faddaghiyeh, Al Bashiyah and Al Fao properties, and efforts on behalf of the Shaikh to reclaim the properties or seek compensation for their loss. The majority of the file concerns the Fao estate, discussing: the progress of a number of appeals and counter appeals regarding ownership; dealings with the Fao municipality and the Mudir of Fao regarding their occupation of the gardens; the refusal of the Shaikh's tenants to gather the date crop; the passing of legislation giving the tenants the right to reclaim river land adjacent to the Shaikh's property; and negotiations with the Basra Port Directorate for the lease of land within the Fao property. The papers also discuss: the Shaikh's court appeal seeking return of the purchase money for Bashiyah property, and later attempts to bid for the land at auction; and changes in the Shaikh's legal representation at Basra.
The file primarily consists of correspondence 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Foreign Office, 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 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. at Kuwait. It also contains copies of correspondence between the Shaikh of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ), the Shaikh's son and acting representative in Basra (Shaikh Muḥammad Āl Ṣabāḥ), the Shaikh's secretary (Abdulla Mulla Saleh) and the Shaikh's lawyers (Sulaiman Faidhi, Iskandar Mansur, and Hasan Abdul Rahman), as well as copies of outgoing letters to them.
The file contains the following legal documents and case notes (English translations unless otherwise stated):
- Court of Appeal decision regarding the Bashiyah, f 65.
- English and Arabic copies of a court document regarding the Fao properties, ff 90-91.
- Estimates of the present and pre-war values of the Shaikh's land at Bashiyah, ff 120-121.
- English and Arabic copies of inheritance documents issued by the Sharia Court of Kuwait, plus Power of Attorney documents, ff 124-132, 136-139, 140-142, 152-155, 192-205, and 325-331.
- An updated précis of the date garden lawsuits and their status at the time, ff 262-264.
- A précis of proceedings and Government correspondence regarding the date gardens, ff 276-278, and 333.
The correspondence is continued under reference IOR/R/15/5/155.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (364 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 366; 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. Additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 15-157; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/154
- Title
- File 2/5 XV 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 5r:5v, 9r:14v, 19r:19v, 22r:23v, 27r:32v, 37r:38v, 40r:41v, 43r:43v, 45r:45v, 49r:54v, 58r:59v, 66r:67v, 71r:71v, 78r:79v, 81r:83v, 92r:96v, 98r:100v, 104r:104v, 108r:121v, 123r:123v, 133r:134v, 143r:143v, 148r:151v, 156r:164v, 171r:171v, 182r:184v, 186r:186v, 188r:191v, 196r:213v, 217r:231v, 233r:238v, 245r:246v, 249r:250v, 256r:256v, 260r:265v, 273r:278v, 284r:287v, 289r:296v, 299r:299v, 301r:310v, 317r:324v, 332r:336v, 344r:345v, 347r:365v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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