'File II. IRAQ (3) Vol. 1 Shaikh of Kuwait's Date Gardens on the Shatt-al Arab. (Kuwait's relations with Turkish Govt. and Turkish demand that Kuwaitis should take out Turkish Nationality Certificates)' [‎55r] (113/636)

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Buesorah, February 12, 1909
With reference to my telegrams No.67 of the 29th December
No .2 of the 8 th January, and No.3 of the 9th January last, I
have the honour to report that I have proceeded to Koweit on
the 29th ultimo by sea, my departure having been delayed two
days in consequence of the weather, and returned overland on
the llth instant. Major Knox was good enough to place his steam
launch at my disposal, and Sheikh Mobarak provided me with camels
for the return journey.
As already reported by telegraph, my journey was in connec
tion with the difficulties raised by the vali in regard to the
transfer of the property of Fadaghia, situated in the kaza of
Fao, and consisting of 430 jereebs (about 416 acres) of land
lately purchased by Sheikh Mobarak of Koweit from Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. -
es-Zoheir for £T.48,706. The vali would not allow the transfer
to be made unless he, the Sheikh, registered himsilf as an Otto
man subject. What the vali actually said when remonstrated with
was that the person who wanted the transfer must produce papers
of nationality, and, if an Arab, he must produae papers of Turk-
isn nationality. In accoradance with your Excellency*s instruc
tions, I suggested to the vali that "nationality - koweit" on
the transfer might be accepted in place of "Ottoman Subject",
but his Excellency refused to entertain the suggestion, and in
sisted on the Sheikh describing himsilf as a Turkish subject
in the transfer papers, and on his taxing out a nufuss teskereh
At the desire of the Sheikh two preliminary agreements res
which, signed by Abdul Wahab xirtas, as representative of the
sellers, Zoheir Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. and his wife, was executed in^presence at
Bussorah and witnessed by a number of the Bussorah notables;
thy other copy in blank being handed to me to deliver to Sheikh
hobarax at Koweit for his signature and legalisation by His Ma
jesty* s 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 xoweit. These documents, duly executed
record the fact of the sale having taken place and the receipt
of the money, and are good and bj^ing as between the parties
as well
peoting the sale of the Fadaghia land were drawn
up, one copy of
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