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'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)' [‎58r] (119/636)

The record is made up of 1 volume (307 folios). It was created in 18 Sep 1904-10 Nov 1913. 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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in his nama without this difficulty, I said the taskerah precaution
seemed to superfluous and meaningless, as according to the convention
of 1867 foreigners could acquire land in Turkey, and that the arrange
ment entailed their assimilation to ©ttoman subjects. His Excellency
agreed, and said that Moharrem Effendi had blundered, but that the
real difficulty arose from the matter having been misunderstood at
the Sublime Porte, which imagined that the transfer referred to
large tracts of Government land at Ghermet Ali claimed by Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
es-Zoheir, and regarding which litigation was proceeding between the
latter and the Ottoman Government. The vali said he was in com
munication with Constantinople on the subject, and hoped to settle
the question shortly. He added, however, that Sheikh Mobarak de
sired the land registered in the name of one of his sons, and had
offered no objection to his taking out an Ottoman teskereh
for the purpose, though he seemed to shrink from letting him appear
personally at Hussorah to complete the formality.
I said I hoped his Excellency would endeavour to smooth over
the difficulty, and let the Sheikh register his land at Fadaghia
in the same way as his other properties, and the vali promised me
to do what he could in the matter.
This is the first I have heard of the Fadaghia property being
mistaken for that of Ghermet All. They have of course nothing to
do with one another, and are situated in totally different parts
of the district. I am informed privately that Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. -es-
Zoheir and his family have been in possession of property at Gher
met Ali for many years, and hold the title-deeds of the land. There
is great enmity between his family and that of the nakib, with whom
the vali is at present very friendly, and the claim now put forward
to this property by the Government seems to be the result of an in
trigue on the part of Seyyid Talib, the nakib’s son. It is possi
ble the vali may have wished to mislead me, for it is quite certain
that the Porte laid great stress on Mobarak-es-Sabah taking out a
teskereh of Ottoman nationality, and gave orders to hold over the
registration of the transfer of Fadaghia until the formality was
completed.
I am also informed that Ahmed Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. -es-Zoheir has been en
deavouring

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the:

  • Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens on the Shatt al-`Arab
  • Turkish demand that Kuwaitis should take out Turkish Nationality Certificates
  • registration of Shaikh Mubarak's property at Faddaghiya
  • offer of a cash salary to Shaikh of Kuwait as Qaimaqam

The principal correspondents in the volume include 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, Stuart George Knox; the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubarak al Sabah; 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 Turkish Arabia A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire. , John Gordon Lorimer.

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1 volume (307 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 309; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 2-308; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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