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'File 2/5 VII SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [94r] (192/494)
The record is made up of 1 volume (243 folios). It was created in 5 Jun 1932-15 Jul 1936. 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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. 2453/36.
SO. S. 780/18/93.
I^OESIGi-l OFFICE,
S.W.l.
9th April, 1936.
Sir,
Y/ith reference to Foreign Office letter E 4049/82/93
of the 9th July, 1935, I am directed by fir. Secretary Eden to
transmit to you, to be laid before the Secretary of State for
India, the accompanying copy of a despatch from His MajestyU?
Ambassador at Bagdad regarding the rights of the Sheikh of
Jfoweit and members of his family to claim immunity from ciTil
suits brought against them in the Iraqi Courts.
2, Tue Secretary of State has given careful consideration
to the arguments advanced in Sir Archibald Clark-Lerr*s despatch,
as well as to the question of the best tactics to be adopted in
negotiating with the Iraqi Government on the subject. The line
which fir. Eden would propose to instruct the Ambassador to take
in discussion with the Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs is
set out in the accompanying draft of a despatch to Sir Archibald
Clark-Kerr, and I am to request that he may be furnished with
any observations upon its terms which Lord Zetland may desire
to offer.
3. Mr. Eden considers that there would be advantage in
keeping this aspect of the dispute concerning the lands owned
by the Sheikh of koweit as far as possible distinct from the
main problems of securing for the Sheikh a firm title to his
lands and assessing the amount of compensation due to him in
respect of Iraqi taxation. He would accordingly propose,
subject to the concurrence of Lord Zetland, that the
question of the instructions to be given to Sir Archibald
Clark-Kerr in reply to his despatch of the 8th February should
be/
Under Secretary of State,
IMIA OFFICE.
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The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, in southern Iraq. In particular, the correspondence concerns the service of judicial documents emanating from the Iraqi Government on the Shaikh of Kuwait in connection with his ownership of the gardens. 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. in Kuwait and the British Ambassador in Baghdad mediate the talks between the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Iraqi Government in order to resolve the issue. The correspondence also concerns the action of the Basra Port Authorities in regards to the stakes they have driven into the strip of land which is part of the Shaikh’s Faw property, the suggestion made by British Officials to the Shaikh to give as a gift a piece of his land at Faw to the Government of Iraq, and the Shaikh’s complaints against the Iraqi Government for putting obstacles in the way of his agents and officials administrating his properties.
The volume includes records of meetings held at the Foreign Office, London, to discuss the questions of possession and title of the Shaikh of Kuwait, the liability of the Shaikhs’ properties to Iraqi taxation, and the British Government’s proposals for a comprehensive settlement of the date gardens issue.
The volume’s core correspondence covers March- July 1936. The earlier start date given to the volume is a result of correspondence by the British Embassy Baghdad, which includes the English text of the Iraqi Land Settlement Law of 1932 (ff 145-155), which is dated 5 June 1932.
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- 1 volume (243 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 245; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 6-240, and ff 66-240; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 2/5 VII SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:13v, 17r:17v, 20r:32r, 36r:39v, 48r:50v, 53r:72v, 75r:76v, 78r:100v, 103r:144v, 156r:207v, 210r:234r, 235r:235v, 238r:244v, back-i
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