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'File 2/5 VII SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [‎159r] (322/494)

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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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tleapttch K-. of the ISth April wfeethei- the Ir&ii Qoverrjseat
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to p&as legislation of tnia m,tuu^7 wfiioh night le^d to
depriving their sahjeeta of the posslhUity of pursui-ig
rightful elaiits that may ®x4»t against the ^aeiish hua? as
yon are air«re t 'been the canae of the failure of all previous
attempts to settle this difficult f 2 - ,t ohlem#
S s SoveroBent eonsidor
5# at the s&me time l%g
that the alternative suggestion for the constitution #i a
eommlsalon of sltsple e/.-.^ulry is open to oh^ectio-n in that it
might easily encourage the bringing of mew action® against the
Sheikh in the Iraqi courts, without such a commission having
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the powers to effect an aetml settlement of the outstanding
ornbleia*
4, His Majesty's Oovemtient are therefore disposed to
consider that ?he meet promising seams of disposing of the
possess ion aspect of this question would he- * us £ digested hy
taffo-rd, to »lee mee of the machinery for land eettlement#
already existing in Iraq#"which was set up under the land
Settlement law of the ft? ret lay * \i^w ho* ^>0 of r •«*$&#
published in the ng’^ieh edition of the annual Iraqi co;
of law* and regmlationhl * the ie»oceciure which tney h.ve in
should be in;weed immediately
belonging to the
min4 Is that the Iraqi Givers
to declare the area# in which
3 h*lic!xs of Kowoit aad uoimm^etth are eltmted as subject to

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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)
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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 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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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