Coll 17/8(2) 'Shaikh of Koweit's Estates: Date gardens of the Shaikh in Iraq' [323r] (650/1246)
The record is made up of 1 volume (619 folios). It was created in 17 Jan 1934-22 May 1936. It was written in English. 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 question passed from sdeito ilutarak; to ills daughter,
<7VA. L+**a_JL fc Ka j OA-to-Xy.
and that consequent on her death fthe present RulEg -
Sheikh and various other memhers of the Koweit family
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iiave acquired an interest in ^portion o£ it under the
Islamic laws of inheritance, has any hearing on its
continued exemption from taxation under the pledge given
hy H.M.G. in 1914, and I shall he grateful for your
advice on this*
4. The pledge was to the then sheikh and his
descendants. Gn that basis, the daughter to whom he gave
the garden was entitled as a descendant. In so far as
on her death the garden reverted hy the Islamic law of
inheritance to other lineal direct descentants
(presumably however remote) of sheikh Mubarak, it
remained entitled to exemption as being a property
covered by the original pledge which had never passed
out of tne control of individuals entitled qua direct
descendants of sheikh Mubarak under that pledge.
5 # Would you agree that this is the case and are
you of opinion that there is any point^given the quite
general wording of the pledge, at which/right of exemption
can become exhausted? (It is, of course, obvious that
after a considerable lapse of time portions of the
estates covered by the 1914 pledge may oe divided among
a very large number of descendants of Sheikh Mubarak,
some of whom will hold only ^very tiny fragments of land]
6. on the other handTXs the property ^covered by
the 1914 pledge may be orjnave been alienated by t (Sheikh
MuMrak or subsequently by f ^yhescenciants of atieikh
Mubarak enjoying a right In the property to an inaiviuual
who was not a descendant of Sheikh Mubarak, it is
presumably/
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This volume is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2853. It consists of extensive correspondence, memoranda and reports regarding date garden properties in Iraq owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, changes to their tax-exempt status, and lawsuits regarding their ownership. Properties owned by the Shaikh of Mohammerah are also discussed in the volume.
The volume opens with correspondence regarding a plan to have the lawsuits against the Shaikh of Kuwait dropped, by paying the plaintiffs to desist. Other topics discussed include: a proposal to allow the Iraqi Government to tax the estates, and for HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. to compensate the Shaikhs of Kuwait and Mohammerah accordingly; difficulties in establishing the exact extent of the Iraq properties owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait; an application by the Basra Port Directorate to take possession of certain land belonging to the Fao property of the Shaikh of Kuwait; and suggestions that the Government of Iraq establish a commission to investigate the ownership and tax status of the properties.
The principal correspondents and authors are: the High Commissioner for Iraq (Francis Henry Humphrys), the Colonial Office, 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. , 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 (Harold Richard Patrick Dickson), 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. (Hugh Vincent Boscoe), and HM Ambassador to Iraq (Archibald Clark Kerr). The volume also contains translations of letters received from the Shaikh of Kuwait (Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ), his lawyer (Jacob Gabriel), and the Agent in Iraq to the Shaikh of Mohammerah (Shaikh Khaz'al bin Jābir Mirdāw al-Ka'bī).
The following reports and legal documents appear within the volume:
- Statements of losses sustained by the Shaikh of Kuwait through payment of the Istihlak tax, export duty, and compensating tenants during 1932-1933 and 1934, ff 506-530 and 190-196 respectively.
- Statements of losses sustained by the Shaikh of Mohammerah through payment of the Istihlak tax on his date properties in Iraq, ff 395-397, 399, and 401-403.
- Details of the garden properties which were in the possession of the Shaikh of Kuwait in 1914, and which were included in HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. 's 1914 pledge (Al Mutaawa'ah, Al Faddaghiyeh, Al Farhaniyeh - cum - Kushaishiyeh, Al Fao, and Al 'Ujairawiyeh), ff 348-360.
- Translation of a letter from Jacob Gabriel to the Mutasarrif of Basra, regarding the Port Directorate application, ff 266-268.
- Note on the exempted 'Ujairawiyeh estate, made by 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, ff 279-280.
- Reports from 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 on the Shaikh's estae at Fao, including a diagram of the contended plots, and an excerpt from the An Nas newspaper providing details of the boundaries of the estate, ff 74-82.
- Details of the suits brought against the Shaikh in respect of certain land or land rights, including a list of cases to be heard in the Basra Court of First Instance, ff 86-92.
- Historical summary of the case, and proposals made by HM Ambassador to Iraq, ff 9-24.
The file continues with Collection 17/8 part 3, reference IOR/L/PS/12/2855.
The volume includes dividers which give lists of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. These are placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 4-5).
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- 1 volume (619 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front 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 621; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-618; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:39v, 43r:58v, 64r:80v, 83r:90v, 93r:173v, 175r:178v, 184r:189v, 197r:209v, 214r:255v, 257r:265v, 269r:277v, 279r:332v, 334r:346v, 348r:394v, 398r:398v, 400r:400v, 404r:451v, 453r:488v, 506r:511v, 530r:620v, back-i
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