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'File 2/4 II TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [76r] (156/448)
The record is made up of 1 volume (220 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1931-19 Dec 1932. 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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Offlo« 0f the Political Heeiaeal in
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At Sea, dated the 6th December 1W1*
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I i»T« th« honour to Inrito * roforonco to tho
eorroopondonco ending with Lord - i-aal ield'8 . onf ^ lent lal
deepdtoh of 24th July 19S1 to the Acting High Cownieeloner
for f Iraq, on the subjeot of the date gardens of * ie Shaikh
of Kueait.
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8^ curing ay rieit to Kuwait I dieouesod the wetter
at length with the Shaikh ana Colonel aioiceon, and now
f orward X or the indorsation of nie Hajeety e jot rnaient h
oopy of a Note prepared by Colonel JidceoB glTlng the giot
of the oonreraatlon. It will be seen tberefrow that the
new ayatea of taxation is calculated to afieot the hdikh
Tory adyereely• alnoe none of the ownere of the gardene
rcaide in them, and the only portion that will be exempt from
payment of the taxation will be that ooneumed by the actual
gardeners. I do not think that at thle stage any further
comment on my necessary, but it would seem to be
Incumbent Spon Kis Hajesty's Government either to obtain
exemption from taxation on the produce exported from 'Iraq
to Kuwait for the use of the owners, or to pay the tax on
such produce themselves in fulfilment of the undertaking
to the Shaikh.
X am send lag a copy of this despatch with its
enclosure to the Government of India.and to His Excellency the
High Commissioner, for -Iraq. j ^ ^ kM0Ur to
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
sd/~ H*V.Biscoe,
Lt«Colonel,
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.
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^•s Secretary ef
for the Colonies,
Colonial Qffleo,
P.T.O.
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The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz'al al-Ka'bi, in southern Iraq. In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's intention to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, and the Shaikh of Mohammerah by the British Government in return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War.
The correspondence is mainly between British officials discussing the possible solutions to the gardens taxation issue. Among the suggested solutions was the selling of the property. British officials report that the Shaikh of Kuwait is entirely flexible in regards to the selling of certain estates but not the ones in Al-Faw. But they also suggested that it would be rather useless for the Iraq Government to attempt to purchase the gardens as they belong to more than a hundred relatives of the Shaikh who depend on the produce for their maintenance.
The volume includes statements of an estimated value of the Shaikh of Kuwait’s estates on Shatt al-Arab. It also contains economic reports on the proposed new basis of taxation on agricultural produce in Iraq, and copies of the Government of Iraq’s new laws for the collection of consumption ( Istihlak ) tax and for the collection of land rent and water rent (ff 79-101). The correspondence also includes records of meetings held in London in regard to the question of the taxations as well as the new system of land revenue collections in Iraq.
The main correspondence is between the British Resident, Bushire, 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, the High Commissioner, Baghdad, and the Colonial Office, Downing Street, London.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (220 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 222; 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 present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. One of these additional sequences has been crossed out.
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- 'File 2/4 II TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:65v, 69r:123v, 125r:145v, 147r:188v, 190r:214v, 217r:221v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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