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'File 2/4 II TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.' [112r] (228/448)
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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taken into account in fixing a r*=a onnc,^ n
d rea sono ble figure ae a composition
of all Hie JSajeety'a Govern.aent'e future liebilitiee under the
1914 pledgee.
Sir Francie Humphrye eventually suggested that on hie return
to Baghdad he should disc use the matter with the Iraq Prime
]&niater and ob tain all possible inf or ma tl on about tlie effect
of the new laws etc. On receipt of this information the
interested Departments of His Majesty’s Government would a rre
on a ixgure which would be a fair composition of His Majesty's
Government's liability, and the taek of negotiating a settlement
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on the agreed lines would then be entrusted to the Resident in
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
in respect of Kuwait, and His Majesty’s Minister
at Teheran in respect of Mohaimoerah.
Mr. «7al ton explained that 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.
would feel bound
to obtain the views of the Indian Government on the proposed terms
of settlement as, although the Indian Government refused to accept
any financial liability in the natter, they nevertheless held | j jf-
themsel ve 3 *re aponsi ble for safeguarding the interests of the Sheikh’
of Kuwait and must be given an opportunity of commenting on any
proposal that would affect hie interests.
The meeting finally agreed that an endeavour should be made to
find a permanent solution on the lines of Sir Francis Humphry s'
suggestion and decided that as a preliminary step a telegram
should be despatched to the Acting High Commissioner for Iraq
asking whether the new laws had yet come into force and requesting
particulars of all taxes (including water rent) that would be
levied on the date gardens.
Mr. *#lton agreed that it was not necessary to repeat this
telegram to India, but he asked that copies of the new laws should
be sent to the Indian Government for their information.
Mr.Trickett
M
* Hote by Sir Francis Humphrys . "I a m personally of the opinion
that it would be a mistake to negotiate a settlement with the
Sheikhs, unless this means informing them tactfully of the
decision of His Majesty's Government in the matter".
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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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- Title
- 'File 2/4 II TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:65v, 69r:123v, 125r:145v, 147r:188v, 190r:214v, 217r:221v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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