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File 4613/1919 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia:- Land Policy. Messrs Weir's purchase of sites at Basra.' [253r] (27/48)
The record is made up of 1 item (23 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1919-22 Apr 1920. 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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EXTRACT OT LKTTMx HO. 38 DATED 8/3A9
.EROk BUSR1H OFFICEJ ' ''
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— P:gIRT - : " Sanction has not yet been received from the
Authorities for us to buy Beit Muir &c., and, in the meantime,
thlS ^ elay ls giving Asfar the opportunity to make fresh condition
etc. his latest is ifchat he requires the right of occupying neit
Actar for the next four years, rent free or until he is able to
build a house for himself. Another suggestion was that Beit
Asfar and part of the seef on the front should not be included in
sale c:c. &c. , and all this is rendering matters difficult for
us, as we understand that the Turkish Law permits of an owner
changing his mind and conditions ad lib. until the deeds are
a,c tucillv in the buyer* s name, We are, however, seeing the
Political Officer on th exmat ter, and he may be able to tell us
exactly how we stand, in a recent case before the Court a Prop
erty had oeen sold for £10,000/- and an advance of £2000/- was, at
£ie time, paid, but about six months afterwards and before transfe
of deeds was completed, the seller received and accepted another
ofier of £20,000/-. His action was upheld by the Court and a
decision was given against the previous buyer. Therefore, we
need to go cautiously with Asfar until we know our position,
otherwise he may witndraw his oxier altogether.
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This item consists of part three of the subject file 4613/1919 Iraq: Land Tenure. It concerns British land policy in the occupied territories of Mesopotamia [Iraq], particularly in relation to Andrew Weir and Company's efforts to purchase two properties in Basrah (also referred to as Busreh in the correspondence) from a man named G H Asfar. The part largely consists of copies of correspondence between the two parties, which have been forwarded by Andrew Weir and Company to 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. as part of a request for assistance on the grounds that the proposed transaction is subject to the sanction of the local British Political Officer.
The part also briefly discusses the question of the evacuation of sites that have been temporarily occupied by the British for military purposes, particularly those that may be required for commercial development.
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- File 4613/1919 Pt 3 'Mesopotamia:- Land Policy. Messrs Weir's purchase of sites at Basra.'
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- 251r:254v
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- Andrew Weir Group xx Andrew Weir and Company
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