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'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.' [11r] (26/646)
The record is made up of 1 volume (319 folios). It was created in 2 Jul 1936-10 Mar 1938. 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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TRAHSIATIQN,
Points that show the nature of Tasarruf we main
tain over our properties.
1 . tfe have 001 official documents from the Ottoman
Government in evidence of our ownership.
2 . There are receipts for the "Badal al Jareeb "
taxes (tax on 100 palms) paid to the Ottoman Government up
i
to the British Occupation.
5 . There is an agent of ours at the property. This
agent has la ways been installed since the olden times of
our ancestors* He looks after the property, carrying out
repairs etc.
4 . The yields at time of harvest . Bvery year we
instruct our agent to call a committee from among the
fellaheen
Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour.
themselves to estiumte the crop to be, and submit
to us lists of the total produce to come. Then we direct
our agent 1 h©re to put the dates under restriction,
and appoint a representative from our end to give the
dates on "dhairan* (monopoly) to the
fellaheen
Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour.
, according
to the custom in practice among all landlords.
5 . *hen the dates are ripe enough we issue delivery
orders for the landlords share directed to our agent. Most
of these orders are in favour of Kuwaiti merchants, who
forthwith send their dhows to receive the dates fraa our
agent and entrusted officials at the properties?.
6 # Since the Occupation we hold no official receipts
for the rt Badal al Jareeb ,, from Government , because our
properties are exempt from the payment of taxes, under
the pledge given by His Majesty’s Government.
7. There are bills frcm the gap Customs showing
sup Plies .such as dates, fruits, firewood etc., which were
every year exported for our household use. These bills
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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 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. , Bushire, together with 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 Ministry for Foreign Affairs in order to resolve the issue.
The volume includes correspondence from 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. and the Foreign Office discussing the issue of the Iraqi Government considering part of the Shaikh’s land as mowat (land which is not cultivated because it is not cultivable), and therefore, to be confiscated by the state. The volume also includes correspondence from the Shaikh of Kuwait complaining against the Iraqi Government for putting obstacles in the way of his agents and officials administrating his properties. Upon request, the Shaikh provides a list of names of the heirs of Shaikh Mubarak who have rights to the date gardens.
British Officials discuss a few other issues including: the court case disputing the Shaikh’s ownership of the date gardens having been prosecuted by the heirs of Ali Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Al-Zuhair at the Court of Basra, the cancellation of the attorney given by the Shaikh of Kuwait to his pleader in Basra, Abdul Jalil Partu, the suggestion of appointing an Egyptian lawyer to plead for the Shaikh at court, the importance of the Shaikh’s cooperation in taking anti-smuggling measures, the Iraq Land Settlement Law, and the British Government’s proposals for a comprehensive settlement of the date gardens issue.
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- 1 volume (319 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 321; 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. Three additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 6-316, ff 69-199, and ff 242-316; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/147
- Title
- 'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.'
- Pages
- 10r:14v, 66r:66v, 68r:68v, 70r:70v, 192r:193v, 250r:251v, 253r:253v, 255r:255v, 262r:262v, 266r:266v, 296r:297v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Ahmed al-Jaber
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