Skip to item: of 646
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.' [‎106r] (216/646)

This item is part of

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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

-2-
paragraph 13 of that note it was suggested that the land settle
ment procedure should be applied first to the properties of the
Shaikh of Kuwait, and that the estates belonging to the late
ohaikh of }?ohcmmerah should be dealt with subsequently* I
concurred, in this modification being made in the original
n 'i '
proposals, as set out in paragraph 16 of rpy despatch No#359 to
His Majesty^s Ambassador at Bagdad, in view of the following
considerationst
(a) The British personnel available for carrying out land
settlement in Iraq is now reduced to only two officers,
thereby making more difficult their special attachment
for work in connection with the Shaikhs* properties*
(b) It appears that (contrary to the suggestion in paragraph
5 of my despatch No.359 to Sir Archibald Clark Kerr) the
main properties of the Shaikh of Kuwait are distant some
12 to 20 miles from those belonging to the family of the
Shaikh of Mohammerah, which would preclude their being
included in the same settlement operation.
(c) The need for land settlement is urgent in the case of
the Kuwaiti estates, in view of the attempts which are
being made in the Iraqi Courts to upset the Shaikh’s
title. On the other hand there has hitherto been little
i
or no trouble as regards the ownership of the Mohammerah
estates. (See paragraph 5 of my despatch to Sir Archibald
Clark Kerr No.359),
(d) The death of the Shaikh of Mohainraerah and the uncertainty
regarding his succession has introduced a confusing
element into the situation, which, it appears, might
greatly complicate the task of land settlement.
4. No definite reply has hitherto been received from the
Iraqi Government to the note of the 8th July from His Majesty’s
Embassy. The Iraqi Prime Minister, after an attempt to link up
a /

About this item

Content

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.

Extent and format
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.

Written in
English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.' [‎106r] (216/646), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/5/147, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100066165516.0x000011> [accessed 28 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100066165516.0x000011">'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.' [&lrm;106r] (216/646)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100066165516.0x000011">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00005f/IOR_R_15_5_147_0216.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00005f/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image