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'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.' [107r] (218/646)
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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a settlement in regard to the Shaikhs* properties with the
grievances of the Iraqi Government on account of smuggling from
Kuwaiti territory, finally assured His Majesty’s Charge
d’Affaires that he would be ready to give independent considera
tion to the proposals of His Majesty’s Government and to lay
them before the Council of Ministers on their own merits,
although the proposals are still being considered by the
Iraqi Government, Mr.Bateman was hopeful that their consent
would be forthcoming in time for the preliminary survey (of the
properties to be subjected to land settlement} to be put in hand
this autumn. It is clear, however, that a considerable period
must elapse before the preliminary survey and the actual land
settlement operation can be completed in respect of the Shaikh
of Kuwait’s estates. In view, therefore, of the decision not
to press for the concurrent treatment of both sets of properties,
many months are likely to pass before there can be any question
of the estates of the Mohammerah family coming under land
settlement •
5. At the same time, as explained in paragraph 5 of my
despatch No.359 to sir Archibald Cla rk Kerr, His Majesty’s
Government are aiming as far as possible at a comprehensive
settlement of the outstanding points connected with the
properties of both Shaikhly families, and without prejudice
to the eventual decision which may be taken as to the application
of land settlement to the estates of the late Shaikh of
Mohammerah, they hope that it will be possible to induce the
Iraqi Government to dispose of the taxation aspect in regard
to both sets of properties on the lines proposed in paragraph
6 of the note addressed by Mr.Bateman to the Iraqi Minister
for Foreign Affairs on the instructions in my despatch No.359.
Apart from the eventual possibility of a claim arising against
His Majesty’s Government in respect of land alienated from the
estates /
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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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- 'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:9v, 15r:49v, 51r:65v, 69r:69v, 72r:143v, 146r:152r, 154r:191v, 194r:240v, 242r:243v, 252r:252v, 254r:254v, 256r:261v, 267r:295v, 298r:320v, back-i
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