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'File 2/5 VIII Shaikh’s Date Gardens.' [‎195r] (394/646)

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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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,8ii66/ i927
COPY SENT TO.
No* '
EiiCloaur# la Foreign Cilice CcTering letter
i*o« .• 723<i/53/92 1 dated > Oth Becei.ber* ISC?.
18th December, 1927
dear Benito,
I encloae a coj;y oi a telegrani have sent to
Bagdad on the subject of the Sheikh cf koweit 1 * date-gardens.
£. As you Vi ill infer, the Iraqi Government have now
periaitted a case to be brought against the Sheikh which may lead
to his being dispossessed of some c£ his date-gardens, This
they have done by issuing new regulations which permit of the
service of writs on the aheikh'e agent in the absence of the
htikix himself.
as His . ajesty's Government are interested in
ensuring that the Sheikh shall lose as little of his ±914
property as possible, (since they wou^d have to compensate him
for any part which he lost) it is felt - and woe in fact
decided in 1920 - that he should be giv ;n expert legul assistance.
But it m y be impossible to find an impartial xmycr in Iraq, and
in th t case we may have to aek you whether it ia poesiDxe to
obtain the services of a suitable lawyer in gypt. The lawyer
should have a good knowledge of Arabic, and be acquainted with
the t ttomv n Land Law, frith those qualifications he ought not to
have too much difficulty in mastering the statutory additions
made to the Cttoman Code by Iraqi negiaxauion.
4. we understand t*.at the case is to be opened in the
Basra courts on the 5th January, and we shouxd accordingly bo
grateful if you wou±d have a preliminary look rouiid to see whether
a wuitabxe lawyer could be found in Egypt in the event cf Ciaj a
K err reporting that a reliable and impartial man c, nnot oe found
in Iraq
5 ./
terndele Bennett
Cairo.

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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