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'File 53/11 V (D 79) Date Gardens in Irag [Iraq] of the Shaikhs of Mohemmarah and Kuwait' [‎3ar] (11/516)

The record is made up of 1 volume (266 folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1931-27 Aug 1932. 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 of a letter to The Right Hon T ble.Lord Passfield,P.C.
Dated 29th May 1931 0
The 1 Iraqi Government have reduced the rate
of demand on date gardens by 57-g$ during the current
year because of the abnormal fall in the value of
dates. Taking this into account the taxable demand
on the properties under consideration during the
present financial year would be no more than Rs.33,278.
The contemplated change in the method of taxation of
date gardens whereby taxes will not be levied upon a
unit of area but upon the produce brought to market,
will materially affect the consideration of this
problem, and I shall be glad to be given an opportunity
of discussing this aspect of it during my stay in
England.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the rulers of Mohammerah and Kuwait. The correspondence discusses changes in legislation proposed by the Government of Iraq regarding the collection of land rent and land produce duties, and the impact of these proposed changes on the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ). Copies of this legislation are contained in the file on folios 30-52.

Correspondence in the file explains that in November 1914, the British authorities had given a letter to the shaikhs of Mohammerah and Kuwait promising them perpetual exemption from taxation on their date gardens in Iraq in return for their assistance against the Ottoman Empire (f 177). Much of the correspondence in the file discusses whether or not this assurance previously given to the Shaikh can be upheld and how the British should react to the Iraqi Government's desire to tax the produce that is grown on Shaikh Ahmad's land and then exported to Kuwait. The broader regional implications of the issue are also discussed at length.

The file also contains details regarding a legal case brought against Shaikh Ahmad by members of the Al Zuhair family regarding the ownership of some of his date gardens in Iraq.

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1 volume (266 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 244; these numbers are written in pencil 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. The sequence contains 14 foliation anomalies, 1a, 1b, 3a, 8a, 18a, 80a, 85a, 100a, 160a, 160b, 160c, 184a, 198a and 198b.

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'File 53/11 V (D 79) Date Gardens in Irag [Iraq] of the Shaikhs of Mohemmarah and Kuwait' [‎3ar] (11/516), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/487, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100079296710.0x00000c> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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