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'File 53/11 V (D 79) Date Gardens in Irag [Iraq] of the Shaikhs of Mohemmarah and Kuwait' [15r] (37/516)
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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obtain under the new method of taxation, it would seem that
the financial benefit, so far as the date gardens in
question are concerned, would still approximate to the
figures quoted in Sir Francis Humphrys 1 despatch referred to
in paragraph 3 above.
7. Apart from dates, a certain quantity of grain is raised,
but at the moment, I have no information as to the quantity
or to what extent it is consumed by the occupiers.
Accordingly, I regret that I am not in a position to state the
financial effect of the new method of assessment on this part
of the produce. I am making enquiries on this point, but I
am informed that the proportion of grain to dates is
inconsiderable, and I have, therefore, decided not to await
the exact figures before reporting on the general question.
8. The two main questions upon which a decision appears
to be required are:-
(i) Gan the exemption from taxation hitherto enjoyed
by the owners of the gardens in question in
pursuance of the undertaking given in November 1914
properly be claimed for the produce as distinct
from the land?
(ii) If so, should the indirect taxation involved in the
exercise *bythe persons who pay the tax, of their
right to deduct it from the rf sale proceeds 1 ' be
regarded as tantamount to the collection of
’'revenue or taxes' 1 within the meaning of the
original undertaking?
I have etc.,
(Sd.) Hubert Young.
ACTING HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR 1 IRAQ.
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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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- Title
- 'File 53/11 V (D 79) Date Gardens in Irag [Iraq] of the Shaikhs of Mohemmarah and Kuwait'
- Pages
- 1r:1v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:3v, 3ar:3av, 4r:8v, 8ar:8av, 9r:18v, 18ar:18av, 19r:29v, 53r:80v, 80ar:80av, 81r:85v, 85ar:85av, 86r:100v, 100ar:100av, 101r:111v, 120r:124v, 128r:160v, 160a r, 160a v, 160br:160cv, 161r:161v, 163r:184v, 184ar:184av, 185r:198v, 198ar:198bv, 199r:211v, 230r:244v
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