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'File 53/11 V (D 79) Date Gardens in Irag [Iraq] of the Shaikhs of Mohemmarah and Kuwait' [30r] (69/516)
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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LAI FOR TH3 COLLECTION OF LAND
PRODUCE DUTY.
MM MM
ABTI0L3 1,
The Lana Tax shall he changed in favour of the
Istihlak Duty, v/hich shall he assessed ana collected on
land produce in accordance with the provisions of this
Law. The Minister of Finance shall announce such change
hy Notification to he issued before the maturity of the
produce to which such change applies.
ARTICLE 2.
The Method of Assessment and Collection of rent on
Miri unalienated Lands in respect of land-rent (mallakiyah
share), and also the Method of Assessment and Collection of
¥ater charges on alienated and unalienated flow lands and
the method of making compensation in the case of auqaf land
the miri dues in respect of which are allotted to a specific
purpose shall he made the subject of a special Law.
ARTICLE 3.
No istihlak duty shall he levied on the following
types of produce:
(a) Malukhiyah, hhobazz, Bardin, Salatah, Fiji, Karath,
Isbinakh, Krafs, Rashad, Hilbah, Ishdint, Anjimar,
Kankar, Silia, Na'na, Baqdunus, Grass, Si*f, Karah,
Rosedlossom and their seeds, and other types of
produce which retain their freshness only for a
short period and have not been liable to taxation
ab-antique.
(b)Jift, Balamut, Ballut, Sammaq, TTarraq. El Sammaq,
Ilik, Sammagh-al-Aradi, Man El Sama, Urq. al Tha'lad,
Fuwah, Shinan, Oilu, Sharis-al-Abyadh, Sharis-al-
Aswad, Putr and other types of natural produce whicl
are not normally bought or sold and have not been
liable to taxation ad-antiquo.
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/487
- Title
- 'File 53/11 V (D 79) Date Gardens in Irag [Iraq] of the Shaikhs of Mohemmarah and Kuwait'
- Pages
- 30r:52v, 212r:229v
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- Government of Iraq
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