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'File 53/11 V (D 79) Date Gardens in Irag [Iraq] of the Shaikhs of Mohemmarah and Kuwait' [45r] (99/516)
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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(h) H ¥ater Rent" shall mean the rent recoverable by
Government on lands, alienated ana unalienatea, in
respect of flow water.
(i) M Rental H shall mean the rental recoverable by Govern
ment whether in kind or in cash in respect of land
rent if the land is -subject to land rent only, or
water rent if the land is subject to water rent or
shall mean both if the land is subject to both.
ARTICLE 2.
The land rent shall be levied on all unalienated lands
and water rent shall be levied on all flow lands, unaliena
ted and alienated, subject to the provisions of this Law.
ARTICLE 5.
(l) No rental shall be levied on lands at present exempt
on authority of laws or firmans, pending the result of the
following investigations, and provided that :
(a) The owners thereof shall produce such documents
as they possess to the Ministry of Finance,direct
or through the administrative authorities,within
a period not exceeding six months from the date of
publication of this Law.
(b) The Ministry of Finance shall refer the scrutiny
of such documents to a Committee composed of one
representative from each of the Ministries of the
Interior, Finance, Justice and the Auqaf Department
The Committee shall complete the scrutiny of
documents in question w ithin a period not exceeding
6 months from the date of submission to them of
the documents concerned,and pass a decision as to
the necessity, or otherwise, for the grant of the
exemption, based on the following consideration:-
(i) Whether the documents are genuine and have
been issued by a Competent Authority;
(ii) Whether the documents establish the exemption
of the land concerned from government taxes
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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
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- '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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