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IOR/R/15/5/157
- Record Id:
- 040-000242186
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000241998
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00006b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100041970698.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/5/157
- Title:
- [Un-numbered file] 'Shaikh Nasir ibn Mubarak Al Sabah, 1916-18; miscellaneous papers concerning Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens in Iraq; copies of pleading before the Iraq courts and lawyers' opinions'
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence and legal papers regarding lawsuits brought against the heirs of Shaikh Mubarak Āl Ṣabāḥ (the Emir of Kuwait) by the members of the Al Zuhair family, regarding the ownership of garden properties in Basra.
The file contains a small amount of correspondence dated 1916-1918 regarding the division of the property at Fao amongst the heirs of Shaikh Mubarak, and complaints made by Shaikh Nasir al Mubarak Al Sabah against the treatment he has received from his brother Shaikh Jabir al Mubarak Al Sabah.
The majority of the file consists of copies of legal documents made between the parties to the lawsuits and lodged at the Court of Instance in Basra. The following documents are included, and there are often several copies of the documents scattered throughout the file (in English unless otherwise stated):
- Text of Agreement (in Arabic) between the heirs of Mubarak Al Sabah and the Al Zuhair family, made 1904, ff 16-25.
- Case note by Attorney Abdul Jalil Partu regarding the case brought against the male heirs of Shaikh Mubarak, dated 27 January 1938, ff 37-43.
- Reply to the Plaintiff's Memorandum regarding the jurisdiction of the Court, ff 26-36.
- Introductory notes to the case, written by the Political Agent at Kuwait, ff 44-45.
- Preliminary agreement made between Mubarak Al Sabah and Abdul Wahab bin Qirtas regarding the Faddaghiyah Estates, made 4 Thi al Haji or 27 December 1908, ff 46-51.
- Petition filed by Abdulla bin Issa Pasha Al Zuhair, before the Court of Instance, against the heirs of Shaikh Mubarak Al Sabah, ff 52-57.
- Complete list of date gardens properties in the possession of Shaikh Mubarak in 1914, plus notes on exempted estates, ff 60-74.
- Deed between Mubarak and Abdul Wahab Kirstas relating to the purchase of the Faddahiyay property, ff 90-93.
- Representation made by Abdul Partu on behalf of the Al Sabah family to the Basra Court of Instance, ff 131-158.
- Statement by Ahmed Rushdi Bey, lodged in reply to the Plaintiff, ff 165-175.
- English and Arabic copies of the counter-plea lodged by the Plaintiff's attorney, ff 210-213, 216-217.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000241998
037-000242135
038-000242154
040-000242186 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/5 : Political Agency, Kuwait
IOR/R/15/5/109-319 : Kuwait Agency, Second Series subject files
IOR/R/15/5/126-169 : File 2: Kuwait/Iraq Relations
IOR/R/15/5/157 : [Un-numbered file] 'Shaikh Nasir ibn Mubarak Al Sabah, 1916-18; miscellaneous papers concerning Shaikh of Kuwait's date… - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0005]/036-000241998[0002]/037-000242135[0002]/038-000242154[0032]/040-000242186
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (229 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00006b
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1916
- End Date:
- 1938
- Date Range:
- 26 Nov 1916-2 Jun 1938
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 231; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 16-25; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Administrative Context:
- It appears as though this unnumbered file may have been used to store copies of legal documents, to be referred to by the India Office Political (External) Department when dealing with the matter of the Shaikh of Kuwait's lawsuits. These documents are best understood in consultation with other files regarding the lawsuits found within the series IOR/L/PS/12/2845-2902, and IOR/R/15/1/471-549, as well as the rest of this series.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)