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IOR/L/PS/12/2857
- Record Id:
- 040-000557892
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000557879
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00018f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100044333449.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/2857
- Title:
- Coll 17/8(5) 'Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens: litigation in Iraq Courts regarding the Bashiyah estate'
- Scope & Content:
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This file is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2856. It contains papers regarding legal cases brought against the heirs of Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ (the Shaikh of Kuwait) by the heirs of Shafiqah Al Zuhair, concerning the ownership of the date garden properties known as the Bashiyeh: a suit filed by Rafiah in 1930, which was won on appeal; suits filed by Najiyajh, Hamida and Kamila in 1932; and a suit filed by Bahiyah in 1933. It documents actions taken on behalf of the Shaikh of Kuwait to have the ownership question addressed by a Land Settlement Commission.
It primarily consists of correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the India Office Political Department, and the Political Agent at Kuwait. It also contains letters received from the Shaikh of Kuwait (Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ), the Shaikh's son and acting representative in Basra (Shaikh Muḥammad Āl Ṣabāḥ), and the Shaikh's lawyer, Abdul Jalil Partu, as well as copies of outgoing letters to them.
The file contains the following legal papers:
- Decision given by the President of the Land Settlement Commission on the Bashiyeh gardens, dated 22 March 1941. "The two pieces of land... from this estate are to be registered as 216 shares, of which 180 shares go to Ali Al Zohair's heirs, and 36 shares to Jabir, Salim, Nasir, Hamid and Abdulla, sons of Mubarak al Subah...", f 73.
- Translation of the final decision reached by the Court of Cassation, Baghdad, ff 13-15.
The file continues with Collection 17/8 part 6, reference IOR/L/PS/12/2858.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000557879
040-000557892 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/2845-2902 : Political (External) Collection 17: Iraq
IOR/L/PS/12/2857 : Coll 17/8(5) 'Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens: litigation in Iraq Courts regarding the Bashiyah estate' - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0018]/037-000557879[0013]/040-000557892
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (120 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00018f
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1938
- End Date:
- 1944
- Date Range:
- 10 Jun 1938-24 Nov 1944
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 121; 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 2-120; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Coll 17/8/5
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Administrative Context:
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This file makes reference to an agreement made in 1914 by HMG regarding date gardens in Iraq owned by the Shaikhs of Kuwait and Mohammerah. In return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War, HMG undertook to remove the date gardens from taxation, and to compensate the Shaikhs in case of taxation or the removal from them of any part of the gardens.
The file refers primarily to the Faddaghiyeh Estates of the Shaikh of Kuwait on the Shatt al Arab, purchased in 1903 and consisting of three date garden properties: the Bashiyeh, the Faddaghiyeh, and the Al-Kharam. They were collectively known under the name of Faddaghiyeh. The file also includes correspondence regarding additional estates supposedly owned by the Shaikh: Al Mutaawa'ah; Al Farhaniyeh (Kushaishiyeh); Al Fao; and Al 'Ujairawiyeh.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)