Coll 17/8(5) 'Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens: litigation in Iraq Courts regarding the Bashiyah estate'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 17/8(5) 'Shaikh of Kuwait's date gardens: litigation in Iraq Courts regarding the Bashiyah estate'
- Date:
- 1938/1944
- Description:
- Abstract: 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).Physical description: 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.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Land ownership
Taxation - Geographic region:
- Basrah
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00018f_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00018f_en
IOR/L/PS/12/2857
IOR/L/PS/12/2857