'File 53/11 II (D 11) Kuwait: Sheikh's Fao Properties, 1905-1910'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 53/11 II (D 11) Kuwait: Sheikh's Fao Properties, 1905-1910'
- Date:
- 1904/1910
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ's (the ruler of Kuwait) ownership of date gardens in Fao [the Al Faw Peninsula]. Much of the correspondence is between British officials but the file also contains copies - in both English and Arabic - of correspondence directly between Mubārak and British officials.The correspondence discusses tensions between Mubārak and the Ottoman authorities in Basra regarding his ownership of land surrounding a military fort in Fao and British attempts to mediate in this disagreement. A sketch map of this land is contained in the file on folio 177.On folio 51 the file contains a copy - in Arabic - of a settlement agreed between Mubārak and his relatives regarding ownership of properties in Fao. The settlement was registered at the British Consulate in Bussora [Basra] 8 January 1908.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence in this file commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are typed (with additions and clarifications in ink or pencil), and can be found in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The following foliation errors occur in this file: 1, 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D; 6 and 6A; 59a, 59b and 59c; 62 and 62A; 79 and 79A; 89 and 89A; 94 and 94A; 227, 227A and 227B; 258 and 258A.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Land ownership
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001c9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0001c9_en
IOR/R/15/1/484
IOR/R/15/1/484