File 2/5 XIII 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS'

Title:

File 2/5 XIII 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS'

Date:

1941/1942

Description:

Abstract: This file is a continuation from IOR/R/15/5/151. It contains correspondence, memoranda and legal papers regarding lawsuits brought against the Shaikh of Kuwait [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ] by the heirs of the former owners of the Al Faddaghiyeh, Al Bashiyah and Al Fao properties, and efforts on behalf of the Shaikh to reclaim the properties. The papers discuss: the application of Land Settlement Procedure in the Bashiyah, Fao and Faddahiyeh cases; an amendment to the Land Settlement Law which potentially prevents non-Iraqi nationals from owning property in Iraq; updates on the various hearings and appeals being held in the Iraqi courts; arrangements for powers of attorney to be granted to and by the Shaikh; changes in the Shaikh's legal representation, following the conscription of representative Abdul Jalil Partu into the army, and later his appointment as Mayor of Basra; the occupation of the Fao fish and meat markets by the Fao municipality; and the actions of the Andrew Weir and Co monopoly in blocking the export of dates from the gardens.The file primarily consists of correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the India Office Political Department, the Political Agent at Kuwait, and HM Ambassador to Iraq. 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), the Shaikh's secretary (Abdulla Mulla Saleh) and the Shaikh's lawyers (Abdul Jalil Partu, Sulaiman Faidhi, and Nasrat al-Faresi) as well as copies of outgoing letters to them.The file contains the following legal documents (English translations unless otherwise stated):Decision of the Basra Land Board regarding the ownership of the Bashiyah property, f 5.Copy of the Land Settlement Law Amendment, taken from Al Waqayi' al 'Iraqiyyah, f 9.Documents served by the Government of Iraq on the Al Sabah family regarding the Fao Nahiyah properties, ff 33-34.Documents issued by a Committee formed to settle the dispute between the heirs of Mohd and Jarrah Pasha and their Unvle Mubarak Pasha Al Sabah regarding shares in his estate, ff 42-50.Decision of the Land Settlement Board regarding the appeal against the Fao ruling, ff 69-74.Various Power of Attorney documents, ff 80-81, 129-131, 138-145.Decision of the Land Settlement Board regarding the claim of Hababa al Ghuneem, ff 322-323.The papers continue under reference IOR/R/15/5/153.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 338; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-337; 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:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000066_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x000066_en
IOR/R/15/5/152
IOR/R/15/5/152

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