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

Name: File 2/5 XV 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS'
Author: the heirs of the former owners of the Al Faddaghiyeh

İsim	File 2/5 XV 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS'
Yazar	the heirs of the former owners of the Al Faddaghiyeh
Basım Tarihi:	13 Dec 1943-16 Apr 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Tür	Belge
Dil	ara,eng
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	364
Kütüphane:	Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	IOR/R/15/5/154
Kayıt Numarası	vdc_100000000831.0x000068
Lokasyon	British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Tarih	13 Dec 1943-16 Apr 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar	This file is a continuation from IOR/R/15/5/153. 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 or seek compensation for their loss. The majority of the file concerns the Fao estate, discussing: the progress of a number of appeals and counter appeals regarding ownership; dealings with the Fao municipality and the Mudir of Fao regarding their occupation of the gardens; the refusal of the Shaikh's tenants to gather the date crop; the passing of legislation giving the tenants the right to reclaim river land adjacent to the Shaikh's property; and negotiations with the Basra Port Directorate for the lease of land within the Fao property. The papers also discuss: the Shaikh's court appeal seeking return of the purchase money for Bashiyah property, and later attempts to bid for the land at auction; and changes in the Shaikh's legal representation at Basra. The file primarily consists of correspondence between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Foreign Office, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait. It also contains copies of correspondence between 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 (Sulaiman Faidhi, Iskandar Mansur, and Hasan Abdul Rahman), as well as copies of outgoing letters to them. The file contains the following legal documents and case notes (English translations unless otherwise stated): Court of Appeal decision regarding the Bashiyah, f 65. English and Arabic copies of a court document regarding the Fao properties, ff 90-91. Estimates of the present and pre-war values of the Shaikh's land at Bashiyah, ff 120-121. English and Arabic copies of inheritance documents issued by the Sharia Court of Kuwait, plus Power of Attorney documents, ff 124-132, 136-139, 140-142, 152-155, 192-205, and 325-331. An updated précis of the date garden lawsuits and their status at the time, ff 262-264. A précis of proceedings and Government correspondence regarding the date gardens, ff 276-278, and 333. The correspondence is continued under reference IOR/R/15/5/155.
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	Second Series subject files: 2/5 XV

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

Yazar the heirs of the former owners of the Al Faddaghiyeh

Basım Tarihi 13 Dec 1943-16 Apr 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Tür Belge

Dil ara,eng

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 364

Kütüphane Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası IOR/R/15/5/154

Kayıt Numarası vdc_100000000831.0x000068

Lokasyon British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Tarih 13 Dec 1943-16 Apr 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Notlar This file is a continuation from IOR/R/15/5/153. 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 or seek compensation for their loss. The majority of the file concerns the Fao estate, discussing: the progress of a number of appeals and counter appeals regarding ownership; dealings with the Fao municipality and the Mudir of Fao regarding their occupation of the gardens; the refusal of the Shaikh's tenants to gather the date crop; the passing of legislation giving the tenants the right to reclaim river land adjacent to the Shaikh's property; and negotiations with the Basra Port Directorate for the lease of land within the Fao property. The papers also discuss: the Shaikh's court appeal seeking return of the purchase money for Bashiyah property, and later attempts to bid for the land at auction; and changes in the Shaikh's legal representation at Basra. The file primarily consists of correspondence between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Foreign Office, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait. It also contains copies of correspondence between 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 (Sulaiman Faidhi, Iskandar Mansur, and Hasan Abdul Rahman), as well as copies of outgoing letters to them. The file contains the following legal documents and case notes (English translations unless otherwise stated): Court of Appeal decision regarding the Bashiyah, f 65. English and Arabic copies of a court document regarding the Fao properties, ff 90-91. Estimates of the present and pre-war values of the Shaikh's land at Bashiyah, ff 120-121. English and Arabic copies of inheritance documents issued by the Sharia Court of Kuwait, plus Power of Attorney documents, ff 124-132, 136-139, 140-142, 152-155, 192-205, and 325-331. An updated précis of the date garden lawsuits and their status at the time, ff 262-264. A précis of proceedings and Government correspondence regarding the date gardens, ff 276-278, and 333. The correspondence is continued under reference IOR/R/15/5/155.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) Second Series subject files: 2/5 XV