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

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

İsim	File 2/5 XVI 'SHAIKH'S DATE GARDENS'
Yazar	the heirs of the former owners of the Al Faddaghiyeh
Basım Tarihi:	15 Apr 1947-26 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Tür	Belge
Dil	ara,eng
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	335
Kütüphane:	Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	IOR/R/15/5/155
Kayıt Numarası	vdc_100000000831.0x000069
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	15 Apr 1947-26 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar	This file is a continuation from IOR/R/15/5/154. 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 papers primarily discuss the appeals and counter appeals regarding the ownership of the Fao property, lodged at the Basra Court of Appeal as part of the Land Settlement Procedure. Topics discussed include: attempts by the Government of Iraq and the lawyer of the plaintiffs, (advocate Sulaiman Shawwaf) to delay the hearings; the transfer of appeal cases from the Baghdad courts to the Basra courts; the selection by the court of experts to assess the extent of cultivated and non-cultivated land and the age of date trees in the gardens; and the steps taken to prevent the Shaikh from disposing of his date crop. The papers also document the Shaikh's attempts to re-purchase the Bashiyah estates at auction, and the reimbursement of this payment by HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. . The file also contains several documents regarding proposals for HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. to be released from their 1914 pledge to support the Shaikh in the matter of the date gardens, in return for a lump sum payment. The file primarily consists of correspondence between the Foreign Office, 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 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, and HM Consul-General at Iraq. 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 lawyer (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): Report detailing the area of the Al-Sabah's property at Fao, ff 128-133. Aide-memoire summaries of actions taken in the Fao dispute for the years 1938-1949, ff 139-142, 155-159, and 175-177. Draft of the document discharging HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. from their pledge to the Shaikh, f 168 and 295. Arabic copy of the judgement given by the President of the Court of Appeal at Basra on 12 July 1949, ff 237-261, with an English translation at ff 279-283. Arabic and English copies of the decree by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal for Land Settlement regarding the Fao case, dated 14 July 1949, ff 302-327.
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 XVI

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

Yazar the heirs of the former owners of the Al Faddaghiyeh

Basım Tarihi 15 Apr 1947-26 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Tür Belge

Dil ara,eng

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 335

Kütüphane Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası IOR/R/15/5/155

Kayıt Numarası vdc_100000000831.0x000069

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 15 Apr 1947-26 Dec 1949 (CE, Gregorian)

Notlar This file is a continuation from IOR/R/15/5/154. 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 papers primarily discuss the appeals and counter appeals regarding the ownership of the Fao property, lodged at the Basra Court of Appeal as part of the Land Settlement Procedure. Topics discussed include: attempts by the Government of Iraq and the lawyer of the plaintiffs, (advocate Sulaiman Shawwaf) to delay the hearings; the transfer of appeal cases from the Baghdad courts to the Basra courts; the selection by the court of experts to assess the extent of cultivated and non-cultivated land and the age of date trees in the gardens; and the steps taken to prevent the Shaikh from disposing of his date crop. The papers also document the Shaikh's attempts to re-purchase the Bashiyah estates at auction, and the reimbursement of this payment by HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. . The file also contains several documents regarding proposals for HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. to be released from their 1914 pledge to support the Shaikh in the matter of the date gardens, in return for a lump sum payment. The file primarily consists of correspondence between the Foreign Office, 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 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, and HM Consul-General at Iraq. 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 lawyer (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): Report detailing the area of the Al-Sabah's property at Fao, ff 128-133. Aide-memoire summaries of actions taken in the Fao dispute for the years 1938-1949, ff 139-142, 155-159, and 175-177. Draft of the document discharging HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. from their pledge to the Shaikh, f 168 and 295. Arabic copy of the judgement given by the President of the Court of Appeal at Basra on 12 July 1949, ff 237-261, with an English translation at ff 279-283. Arabic and English copies of the decree by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeal for Land Settlement regarding the Fao case, dated 14 July 1949, ff 302-327.

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 XVI