'File 53/11 XIX (D 163) Kuwait Date Gardens'

Name: 'File 53/11 XIX (D 163) Kuwait Date Gardens'
Author: Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ

İsim	'File 53/11 XIX (D 163) Kuwait Date Gardens'
Yazar	Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ
Basım Tarihi:	4 Apr 1940-10 Oct 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Tür	Belge
Dil	ara,eng
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	238
Kütüphane:	Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	IOR/R/15/1/501
Kayıt Numarası	vdc_100000000193.0x0001da
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	4 Apr 1940-10 Oct 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Notlar	This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's decision to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted by the British Government to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ in return for his military support against the Ottoman Empire in World War 1. The file contains translations of correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad and his son (and representative in Iraq) Shaikh Mohamed [Muḥammad] as well as correspondence between British officials and the Iraqi government regarding the ongoing legal dispute concerning ownership of the gardens. The file contains a letter (ff. 7-13) from Charles Geoffrey Prior, the British 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. to Shaikh Aḥmad which includes details of the British government's settlement offer to him as compensation for loss of earnings since the Iraqi government ended his immunity from taxation in 1932. The letter asks for him to a sign a form that formally discharges the British government from liability for taxation losses and contains a draft copy of such a form. The file also contains correspondence about a forthcoming change in the Iraqi land settlement law concerning the ownership of land by foreigners as well as correspondence regarding a court summons issued by Iraq against a number of members of the Al Sabah family including Shaikh Aḥmad (ff. 89-91).
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. An index of the topics discussed in the file is contained on folio 1A.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	A Series: 53/11 XIX Confidential Series: D 163

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'File 53/11 XIX (D 163) Kuwait Date Gardens'

Yazar Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ

Basım Tarihi 4 Apr 1940-10 Oct 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Tür Belge

Dil ara,eng

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 238

Kütüphane Katar Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası IOR/R/15/1/501

Kayıt Numarası vdc_100000000193.0x0001da

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 4 Apr 1940-10 Oct 1942 (CE, Gregorian)

Notlar This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait. In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's decision to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted by the British Government to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ in return for his military support against the Ottoman Empire in World War 1. The file contains translations of correspondence between Shaikh Aḥmad and his son (and representative in Iraq) Shaikh Mohamed [Muḥammad] as well as correspondence between British officials and the Iraqi government regarding the ongoing legal dispute concerning ownership of the gardens. The file contains a letter (ff. 7-13) from Charles Geoffrey Prior, the British 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. to Shaikh Aḥmad which includes details of the British government's settlement offer to him as compensation for loss of earnings since the Iraqi government ended his immunity from taxation in 1932. The letter asks for him to a sign a form that formally discharges the British government from liability for taxation losses and contains a draft copy of such a form. The file also contains correspondence about a forthcoming change in the Iraqi land settlement law concerning the ownership of land by foreigners as well as correspondence regarding a court summons issued by Iraq against a number of members of the Al Sabah family including Shaikh Aḥmad (ff. 89-91).

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end. An index of the topics discussed in the file is contained on folio 1A.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) A Series: 53/11 XIX Confidential Series: D 163