Author
the rulers of Kuwait and Mohammerah. In particular
Publication Date
22 Jul 1938-18 Oct 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
204
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/498
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0001d7
Library Location
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.
Date
22 Jul 1938-18 Oct 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding date gardens in southern Iraq owned by the rulers of Kuwait and Mohammerah. 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 and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz‘al bin Jābir al-Ka‘bī in return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in World War 1.
The file contains detailed discussion of a case in the court of Basra brought against Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, the ruler of Kuwait, by Abdulla Al Zuhair/Az-Zuhair [‘Abdullāh al-Zuhayr] and contains copies of various court documents from both the defence and the prosecution.
The file also contains reports regarding the cutting down of trees on Shaikh Aḥmad's estates in Fao (in order to widen roads) by order of the Basra port authorities and on folios 154-157 it contains four photographs of the affected area.
The file also contains the minutes of a meeting held at the Foreign Office that was attended by representatives of the Treasury, the Treasury Solicitor's 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 Foreign Office (in August 1938) and copy of the Iraqi Land Settlement Law No. 29 of 1938 (taken from the Iraqi Government Gazette No. 21, 22 May, 1938).
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 topics contained in the file is listed on folio 1c.
Serial numbers in red crayon refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
A Series: 53/11 XVI Confidential Series: D 141
Gruplandırıldığı Yer
'Howz Al Kishla Fao'. Photographer: Domnick Photo, Basrah
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/498, f 154
'Howz Al Kishla'. Photographer: Domnick Photo, Basrah
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/498, f 155
'Howz Al-Kasir'. Photographer: Domnick Photo, Basrah
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/498, f 156
'Howz Al-Bangalow'. Photographer: Dominick Photo, Basrah
2 images
Ref: IOR/R/15/1/498, f 157
