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FO 1016/321

Fao date gardens: claim against Ruler of Kuwait, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to:A claim by Qasim Abdul Baqi Al Zuhair on behalf of the heirs of Ali Pasha Al Zuhair against the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Saleem Al Sabah concerning the yield from the latter's date gardens in the tract of land known as Bashiyyah and located in Faddaqiyyah. It includes letters from Al Zuhair to C J Pelly and Sheikh Abdulla, dispatched from BasraThe postponement of the case until July 1954, reported in the Basra Monthly Summary.

FO 1016/237

Fao date gardens owned by Ruler of Kuwait, 1953

This file relates to the ongoing legal dispute over the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah's date garden at Fao [Al Faw], Iraq. It has previously been heard at the Court of Cassation, which effectively deprived the Al Sabah family of these lands and is awaiting a hearing at the Basra Court of Appeal.
FO 1016/132

Protection of the Sheikh's date garden at Fao, 1951 Feb 10-Nov 24

This file relates to a dispute over the Ruler of Kuwait's date garden at Fao [Al Faw], Iraq and the judgement of the Iraqi Court of Cassation on 21 December 1950, which overruled the decision of the Basra Court of Appeal and effectively deprived the Al Sabah family of these lands.
FO 1016/117

Protection of the Sheikh of Kuwait's date garden at Fao, 1949 Nov 24-1950 Oct 9

This file relates to a dispute over the Ruler of Kuwait's date garden at Fao [Faw], Iraq, being heard at the Court of Cassation. It details a dispute between an absentee landlord and the tenants.
FO 371/149052

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). It covers correspondence on: Proposed conditions of service for Trucial States commissioned officers in the TOS.
FO 371/126935

Dispute between Bahrain and Qatar concerning sovereignty over Zubarah, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Developments in the Bahrain-Qatar dispute about Zubarah since B A B Burrows' 1954 despatch and the proposed action by Britain (1) King Saud's offer to mediate.
FO 371/109897

Claim by Ruler of Kuwait for compensation from Iraq for loss of his date gardens at Fao, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to a claim for compensation by the heirs of Ali Pasha against the Ruler of Kuwait because of his date garden in Iraq (1).