'File 61/14 XII (D 59) Relations Between Nejd and Iraq'

The volume contains letters, telegrams, reports and memoranda relating to affairs between Najd, Iraq, and Kuwait. The majority of the correspondence is between Harold Dickson, the Political Agent in Kuwait, Cyril Barrett, the Political Resident in Bushire, the Political Agency in Bahrain, Hubert Young, the acting High Commissioner in Baghdad, Ibn Sa'ud, the King of Najd and Hejaz, Fuad Bey Hamza, Ibn Sa'ud's Foreign Minister, the British Agency in Jeddah, and the Colonial Office in London. The majority of the volume relates to the continuing rebellion against Ibn Sa'ud's rule by the Ikhwan. Issues and events discussed are:. the situation in Hasa following a battle at Injair between Faisal al-Dawish's Ikhwan and the members of the Awazim tribe, loyal to Ibn Sa'ud; Ibn Sa'ud's complaints of Kuwaiti and Iraqi assistance to the rebels and Britain's response to them; Ibn Sa'ud's request to station his forces near the frontier in case of attack and to be able to pursue rebels into Kuwaiti territory; intelligence on tribal movements and activities, especially those considered to be rebels and including false reports of al-Dawish's death; the question of whether to deploy a Special Service Officer in Kuwait; British pilots and planes sent to Ibn Sa'ud to help establish Ibn Sa'ud's air force; intelligence and opinion on Ibn Sa'ud's thoughts and activities; the need for more information on Bedouin customs and laws, including notes (folios 92-94) on 'Desert Law' by Bertram Thomas and extracts (folios 95-99) from Alois Musil's The manners and customs of the Rwala Bedouins;; the planned response to a possible mass influx of rebel refugees into Kuwait; al-Dawish's entry into Kuwait; Notable are the reports by Harold Dickson. They cover a wide range of topics and appear regularly throughout the volume. At the back of the volume (folios 251-258) are office notes.

The volume is arranged chronologically. There is an alphabetical subject index to the contents, at the front of the volume (folios 4-5). The index entries include the folio numbers of relevant documents, to help identify and locate them within the volume.

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