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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, Faisal al-Dawish, the leader of the Ikhwan, the British Agency in Jeddah, and the Foreign and Colonial Offices 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 final movements of the rebellious Ikhwan, including Dawish's attempts to initiate communications with Britain and his tentative submission 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;
• the question of the deployment of a Special Service Officer in Kuwait;
• the delivery of Italian ammunition to Hasa;
• the Awazim tribe entering Kuwait seeking refuge from the rebels;
• intelligence and opinion on Ibn Sa'ud's thoughts and activities;
• the visit to Kuwait of Sheikh Hafiz Wahba, an advisor to Ibn Sa'ud;
• the planned response to a possible mass influx of rebel refugees into Kuwait;
• Iraqi police cars entering Kuwait to protect the migrating shepherd tribes;
• the correct channels of communication with Ibn Sa'ud.

At the back of the volume (folios 198-206) are office notes.