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The file 'File 1/18 I Major Head:- Political. Subject:- Sultan of Najd's Relations with Iraq' contains correspondence between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent in Bahrain, and other British officials regarding the political relations between the Sultan of Nejd (later King of Hejaz and Nejd), 'Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd, and the state of Iraq. The correspondence covers the period from 12 December 1925 to 17 February 1928 and deals with issues such as raids by Najdi tribesmen into Iraq and Kuwait, the British response to these raids, and diplomatic contact between Bin Saud and the British. The file includes reports on the role of Akhwan leader Faisal al Dawish, the attack on Busaiyah in Iraq, and the implications of the construction of a fortified post at Busaiyah. The file also contains notes of conversations between the High Commissioner for Iraq and Shaikh Hafidh Wahba, as well as details of a raid on Kuwait in January 1928. The file consists of 381 folios, including approximately fifty folios of Arabic correspondence with English translations.