This large collection of primary source documents constitutes a newly accessible and valuable research resource for Kuwaiti, Saudi and Arab Gulf history, reflecting the development of the region, relations with rulers, local and tribal information. It constitutes a comprehensive publication of the Arabic documents found in the files of the British Political Agency, Kuwait, now conserved in the British Library (Oriental & India Office Collections). The collection is arranged in chronological order and is complemented by the addition of a detailed contents list describing every document, both in English and Arabic.