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DEFE 4/80

Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes of Meeting, 1955 Nov 8

This file contains the minutes of the Chiefs of Staff Committee’s meetings from 10 October to 17 November 1955.
CAB 134/2339

Official Committee on the Middle East: Papers 1-36, 1957 Jan-1957 May

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East from 23 January 1957 to 21 May 1957.
DEFE 5/92

Nos 125-166. (Described at item level), 1959 May 29-July 10

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 29 May 1959 to 10 July 1959.
DEFE 5/70

Nos 271 - 317. (Described at item level), 1956 July 18-Aug 21

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 18 July 1956 to 21 August 1956.
DEFE 5/64

Nos 1 - 57. (Described at item level), 1956 Jan 2-Feb 8

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 2 January 1956 to 8 February 1956.
DEFE 6/50

Nos 43-85. (Described at item level), 1958 Apr 10-Aug 7

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee Joint Planning Staff papers from 2 May 1958 to 3 July 1958.
DEFE 6/35

Reports: 46-104. (Described at item level), 1956 Feb 21 - May 5

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee Joint Planning Staff papers from 15 March 1956 to 29 May 1956.
DEFE 6/34

Reports 1-45. (Described at item level), 1956 Jan 2 - July 20

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee Joint Planning Staff papers from 2 January 1956 to 17 February 1956.
FO 371/115480

Briefs and papers on UK policy in Middle East, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: C A E Shuckburgh's tour of the Middle East from October - December 1955. In his report Shuckburgh commented on issues including: the strategic and political importance of the Middle East; the state of the Arab world; regional defence; public relations; the British Council; the BBC Arabic service; development and the work of the British Middle East Office; Anglo-US relations; other outside influences, including Russia, communism, France, and Turkey, Persia [Iran]; the Gulf; oil; and Egypt.
FO 371/114877

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Departure of C G Pelham as ambassador and his farewell talk with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. They discussed: the Buraimi Arbitration Agreement; Saudi Arabia's relations with Britain and the West; and the Baghdad Pact. It also contains the text of an address by King Saud (1-2) Conversations between C A E Shuckburgh and the Saudi Ambassador on his return from Cairo.