FCO 8/881
Appointment of commander of Trucial Oman Scouts, 1967
This file contains correspondence relating to the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel K C P Ive to command the Trucial Oman Scouts in succession to Colonel F M de Butts. It includes a biographical description of Ive and consideration of Ive's suitability for the post after Foreign Secretary George Brown questioned why there was not someone more acquainted with the region and its problems.
