SECRET Circulated for the consideration of the Chiefs of Staff (THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) J.I.C.(50) 68 (Final) COPY NO. 89 17th August, 1950. CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE DEFENCE OF MIDDLE EAST Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee In anticipation of instructions, we have examined the letters by Mr Amery and Mr Woodrow Wyatt enclosed with a letterø from the Foreign Office on the subject of the Defence of the Middle East. We have restricted our examination to the accuracy of the statements and assessments made in the documents.