Defence of the Middle East - Secret Intelligence Files

Document Title	Defence of the Middle East
Reference	CAB 158/11
Document Date	22 July 1950
Conflicts	Cold War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations, Foreign Policy and International Relations
Regions	Europe, Middle East
Countries	Belgium, England, Israel, Netherlands, Palestine, United Kingdom
Document Type	Memoranda, Reports
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Foreign Office, Joint Intelligence Staff, Ministry of Defence, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	John Gardiner, Neill Ogilvie-Forbes, Patrick Reilly, Arthur Shortt, Kenneth Strong

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defence, Arab world, aircraft, Israeli armed forces, air power, war materials, weapons production, military strength, manpower, Israeli foreign policy, threat of war with the USSR

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