3. USE OF THE TERM "MIDDLE EAST" THE SUB-COMMITTEE had before them a minute% by the Secretary, to which was attached a copy of a letter from the President of the Royal Geographical Society to the Prime Minister which had been referred to the Sub-Committee by General Sir Hastings Ismay, for advice on the preparation of a reply in consultation with the Colonial Office. In his letter, Lord Rennell reported that the Council of the Royal Geographical Society were anxious that there should be an authoritative ruling as to the approved scope of the terms "Near" and "Middle" East and asking that this should be made before the present use of "Middle East" crystallises into accepted practice.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Egypt Iraq Libya Palestine Persia Syria Transjordan Turkey United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/94/16
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 81/94
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0094.016
- Keywords
- British Intelligence Organisation Security Atomic Energy Industry Intelligence Services Responsibilities
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Planning Staff Security Service
- Pages
- 3
- Persons Discussed
- Harold Caccia John Gardiner Hastings Ismay
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Organization British Domestic Security
